Hurried off to work the moment the CD ended. Work was a little busier when I arrived, likely due to the Eagles-Giants game just starting. It cleared out pretty quickly after that. Though it did pick up again around 4-4:30 as the game ended and I had some trouble gathering carts then, it never became overwhelmingly busy. Considering what the carts looked like when I arrived, everyone must have come in the morning, before the game. Nice weather may have been a factor, too. Though there were some clouds, it was mostly sunny, windless, and warmer than it has been, probably in the lower 60's.
(Oh, and the Eagles got themselves together well enough this time at home to beat the Giants 38-28. Good thing they're off next week. There's a couple of important guys who need to heal from injuries, including Saquon Barkley. Not to mention, it'll be busy enough next weekend with people celebrating leftover Halloween parties without an Eagles game, too.)
Had dinner when I got home, then watched two Match Game marathons. The first one was another look at episodes that are rare in one way or another. Either they were damaged and only recently restored, like episode 7 from 1973 with Bob Barker, Richard Thomas, and Michael Lerned or the day after Christmas episode from 1978 with Joe Santos and Fannie Flagg, or they had humor that would be offensive today. The anything-goes syndicated episodes were particularly prone to this. Gene made a "mudball" comment at a contestant in a 1981 syndicated episode that would not only never fly today, but got that episode banned from the airwaves. There's also weeks that haven't been officially cleared by their celebrities but have episodes floating around on YouTube, including the Steve Kanaly week on syndication in 1979 and some of Jimmie Walker's syndicated episodes.
Buzzr has restored at least twenty episodes or more to the rotation, including two long-lost nighttime episodes. Episode 11 ends with a contestant fully striking out and taking off afterwards. Richard does a comic recitation about a bricklayer who loses control of his wares instead. Episode 74 features Brett trying to be an elegant lady like Eva Gabor with her fan and pearls. It also has Gene making a mildly derogatory comment to a cheerful Asian contestant that may have been the reason this episode disappeared to begin with.
See some of the rarest Match Game episodes of all in this unusual marathon!
Match Game Productions also honored the late June Lockhart, who died on Thursday at the ripe old age of 100, with a marathon featuring her one week on the show. She appeared during Christmas week 1973, which also happened to mark the first of three appearances of suave character actor Jack Cassidy. She got to see Charles appear as Santa on Christmas Day, complete with curly beard and (for some odd reason) a southern accent. The show also made jokes about the show she's still most associated with, Lassie. Brett got censored for her rather pointed answer about what Lassie's least-favorite movie he ever made was in one infamous later episode.
Honor this lovely lady with a jolt of holiday hilarity - no censoring needed!
Finished the night working on Maplepunzel. Maple, Mackie, and Walter the Bear Cub make their way into the dungeon. Maple turns the bird-monsters guarding Scott into ordinary birds, while Walter gets the keys and Mackie frees Scott. Betty the deer is able to free herself, running away from the ladies of the court Pavla ordered to watch over her. Scott's tired and whispering and not in the best shape, and he still insists on helping the others stop the wedding. He's also delighted to learn that Maple's powers are not only back, but as Mackie tells her, they revolve around what's in her heart, not growing on her head. Maple and Betty lead them to the throne room to stop the wedding, following the depressing dirges Pavla is so fond of.
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