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The Hallmark Channel no longer exists in the UK and Ireland. It was re-branded to Universal Channel in 2010, and now just shows re-runs of programs like 'Law and Order' and 'CSI', so my chances of seeing this movie are virtually nil . I'll have to keep checking schedules and other resources - maybe someone will post it on YouTube.

Here's a very '60s-sounding song from Johnny Depp's ex-partner. Despite the retro sound and title, it has nothing to do with . This one was written by Lenny Kravitz (who she was dating at the time).

I'm not jealous - much! I hope you have a great time and look forward to seeing the pictures.

To dovetail with my last post I thought I'd include a link to Peggy Rea's first appearance in the last show she was in. The series was 'Grace Under Fire' (1993), and Peggy played Grace's interfering mother-in-law, Jean Kelly. Throughout the five seasons Peggy appeared in 51 episodes (nearly half). It looks like this was the first series created by Chuck Lorre, who went on to create 'Cybill', 'Dharma & Greg', 'Two and a Half Men', and 'The Big Bang Theory'. The link below is for YouTube, so hopefully everyone can see this one. Of course, it may get taken down. The video quality isn't the best, even at 480p, but it's quite watchable. Hopefully one of my local TV stations will show this again one day, or it'll get a full DVD release. Grace Under Fire Undergraduate Part One Here's a screengrab of Peggy with her on-screen daughter-in-law, Grace (Brett Butler):

I think I've figured out the kind of commercials you like : That's a lovely Camaro SS convertible he's driving in the second one.

This song was supposedly written by Sheryl Crow (and Jeff Trott) about her ex-boyfriend, Eric Clapton. I thought it'd be fun to post the live version where Sheryl guest stars with Eric: (Live with Eric Clapton) I'm gonna miss it too . I'm hoping the news is that they're entering a monastic order and taking a vow of silence .

Today (1/19/13) marks the 60th anniversary of Peggy Rea's first TV appearance. She played the part of a nurse in an episode of 'I Love Lucy' called 'Lucy Goes to the Hospital'; as mentioned above, it was the first of four appearances in the second season of the show. The YouTube link in my previous post no longer works, but those of you in the US can watch the whole of this episode on Hulu. If that link gives you any problems, try these for TV.com or Yahoo. I'd like to thank MeadowMufn for testing those links as I was unable to do so. Here's how Peggy looked back in 1953 - she's the dark-haired nurse behind Desi. Although you may not instantly recognize her from the picture, if you watch the episode, you're sure to recognize her voice (MeadowMufn and I did anyway). Peggy's second appearance was three episodes later in 'The Club Election'. She played one of the members of the women's club, and had a couple of lines. You'd be forgiven for thinking that the next screengrab was from the same episode as the one above. Peggy seems to be wearing the same outfit, albeit with a different hat and earrings. It's actually from 'No Children Allowed', another three episodes later. The lady on the left is Ethel Mertz (Vivian Vance), Lucy's friend and neighbor. For her last appearance, Peggy once again played a member of the women's club who come to Lucy's for a game of bridge. She's only in the opening scene, and the picture below is the only time she's seen head-on. The YouTube link above may be dead, but this episode is also available on Hulu (if you live in the US!).

Ireland has had damp, miserable weather this week, but just across the water in the UK they've had snow. Watching the pictures on the news reminded me of this award winning commercial from 1964:

I don't know where you'd get a hat, but there's plenty of pocket watches on Ebay for under $10 inc. postage.

Here's a fairly obvious one from 'High Octane'. For most of the chase at the end of the episode Roxanne Huntley is driving a Ford Granada with round headlights (1975-77 model) ... ... yet when she pulls up to Sweet Tillie she's driving a later model Granada (1978-80) with square headlights. Strangely, both cars seem to have the same grille. After a bit of research it appears to belong to later car (below).

Thanks - I liked it, apart from the music . If you like Coke you should go back to the classic 1971 commercial which later became a full-length song for the New Seekers: For anyone on a post-Christmas diet, how about a Diet Coke commercial featuring music by Etta James (who sadly passed away a year ago this coming Sunday):

Maybe a bit of Ska will convince you : This one was a top 10 hit in the UK back in 1982, and features the inimitable Buster Bloodvessel on lead vocals. It's a cover of a song first recorded by which was a minor hit in 1956. The best known, and most successful version was recorded by in 1964. It made #2 in the US and UK and #1 in Ireland.

I have to agree with you, Roger. It can be a little disheartening to spend time researching questions and then find that only one or two people answer (and I know other members read this thread regularly - what's stopping you?). I'm taking a break at the moment because I need time to watch some episodes and think up some more questions. If there's enough support, I'm happy to ask questions again in the future, and I'll also (try to) answer questions posted by others in the meantime.

