Went to work right after the show ended. Pushed carts the entire day, and I wouldn't have wanted to do anything else. It was much too nice to be inside, sunny, breezy, humid, and hot for this time of year, probably in the lower 80's. Besides, they had a teenager inside doing the sweeping. Off-and-on busy, but not too horrible. I was in and out with no trouble whatsoever.
Went straight home and upstairs. Watched Monster High 2 while I had lunch and rested. I go further into the sequel to last year's big Halloween hit on Nickelodeon at my Musical Dreams Movie Reviews blog.
Worked on writing for a while after the movie ended. Cora and her father don't trust King Stephen. He's charmed her mother, who thinks he's adorable, but neither Cora nor her father appreciate how he chatters on about the huge wedding he and Cora are going to have and the parties he's going to throw without any thought of how the money will have to come out of the peasants' pockets. Cora agrees to stay and find out more about what's going on and what happened to the real Stephen.
Broke for dinner at 6 PM. Watched The Lawrence Welk Show while I ate. You may think this sweet show and Halloween wouldn't work together, but some of their Halloween episodes are surprisingly fun. My favorite number from '65 has Jo Ann Castle in a Phyllis Diller fright wig and Jack Imel as Frankenstein scaring two Lemmon Sisters with "Trick or Treat" from the Donald Duck cartoon. Aladdin as a ghostly knight joins Janet Lemmon as she "Whistles a Happy Tune," while fairy Natalie Nevins insists "Wouldn't It Be Loverly?" The Lemmons wriggle about "Dem Dry Bones" as skeletons; Barbara Boylen and Bobby Burgess are bats dancing "In the Hall of the Mountain King."
1975 kicked off with Superman Larry Hooper and the rest of the costumed cast singing about "This Old House" at a haunted house party. Dashing pirate Tom Netherton admits "I've Grown Accustomed to Your Face." Guy and Ralna are cowpokes telling stories about those "Ghost Riders In the Sky." Bobby Burgess is joined by Cissy King as devils prancing through "Satan Takes a Holiday." Stunning Victorian senorita Anacani croons about that "Blue Moon." Three girl singers are witches straight out of Hocus Pocus encouraging everyone to "Put on a Happy Face." Princess Ava Barber and Musketeer Jimmy Roberts wonder "Have You Ever Been Lonely?" Scarecrow Norma Zimmer wishes she was "Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered," while mad scientist Dick Dale creates himself a "Real Live Girl."
The 1981 Halloween Show would be Lawrence Welk's last. Arthur Duncan joins his friend Ken Delo as valet to Frankenstein's monster in the Young Frankenstein spoof "Puttin' On the Ritz." Werewolf Jack Imel and his vampiress Mary Lou Metzinger enjoy a night at home in "Me and You In the Mood." Bride of Frankenstein Kathie Sullivan admits "I Enjoy Being a Girl," mile-high hair-do and all. Ava Barber is a witch here, joined by a costumed quartet for "A Shanty In Old Shanty Town." Arthur doesn't need a costume to have a great time dancing on that "Lonesome Road." Bobby Burgess is a vampire claiming "All I Need Is the Girl."
Join Lawrence Welk and his Musical Family for their merry and spooky Halloween bashes!
Stayed on YouTube to finish the night with tonight's Match Game Saturday Classics Marathon. Richard Moll never appeared on the 70's show, but he did do three weeks late in the run of Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour in 1984. By far his funniest episode was the time he turned up shirtless, with just a tie and jacket on. He also got to witness a mini-MASH reunion with Larry Linville and McLean Stevenson.
The other game show Richard appeared frequently on was Super Password. He did great on that show, whether he slapped his shaved head because he missed an answer or fell out of his chair in shock after he and the contestant won the Super Password bonus round at the very last possible second. He did get to take part in a Halloween episode, showing up in cat masks with host Bert Convy. He also played with his then-Night Court co-star Florence Hallop and future co-star Markie Post before the latter joined the show.
Richard was an absolute riot on two weeks of the charades show Body Language. He could twist his long, lanky body into all sorts of contortions. This served him well in the first episode, but Laurie Handler of Gimmie a Break answered the questions better in the second. This also came in handy during the hilarious Wordplay in 1987, where panelists try to describe an unusual word and contestants guess which one was right. Richard actually got quite a few of them right, including "Hoo Doo" and "Turgid."
Honor everyone's favorite TV bailiff with this utterly hilarious marathon!
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