Heather and I even play darts dramatically.
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Betty Shambles!
Here is Heather’s very good friend Betty Shambles, often found performing on the streets of Disney’s Hollywood Studios:
Virginia Slims Cigarettes!
A typical Virginia Slims magazine ad from the 1970s:
The Coffee Condundrum Continues!
The Sombrero Saga:
OK, I finally got around to doing some research. When we first find ourselves in the girls’ room in S2E2 “The New Girl, Part 2,” there is really not much of anything in the room, and the window area looks clear.
But to my great horror, the sombrero actually appears in the VERY NEXT episode.
Once again, I had to wonder if the sombrero is there for the entire time the girls live in this room. Turns out that it is thankfully NOT. It remains only until the end of Season 3.
When we start Season 4, the tiger is still there, but the sombrero is gone.
And it doesn’t seem that it ever returns right up until the girls are packing up and moving out.
Whew. I think we all feel better now. After Season 1 where multiple girls’ dorm rooms were inexplicably decorated with multiple sombreros, I suppose this tiny little homage isn’t the worst bit of useless set decoration. Nonetheless, adios sombreros. You never made any sense. Ever.
Alex Rocco
Alex Rocco, who plays Jo’s father Charlie Polniaczek was in fact in “The Godfather…”
…and more importantly, he was in “The Cannonball Run 2.”
Jo’s Origins Retconned?
To clarify my confusion: S2E12 “The Secret” definitively states that Jo’s Dad left when she was 12, and she is now 16. I was thinking we had been told her father’s departure was more recent. Research shows that in S2E1, when we are learning Jo’s back story, Mrs Garrett says it was “a couple of years ago.” I suppose that *could* be loosely translated into 4 years. Ish. So… I guess this is OK. I guess.
Heather’s favorite commercial!
Heather’s Favorite Cookies!
David’s Favorite Toy: Maskatron!
While Maskatron was solely an action figure and never an actual character on “The Six Million Dollar Man,” I always thought his face-mask resembled Captain Radl, a Nazi bad guy from an episode of “Wonder Woman” (played by actor John Saxon.)
Well, guess what? I did some research and the doll WAS modeled after John Saxon! There was an episode of T6MDM called “Day Of The Robot” in which Saxon plays a scientist who is kidnapped and replaced with a robot. This episode is unrelated to the official “Fembot” episodes/event I talk about on the podcast (officially titled “Kill Oscar"). In fact, Saxon’s episode pre-dates the Fembots by 2-1/2 years. WHO KNEW!?! Thanks, Internet!! (Saxon did make a second appearance on T6MDM, but as a different character.)
Here a GREAT blog with photos and other info.
I don’t know whatever happened to MY Maskatron doll, but I found the Steve Austin face tucked away somewhere many years later. So I made it into a Christmas ornament, and now 40+ years later, I hang it on my tree every year. :-)
Favorite Toy Honorable Mention: Hugo, Man Of A Thousand Faces
A friend posted this to FB 2 years ago and my brain EXPLODED. I had forgotten all about this! Apparently, you can’t find the commercial for Hugo anywhere on the interwebs, but he was a creepy bald, hairless doll that could be dressed up and disguised using various provided wigs, glasses, and prosthetics. (Do we see a pattern evolving here for the future actor with Maskatron and his changeable faces and now this…?!)
