Jessa picked me up a little after 11 AM. Our first stop was the Blackwood Outlets. It was a gorgeous day to stroll around there. Unlike when I visited the outlets last February, it was sunny, breezy, and bright, in the mid-40's. There were a few people walking around, but not to the degree of the week after Christmas.
We were in and out of stores for the next hour. We both picked up something at Old Navy. She bought a shirt. I grabbed another pair of the chinos I bought at the Cherry Hill Mall, these in green, along with getting a super ball out of a 25 cent machine. I found a brown hoodie at Eddie Bauer for $18, more than half its original price. Picked up good clothes at the Loft, a plain straight black skirt and soft tan and yellow plaid pants.
Had lunch at Friendly's pretty much by default. The only other restaurant there is Starbucks. Unlike December, they weren't busy at all, and never got busy. We shared their new mini mozzarella sticks. She had the broccoli cheddar soup and BLT I had last time. I had tomato soup and a tasty turkey club. Since it was Friendly's, we had to go for ice cream, too. I had a dish of Viennese Mocha Chunk. She had cookie dough in a cone.
Hit Columbia after lunch, since they're a few doors down from Friendly's and Eddie Bauer. Jess looked at a puffy aqua coat, but said she'd just bought one. I finally found slippers. They're red and black checked moccasins, and they are the warmest things I've ever worn. They were intended for men, so they're a tad big for me, but that's ok with slippers. We peeked at Toys and Socks and Go! Games and Toys, but neither of us are exactly desperate for toys right now.
Our next stop was Ollie's Bargain Outlet in Deptford across from the mall. I've seen these around, but had never checked one out. Basically, it's the same idea as Ocean Job Lots and Big Lots - they sell damaged goods and overstocks. There was so much of everything jammed haphazardly onto sagging shelves, including an extensive book section. I ended up with a huge coffee table overview of the 20th century, a jar of apple butter, and a pair of sleep socks. Jessa bought tea and a t-shirt.
Jess drove us to the Woodbury Goodwill after we left Ollie's. I did slightly better here than I did last October. Dug out two records, the K-Tel love song collection Together and a 70's soft rock collection from Warners, Rockin' Gently, and two CDs, the original London cast of Oliver! (I've had the movie soundtrack for years) and a collection of jazz greats from Verve Records. I also picked up a good dark red blouse with a gray and black paisley print and pearl-trimmed cuffs.
After Jess dropped me off, I took everything upstairs and got organized, they took a big load of clothes down to the laundry. I did some job searching after that, breaking for dinner and Match Game '79 at 7 PM. For some reason, they skipped ahead to the next week with Jack Jones and Loni Anderson. The first episode had Brett walking off the set in protest of "cannon ball" not matching. In the second, Gene auctioned off a poster of Loni in a bathing suit at the beginning of the episode. Charles won it and proudly displayed it for the rest of the show.
Took a shower and brought my laundry upstairs, then finished the night on YouTube with my own African American Greats marathon. One of my favorite singers Lena Horne appeared at least twice on the original early 60's Password. In the episode I have here, she wipes the floor with playwright Abe Burrows, making it to the Lightning Round at least three times compared to his one.
Sammy Davis Jr., another favorite of mine, loved anything that would get him in the spotlight. He was the Mystery Guest on What's My Line several times, and he never could hide his voice. His talent was unmistakable. Dorothy Kilgalien, who may have reviewed his shows, gets him here. I also loved his response to a comment on Frank Sinatra - "I take the fifth!"
Whoopi Goldberg was one of the first black women to headline a game show in the late 90's-early 2000's Hollywood Squares. I went with their 500th episode from 2001. Joining Goldberg here are Wendie Malick, Star Jones, Maury Povich, Brad Garrett, Richard Lewis, Kathie Griffith, Kate Jackson, and Big Bird. (And at least Big Bird got host Tom Berganon's name right.)
Comedian Scoey Michillll made many appearances on Match Game, but he claimed he was happier appearing with his wife Claire on Tattletales. Given how well they do in this early episode from 1974, I'll believe it. Claire has a terrific but very long story about what happened when she got locked out of their hotel room once and couldn't wake up Scoey.
Singer and actor Clifton Davies was appearing on the short-lived sitcom That's My Mama when he turned up on this 1975 episode of Match Game. He'd be better-known later as the younger preacher on another sitcom, Amen. Here, he shows off the smooth persona he'd have for years dealing with gossip queen Rona Barrett and a frisky Betty White.
Brian Stokes Mitchell is now a Broadway star, but he started out on TV as one of the doctors on Trapper John MD. He showed the creativity and dexterity that continues to make him a stage favorite in a 1984 episode of Body Language. Not only did he and his contestant handily beat Phyllis Diller (who is no slouch with physical comedy herself), but they managed to become one of only two pairs to get all the words and make it through the entire bonus round.
Wayne Brady was the second comedian to take over a CBS game show after Drew Carey. He started doing the revived Let's Make a Deal in 2009, and his show has been paired with The Price Is Right in daytime ever since. I went with the Valentine's Day episode from 2013 here, showcasing cute heart or cupcake-themed costumes. A fairy princess in a pretty peach gown made a big win on a race game that had her choosing cards. If she chose hearts or clubs, she could get a car or the computer she badly wanted. Let's say her Valentine's Day wound up being very sweet indeed. A gnome and his heart wife originally won a ski vacation, but traded it in for the Big Deal of the Day. They didn't get that, but they did go home with some nice furniture anyway.
Celebrate Black History Month with these game show greats!
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