[78-L] Holiday torture (tenuous 78 connection, sorry)

[David Lennick]

Sometimes I wonder why I spend each lonely night..no, scratch that. Sometimes I 
wonder why the Christmas episodes of classic radio and TV programs are always 
the worst, especially (I assume) out of context. Last night we opened a dvd of 
some more classic Christmas sitcoms, most of them of series I never watched in 
the first place (Beverly Smellbillies etc). The two we watched were 
insufferable and neither would give me the slightest urge ever to watch any 
other episodes for any reason. The "Odd Couple" Scrooge episode was mildly 
amusing about 10% of the time. The 1962 "Lucy Show" Christmas program was the 
most strident, screaming, unfunny piece of crap I've suffered in years. Please 
tell me it wasn't always that bad. I know there were funny sitcoms in the 
sixties because I still remember them, although I admit to being a snob about 
much tv during that decade (I also didn't have the time, and for a few years I 
also didn't own a set). I'm given to understand that The Lucy Show was a hit 
for 6 years, possibly largely because of Gale Gordon..definitely not because of 
these two screaming meemies (one of them with a bad face lift) and 3 obnoxious 
kids.

Humbug, already.

dl