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It's one thing to watch a Muppet on a TV screen. It's something else entirely watching a performer bringing a Muppet to life and you're sitting there ten feet away. It's so beautiful and graceful, it's like watching ballet. Thank you, Fran, I've been fortunate enough to meet you three times...

Thank you ever so much for setting me straight.

Watched two today. "Dead Poets Society"- one of Robin Williams' best. " Strangers on a Train"- an underrated Hitchcock gem.

Holy crap on a stick. I only had the vaguest of recollections when this originally aired (how much do YOU remember from before your second birthday?) But wonderful to see again after 45 years. I'm still holding out hope for someone to unearth "Up Up and Away". In English.

Toaster Strudel. "Best Morning Ever!!!!!" Sometimes I wish I could be like Elvis. When he didn't like something on TV, he'd shoot up the screen with his 45. One of the perks of being The King.

Jim could have been well-served if he was able to strike a deal with HBO. They were good to him in the past, promoting Emmett Otter and especially Fraggle Rock. No greedy CEO trying to get his claws on Sesame Street rights. Storyteller might have found a more receptive audience instead of...

Say hello to the ONE person who actually LIKED "Til Death" (does this mean I have to get out of Dodge by sundown?). I didn't catch it during its original run, and it beats me why AntennaTV (dedicated to classic TV, like TVLand's original incarnation) justifies adding it to its lineup. But just...

"Diddy Wah Diddy"- Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band. 2 1/2 minutes of mid-60's garage rock perfection.

The Evolution of Sesame Street. Frank nailed it. One thing that gave Sesame its edginess- Jim had no misgivings about scaring kids with his creations. In the early days we had monsters like Beautiful Day, even early Grover and Cookie, but they were SUPPOSED to scare you. They were ugly shades of...

I saw Frank interviewed live a few years back (didn't meet him, but was still awesome being in the same room with him) and then too he stressed how minor the voice is compared to the other 90% effort involved. This interview cleared up several misconceptions I had, whether he really enjoyed...

She was just on Letterman a few months ago, and at her age was still outrageously funny. Thank you for all the years of laughter. You busted my gut more times than I can count.

The gist I've gotten from this thread was one's desire to make things as silly as the "good old days". That's a noble desire, but in reality almost impossible to create, let alone enforce. Spontaneity is just that. It's a random act that can't be staged or forced, or you're guaranteed to be...

I've seen this photo 20 years ago, and I would've been around when this skit would've aired(circa 1977), but I have no recollection of seeing this skit either. So the mystery continues...

I was around when "Mork and Mindy" first aired, and for a while, you did not dare miss it. He wasn't just funny, his mind was like a comic tornado, and I was blown away by his humor. Just prior to "Mork", Richard Pryor hosted a comedy/variety show. One segment featured about ten unknown comics...

You're gonna hate me for this, but I got to see Billy Sheehan (when he was with Mr. Big) opening up for Rush, around 1991, when they were touring "Presto". Great show. Boston, not so much. Some arena/stadium acts get locked in to doing the same set night after night. Like clockwork, after the...

As far as Robin Williams goes, sometimes the funniest people are the saddest inside: him, John Belushi, Keith Moon to name just three. They thrive on the applause, laughter,(and approval and acceptance) of others. But left to their own devices they find they have to face their own demons...

I've been close to committing suicide myself. Once I was so depressed, I thought my life was over, and I thought nobody would miss me or care if I killed myself. How wrong I was. I now think it was selfish of me, cowardly of me. God pulled me through, he gave me the strength and courage to hold...

I was around when this skit was brand new. And for at least ten years they showed the uncensored ending and nobody gave it a second thought. But with today's sensitivities such a scene would be too extreme. It freaked me out a little when I was younger, but now it seems cool just to see how far...

Disney was once criticized for the protagonists in "The Rescuers" and its sequel, "The Rescuers Down Under". I've seen them both in the theatres when the first ran, and they both left me with the same impression. In the 1977 original, a girl named Penny was kidnapped, and the film revolves...

I remember seeing "Creature Comforts" when it first came out. That's one thing I wish would come back more often- theatrical shorts. A seven-minute animated cartoon before a feature movie. Pixar has done a wonderful job in this department, I would've hoped Aardman would do the same. Any of their...