I think we need some proper music after that, so here's some Irish rock . I don't think this song was released as a single in the US, but it charted at #2 in Ireland and #12 in the UK back in 1976.

Never go food shopping or play trivia quizzes on an empty stomach, Roger . BL takes the points again (see picture below). Seeing as this was one of the Georgia episodes I did wonder whether it was a real business. I couldn't find anything on Google, although there is a beauty salon called 'Aaron Ricky and Darlene' in nearby Conyers. Does anyone else have any trivia questions to ask while I take a break?

It all depends on whether or not this is a trick question. My serious answer is that the 40 time zones mentioned by Mufn go from UTC+14 to UTC-12, which gives 27 different hours for my birthday to start. Allowing an hour for each of the first 26 plus the full 24-hour day for the 27th I get to a total of 50 hours and therefore 50 cans of root beer. If it's a trick question, then my answer is zero - my reasoning being that if it's my birthday I shouldn't have to buy any of the drinks .

It's a shame that David Reutimann is no longer in the #00 - then you could've finished your countdown with Brad Keselowski, Jamie McMurray, David Reutimann .

You were right to get nervous, Roger, because BL gets the points. According to IMDb.com, their places and dates of birth are as follows: George Charles Mayer III February 21, 1954 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA Sorrell Booke January 4, 1930 in Buffalo, New York, USA Richard Douglas Hurst January 1, 1946 in Houston, Texas, USA John Richard Schneider III April 8, 1960 in Mount Kisco, New York, USA I've decided to take a break from asking questions, so the one below will be my last for a while. I will post the answer in a couple of days. If anyone else wants to pose some questions, please feel free. I'm sure everyone remembers Ace Parker's used car lot from 'Repo Men', but do you remember his next-door neighbor? The store was called "Darlene's", but what type of store was it?: A) Bakery Dog grooming parlor C) Auto parts D) Beauty parlor E) Restaurant NB: Just so there's no confusion, there was an unrelated sign for "Darleen Perfumes" (note different spelling) in 'Officer Daisy Duke' - the question above is not about this one:

Following one of your recent posts, maybe that should be: "Well y'all with Aric Almirola days remaining until the Daytona 500 ..."

While we're talking jazz, I thought I'd include this classic smooth jazz instrumental from 1978: Some of you may recognize from the title that this is the theme from the '70s/'80s comedy 'Taxi'. I have vague memories of watching the original airing of the show, but hadn't seen an episode since. That was until last week when one of the UK satellite channels starting showing it from the beginning. Just hearing the opening few notes of the theme and seeing the yellow cab crossing New York's Queensboro (59th Street) Bridge made me feel 30 years younger . The bridge itself was immortalized in song 12 years earlier when Simon & Garfunkel recorded .

I thought it would be a shame to show one of Sorrell's appearances in 'Columbo' without the other, so I took a look at 'Swan Song', a two-hour special from 1974. The story centers around Tommy Brown, a singer played by Johnny Cash. Tommy is an ex-con whose wife is blackmailing him to give all of his musical earnings to fund a tabernacle. When he survives a plane crash that kills his wife and Maryann (the backing singer he was involved with when she was only 16), Columbo steps in to investigate. The episode was directed by Nicholas Colasanto, aka. Coach from 'Cheers'. Once again Sorrell doesn't get get much screen time, appearing only in a short scene in the recording studio. Here he is with Johnny Cash: As well as the funky glasses, his outfit also included this very '70s shirt (center). You can also see how much padding they used in Boss's suits!

I found the full clip on YouTube: Jeff Gordon - I Get That A Lot The parts store they used was in Atlanta, GA, and the opening shot was filmed on the Freedom Parkway, just under the bridge from here:

I thought I'd start 2013 with a song from a Dutch jazz singer: It's a catchy tune with a fun video set in the world of '50s magazine adverts. Her album, 'Deleted Scenes from the Cutting Room Floor', was quite successful when it came out in 2010 in Europe. An independent US release was planned for late 2012, so check your record stores.

You both got the identical twins link. I guess this one may be up for debate, but my odd one out was 'Baa, Baa White Sheep' because Sorrell played his own twin, whereas the other episodes had real twins in them. 'Arrest Jesse Duke' and 'Twin Trouble' featured Candi and Randi Brough as Floralee & Francee and Cindy & Sandy respectively. 'Treasure of Hazzard' featured Cindy and Sandy Acker (I wonder where the writers of 'Twin Trouble' got the twins' names from ) as Sam and Gerry McCobb. Y'all can have a point if you can give a good reason why the odd one out was 'Treasure of Hazzard'. Which one of these regular cast members wasn't born in the state of New York?: Christopher Mayer Sorrell Booke Rick Hurst John Schneider

No problem, Roger, I'll wait until tomorrow.