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1965: when wearing a footstool on your head was considered tres chic… #TCMParty @tcmtv.bsky.social @tcmparty.bsky.social @tcmfans.bsky.social

My tax preparer just lost her mother AND her 18-year-old cat on the very same day. I have been through both, and I can’t begin to imagine that double slam.

When you’re big enough to be introduced with your feet! #TCMParty @tcmtv.bsky.social @tcmparty.bsky.social @tcmfans.bsky.social

My poor Mom. She took us to DOCTOR DOLITTLE and regretted it: “You guys fell asleep! And I was stuck watching the worst movie ever made!” She changed her mind after we dragged her to WILLY WONKA, her new “worst movie”! #TCMParty @tcmtv.bsky.social @tcmparty.bsky.social @tcmfans.bsky.social

Until I discovered his older movies on Jerry Beck’s ALL-NIGHT THEATER, I believed for years that Fred MacMurray’s entire body of work was Disney comedies and MY THREE SONS. It was quite a jolt! #TCMParty @tcmtv.bsky.social @tcmparty.bsky.social @tcmfans.bsky.social

Hans Conreid claimed the entire audience walked out before the finale of the 5,000 FINGERS premiere — except for one kid who was waiting for his mother to pick him up. The original cut included nine more musical numbers! #TCMParty @tcmtv.bsky.social @tcmparty.bsky.social @tcmfans.bsky.social

I’m reasonably certain THE 5,000 FINGERS OF DR. T is the only movie in history to feature the line, “Come on and dress me up in pretzels.” 🥨 #TCMParty @tcmtv.bsky.social @tcmparty.bsky.social @tcmfans.bsky.social

The universe is apparently in sync this morning: THE SECRET GARDEN on @tcmtv.bsky.social and this story popping up on #Duolingo. #TCMParty @tcmparty.bsky.social @tcmfans.bsky.social

Bosley Crowther of @nytimes.com named HER CARDBOARD LOVER as one of 1942’s worst movies. Poor Norma Shearer, selecting this nonsense over NOW, VOYAGER and MRS. MINIVER. Never play a character named Consuelo… #TCMParty @tcmtv.bsky.social @tcmparty.bsky.social @tcmfans.bsky.social

Yes, I am having salmon for Thanksgiving. But I am not brave enough to try this “variation.” #Thanksgiving

1950s psychology: when the cure may REALLY be worse than the disease… #TCMParty @tcmtv.bsky.social @tcmparty.bsky.social @tcmfans.bsky.social

Speaking as someone who had a lengthy relationship with a pathological liar, I can say AUTUMN LEAVES is much more accurate than I would have imagined. Cliff Robertson is absolutely nailing it. #TCMParty @tcmtv.bsky.social @tcmparty.bsky.social @tcmfans.bsky.social

Wow, this movie does NOT hold back! ❤️ #TCMParty @tcmtv.bsky.social @tcmparty.bsky.social @tcmfans.bsky.social

“AUTUMN LEAVE Burt alone!” #TCMParty @tcmtv.bsky.social @tcmparty.bsky.social @tcmfans.bsky.social

And it ends with a megamix — you gotta love it! #CalamityJane #DorisDay #TCMParty @tcmtv.bsky.social @tcmparty.bsky.social @tcmfans.bsky.social

If you ever want to hear an audience sigh in unison, show this scene from CALAMITY JANE: Doris knocks them out! #TCMParty @tcmtv.bsky.social @tcmparty.bsky.social @tcmfans.bsky.social

Yes, this was a big hit. #TCMparty @tcmtv.bsky.social @tcmparty.bsky.social @tcmfans.bsky.social

FOUL PLAY was offered to Farrah Fawcett — and the offer was quickly withdrawn when Spelling-Goldberg threatened to sue if Paramount hired her. Farrah had just broken her CHARLIE’S ANGELS contract. #TCMparty @tcmtv.bsky.social @tcmparty.bsky.social @tcmfans.bsky.social

There’s imaginative casting, and then there’s 36-year-old Nelson Eddy and 33-year-old Ray Bolger as college football players in ROSALIE. #TCMParty @tcmtv.bsky.social @tcmparty.bsky.social @tcmfans.bsky.social

Photo shoot at work today. As you can see, it was a very solemn session.

Every day more WICKED… #wicked #elphaba #glinda #cynthiaerivo #arianagrande

More than a recipe: Brains and Bacon has also been my secret nickname for decades.

