Sunday, March 1, 2026

Insight Sundays: The Death of Superman (1972)

 This episode of Insight starts with what would really be the ending, as a man dressed in a homemade Superman costume is found dead in a refrigerator. Flashbacks explain how he got there.

Our cast includes Allan Lurie, Lane Bradbury, Frank Maxwell (ex-The Second Hundred Years), Lurene Tuttle (ex-Julia), and Arlene Golonka (ex-Mayberry RFD). 

Friday, February 27, 2026

Betrayed by AI & TikTok: An Olympic hero speaks out

 Ottawa Senators star Brady Tkachuk is not a happy camper as far as the White House is concerned.

After President Junk Food fed the men's Olympic hockey team McDonald's double cheeseburgers on Tuesday, some anonymous jobroni on TikTok used some AI to perpetuate a scam pretending that Tkachuk was cutting down the Canadian people, even though, as mentioned above, he plays for a Canadian-based team in the NHL, which resumed regular season play on Wednesday.


Maybe the men should've skipped a junk food banquet.

All we know was that this was shared on the White House's official TikTok account, while the source of the video remains unknown. Understandably, US players on their NHL teams are going to get mixed reactions the rest of the season, and this MAGA moron, whomever it is, is only adding fuel to the fire to get clicks & likes.

If they thought Donnie Diapers was really a good sport, they should've known better. While we don't know if Dumb Donald knows about the AI-generated video, he should find it within himself, as far as he can go, to force the Weasel of the Week to delete the video. But, you know he won't.

In hindsight, maybe the men should've followed the women's lead, and accepted an invite from 80's rap icon Flavor Flav (Public Enemy) to party with other Olympic champions. At least Flav's heart is in the right place.......


When icons meet: Sammy Davis, Jr. on The Rifleman (1962)

 It was assumed at the time that Sammy Davis, Jr. was cast against type in this season 4 episode of The Rifleman.

Tip Corey (Davis) returns to North Fork to avenge the death of his father, reputedly in the town years earlier, and, allegedly, at the hands of Micah Torrance (Paul Fix)........


No rating. Just a public service.

Thursday, February 26, 2026

Dunce Cap Award: Tom Homan

 First, it was House Mis-Speaker Mike Johnson. Now, alleged "border czar" Tom Homan thinks he knows more about the Catholic faith than Pope Leo XIV.


Yeah, I'd scratch my head, too, moron.

In an interview with the Letters From Leo Substack, Homan whined about the Pope's criticism of the Trump administration's deportation campaign, and falsely claimed the Pope, from Chicago, doesn't grasp Catholic doctrine. Yeah, and pigs will fly, fella.

The MSN article also reiterates the fact that Homan, before accepting his post with Team Pampers, had accepted a bribe to the tune of $50,000 from undercover FBI agents. Homan, though, decided to tell the Pope to stay out of his business.

Listen, doofus, it's a matter of public record that you broke the law. If the Pope wants to comment on that in rebuttal to your fool's folly, so be it. Three months ago, the Pope told reporters, 

“Jesus says very clearly at the end of the world, we’re going to be asked, you know, how did you receive the foreigner? Did you receive him and welcome him or not? And I think that there’s a deep reflection that needs to be made in terms of what’s happening.”

Apparently, that's too complex for Homan to comprehend, hence his whining and feeling the need to show the Pope he knows more about the Catholic faith, which he clearly does not.

Well, you know what he's getting:


Suits him perfectly.

Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Musical Interlude: You Gotta Have Heart (1956)

 From The Ed Sullivan Show:

"Damn Yankees" had been on Broadway, and became a movie with Tab Hunter. Ed brought in Broadway cast members Charlotte Rae, Dick Shawn, James Komack, and chart topper Teresa Brewer to perform "You Gotta Have Heart".


13 years later the Mets' post-World Series celebration included a cover of "Heart" on the very same stage. Komack wouldn't sing again, that we know of, until he recorded the theme to his own failed sitcom, Sugar Time, more than 20 years after this appearance.

Wild West Wednesday: The Gun Runners (Pistols & Petticoats, 1966)

 After appearing on Iron Horse, Gerald Mohr guest starred on Pistols & Petticoats as a card sharp. Moving to cartoons the next year, though saved him from typecasting.

Here's "The Gun Runners":


In 2 weeks, "The Daughters of Joshua Cabe Return".

Tuesday, February 24, 2026

Musical Interlude: The Candy Man (1972)

 Roughly a year after "Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory", Sammy Davis, Jr. recorded his version of "The Candy Man", which went all the way to #1 for 3 weeks in the summer of 1972.

Unfortunately, all the performance videos are of Sammy on his own, without the Mike Curb Congregation, acting as his backup singers. So, we'll go with the audio, and a shot of an album cover.....


I don't think Davis charted with the theme from Baretta, though.