Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats!
Here’s a random episode of Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats, an animated series that ran from ’84 to ’88:
Weird thing: I used to watch this show all the time, but I remember next to nothing about it. The theme song is familiar and I do recall that the artists had a little too much fun drawing one of the lady cats, but that’s literally it.
Given that I’ve been writing about old nonsense for almost twenty years and only a handful of people have ever mentioned this show to me, there seems to be a pandemic regarding Heathcliff-related audience retention.
I guess we gotta start somewhere, so enjoy the show!
1990s PPV Promos!
Wow, here’s a gem that should have way more views on YouTube: A collection of pay-per-view promos from the early ‘90s!
LOADS of nostalgia in there, covering everything from The Secret of the Ooze to (holy jeez) Silent Night, Deadly Night 4.
Enjoy!
The Curse!
First off, the Friday Night Free-For-All was a huge success, so we’ll definitely make that a weekly tradition.
(For the record, you can go off-topic in pretty much any thread on Dino Drac After Dark, but it’s nice to have one per week that’s completely dedicated to it.)
Your Saturday movie is The Curse, from 1987. (Featuring a young Wil Wheaton, who if I remember correctly wasn’t particularly thrilled with the execution?)
I’ve never seen the film, but I’ve long loved its promo art, which kinda suggested a meaner version of The Gate. I don’t think it’s held in particularly high esteem, but whatever, Saturday nights were made for these sorts of movies.
Tonight’s survey:
Pretend there’s a magic ice cream truck outside your house. One that not only operates at night, but contains every single popsicle, cone and ice cream bar that has EVER been offered in ANY ice cream truck.
What do you buy?
Oh That Soothing Ocean.
I’ve run a few of those “soothing sounds” videos on Dino Drac After Dark before, but here’s one that’s more appropriate for summertime:
Ocean waves crashing at night. Yesssss.
I don’t know why I don’t play these videos more often. Totally love them, and they really do making relaxing easier.
Tonight’s survey:
None.
Let’s try something different: A free-for-all Friday thread! Talk about whatever you want. Tell everyone the highlight of your week, wonder aloud what Jelly Donut Oreos taste like, compare notes on that new Friday the 13th game… WHATEVER.
(I figured this was worth a shot. A pretty awesome crew rolls through here, so who knows, maybe this can become a weekly thing. If not, at least I didn’t have to think hard for one night.)
