Looney TV: Injun Trouble (1938)

 Return with us now to a time when Native Americans were treated as stereotypes, such as the villainous Superchief, also known as Injun Joe. Porky Pig is a scout leading a wagon train, and runs afoul of Joe until the lone survivor of Joe's last raid shows up........

Originally known as Goofus when he appeared here, the bearded survivor was rechristened as Sloppy Moe in the remake, "Wagon Heels", several years later.

Rating: B.

Saturday Morning's Greatest Hits: Right Time of The Night (1977)

 Jennifer Warnes went all the way to the top of the Easy Listening (now Adult Contemporary) chart in 1977, and hit #6 on the top 40, with "Right Time of The Night", which crossed over to the country chart, peaking at #11. This landed Jennifer on The Midnight Special:

From Primetime to Daytime: Ralph Malph, boxer? (Happy Days, 1977)

 Poor Ralph (Donny Most). He's caught the attention of a cheerleader, but her jealous boyfriend (guest star Reb Brown) is so not digging, leading to a boxing match between the two men....

This compilation covers the basic plotline.

Around this same time, Brown was also making the first of two "Captain America" TV-movies for CBS & Universal, then largely disappeared from the radar after the 2nd film.

Literary Toons: Weep No More, My Lady (Weekend Special, 1979-83)

 James Street's Goodbye, My Lady was adapted into the feature film, "Weep No More, My Lady", with Brandon DeWilde, several years ago. In 1979, Ruby-Spears took their turn for the ABC Weekend Special. The print we have comes from a 1983 repeat hosted by Willie Tyler & Lester. Ernie Anderson & Dick Tufeld are our announcers.

I'd think if they re-do this, they'd use the original title, to avoid confusion with Mary Higgins Clark's Weep No More, My Lady, a more adult novel.

Rating: B.

Toons After Dark: A Connecticut Rabbit in King Arthur's Court (aka Bugs Bunny in King Arthur's Court)(1978)

 We had this one before, but then it was removed by YouTube. Now, it's back, even though it's not the original CBS print.

Bugs Bunny burrows through a time warp into Camelot, becoming "A Connecticut Rabbit in King Arthur's Court". Subsequent reruns rechristened the special as "Bugs Bunny in King Arthur's Court", likely due to issues with the estate of Mark Twain, even though Chuck Jones had made it clear what he was doing, taking creative license with the story......

Rating: A-.

From Primetime to Daytime: Goodbye, Mr. Hip (Room 222, 1970)

 From season 1 of Room 222:

Ever-busy Bernie Kopell (That Girl, Get Smart, The Doris Day Show) guests as a teacher who tries to connect with his students by adopting a hipster persona, which seems to have won over Alice (Karen Valentine).

Directed by Terry Becker (ex-Voyage to The Bottom of The Sea):

Saturday Morning's Forgotten Heroes: A complete episode of Lancelot Link (1/2 hour format)(1970-1)

 It's been quite a while since we checked in on Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp, so let's go on a CHUMP hunt.

First up, it's "The Dreaded Hong Kong Sneeze", which makes the common cold and flu viruses seem tame by comparison in 1970 standards.

After a performance by the Evolution Revolution and some Chimpies, we've got "The Great Bank Robbery". Both episodes narrated by Malachi Throne (ex-It Takes a Thief).

Rating: B.