.....then by all means let me know directly at the above e-mail address so that I may arrange for a copy for you. Specifically "Death Wish," the one with Charlotte Rae as an insufferably TV-addicted wife who drives her husband to plot to kill her, leading him into the realm of a very strange funeral parlor. The creepy proprietor has a beefy, Tor Johnson-like assistant, and between their combined presence, the very unsettling organ soundtrack, and the bizarre candle-lit appearance of the parlor in kinescope, it's one unforgettable set! Roald Dahl himself opens the show with great funereal wit (and as a bonus treat we can hear Rod Serling's voice at the end making a pitch for his own classic series, "The Twilight Zone"). A 'reel' gem worth repeat viewings!
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19 August 2006
.....then by all means let me know directly at the above e-mail address so that I may arrange for a copy for you. The quintessential ABC Afterschool special (or a reasonable facsimile thereof). But don't let that suggest it's all just kiddie stuff. Everything's right in this story of a youngster's quest for self-esteem through a series of misadventures for a good cause, make that a great cause, leaving the viewer convinced that anyone can triumph over adversity as long as they punctuate their resolve with a fixed stare upon the objective at hand with puffed cheeks to go, that is. You can do it, Duffy Moon! And so can anyone once they put their minds to it, is the moral of the story here.
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