tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273420145917074292.post6584327823805075301..comments2024-01-24T15:06:13.387-05:00Comments on M.A.Peel: Professor Grampy Meets the Mad MenMapeelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12149683683413237283noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273420145917074292.post-75239801218795593232010-08-03T12:36:48.916-04:002010-08-03T12:36:48.916-04:00I can dig it -- a floorwax-and-shoe polish sorta e...I can dig it -- a floorwax-and-shoe polish sorta ep.cgeyenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273420145917074292.post-21916987014728140202010-08-02T20:05:38.417-04:002010-08-02T20:05:38.417-04:00Amen to that sentiment, we all could try a little ...Amen to that sentiment, we all could try a little Grampy instead of Grumpy. (Particularly me!)<br /><br />Cheers!scribbler50http://behindthestick.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273420145917074292.post-43315487789432979892010-08-02T19:25:27.073-04:002010-08-02T19:25:27.073-04:00Hi Scrib. So glad you enjoyed the Fleischer. I lov...Hi Scrib. So glad you enjoyed the Fleischer. I love Grampy, we need more of him now--someone who's always laughing, always trying to see who they can help. I think he'll be a new role model for me. M.A.Mapeelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12149683683413237283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273420145917074292.post-35376996679851682342010-08-02T15:55:18.106-04:002010-08-02T15:55:18.106-04:00Hi cgeye,
I saw that. Stan Freberg is a great touc...Hi cgeye,<br />I saw that. Stan Freberg is a great touchstone for the series and plays into the commercialization of the holiday.<br /><br />But I think the whole Lee Garner story point does harken back to the earlier, sentimental cartoon.<br /><br />And isn't that what's so amazing about MM, the layers of ideas and meaning.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by.Mapeelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12149683683413237283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273420145917074292.post-50699241288964809002010-08-02T14:56:44.284-04:002010-08-02T14:56:44.284-04:00As pointed out on Maureen Ryan's review, anoth...As pointed out on Maureen Ryan's review, another song used that phrase -- and it was a scabarous treatment of the ad-enabled holiday:<br /><br /><i>Shout out to Stan Freberg, from whose "Green Christmas" the episode's title came: "Christmas comes but once a year, so you'd better make hay while the snow is falling. That's opportunity calling you."<br /><br />Thecgeyenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273420145917074292.post-28169478342357164202010-08-02T10:37:36.904-04:002010-08-02T10:37:36.904-04:00Great observations, M.A. (speaking of psychology-b...Great observations, M.A. (speaking of psychology-based market research) you've connected some dots I never would've noticed. <br /><br />And that cartoon was the perfect ending. Wonderful! I particularly liked the umbrellas becoming the tree. <br /><br />(Geez, how many days til Christmas???scribbler50http://behindthestick.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com