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Cook's Country from America's Test Kitchen: A Love Letter to the South (2023)
Southern treats
The two culinary highlights of this episode were pan fried pork chops and baked pimento macaroni and cheese. The episode focused on Southern recipes, so both dishes made use of plenty of pepper.
Both dishes were intriguing. The addition of the sweet pimentos to the macaroni and cheese added a nice touch of color and, no doubt, flavor. The finished dish looked amazing. I will be preparing both recipes in my own kitchen.
The episode also included a discussion of jarred peppers and a review of different types of disposable cutlery (plastic, bamboo, etc.); helpful information for entertaining and potluck events.
The Invaders: The Captive (1967)
The Invaders and the Cold War
A Soviet Bloc embassy captures a burglar, played by Don Dubbins, whom they discover isn't human. The embassy's doctor, played by guest star Dana Wynter, brings in David Vincent to help investigate the alien whom they have captured. David and the physician have a good personal chemistry. Unfortunately, neither can convince the Deputy Ambassador, played by Fritz Weaver, of the true nature of the embassy's prisoner due to an embarrassing mistake in the diplomat's past. The Invaders want their man back, or dead, of course, and they are willing to trigger a war to get what they want. This was a good, well-directed episode with a great guest cast, including the talented and lovely Dana Wynter.
Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: Hollywood Royalty (2019)
A rich education in history and humanity.
In the "Hollywood Royalty" episode, Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Used historical records and DNA tests to explore the family histories of Anjelica Huston, Mia Farrow and Isabella Rossellini. Each discovered new things about their families. Among other things, Anjelica Huston learned she had had a Jewish ancestor she hadn't known about and that she was a DNA cousin, as Dr. Gates put it, of both Bernie Sanders and Larry David. Isabella Rossellini's discoveries concerning her family included learning that she was a DNA cousin of Scarlett Johansson. Mia Farrow learned that one of her ancestors had survived the costly and unsuccessful Australian attack on Gallipoli during World War I. As always, the show was a rich education in history and humanity.
Father Knows Best: Betty's Crusade (1958)
Not all institutions have ivy covered walls
Betty's Crusade was an enjoyable episode of Father Knows Best. In this episode, the insurance company where Jim Anderson worked planned to knock down a restaurant called Hanno's to build a new office building to provide a large, modern workspace for Jim and his colleagues. Hanno's, however, was a beloved campus hangout, popularly known to college student Betty Anderson and her friends as The Hovel. Betty and her friends organized a fundraising campaign to try to save The Hovel. Betty's passion and commitment to saving the ramshackle restaurant was a mystery to Jim and the rest of the Anderson family until Jim visited the Hovel himself. Seeing the proprietor Hanno and his current and former college student customers in person, Jim realized that not all college institutions have ivy covered walls.
WKRP in Cincinnati: Bah, Humbug (1980)
A very WKRP Christmas party
This holiday episode of WKRP was first broadcast on December 20, 1980, six weeks after a U. S. presidential election in which a declining U. S. economy, high unemployment and rising inflation were issues.
The WKRP bullpen is decorated for Christmas. The station has become profitable and the staff believe they have earned much needed Christmas bonuses but worry that the Big Guy won't come through for them. With the help of Johnny's brownies, however, the ghosts of Christmas will help Mr. Carlson learn the true meaning of the
holiday.
One of the best scenes in this episode was the visit the 1950s WKRP, where young, squeaky-voiced, Arthur Carlson, worked alongside aspiring cub reporter, Les Nessman.