2) Mr. Belvedere: Deepest appreciation to Jason from our Facebook group for posting this the other day: An ad for a "fun kit" fans of the show could order. This is legit and legit hilarious.
Now, more then ever, in the wake of Bob Uecker's passing, the series' 40th anniversary, and the imminent wave of nostalgia about the funk kit, it's time for Hulu to add Mr. Belvedere.
3) Joyce Van Patten: Happy 90th birthday, JVP!
4) Women's History Month: An episode of one of the shows I thought might be nice to view for the occasion, Kate McShane, just popped up this month:
5) 1985 Writers Strike: 40 years ago today, Hollywood was in the middle of a writer strike focused in large part on revenue generated by VHS.
6) Game Shows: In addition to all the fun Laurie and I are having watching old pilots on Wink's Vault, this weekend sees the return of the modern version of Pyramid. If Michael Strahan doesn't come over at the end of the bonus round and show up the celebrity by giving the perfect clue, I don't wanna see it!
7) Search for the Gods: On this night in 1975, Kurt Russell starred in this movie that was intended as a pilot for an ongoing series. The Douglas Cramer production seemed to be hitting a lot of Seventies touchstones by centering on ancient otherworldly astronauts having visited Earth.
8) Diff'rent Strokes: 40 years ago tonight, the show aired "Blue Collar Drummond," in which Mr. D. donned a hardhat and blue jeans to "blend in" with his blue-collar workers. As to whether this was a successful storyline or not, I will just say the series had been on for over 6 seasons at this point.
9) National Barbie Day: And the Rockers! Don't forget the Rockers!
10) R.I.P. Peter Engel: The late producer is perhaps best known for Saved by the Bell, but I'm hoping this sad passing ignited a search for Sirota's Court.
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