From season 2 of The Brady Kids comes today's Spooktober entry.
The siblings decide to refurbish a house belonging to a long-dead military man, but two crooks are hiding out, and, suspicious that the Bradys could find their loot, try to scare them out.
Here's "Who Believes in Ghosts?".
Lane Scheimer, Lou's son, took over for Barry Williams as Greg, and, well, Williams and some of the others leaving took the starch right out of the show. Scheimer comes off as flatter than a stack of copy paper. And that's being kind.
I had this up earlier this year, then took it down in a panic when Dailymotion got wonky for a spell. Now, it's back, this time to stay.
As we've talked about before the World's Greatest Super Friends season was mostly loose adaptations, if you could call it that at least, of literary tales most of us would be familiar with, such as Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.
Now, in the then-present of 1979, Superman, Batman, & Wonder Woman investigate when a modern-day Monster terrorizes the countryside at the behest of a descendant of Dr. Victor Frankenstein. But when the iconic heroes are captured, it's up to Robin (Casey Kasem) to make a daring rescue. Gleek has the same idea, improvising a small plane to follow through stormy weather. Where were the Wonder Twins for this one, anyway?
Edit, 6.17/22: I've found an excerpt:
Easily one of the better episodes of the season. Considering that only 8 were produced per year from 1979-85, that says a lot.
Most of us on the East Coast have never heard of the now-defunct Skaggs Drug Stores, which was folded into American Stores in 1979. Skaggs was founded in Idaho, and had locations all along the West Coast.
In 1976, Skaggs commissioned an animated commercial featuring Yosemite Sam (Mel Blanc, of course) in a rare solo appearance to promote a Father's Day sale.
Skaggs just didn't have the reach of Rite Aid or CVS, and it cost them.
As CBS upgraded The Archie Show to The Archie Comedy Hour for a second season of teenage hijinks at Riverdale High, the network thought it best to give the gang a primetime forum.
Archie & His New Pals, fittingly sponsored by Pals vitamins for kids, hasn't seen the light of day since its initial broadcast in September 1969. It also marks the debut of Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, who is making her debut at Riverdale High......
Edit, 4/12/19: The video has been deleted. In its place is the intro to the show:
Of course, we've showcased "Get on the Line" before. Now, you get the whole enchilada. I guess it seems appropriate that, with Election Day right around the corner, Moose besting Reggie for Student Council President might be a harbinger of things to come.
Here's an early Casper short that hasn't seen the light of day in years on television. Frank Gallop narrates "There's Good Boos Tonight" (the title is a play on "There's Good News Tonight!").
The Three Stooges parody 50's sci-fi movies in "Outer Space Jitters". Accompanying a scientist (Emil Sitka) to Sunev (Venus spelled backwards), the boys (Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Joe Besser) become reluctant heroes when they discover that the Sunevians intend to invade Earth. Look for Dan Blocker (Bonanza), credited as "Don Blocker", in a supporting role. This video was posted at The Land of Whatever a while back.
You can see that Besser (ex-The Abbott & Costello Show) was not a good fit with the team due to his hyper-sensitivity to physical violence.
In 1975, Thames Television of England introduced a horror anthology series geared for children. As was the practice of the time, however, each series, or, season, of Shadows was kept rather short. Three series were produced between 1975 and 1978, totaling 19 episodes. As a result, it isn't on a par with the adult-themed horror anthologies of the past, such as Rod Serling's Twilight Zone or Night Gallery, or even later adaptations of R. L. Stine's Goosebumps and The Haunting Hour.
Shadows made its only appearance in the US during the Thames on 9 promotion on WOR in New York in 1976, with three episodes broadcast. Here's a sample episode, "The Waiting Room":
Good way to start Spooktober, don't you think? No rating.
