Game Time: Championship Bowling 2.0? (1968)

 After Championship Bowling ended its first run in 1966, the producers decided to remount the show in a half hour format, based on an idea from future Hall of Famer Don Carter, two years later.

The best ball format utilized in this pilot would later come into play, with some modifications, when Celebrity Bowling launched three years later. Carter & Dave Soutar team vs. Harry Johnson & Bill Lillard. Bud Palmer, who'd put time in as a fill-in on ABC's Pro Bowlers Tour, and had also been at CBS, is at the microphone here.

Getting Schooled: And The Band Played Off (Shining Time Station, 1989)

 From season 1 of Shining Time Station:

Stacy (Didi Conn, ex-Benson, Fonz & The Happy Days Gang) makes a mistake, leading to a passenger missing his train. Mr. Conductor (Ringo Starr) and the kids offer some assistance. Soap star Mart Hulswit (Guiding Light) guest stars in "And The Band Played Off":

Yesterday was Ringo's birthday, so I thought we'd do this instead of putting up one of his videos.

Tooniversary: Cool McCool in space (The Moon Goon, 1966)

 Cool McCool turns 60 this year. In what would be the final episode of the series, Cool (Bob McFadden) faces off with "The Moon Goon":

McFadden & series creator Bob Kane envisioned Cool as if James Bond were played by Jack Benny (whom McFadden impersonated). I honestly think Benny would've done this better.

Saturday Morning's Forgotten Heroes: Calamity Jane in Without a Vengeance (1997)

 "Without a Vengeance" was the series finale of The Legend of Calamity Jane. As we discussed when first looking at this series, WB only aired 3 episodes before pulling the plug, while the rest of the series aired everywhere else.

Summertainment: Bowery Blitzkrieg (1941)

 Time to check in on the East Side Kids, aka The Bowery Boys.

Huntz Hall makes his debut in the series in 1941's "Bowery Blitzkrieg", in which Muggs (Leo Gorcey) steps into the boxing ring, competing in the Golden Gloves under the sponsorship of the NYPD. Keye Luke (billed as "Key" Luke) appears briefly as the owner of a pool hall.

Ernest "Sunshine Sammy" Morrison (ex-Our Gang) is part of this group. Edited for broadcast when it aired on channel 5 in NYC back in the day.

Old school meets new school: Our Gang in Reunion in Rhythm (aka Our Gang Follies of 1937) (1937)

 It was bound to happen, sooner or later, so Hal Roach brought back some of the original members of Our Gang. including Matthew "Stymie" Beard, Joe Cobb, & Mickey Daniels, to meet Spanky, Alfalfa, Darla, and the rest.

Originally titled, "Our Gang Follies of 1937", the film has since been reissued as "Reunion in Rhythm":

Rating: A-.

Toon Legends: Gulliver Mickey (1934)

 The title says it all, folks. Jonathan Swift's classic is parodied by Mickey Mouse as he spins a yarn for a group of orphaned mice.

Popeye would do it better nearly 30 years later.

Rating: B.