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That's most interesting! I didn't realize they'd done a rewrite of those—not to good effect, it seems. If they wanted to do that, it seems they should have left the original alone except for whatever small tweaks might have been needed to update obsolete references or remove racist characterization,...

Thanks for watching these! I enjoyed your thoughts. :D I don't like how I feel when I take a defeatist attitude, and I know these things can be solved in a healthier way. In fact, even watching this video had me comparing certain things I've been going through with the suggestions in this video, and...

(Did you know that the Aladdin stories are not original to the 1001 Nights? They are what are called Orphan Stories that were added in later.) No, I didn't know that! When I think about those stories, I always think about Scheherazade , that wonderful orchestral tone poem of Rimsky-Korsakov. :he: N...

That's kind of an odd one—don't think I've seen a cereal commercial that vivacious and jubilant.

This stands out glaringly next to the loud commercials that were before and after this era. Yes, some of the ones from that era are almost relaxing to watch. Noisy, in-your-face commercials... :x :roll: They're especially bad when they have multiple layers of noise, like irritating sound effects ov...

Did you know that Carson had a clothing line? Wonder how long this lasted? No! Never heard of that. The commercial Is kind of odd. It must have never taken off. By the way, last night I was watching an appearance of the Carpenters on The Tonight Show . They did an excellent medley of three or four ...

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And since Mother's Day is imminent, here from 1929, Georgie Jessel singing My Mother's Eyes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sws6R-v1Lno

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