Before I realized pop songs are recyclable, I would get confused when I saw catchy songs disposed of on tv shows or in movies. This is one of the songs that I remember from Square One TV, a PBS math show from the early 80s. The end of the show was a spoof on Dragnet called Mathnet, and I've always thought that the red-haired guy was Ed Begley.
I was wrong. It's this guy. Also, James Earl Jones is the police chief?!
One of the first jokes in the show:
George Frankly: Martha loves that singer, Steven Stringbean. She has all his CDs.
Kate Monday: Martha has a compact disc player?
George Frankly: No.
Later in the same episode...
George Frankly: I'm barbecuing on Saturday night.
Kate Monday: What are you cooking?
George Frankly: Something Martha picked up.
Kate Monday: Sounds delicious. I'm not doing anything on Saturday, George.
George Frankly: I am. I'm barbecuing.
ALSO. There is a joke that the singer's next gig is in Mitchel, South Dakota at the Corn Palace. HA!
2 comments:
Mathnet is awesome.
Also, my word verification for this is "prowar". Hilarious or scary?
scary. also, gwen goos and i found some episodes of long ago and far away, or whatever the OTHER pbs kids show james earl jones was a narrator for.
priceless tv education!
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