Saturday afternoon Sweetie and dropped SuperPizzaBoy off at a friends house and we went downtown to see the musical “Little House on the Prairie.” Beforehand SPB asked me what it was. I told him that it was that show where at night everybody goes “Goodnight John Boy”, “Goodnight Grampa.” Sweetie just laughed at me. “That was the Waltons!” Oh, ok I thought it was the same thing. So I got laughed at again. Some people just don’t respect their elders, especially when they are married to them.
People, would say, Oh, yeah, Melissa Gilbert is in it, wow! And I would say, yeah, she is, I’m really looking forward to seeing her. I had no idea who she is. Sweetie tells me that that she’s the little girl who would run down the hill on the television show to Little Joe from Bonanza, except he wasn’t Little Joe anymore, he was the little girl’s Dad. I’ll tell you what, Bonanza was a great show. How come we don’t have a Bonanza Musical? What’s up? All these Gen X types whining around about us Boomers hogging all the jobs and money. Well, hey you got a Little House on the Praire Musical. We have nothing. Personally I think Bonanza, F Troop, Gunsmoke, Johnny Quest, Combat, 12 O’Clock High, Love American Style, and I Dream of Jeannie would all make great musicals. I’ll tell you what it is. It’s a plot by Barack Obama and Sarah Palin to hip chuck us Boomers right of out of American culture. Glenn Beck talked about it last night. So you know its true
That reminds me. You know Sarah Palin is from Alaska right. Do you know that we bought Alaska from the Russians? Yeah, its true. Has anybody checked to make sure that our check cleared? If it didn’t that means that Sarah Palin is a Russian! She may be a secret communist. Have your ever known a Russian that wasn’t communist? I have never seen a copy of the cancelled check. Have you? You think that is a coincidence don’t you? Don’t be such a dupe. Remember how she used to brag about how close Russia was to Alaska and how she gained all that great Foreign Policy experience. That is because Alaska is Russia? Prove it is not. Wake up America before its too late!
Uh, sorry, I got a little carried away. Anyway, Melissa Gilbert doesn’t play the little girl any more, she plays the Mom and does a good job of it. What I really liked was the choreography. Not only of the dance scenes but how the cast moved across the stage adjusting the set as the scenes changed. That was very cool.
The musical is well done. It’s not flashy but it is well done and interesting. I give it 3 stars out of 4!
You actually did NOT see Melissa Gilbert (I think). I heard she had a back injury after Friday night’s show??
It’s funny to me but the choreography was the part I liked the least!
Michael had fun playing with SPB. Bring him over again soon!
Thanks for starting my day with a laugh…imagining some of the shows you suggested as musicals.
Sunny 🙂
ROLOL!!!!!! you got Jesus Christ Superstar musical. hahahaha! you crack me up. i can’t believe you’re lying to SBP about little house and the waltons. hey, they were in different centuries. too funny. i wrote about this for my examiner gig. i couldn’t resist the slant on racism in the little house books. here is the longest URL you’ve ever seen – which links to the post.
http://www.examiner.com/x-14215-Oklahoma-City-Cultural-Events-Examiner~y2009m11d11-Oklahomas-tallgrass-prairie-welcomes-Melissa-Gilbert-in-Little-House-on-the-Prairie-musical
@Aunt B – I think we did see Melissa Gilbert but I couldn’t swear to it. The lady on the stage looked like the lady in the program.
SPB liked visiting with Michael. I hope that he wasn’t too much trouble. We’ll have to have Michael over.
@Sunny – What you have trouble with Love American Style as a musical. It already has its own song.
@Jen – I wasn’t lieing to SPB I really did get them confused. I never watched either program. I couldn’t stand them.
I was wondering about the Native American angle while watching the show. Its not like the land was not occupied when the Pioneers showed up.
I enjoyed reading your Examiner article. For that matter I was reading my MIL’s Oklahoma Today and I noticed you had an article there also. You are here there and everywhere.
I love your posts Yogi and as I leave chuckling I have to say, all those old shows you mentioned? I watched most of them in England. My Dad LOVED Bonanza. They should have a musical of it. Sign me up on that petition okay? Have a great week.
@Denise – Thanks, yes Bonanza would be great! Know something else, Dallas would make a great musical also?
I’m tired of all this persecution by GenXers. Jesus Christ Superstar indeed. I want F troop!
HAAAAA! Yogi, that is too funny. I would like to see Hogan’s Heroes: The Musical, so I can watch Col. Klink to a little dance.
Love the post. LOL at the Waltons. Glad to hear the musical was good. I loved Little House when it was on TV but not sure I want to see it in a play.