Did a few things online and on my phone next. Called Abilities Solutions to check in with them and see how things are going with that voucher. E-mailed another counselor who has been sending me government jobs that just don't seem to fit. I wasn't sure how to tell her the jobs were either not what I was looking for or not in this area.
Broke for lunch at 2. Ate my berry and chicken salad from yesterday while watching PAW Patrol. Mayor Humdinger does his own creative cheating in order to win a big race against other local mayors. "Pups Save the Mayor's Race" when they fix Goodway's boat and trains her in the running portion, then have to rescue Humdinger from his own bad shortcut. "Pups Save an Outlaw's Loot" from Humdinger with the help of mountain-dwelling pup Everett.
Headed out after that. I had another bag of donations to take to Goodwill...but this time, I didn't linger. Though it was hot and humid, it was also sunny and breezy. I took advantage of the continuing sunshine to go for a nice long ride across Audubon and around Haddon Lake Park. Stopped to run around at a playground overlooking the park. A family with a little boy and girl were already there. I climbed up the cloud-themed stairs, made my way through the net-like tunnel, and watched the kids play on the seesaw and the smaller playground. Incidentally, plastic slides can be just as hot as the metal ones infamously were, so be careful when you're on playground equipment in the sun.
Ended up on the Black Horse Pike. I quickly stopped at the huge WaWa there for water, then started back towards Oaklyn. I thought of getting a fancier drink at Common Grounds, but finally decided the water was fine and simply cut down West Clinton going home.
Went straight into working on the inventory when I got in. Added the F and G soundtrack titles today. Flashdance, Funny Lady, and Footloose go so far back, I have no idea where I got them from anymore. I think they came from either Abbie Road or Friends In Deed Thrift Shop before it closed. Other albums I worked on included the soundtracks for Fame, Flash Gordon, Funny Face, Ghostbusters, The Garfield Movie, Give My Regards to Broad Street, Gigi, Good Morning Vietnam, The Great Race, The Goonies, and the 1969 musical version of Goodbye Mr. Chips.
Listened to classic Dave Brubek while I worked. No wonder Time Out was the first jazz album to sell a million copies and is regarded as a classic today. There's some great stuff on here. The title song and "Blue Rondo a 'la Turk" on the first side were my favorites.
Broke for dinner at 6 PM. Buzzr continued with Match Game '77. Scoey Mitchilll and Elaine Joyce join in to answer "Put ___" on the Audience Match. Brett's more interested in complaining about the people who repaired her car. She commends Gene for his handsome suit in the next.
Finished the night on YouTube with game shows revolving around sports or sports trivia in honor of the Olympics. Some shows combined the two, as with the short-lived Brains and Brawn from 1994. Mark-Paul Gosselear of Saved By the Bell and Danielle Harris hosted this summer replacement show that ran from July to October on NBC's Saturday morning line-up. Two teams of teens press buttons to answer trivia questions, then compete in sports-related obstacles. Probably NBC's attempt to keep up with Nickelodeon, it wasn't anything terrific, but the sports were kind of fun.
Adults and sport game shows go way back. Celebrity Golf was a short-lived 9-hole golf tournament in 1961 pitting various stars who played the game against professional player Sam Snead. Great if you're a fan of vintage golf or golf in general, a snore if you're not, especially the second half when they explain how the shots were done.
Sports Challenge was the granddaddy of all sports-related trivia games. From 1971 through 1979, this syndicated show pit two sports teams against each other to see who knew more trivia. I thought an episode with the Boston Celtics was appropriate after they won the basketball championships last month. Found a show from 1971 that pit them against the Washington Senators the year before they finally closed up shop (again) and moved to Dallas.
Designated Hitter barely lasted four months ESPN in late 1993-early 1994. As you can guess, this one was mainly based around baseball. Host Curt Chaplin asks three constants four sports-related questions across six categories. The two who answer the most go on to the next round, where they choose one category. The contestant remaining after the second round gets to go on to the Grand Slam bonus round, where they're asked more sports-related questions. Wrong answers ended the round. This was ok, nothing special. The overeager Chaplin didn't help.
A Question of Sport was the BBC's longest-running sports quiz show. It ran for so long, it started in 1970 and didn't end until last year. The 1987 episode I have here seems to be emblematic of the series as a whole. Two celebrity sports captains help a contestant answer sports-related trivia, on and off a board. Simple but fun to play along with, I can see why this ran for so long. Emlyn Hughes was the host at this point.
Most sports game shows couldn't match Question of Sport or Sports Challenge for longevity. Star Games pit teams made up of actors and directors from popular shows of the time against each other in swimming, racing, and basketball. It only ran a year from 1985 to 1986 on syndication, but I wish it went much longer. It was fun to watch the teams play each other. They really got into it, even the teams made up of actors not known for their physical prowess, like the teams from Diff'rent Strokes and Growing Pains in the episode I have here.
Other game shows occasionally had sports celebrities play for charity. Family Feud with Richard Dawson did an Olympics week in February 1985, less than seven months after the 1984 Games ended. Track star Evelyn Ashford led the ladies' team, while much-decorated diver Greg Louganis headed the men's group. The guys would do better later in the week, but the ladies swept the first two games, not even letting the guys on the board and easily winning both Fast Money rounds.
Celebrate the Olympic spirit with some of the most beloved athletes in the US and England in these classic shows!
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