Jambo, boys ‘n’ girls! Byron the Quokka here–and why do I say “Jambo” instead of “G’day”? Because Quokka University has finally landed broadcast rights for my favorite Safari & Lost City show! Without further ado:
6:46 P.M. Ch. 42 JOKWAH OF THE JUNGLE–Adventure
Raised by spiders, Jokwah (Myron Cohen’s grandson, I forget his name) defends his beloved jungle from poachers, pikers, and piano salesmen. This week: Chongo the Cannibal (Joey Bishop) goes on a plant-based diet; can Jokwah help him keep it up before he plotzes? Trader Viki: Heather Locklear.
7 P.M. Ch. 08 THE NEWS IN PANTOMIME–(Need you ask?)
What do you get when you combine a news broadcast with a game of “Charades”? Join anchors Wade Boggs and Sally Gupta and a crew of gifted mimers who can give you a whole day’s news without speaking a word! And they have this real scary Bigfoot that they let loose if the studio audience doesn’t get the clues.
Ch. -11 MOVIE–First movie to be shown on Negative TV!
Huckleberry Hound Meets the Queen of Termites (Indian/Mycenaean, 1453 B.C.) pits the beloved cartoon character (voice of Robert Mitchum) against the legendary evil queen (Jane Payne) who once put all of Greece under the Whammy. Negative TV gives you Channel Minus-11. (Don’t ask me what that means. I’m only a quokka.)
7:03 P.M. Ch. 14 MY FIFTH COUSIN, THE CHAIR–Benighted sitcom
Hobie (Mickey Dolenz) learns that his fifth cousin, Zimuzjsu (Beto O’Rourke), has died–and now inhabits a chair in Hobie’s office! The staff (the June Taylor Dancers) is terrified of the haunted chair: their only defense is to dance past it! This week: Hobie catches the chair plotting a hostile takeover.
Well, folks, you can’t say we aren’t trying! You’ll have a long way to go before you find any more TV that looks like this!
Hurry! It’s almost time for Jokwah!
JOKWAH OF THE JUNGLE–Adventure – Raised by spiders, how fascinating. I will have to close my eyes if the piano salesman gets eaten by the cannibal. THE NEWS IN PANTOMIME–(Need you ask?) – Sounds like that Drew Carey Show I used to watch. I hope this one is as much fun, but I don’t know about the Big Foot part. MOVIE–First movie to be shown on Negative TV! – I don’t have negative TV so will have to pass, and I sure don’t have a Smart TV until there is nothing else like they are trying to do with EV vehicles. MY FIFTH COUSIN, THE CHAIR–Benighted sitcom – This sitcom sounds hilarious, and so many celebrities in it. I love to laugh, and it looks like this one will deliver. Thanks, Byron!