Jo Anne Worley demonstrates a “mystery sock it to me” [drenching with water, falling through a trapdoor — and two smooches] to LAUGH-IN guest, comedian Don Rickles, while usual victim Judy Carne manages to escape intact. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71VEfPEG_RE
@hebang,
All the mean gossip immediately reminded me of this song.
And another from 1962 film version of THE MUSIC MAN:
“Pick-A-Little Talk-A-Little / “Good Night, Ladies” performed by Professor Harold Hill [Robert Preston] and the River City Biddies, with the Barbershop Quartet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvhFs2bdRpE
Perfect reference to small town life…but one needs to be of a certain age to get the reference, I think (I do qualify). I haven’t seen pop culture references to Peyton Place or Harper Valley PTA in…I don’t know how long. Not even in The NY Times crosswords!
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PakalanaPikake
September 23, 2019 at 8:26 AM
WHEN THE CAMELLIA BLOOMS, Ep. 1-2
Jeannie C. Riley: “Harper Valley P.T.A.” (1968)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOZPBUu7Fro
Monster hit. PTA = Parent Teacher Association. PEYTON PLACE = soap opera
PakalanaPikake
September 23, 2019 at 9:05 AM
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harper_Valley_PTA
Dig Ms. Riley’s minidress and go-go boots. Compare to Judy Carnes’s minidress in LAUGH-IN “sock it to me” sketch.
“sock it to me” = stock phrase popularized by ROWAN & MARTIN’S LAUGH-IN in recurring sketch
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rowan_%26_Martin%27s_Laugh-In#Sketches
Jo Anne Worley demonstrates a “mystery sock it to me” [drenching with water, falling through a trapdoor — and two smooches] to LAUGH-IN guest, comedian Don Rickles, while usual victim Judy Carne manages to escape intact.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71VEfPEG_RE
FlyingTool
September 23, 2019 at 11:04 AM
Harper Valley P.T.A. … wow that takes me back. Monster hit is right, they even made a movie!
PakalanaPikake
September 23, 2019 at 11:48 AM
@hebang,
All the mean gossip immediately reminded me of this song.
And another from 1962 film version of THE MUSIC MAN:
“Pick-A-Little Talk-A-Little / “Good Night, Ladies” performed by Professor Harold Hill [Robert Preston] and the River City Biddies, with the Barbershop Quartet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvhFs2bdRpE
Chaucer… Rabelais… Balzac!
https://genius.com/Meredith-willson-pick-a-little-talk-a-little-lyrics
FlyingTool
September 23, 2019 at 12:26 PM
Perfect reference to small town life…but one needs to be of a certain age to get the reference, I think (I do qualify). I haven’t seen pop culture references to Peyton Place or Harper Valley PTA in…I don’t know how long. Not even in The NY Times crosswords!