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Still, he sure got the chicks!

I don't have all of those episodes committed to memory, but I remember that one.

I saw him on an episode of The Bob Newhart Show, as a jailbird. He was pretty funny.

Yes, yes, and ditto (your other choices are great, too; I'm just highlighting these). Gomer, especially, gives me the creeps, but I can't put my finger on why.

Loved him when I was a first-grader... over forty years ago.

Ooh, ooh. Now that we're talking about television, can I submit names of two television characters I'd like to pitchfork? Schneider on "One Day at a Time" and Horseshack on "Welcome Back, Kotter". Sorry, Tom, I just had to get it out.

Yes, with the first kiss between Miles and Miss Giddens, knowing after the fact that Quint possessed the boy, the viewer can say that it's really Quint who is kissing her. Also there is that wonderfully done later scene, when Miles is practically cussing out Miss Giddens, with beads of sweat on his face, and behind him is the spectre of Quint looking down and laughing evilly.

Love that song!! And I love the song "John Barleycorn" by Traffic.

Two more characters worthy of a pitchfork: 1. Carole Lombard as Lily Garland in "Twentieth Century" 2. Charlie McCarthy in "You Can't Cheat An Honest Man" (though I guess in this case it wouldn't be a pitchfork so much as a wood chipper!)

Just to finish up my thoughts - DISCUSSING THE ENDING OF "THE INNOCENTS" HERE: After the little boy, Miles, mentions the name of Peter Quint he ceases to inhabit Miles' body, and Peter's ghostly form disappears. But then Miles himself dies. Miss Giddens leans over and kisses Miles on the mouth . Then Miss Giddens looks up in a kind of shock, like something happened to her, and leans backward out of the frame. What happened? Did Peter Quint possess her? Any ideas? (The kiss was unusally adult and creepy, in my opinion. Plus, earlier in the film, when Miss Giddens asked Miles to give her a kiss goodnight, Miles gives her a long kiss on the mouth as well.)

Yes, absolutely! All that you mention strikes me the same way. The ghost not only doesn't go away, it's so 'solid-looking', not ghost-like, that it gives you the impression it is making a direct threat. Equally powerful is the very, very beginning, with Flora's singing and Miss Giddens' praying hands. I don't think I've ever been frightened by the opening credits before! Also, the ending is a little ambiguous. Does anyone else think so? I'll weigh in more about that later...

Hahaha, I had forgotten all about that! Er... YES.

I'd like to write more about the visuals for The Innocents. POSSIBLE SPOILERS: 1. Miss Giddens, out in the garden, sees a stone cherub. It is holding two dismembered stone hands, and a bug crawls out of its mouth. Like something out of a nightmare. 2. Miss Giddens sees a figure walking on the roof of a tower... Later, she is playing hide and seek with the children. She stands at a window, and you see a reflection of a stone statue. Then, an evil looking man walks up to the window... the man seen on the tower. 3. Near the end of the film, where you see the man who embodies the statue (I won't give more away). 4. The woman ghost in the weeds, dressed in black... As an aside, even the creepy audio cues are good.

Getting back to the premise of this thread, I just watched "The Innocents". Thank you, misswonderly, for recommending it. It is a beautiful and frightening film about a woman who obtains work as a governess to two young children, and all is not as right with them as it seems. The plot is complex, the visuals absolutely stunning: not only are the sets and locations gorgeous, but the film has many scenes of arresting and symbolic imagery. Deborah Kerr did a superb job as Miss Giddens, as well as the actors who played Mrs. Gross, and the children. Highly recommended!!

Lol. Is there no justice in the world?

Sorry, but I feel "We Are The World" is second-rate to "Do They Know It's Christmas" in every way. Bob Geldof and Midge Ure blazed the trail with their act of the heart; after that, others just jumped on the bandwagon (though certainly with good intentions).

I thought I was the only one who felt this way, limey. I may have brought it up myself here on the board a long time back but my opinion was in the minority, I think.

Charles Lane! Lucille Ball must have loved working with him. He was in one other episode of ILL, and he was Mr. Barnsdahl in "The Lucy Show" (but I'm sure you've known all about this for years...)

Strongly agree!

I took Michael Jackson's death pretty hard in terms of thinking about it a lot, and being in shock, and a friend of mine took David Bowie's death hard, too. I wonder if it is more about the passing of a certain cultural era? I can't speak for you, of course, but I've wondered that about myself with M.J.

Or: After Lucy goes through the apartment door on the way to the hospital, the next "chapter" opens and you see the hospital for the first time. Lucy walks in, visibly resigned, carrying her suitcase. Ricky is the one being wheeled in by the nurse, in a total state of nervous collapse, LOL...

Wow, really?? I love that song!!

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Lol!

I remember that... I love "Bohemian Rhapsody". It's such a well-constructed, emotional work of art.