This is the second film discussed on the podcast Does This Still Work. They liked it. George had never seen it before but Joe, being the old one, had seen it many times in his childhood.
Joe still got a kick out of what were his favorite characters , the Misers. Though, he misremembered their chorus. Joe was sure they were way way more flamboyant by which he meant he thought they were gay in the Liberace sense of the word. But he was off. Not way off mind you. But off nonetheless.
What amazed George was seeing kids give gifts to Santa for once. Joe thought that was cool as well but found it odd that children came from different nations as opposed to having the different races and ethnicities all be American. This is a pretty mixed country, yes, even in 1974. It would be have been nice if this TV movie reflected that.
Still despite that, it's a pleasant viewing experience. You can even watch this with your young children, if you're into that sort of thing.
Joe still got a kick out of what were his favorite characters , the Misers. Though, he misremembered their chorus. Joe was sure they were way way more flamboyant by which he meant he thought they were gay in the Liberace sense of the word. But he was off. Not way off mind you. But off nonetheless.
What amazed George was seeing kids give gifts to Santa for once. Joe thought that was cool as well but found it odd that children came from different nations as opposed to having the different races and ethnicities all be American. This is a pretty mixed country, yes, even in 1974. It would be have been nice if this TV movie reflected that.
Still despite that, it's a pleasant viewing experience. You can even watch this with your young children, if you're into that sort of thing.