3/17/2007

And a happy St. Paddy’s day to you and yours! Tonight, after you’ve hoisted a few green beers-or if you can persuade the barkeep to tune in the TV to Sven-you’ll enjoy that loveable little leprechaun- Lou Costello! Yes, once again, we go into the cycle of Abbott and Costello movies. This will be the last time we show the foursome in a row-as I’ve said when some of you have (ahem) complained, this is a schedule that Universal gave us, that we must follow. And, as I’ve told many of you, we WILL have the classic “Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein” later this year. But- come on! These movies are fun, even if they have been repeated a little bit too close together- I’ve gotten e-mails and letters from viewers who are happy to see them. Hans, whom has kindly e-mailed me on a bunch of subjects, and his pal Drew had brought tapes to work to show co-workers from when we had featured them in our mail segment- when cueing up one tape that had an Abbott and Costello movie, some of the co-workers asked “who’s showing those movies? I love them!”(Ahem- Hans, you MIGHT want to let them know!) There is a definite audience for these flicks –although I do understand those of you who feel we’ve had to show them a little more than you’d like…by the way- some of you MIGHT want to check our Saturday 1 am Me-TV Sven showing- I’m not making any promises, but- there could be a DIFFERENT Sven running there! But-our main 9 pm showing is “Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.” You get the great Boris Karloff (who will be seen in some of his classic flicks later in the year on our show) as the troubled doctor, who feels he can separate man’s savage base instincts from his kindly human nature. He feels compelled to experiment on himself- and becomes the monstrous Mr. Hyde! Along the way, he’s not the only one who goes through some transformations- poor Lou goes through a couple changes, as do others! I’ll cue you in on some of the behind the scenes info- was that always Boris as Mr. Hyde? Who in this film was the voice of Fred Flintstone for many years? What cast member was a famous TV detective? It’s all waiting for you, along with some Sven bits that’ll jekyll…I mean, tickle – your ribs. Oh, and, if you didn’t see the blog yesterday (and are too lazy to scroll down)- if you’d like to see our traditional Sven leprechaun visit that we bring you every year at this time- just look for our webisode here on the website! Again, happy St. Patrick’s Day to all- may the luck o’ the Irish be with you- may the wind always be at your back, and the rubber chickens hopefully miss my front…