Family Fun Saturday - The Littlest Rebel
Hurried off to work after Rebel ended. This was my 7 hour day. We weren't bad when I arrived, but it would be off-and-on busy for the rest of the afternoon. I had no help at all. The head bagger was pulled to take a register. I'd try to sweep or push the carts, only to be called to put cold items away or clean up spills. I couldn't even get to the other carts on the other side before I left. It was hot, sunny, windy, and very humid for most of the day, too.
As soon as I could get out, I rushed straight home and into tonight's Match Game marathon. This time, we focused on questions featuring two more famous characters, Dumb Donald and Ugly Edna. Later in the syndicated run, the Ugly Edna questions became Ugly Ulfrea, as too many real-life Ednas were offended. Dumb Donald also occasionally offended Patti Deutsch, whose husband Donald could be pretty...unique...himself.
Both characters started in mid-1974 as the questions became longer and more involved, and were still being used as late as Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour. A Dumb Donald question was heard in the beginning of my favorite episode from that show, the one where the board broke and everyone had to hold their arms in Xs and Os (to Jay Leno's dismay). There was one the first day big winner Carol Bartos first picked up money in 1975, and when Dick Gautier pushed his new movie Billy Jack Goes to Washington in 1976. Gene was more worried about a pregnant woman jumping around.
You won't be dumb if you check out this hilarious marathon focusing on two of the best-known question characters on the show!
Finished the night with The Lawrence Welk Show as they saluted the USA. The 1971 show starts off with "Thank You Very Much" as everyone appreciates their home or adopted country. Guy and Ralna sing about that "Moon Over Miami" and Ralna gets "Tennessee Waltz" solo. Norma Zimmer and Jimmy Roberts croon about "Beautiful Ohio." Arthur Duncan dances to "Meet Me In St. Louis," while the Hotsy Totsy Boys are "Alabamy Bound." Bobby and Cissy dance to "Chicago" and do the "Pennsylvania Polka."
The 1981 episode opens with the more stirring "Your Land and My Land." Wide-eyed little girl Kathie Sullivan tells reporter Ken Delo that "Everything's Up to Date In Kansas City." This time, Arthur salutes the California coastal town "Avalon." Lovely Anacani certainly looks like "A Rose In Spanish Harlem." Everyone dances the "Charleston" in a Roaring 20's number, including a surprisingly good Bob Ralsten! Jimmy Roberts admits "I Left My Heart In San Francisco." Guy gets the solo here as the "Wichita Lineman."
Celebrate the upcoming 4th of July and salute the US with Lawrence Welk and his musical family!
(Incidentally, it did finally rain around 10:30-11 PM...and once again, when it rained, it thunder storm, with some really noisy gusts at one point. It didn't last long, though. It ended around 11:30 and hasn't been heard from since.)
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