It does have one big theme song, but isn’t it a bit of a stretch to call MAHOGANY a “musical”? #tcmparty @tcmtv.bsky.social @tcmparty.bsky.social @tcmfans.bsky.social

“I know all you fake-fan bitches secretly call me ‘Hog behind my back…” #tcmparty @tcmtv.bsky.social @tcmparty.bsky.social @tcmfans.bsky.social

Do you like the things that life is showing you? #tcmparty @tcmparty.bsky.social @tcmtv.bsky.social @tcmfans.bsky.social

In case you were worried this would not be one of Mr. Perkins’ warped characters… #tcmparty @tcmtv.bsky.social @tcmparty.bsky.social @tcmfans.bsky.social

The audience screams must have been deafening when Diana Ross and Anthony Perkins were shown together in bed. Whose idea was that?!?! #tcmparty @tcmtv.bsky.social @tcmparty.bsky.social @tcmfans.bsky.social

This expensive and extensive fashion-shoot montage is brought to you by a director who was the not-so-secret lover of his star. #tcmparty @tcmtv.bsky.social @tcmparty.bsky.social @tcmfans.bsky.social

“What we’re creating here is called ‘poverty porn.’ It’s very exciting and glamorous! #tcmparty @tcmtv.bsky.social @tcmparty.bsky.social @tcmfans.bsky.social

I don’t think she knows where she’s going to, but she certainly doesn’t like the things that life is showing her… #tcmparty @tcmtv.bsky.social @tcmparty.bsky.social @tcmfans.bsky.social #CallHerMISSRoss

Finally — a nice, stable, down-to-earth character everyone can relate to: “Too porny! Suck in your gut! Stick your fingers inside it!” #tcmparty @tcmtv.bsky.social @tcmparty.bsky.social @tcmfans.bsky.social

“Mahogany presents the Cultural Appropriation finale of her tacky fashion extravaganza…” #tcmparty @tcmtv.bsky.social @tcmparty.bsky.social @tcmfans.bsky.social

“You’re the biggest, the biggest, the biggest!” Is there a key word missing from the end of that sentence? #tcmparty @tcmtv.bsky.social @tcmparty.bsky.social @tcmfans.bsky.social

I need to marry this fashion show audience member from MAHOGANY. Now. #tcmparty @tcmtv.bsky.social @tcmparty.bsky.social @tcmfans.bsky.social

Hedda Hopper illustration in the TARZAN’S REVENGE Big Little Book. Very flattering. #tcmparty @tcmtv.bsky.social @tcmparty.bsky.social @tcmfans.bsky.social

Hedda Hopper: when you want Eve Arden without the sly wit, sassy sarcasm and killer comic timing. #tcmparty @tcmtv.bsky.social @tcmparty.bsky.social @tcmfans.bsky.social

Tarzan’s “yell” in TARZAN’S REVENGE sounds exactly like me, the last time I had a bad stomach ache. #tcmparty @tcmtv.bsky.social @tcmparty.bsky.social @tcmfans.bsky.social

I was one of three (!!!) media members who attended the screening. I knew almost nothing about the movie going in; my editor gave me the invitation two hours before the show. I was absolutely spellbound! #tcmparty @tcmtv.bsky.social @tcmparty.bsky.social @tcmfans.bsky.social

“Hello? … Yes, I would like to report a Misfortune Cookie…”

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When your day begins with Barbara Stanwyck, it’s off to a wonderful start. #tcmparty @tcmtv.bsky.social @tcmparty.bsky.social @tcmfans.bsky.social

@matineemode.bsky.social SONG OF THE SOUTH was still being re-released to theaters as late as Thanksgiving 1986. Let that sink in. Also, I asked Disney executives about it a few years ago and every one of them pretended he/she had never heard of SONG OF THE SOUTH. They denied it was a Disney film.

Z has provided me with my new theme music. #tcmparty @tcmtv.bsky.social @tcmparty.bsky.social @tcmfans.bsky.social m.youtube.com/watch?v=dqgp...

RAMONA, or “How many terrible things can happen to one poor woman?” This was a very popular melodrama back in the day, but it’s not hard to see why it doesn’t get many revivals these days. #tcmparty @tcmtv.bsky.social @tcmparty.bsky.social @tcmfans.bsky.social

The “I Voted” stickers at my polling place were designed by local kids. They were all very cool, but I went with the cat. #Michigan #Kalamazoo #elections #IVoted #cats

I never gave much thought to watching ONE DESIRE — until I saw the poster and realized it speaks to me, because men have also given me everything… but a good name! Setting the DVR as we speak. #tcmparty @tcmtv.bsky.social @tcmparty.bsky.social @tcmfans.bsky.social

So, who was expecting SECRETS OF THE FRENCH POLICE to turn into DOCTOR X II? #tcmparty @tcmtv.bsky.social @tcmparty.bsky.social @tcmfans.bsky.social

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The best thing about it being November: never having to sit through that agonizingly overplayed Willy Wonka spot again. #tcmparty @tcmtv.bsky.social @tcmparty.bsky.social @tcmfans.bsky.social