And if the word “Skidoo” doesn’t immediately conjure visions of Jackie Gleason on an acid trip and Groucho Marx as God, then clearly you haven’t been reading Premium Hollywood enough, since we’ve talked about it here and here.
Ultimately, though, the man responsible for bringing it to my attention in the first place was Mark Evanier, the proprietor of the aforementioned NewsFromMe.com…and I’d love to tell you that the student has surpassed the teacher and that I’m more excited about this rare TV screening of the film than he is, but, then, I’m not the one who sat down and took the time to create a banner in order to advertise it to as many people on the ‘net as possible (and, he promises, there will be more banners forthcoming).
Victory: Evanier. I applaud you, sir.
UPDATE, 9:11 PM: In retrospect, perhaps I was too hasty in making my concession speech. It just occurred to me that perhaps I might be able to find another clip of “Skidoo” on Google Video to embed in this posting, so I did a search for the words “Skidoo” and “Gleason,” and I found…the entire movie! Of course, you probably won’t want to sit in front of your computer for the full 94-minute run time of the film, but at the very least, you can watch enough to decide if it’s worth your precious TiVo time to record it.
FURTHER UPDATE, 6:48 AM The Next Day: Never mind. Truman definitely beat Dewey. I came back this morning and found that the link I’d posted was dead. My guess: the Preminger estate got wind of it. Whatever the reason, you’ll now have to make do with the first nine and a half minutes of the film…well, for however long it takes it to get yanked, too, anyway:
