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algonacchick
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That's great, Jenni! I forgot to turn the show on, but, I already have it on tape. I just thought I'd mention it was on again in here. I'm glad your friend called you, even if you already knew about it being on today.
4 words that Al said to me that blew me away:
"How's Problem Child doing?" - 7/12/11
So awesome!
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"How's Problem Child doing?" - 7/12/11
So awesome!
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I was so glad to finally get to see Miss Stardust! It was very cute and cartoony, and there were a few VERY funny lines in it, too! I looked at the other posts above from last June, and that review Patti shared with us was so ridiculous. This episode was so obviously intended to be a silly comedy, and in that vein it was great!
This brought back a sad memory for me, though. I work at UCSD, and did back in 1987, too, when Dick Shawn died here. Here's a little blurb about it I found online:
Once in a while, it seems that fate takes pity on a comedian, and the phrase "he died laughing" springs to mind.
DICK SHAWN died on April 17, 1987
A charismatic entertainer, Shawn was (along with Jonathan Winters) picked to be one of the big stars in comedy when he hit his stride in the 50's. It was all a matter of finding a way to harness his talent for zany characters and weirdly hip free-form. For average viewers, he only succeed twice in the next thirty years: as the horrifyingly zany Hitler in "The Producers" and a distraught hippie in "Mad Mad Mad Mad World."
Although he didn't make many film or TV appearances over the years, Shawn did tour often over the years and periodically performed a one-man show that mixed songs, sketches and even pantomime.
Shawn once said, "I think of my relationship with any audience as a love affair. It lasts only a little while but I always look forward to a happy ending. For both of us." He was performing at the University of California at San Diego one night. He was telling a gag about nuclear war. He was his manic self as he began to imagine the holocaust. Nobody would survive, he explained, except the audience in the little sheltered theater! Then he shouted, "And I would be your leader!"
He fell forward, flat on his face. He lay there while the audience laughed. Shawn's son Adam was in the audience and he knew this was no act.
In writing about Dick Shawn's death, New York Post columnist Cindy Adams recounted what the comedian said about trying to find the right audiences for his brand of comedy: "I can't work places like Vegas or the Catskills where people are belching. Maybe I belong in colleges. At least if I die, I die in front of intelligent people who know what I'm talking about."
My co-worker was in the audience that night, and was so upset by it (felt especially bad that it took everybody so long to catch on) she had to stay home from work the next day.
Vikki
This brought back a sad memory for me, though. I work at UCSD, and did back in 1987, too, when Dick Shawn died here. Here's a little blurb about it I found online:
Once in a while, it seems that fate takes pity on a comedian, and the phrase "he died laughing" springs to mind.
DICK SHAWN died on April 17, 1987
A charismatic entertainer, Shawn was (along with Jonathan Winters) picked to be one of the big stars in comedy when he hit his stride in the 50's. It was all a matter of finding a way to harness his talent for zany characters and weirdly hip free-form. For average viewers, he only succeed twice in the next thirty years: as the horrifyingly zany Hitler in "The Producers" and a distraught hippie in "Mad Mad Mad Mad World."
Although he didn't make many film or TV appearances over the years, Shawn did tour often over the years and periodically performed a one-man show that mixed songs, sketches and even pantomime.
Shawn once said, "I think of my relationship with any audience as a love affair. It lasts only a little while but I always look forward to a happy ending. For both of us." He was performing at the University of California at San Diego one night. He was telling a gag about nuclear war. He was his manic self as he began to imagine the holocaust. Nobody would survive, he explained, except the audience in the little sheltered theater! Then he shouted, "And I would be your leader!"
He fell forward, flat on his face. He lay there while the audience laughed. Shawn's son Adam was in the audience and he knew this was no act.
In writing about Dick Shawn's death, New York Post columnist Cindy Adams recounted what the comedian said about trying to find the right audiences for his brand of comedy: "I can't work places like Vegas or the Catskills where people are belching. Maybe I belong in colleges. At least if I die, I die in front of intelligent people who know what I'm talking about."
My co-worker was in the audience that night, and was so upset by it (felt especially bad that it took everybody so long to catch on) she had to stay home from work the next day.
Vikki
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algonacchick
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Yeah, that review was pretty harsh. I did like Dick Shawn in this. He had some of the funniest lines. My favorite was "Why don't you go find yourself some cabbage, ok?" *to Cabbage Man* So sad how he died. I knew he did, just not how. How awful for your friend to have to see that. Thanks for posting that, Vikki. Dick Shawn was a funny guy.
4 words that Al said to me that blew me away:
"How's Problem Child doing?" - 7/12/11
So awesome!
Al Team #325
"How's Problem Child doing?" - 7/12/11
So awesome!
Al Team #325
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Universal has announced the future release of Amazing Stories: Season 1 on DVD! This isn't the season with Al's appearance, but it's a good sign that Al's will eventually be released. If you're a fan of the show and can afford the price, pick up a copy of the first season DVDs, as studios usually use the sales of the first season to determine whether or not to release future seasons.
Also, apparently Universal was very skimpy with the bonus features for this first season set. So, if you want to see some extra bonus footage with Al's episode, you may want to drop Universal a line and let them know you're disatisfied with the amount of content on this first season set. If they get enough complaints, perhaps they'll bulk up the future seasons.
Also, apparently Universal was very skimpy with the bonus features for this first season set. So, if you want to see some extra bonus footage with Al's episode, you may want to drop Universal a line and let them know you're disatisfied with the amount of content on this first season set. If they get enough complaints, perhaps they'll bulk up the future seasons.