The Holidays are Coming

And in view of that, I spent most of the afternoon dubbing Christmas videos. Before I started with that, though, I got the laundry done. It was gorgeous, sunny, breezy but not as windy as last week, and probably in the upper 60s-lower 70s...really TOO warm for this time of year. The nice weather must have encouraged everyone to put off their chores. The laundromat was quiet the entire afternoon. I was able to get my fairly large load done with no fuss whatsoever.

When I got in, I put the clothes away, then started dubbing as I had the last of the leftover stew for lunch. The Flintstones' Christmas Carol was first on the list. Fred is playing Scrooge in Bedrock's local Christmas Eve play, but he takes the role far too seriously when he forgets to pick up Pebbles at the local day care and puts off his Christmas shopping until the last minute. Even worse, half of Bedrock is coming down with "the Bedrock Bug," and Wilma finds herself overtaxed with last-minute roles as it is. Wilma does her best to help her hard-headed husband see the light.

I like this, but I've always liked The Flintstones. Surprisingly, it actually sticks more to the book than many live action versions do, including sequences like Scrooge's sister Fan's arrival at his school and Marley showing Scrooge the phantoms out his window that often get cut from other adaptations. Fun for young kids and fans of The Flintstones. (At press time, this is the only Flinstones holiday special readily available on regular DVD. The Flintstones' earlier specials, A Flintstone Christmas and A Flintstone Family Christmas, can only be found on DVD in the Warner Archives.)

The next two were shorter specials from the early 80s. Bugs Bunny's Looney Christmas Tales is an anthology show featuring three made-for-the-special shorts. (The one about how the Tasmanian Devil ended up in the Santa suit is my favorite.) The Bernstein Bears' Christmas Tree shows what happens when Papa, Brother, and Sister Bear seek the perfect tree in the mountains...but they keep encountering trees that are homes for wild animals. When a snow storm ends their trek, they return to town, only to find that the local tree lot is sold out. The animals whose homes they spared have a special surprise for them when they get home!

Headed to work shortly after the cartoons ended. Work was very busy all night, not a surprise given that Thanksgiving is next week and we had call-outs. I was in and out with no trouble.