What Classics did you see last week? (October 1-7)

25TH ANNIVERSARY
-HIS AND HER CIRCUMSTANCES (1998) “Her Circumstances” Gainax Anime based on Misami Tsuda’s manga about teen romance. First saw this on DVD on Christmas Day 2002. Japanese with English Subtitles. YouTube

-YUGIOH (1998) “Clash of Rivals- The Greatest Pinch!” Japanese with no subtitles. YouTube

30TH ANNIVERSARY
-LOIS & CLARK THE NEW ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN (1993) “Neverending Battle” Amazon Prime

-THE SIMPSONS (1993) “Cape Feare” Sideshow Bob makes his third appearance in a takeoff from CAPE FEAR. Amazon Prime

40TH ANNIVERSARY
-MONNCHICHI (1983) “Swamp Secret” Based on the toyline, this ABC attempt to cash in on THE SMURFS ran on one season. First saw it on USA Network’s Cartoon Express in the 1980s.YouTube

-THE DUKES (1983) “The Kid from Madrid” Amazon Prime

-THE NEW SCOOBY AND SCRAPPY DOO SHOW (1983) “It Came from the Science Lab” & “No Thanks Masked Manx” These two episodes introduce Daphne’s parents and cousin (who speaks Valley Girl, a strong 80s contrast to Daphne’s 60s Tuesday Weld persona. Amazon Prime

-SPIDER-MAN AND HIS AMAZING FRIENDS (1983) “Education of a Super Hero” Video Man makes its second appearance this time as the super identity of a gamer. The conclusion has him join the School for Gifted Youngsters with the first animated appearance of Colossus, Nightcrawler and Kitty Pryde. First saw this from a September 1985 VHS Recording. Amazon Prime

-THE INCREDIBLE HULK (1983) “The Boy who Could See Tomorrow” Amazon Prime

-ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS (1983) “The Television Stars“ & “The Cruise” I had two storybook adaptations of these episodes. Dailymotion

-MISTER T (1983) “The Mystery of the Mind Thieves” Dailymotion

-THE LITTLES (1983) “Lights! camera! action!” YouTube

-DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS (1983) “Hall of Bones” YouTube

-THE PUPPYS FURTHER ADVENTURES (1983) “Puppy in Omega World” YouTube

-RUBIK THE AMAZING CUBE (1983) “Rubik and the Buried Treasure” YouTube

-SATURDAY SUPERCADE (1983) “Banana Riders”, “Q Bowl Rigamarole”, “Rocky Mountain Monkey Business” YouTube

-THE BISKITTS (1983) “Spinner’s Surprise” & “Two Leagues Under the Pond” YouTube

-ALICE IN WONDERLAND (1983) TV Play adaptation of Eva La Gailiane’s 1932 play of Lewis Carroll’s ALICE books (previously televised in 1955 with Galliane) starring Kate Burton as Alice with a cast including her dad Richard Burton, James Coco, Maureen Stapleton, Donald O Connor, Fritz Weaver, Eve Arden, Austin Pendleton, Nathan Lane, Coleen Dewhurst, Kaye Ballard, Andre Gregory, and Geoffrey Palmer. First read about on an old TV GUIDE from 1983. Saw the film in 2004. YouTube

-INSPECTOR GADGET (1983) “The Invasion”, “The Infiltration”, “Curse of the Pharaoh” “MAD Trap”, “Basic Training” Amazon Prime

-HE MAN AND THE MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE (1983) “The Curse of the Spellstone”, “Creatures of the Tar Ship”, “She Demon of Phantos”, YouTube

-REILLY ACE OF SPIES (1983) “Dreadnaughts and Double Crosses” Amazon Prime

-NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN (1983) Sean Connery makes his final appearance as James Bond (not to mention his last clean-shaven appearance) in this remake of THUNDERBALL (the title is based on his publicized swear off of the role after DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER) made independently from Eon and Broccoli. Starring Kim Basinger, Barbera Carrera. Bernie Casey, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Max Von Sydow, Edward Fox, and a rising Rowan Atkinson. Either this or OCTOPUSSY was my first James Bond movie, seen on the Movie channels in 1984. Saw the film again on TV in 1992 and VHS in 1996. MGM/UA DVD

50TH ANNIVERSARY
-JANE EYRE (1973) “Part Two” Jane gets acquainted with Mr Rochester (Michael Jayston) and the wierd actions of Grace Poole. Vimeo

-THE LORD PETER WINSEY MYSTERIES (1972) “Cloud of Witness Part One” AMERICAN BROADCAST The first storyline of Dorothy Sayers detective (starring Ian Carmichael with Glyn Houston as his Batman) premiered in April 1972, but its US debut on MASTERPIECE THEATRE on October 7 1973 led the way to PBS’ MYSTERY Series. YouTube

-GOOBER AND THE GHOST CHASERS (1973) “The Ghost Ship” Amazon Prime

-INCH HIGH PRIVATE EYE (1973) “The Mummy’s Curse” Amazon Prime

-SUPERFRIENDS (1973) “Dr Pelagian’s War” Amazon Prime

-BUTCH CASSIDY (1973) “The Pearl Caper” Amazon Prime

-YOGIS GANG (1973) “Gossipy Witch” Cindy Bear and Ranger Smith (blond) guest star in this episode along with Rose Marie as the title villain. Amazon Prime

-THE NEW SCOOBY DOO MOVIES (1973) “The Exterminator” The gang meet Don Adams (who was fifty at the time, meaning he was forty when he played Tennessee Tuxedo and sixty when he voiced Inspector Gadget). Amazon Prime

-JEANNIE (1973) “The Power Failure” YouTube

-MISSION MAGIC (1973) “Land Under the Earth” Amazon Prime

-MY FAVORITE MARTIAN (1973) “The Cleo Caper” Amazon Prime

-SPEED BUGGY (1973) “Kingzilla” Amazon Prime

-STAR TREK THE ANIMATED SERIES (1973) “More Tribbles, More Trouble” Klingon Koloth, Cyrano Jones (voiced by Stanley Adams) and Tribbles make their animated debuts. CBS/Paramount DVD.

80TH ANNIVERSARY this year
The OP Quote comes from:
-FRANKENSTEIN MEETS THE WOLF MAN (1943) The first film crossover mixes Universal’s Wolf Man and Frankenstein with Lon Chaney Jr and Bela Lugosi in the roles with Ilona Massey, Maria Quenspaya, Patrick Knowles, Lionel Atwill. First read of the film from the Crestwood Monster books, first THE WOLF MAN then FRANKENSTEIN in 1988, saw the trailer from THE WOLF MAN VHS and then its own Crestwood adaptation in June 1989 (it was among the first books I got from my City’s Library). I finally saw the film on Showtime in 1990. Amazon Prime

-THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1943) Universal color remake of the Lon Chaney film, turning Erik into an aging Opera violinist who gets scarred by acid when his work gets stolen (a plot device used in later Phantom films). Starring Claude Rains, Nelson Eddy, Susannah Foster, Fritz Leiber, and a rising Hume Cronyn. My first intro was in October 1988 when my late Uncle Ed showed me a still from the 1943 chapter of Clive Hirschorn’s THE UNIVERSAL STORY (forgetting to show me the 1925 chapter). In June 1989, I got the Crestwood adaptation from the Library. I think the book actually portrayed the father-daughter connection between the Phantom and Christine that was excised from the released film. I finally saw the film on Showtime in Good Friday 1990. Universal BluRay

Saw Parts Of:
THE PHANTOM UNMASKED (2007) Documentary on the first three Phontom films. Universal BluRay.

UNIVERSAL 100 YEARS:THE LOT (2012)