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

[Bud Black]

"Our Miss Brooks" with Eve Arden was my favorite, again probably because of Gale Gordon.

Bud

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On Dec 26, 2011, at 11:46 AM, David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca> wrote:

> 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
> 
> 
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