A Little Bit of a Marshmallow World

Began the morning with breakfast and Little Bear. Poor Little Bear has "A Flu." He's supposed to stay in bed, but Duck, Hen, and Cat all come in with remedies. Mama Bear knows that the best remedy for any illness is rest. Mama tells Little Bear, Cat, and Duck about a certain tree with a rock in it that she and Father Bear carved their initials into. The trio goes "Exploring" to find it, but find a cave instead. "Fishing With Father Bear" proves to be a lot of fun for Little Bear, especially as it's his first time in a boat. They end up in the water with the fish before they make their first big catch!

Called Uber soon as the episode ended. Thankfully, the one going to the Acme got there in 7 minutes, and I got there right on time. I didn't have nearly as much luck the rest of the day. The guy who picked me up after lunch had to go to the bathroom, and I forgot to tell him they put locks on the Acme bathrooms and you have to get an associate to tap in the password to unlock it. I was five minutes late to Thomas Sharp School. Got one going  home in 10 minutes, not bad for rush hour.

No problems at the Acme today. In fact, we were dead quiet for almost the entire morning. It snowed a little bit last night. The streets were fine. It was just enough to put a little frosting on the cars and roofs.  In fact, by the time I finished and it started picking up, the sun had come out, and it was much warmer. Even the snow that came down this weekend was melting. Not to mention, it's the end of the month, and we're well away from any major holidays.

I had lunch at Applebee's. I wasn't up to a long walk anywhere else. I enjoyed a mug of nice, hot tea, a Bacon Ranch Grilled Chicken Sandwich, and crispy, salty fries. It was quiet there, with only a few people enjoying a late lunch. After that, I went back to the Acme to get a donut, get money, and pick up the Uber there.

It was a lot busier at the school today. On one hand, we had 25 kids, 7 of them at my table. On the other hand, the other two teachers were back. This time, the kids were fine in the bathroom, though I did have to help one little girl there. It was the library where they were crazy. I sat with a couple of the boys and drew scenes from Legends of WENN while most of the kids danced to "Ghostbusters," kid-ized versions of "I'm Still Standing" and "Pink Pony Club," and songs from Moana. They wanted to hold hands and dance, but that just ended up with them running into each other and flinging each other around. 

They kept making a mess with the magnetic tiles and Duplos, too. They build these tall, tall towers that get too tall for them to finish without standing on something and either letting them fall everywhere, or hurting themselves. It took us so long to clean up the mess, I left almost as soon as we got back to the cafeteria.

Watched Match Game Syndicated on Buzzr when I got home. This was the wild week with the episode where Gene and Charles argue over the merits of the original Shogun miniseries and Charles hits Gene with his card. Gene collapses onto ingenue Jonnelle Allen, prompting McLean to take over hosting for two questions. (And he didn't do badly, either.) Gene comes out in the next episode with his face wrapped in bandages, supposedly due to the paper cut on his lip from the episode before.

Let it continue into Card Sharks. They were running two episodes from that hilarious celebrity tournament they did in 1980. Vicki Lawrence had to deal with a squirrel-y Bill Daily in the first episode and goofy Avery Schriberer in the second. In both cases, she beat them handily and made big bucks at the Money Cards. When she wasn't wondering what was going on in those goofballs' heads, she was yelling at the audience for not being helpful. 

Finished the night at Tubi with the last two episodes of Good Times' first season. James won't take "The Checkup," even when his children suspect he has hypertension. In fact, he throws a fit (and a chair) when they even just mention their suspicions. Florida finally talks him into it when she points out how badly he's scaring them. Turns out, there isn't that much to fear, and James learns that being vulnerable and checking up on your health isn't a bad thing.

"My Son, the Lover" has J.J head over heels for Marcy, the prettiest girl in school, who asked him to paint her portrait. J.J is drooling all over and insisting they're practically engaged. James is equally smitten, but Thelma and Florida think there's something more to Marcy's request. 

And that's that. Good Times originally debuted as a mid-season replacement and was a hit right out of the gates. I can understand why. Everyone is hilarious (even annoying Jimmie Walker), but it's Esther Rolle and John Amos who get the lion's share of the good lines and great moments here. They're so warm and believable together! Jan'et DuBois as Florida's friend Willnona has a few great moments as well. 

(Incidentally, the next show I'll be watching will be the fourth season of Laverne and Shirley for Women's History Month.)