G’day, boys ‘n’ gulls! Happy February Fools Day! Here at Quokka University, we’re celebrating it with a solid weekend of fabulous TV. We’ve got shows and movies that you never dreamed existed! Like these:
6:48 p.m. Ch. 96 MOVIE–Unbearable suspense
A world-class pianist (Marjorie Main) thinks her bra is imbued with a sinister intelligence, in The Bra (1951, 14 minutes). Prof. Sahib Gupta (himself). Hapless victim stalked by bra: Jill St. John. Pretentious German novelist (Don Knotts).
7 p.m. Ch. 09 Evening News With Soupy Sales–Old news
Way back in 1969, Uruguayan guerrillas kidnapped comedian Soupy Sales, mistaking him for Walter Cronkite and forcing him to anchor newscasts favorable to their cause. When they finally realized their mistake, they offered to trade Soupy for Warner Wolf. Tune in to get the whole story!
Ch. 22 I BUSTED MY COCCYX, MAN!–Dramatic sitcom
It isn’t every TV sitcom that has beavers in it (no, we are not counting Leave It to Beaver!); but Coccyx not only has beavers: it started out as a nitty-gritty detective series starring Fong Hsueh-ding. They kept Fong, the beavers Pat and Mike, and the Coccyx but chucked the rest. Special guest star: Roy Rogers. Not-so-special star: Some Mameluke caught loitering in the alley next to the studio.
7:30 Ch. 42 MRS. MAGOO–Adult cartoons
Mr. Magoo may be very nearly blind, but Mrs. Magoo sees things that nobody else sees because there’s nothing there! By the same animators who brought you Joe Biden, Mrs. Magoo has been hailed as positively the greatest TV show ever! This week: Mrs. Magoo tries to catch the scorpions crawling all over her breakfast table and into Mr. Magoo’s soup.
Well, folks, that should hold you for a weekend!
You can see Mrs. Magoo has already put me in a good mood. Byron the Quokka, signing off!
‘mornin, ol chop. Where do you come up with these unique items?
I can hardly wait to see the unbearable suspense movie — mostly because it’s so short. 🙂
And now I have to go lie down again. Fever is still hovering around 101F.
Ai-ya! We all seem to be getting sick, all of a sudden. Please rest and take care of yourself, Phoebe.
My goodness, Phoebe, that is not good news. I am still praying for you.