Hollywood's original Pet Vets (Calling All Curs, 1939)

 The Three Stooges are a trio of veterinarians entrusted with a valuable dog whose owner has anxiety issues, especially since the dog gets kidnapped right out from under the boys' noses.

Portions of "Calling All Curs" were later used in "Stop, Look, & Laugh", and in Jump 'n' The Saddle's "Curly Shuffle":

A change of pace for the boys, considering they're usually down on their luck or day laborers. Curly, in particular, was a dog lover off screen, so this was a labor of love for him.

Rating: A-.

When ABC really promoted soaps like they were in primetime (1978)

 It wasn't enough that ABC had expanded General Hospital & One Life to Live to 45 minutes. By the winter of 1978, both joined All My Children in a hour-long format that would remain to the present, even though General is the only one left.

Ernie Anderson narrates this promo.

This was part of an aggressive, across-the-board marketing strategy that had ABC atop the ratings.

For once, the FCC got it right

 This is how bad the paranoia is within the GOP.

They wanted Bad Bunny investigated for possible violations of language and content in his Spanish language concert last week at the Super Bowl.

You can say they did this because they couldn't understand word one of any of his lyrics, even if you left them a case of Berlitz English to Spanish books. They thought they saw some suggestive material that really wasn't there. President Pampers whined that he couldn't understand anything, and, of course, hated the show.

Turning Point USA stages a counter-concert with has-been rap-rocker Kid Rock, gets about 5 million views on YouTube in 24 hours, nowhere near the 128 million that tuned in for Bad Bunny. TPUSA would think that Donnie Diapers turned on them, but then, they should know by now that the Vicar of Vanity needs something to complain about.

Digression over. The FCC ruled late in the week that, nope, Bad Bunny did nothing wrong. Not even the corrupt chairman, Brendan Carr, could see things the GOP's way, and pursue the case. Game over.

Emboldened by the 5 million+ views on YouTube, TPUSA is planning another show for next year. So which has-been will headline this time? Ted Nugent?  Lee Greenwood?

Reality will soon set in. The meltdown, as usual, will be fun to watch.

Classic TV: The circus comes to I've Got a Secret (1955)

 We're closing out our Valentine's Day celebration with this offering from I've Got a Secret:

Legendary Ringling Bros. & Barnum & Bailey Circus clown Emmett Kelly is getting married, and the panel (Bill Cullen, Jayne Meadows, Henry Morgan, & Faye Emerson) have to guess the identity of his bride-to-be. Plus, special guest George Gobel plays a running gag throughout the show.

See? Even clowns fall in love. Happy Valentine's Day.

Marryin' Stooges (In The Sweet Pie & Pie, 1941)

 Every now and again, the Three Stooges would be given romantic interests. In 1941's "In The Sweet Pie & Pie", however, the boys are manipulated into a triple wedding by a conniving lawyer (an uncredited Richard Fiske) to help three socialites collect an inheritance. The boys have been accused of crimes they apparently didn't commit, and are subject to be hanged, but, oh, is that shyster about to find out the truth.......

Rating: A-.

Fantasy Fridays: An astronaut in........Persia? (I Dream of Jeannie, 1965)

 From season 1 of I Dream of Jeannie:

On impulse, Jeannie (Barbara Eden) transports Tony (Larry Hagman) to ancient Persia. Chaos erupts, of course. Richard Kiel & Henry Corden guest star, with the latter as Jeannie's father.

As you know, Corden would remain with Screen Gems to do work for Hanna-Barbera, and a recurring role beginning the next year on The Monkees. Can't really tell if someone, like, maybe, Ted Cassidy, dubbed over Kiel's lines.......

Fantasy Fridays returns next month with some legit Friday the 13th scares. Family Fridays will be back after that.

Just Dumb Vance digs himself a deeper Olympic hole...........

 Just a week after being booed during the opening ceremonies at the Olympics, Vice President Just Dumb Vance issued a rebuke to American athletes who have already raised concerns with the Trump administration.

He thinks he can boss athletes around.

Basically, Vance is telling the athletes to compete, and do nothing else. Well, what are they supposed to do when they do pressers after winning events? They have opinions and feelings like everyone else. The fact that Vance and his wife, Usha, were booed last week was the product of guilt by association, since Donald Trump has become the most hated man on the planet, destroying America's reputation as he goes along. The Worst President of All-Time is a thin-skinned man-child approaching his 80th birthday in four months, and cannot comport himself like an adult, especially if he's rage-watching television, just to have something to complain about.

Vance is trying to present himself as a more mature version of his boss, but the vibe ain't there. Athletes aren't robots, devoid of emotion, guy, so STFU!!