In the Winter Sunshine

I got such a late start, I barely had the time to grab breakfast and rush out! I rode the bike this time. No reason not to. It was a gorgeous day. It remains sunny, but the fierce winds had died down to soft breezes, and it was much warmer, in the upper 30's. I got in just barely late.

That was the worst thing that happened all day. I spent the rest of the morning sweeping and pushing carts with no trouble whatsoever. In fact, the nice weather made being outside a pleasure. We were busy, though not overwhelmingly so. One of the high school baggers came in at 1 and helped me for the last hour and a half. 

Hurried home after that. Took the recycling outside, then changed and got organized while watching The Scooby Show. The Ghostly Gondolier is "A Menace In Venice" who steals three priceless medallions that could lead to a fabulous treasure. Mystery Inc leaps into action when he also steals Daphne and their friend who owns one of the medallions.

Switched to Tubi for Leap! I go further into the American dubbing of this Canadian-French animated ballet movie at my Musical Dreams Movie Reviews blog.

Animation Celebration Saturday - Leap! (Ballerina)

Listened to the rest of the records I picked up on Wednesday while working on the review. Olympus 7-000 was a 1967 TV musical that had the Greek god Hermes (Donald O'Connor) lend his brand of magic to a falling football team. Though the show Stage '67 would produce some decent musicals, including Evening Primrose, this isn't one of them. Eddie Foy Jr has some fun with "The Three of Us," and Phyllis Newman tries to hold the horny O'Connor off with "Better Things to Do." Otherwise, this is disappointingly generic. Maybe it's just as well that the actual broadcast doesn't seem to be available anywhere but museums at the moment.

MGM does a charming short version of Cinderella, complete with stepsisters and a sweet fairy godmother. Their version of Hansel and Gretel is considerably darker, including mentions of what happens to the witch and stepmother in the end. I'm also a bit surprised that Disney stuck to the original version of "The Little Match Girl" and "The Steadfast Tin Soldier" for their Stories of Hans Christian Andersen record, including their unhappy endings. 

Finished the night with dinner and tonight's Match Game marathon. Tonight was a repeat of the new episodes that debuted this week, along with the weeks leading up to them and their corresponding nighttime episodes. I'm so glad Jimmie Walker finally let his week be seen! This week was one of the funniest of 1980. The weeks before it were pretty fun, too, and the PM episodes were even more hilarious. The one with Dick Martin ended with him chasing after a scarlet-clad Elaine Joyce. The second week featured a gorgeous contestant who turned all the men's heads. Charles even claimed to have started a modeling agency for her.

If you missed the re-discovered Match Game episodes earlier in the week, here they are in their entirety!

Match Game Saturday Classics - Match Game Syndicated Season 2 1980 marathon (Including Newly Rediscovered Episodes)