7. Little Women

Happy New Year, everybody! In this episode, we discuss Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women, 1868.

Everything we read and watched for this episode:

• The original novel. Download on Amazon or iBooks.
• Little Women, 1933, starring Katharine Hepburn. Buy on Amazon or iTunes.
• Little Women, 1949, starring June Allyson. Buy on iTunes or Amazon.
• Little Women, 1980, produced by Toei Animation. Watch on YouTube.
• Little Women, 1994, starring Winona Ryder. Buy on Amazon or iTunes.

Some of the stuff we talked about in the episode:

• Orchard House, Concord, MA.
• That creepy picture of June Allyson, from Too Young to Kiss, 1951. She’s 34 in this picture.
• We didn’t watch the 1978 miniseries, but just to give you a taste, here’s a little bit of William Shatner’s German accent.

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6. A Christmas Carol

Merry Christmas, everyone! In this episode, we discuss Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, 1843.

Everything we read and watched for this episode:

• The original novella. Buy on Amazon or iBooks.
• A Christmas Carol, 1951, starring Alastair Sim. Buy on Amazon.
• A Christmas Carol, 1984, starring George C. Scott. Buy on iTunes or Amazon.
• The Muppet Christmas Carol, 1992, starring Michael Caine. Buy on iTunes or Amazon. Make sure to watch “When Love is Gone,” the song that was wrongly cut from the film.
• A Christmas Carol, 1999, starring Patrick Stewart. Buy on Amazon.
• Disney’s A Christmas Carol, 2009, starring Jim Carrey, Jim Carrey, Jim Carrey, and Jim Carrey. Directed by Robert Zemeckis. Buy on iTunes or Amazon.

Some of the stuff we talked about in the episode:

• World Wide Words: Cudiles or cudulles.
• The Muppet Christmas Carol on Frock Flicks.
• Honey Nut Cheerios “Scrooge” commercial.

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5. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

In this episode, we discuss Douglas Adams’ The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.

We consumed a lot for this episode:

• The original radio series (1978). Buy on iTunes or Amazon.
• The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (1979) and The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (1980), the first and second books in the inaccurately named Hitchhiker’s trilogy. You can purchase them separately, but it’s definitely worth owning the complete collection. Buy on iBooks or Amazon.
• The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (1981). Six-episode series originally broadcast on the BBC. Buy the DVD on Amazon. If you’re a fan, this is definitely worth owning on disc.
• The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (2005). Directed by Garth Jennings and starring Martin Freeman, Mos Def, Zooey Deschanel, and Sam Rockwell. Buy on iTunes or Amazon.

We also discussed Neil Gaiman’s Don’t Panic: The Official Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Companion (1988). Buy on Amazon.

Now, do you know where your towel is?

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