The very first episode kicks off in the Swiss Alps. Scooby is the big winner in skiing, though Huckleberry Hound has his own unique way down the slopes. The Really Rottens try to burrow their way through the bobsledding course, but going under the finish line ends up backfiring on them. Yogi has one of the most creative ice skating routines I've ever seen in the first half finale. The second half moves to Japan for sumo wrestling. Grape Ape naturally has an advantage against Shaggy Rogers, but Quick Draw McGraw's old nemesis the Dalton Brothers have their own way of dealing with the ape. And no one is going to argue with Captain Caveman, whose club can get past any cheating by the Baron on the baseball batting contest!
(Incidentally, I always rooted for the Yogis as a kid. Rose usually rooted for the Scoobys, which left the Rottens for Anny.)
I was about to go outside when I first realized it was a lot warmer than it has been for the past few days, and there was a package on the porch for me. Yay, Ariel's new School Outfit arrived! Considering how many people complain about the cost of American Girl items and how cheap the accessories are, the outfit was actually quite well-made. The light purple clogs have real rubber soles. The vest looks like it was really crocheted (though it does velcro in the back). If the turtleneck and skirt are polyester, that actually goes with the time period. Even the lavender tights are a good weight. It's too warm for Ariel to wear it now, but she'll try it on in September or October for back to school.
Really did make it out around noon. Headed to Family Dollar first. I wanted to get my Mother's Day card and gift card for Mom early. I'm sending it to Virginia, and I want it to get there well before Sunday. Chose my card, found just the right gift card, bought them, and was on my way.
Kept going down the White Horse Pike to WaWa. After all the trouble yesterday, I deserved a treat. Ended up trying a tropical smoothie made from pineapple, dragon fruit, banana, and mango. Oh, yum. Fruity, tangy, and unlike some of the cream smoothies, only slightly too sweet. I sipped my smoothie all the way home. I forgot the book I was going to drop in one of the kiosks, so once I got home, I put my drink upstairs, grabbed the book, and managed to fit it on the top with a big pile of hardback thrillers.
At least the weather attempted to cooperate. It was much warmer and more humid today. If it ever rained, it didn't do it while I was outside. It was sort-of sunny and breezy for pretty much the entire day.
Took the laundry downstairs, then spent the next few hours working on a schedule for my vacation with Lauren next month. We're taking two weeks this time, which means we can spread things out more than we normally would. We can take a whole day for antiquing in Barrington and Haddon Heights, instead of squeezing that in with the Deptford Mall trip, and a whole day in Woodbury. I want to show her the Berlin Farmers Market and Flea Market. There's a new small-scale Macy's that replaced the Bed Bath and Beyond in Cherry Hill I'm dying to check out, too.
Listened to CDs while I worked to whittle down that huge pile I've acquired lately. Jump n' Jive (made for Bed Bath and Beyond, of all places) is a collection of swing and big band music from 1998, likely released for the neo-swing fad. Of the songs I didn't already have, I really loved "Jump, Jive, n' Wail" by Louis Prima, "Caldonia" by Woody Herman and His Orchestra, and "Swingin' the Blues" by the Count Basie Orchestra.
Judy Garland & Liza Minnelli Together is apparently the first concert mother and daughter did as a pair in 1964...and boy, are those two electrifying! They open with a terrific "Together Wherever We Go" and end with "He's Got the Whole World In His Hands." In addition to "Over the Rainbow" and "The Man That Got Away," Judy is heard singing "What Now My Love," while Eliza gets "Gypsy In My Soul."
Jazz chanteuse Diana Krall also benefited from the neo-swing fad of the late 90's. Love Scenes, featuring romantic standards and her own compositions, is one of her earliest albums. Her career took off in that era, her smoky voice perfect for throaty jazz ballads like "All or Nothing at All," "They Can't Take That Away From Me," and "I Don't Stand the Ghost of a Chance With You."
Worked on writing for a while after I finished the vacation schedule and put the laundry in the dryer. Kathleen manages to convince the rabbit to come closer to her. She wishes she could find shelter from the increasing storm. The rabbit hops away after eating her flowers, seemingly leading her somewhere...
Broke for dinner and Match Game '77 at 7 PM. The first episode turned up at YouTube recently for the Meg Bennett Tribute. Richard Dawson threw a fit when his answer of "plastic baggie" wasn't accepted for "bag." He kept his answer up for the rest of the episode, but he didn't get as much support for his riot this time around.
For some reason, they skipped the next episode and went straight into the next week...but with Nipsey Russell, Patty Duke, and Betty White around, I wasn't complaining. The previous contestant was beaten by a really cute and funny lady who did not like being called old! Charles reads Variety and makes chili and cubed beef jokes, while the others try to figure out "Candlestick __" in the Audience Match.
Brought my laundry upstairs, then on The Love Boat. The crew is excited for their "Chinese Cruise" in the two-part episode that kicks off the seventh season. Doc falls for a pretty young woman (Susan Anton), despite her stance on Western medicine being bunk. A buddy of Gopher's (Lee Horsley) is shocked when the two women he's dating (Erin Moran and Patricia Klous) join him on the cruise. He tries to date both of them...and they plot revenge when they figure it out. A man (Lee Majors) who writes a love column as "Dear Roberta" has a crush on a lovely lady (Linda Evans), but she believes his advice broke up her marriage. In a modern take on the classic movie One Way Passage, an exotic beauty with a heart condition (Ursula Andress) falls for a handsome older man (John Forsythe) who turns out to be a convicted killer on his way to prison. He tries to escape, but can't bring himself to do it and leave her.
Finished the night at YouTube with game shows featuring moms for Mother's Day this weekend. Moms go back a long way on game shows. Unusual moms were frequent subjects for panel shows in the 50's and 60's, as in the episode of To Tell the Truth I have here from its final season in 1967. We see a mother who adopted nine "hard to place" children, many of them refugees from Asian countries. We also get to meet the Hungarian-born Miss USA and a champion high-jumper.
Family Double Dare showed that moms could get as messy as anyone with its wild stunts. The two families are joined in this episode by Jaleel White of Family Matters and Candace Cameron of Full House, who help them answer questions. Jaleel was so enthusiastic, he even got to help out in the Obstacle Course.
Moms and daughters work together to answer slightly racy questions in an episode of Tattletales from 1984. I especially loved Nedra Volz and her daughter Linda (who looks just like her mother). Florence Henderson mentioned she grew up on a farm as the youngest of 10 kids. No wonder she knew how to handle the Brady Bunch!
Password Plus showcased famous TV mothers several times. Patty Duke hilariously played her then-husband John Astin at least twice on the show, with them getting very competitive over their running score. A few weeks later, we had an all-celebrity week, with Vicki Lawrence and Carol Burnett playing as their characters from Mama's Family, and McLean Stevenson and Joanna Gleason as theirs from the sitcom Hello Larry.
Moms could get pretty goofy on TV, too. June Lockhart was among the panel answering goofy questions, while the contestants try to figure out how they'll answer in the original late 60's version of Funny You Should Ask. Little Dawn Lyn of My Three Sons tries to find a date for her mom on The Dating Game. Later on, a young man asks the mothers of three attractive young ladies which of their daughters they think should go out with him.
Celebrate Mother's Day with some of the brightest, bravest, and most outrageous mothers to ever play game shows!
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