In what had to be one of the most profound conversations the Gaggle has ever produced, over the weekend, as we floated on noodles and caught speeds up to 30 m.ph. in the pool's current, the topic turned to Mr. Rogers.
I'm not sure how that happened, but at any rate, all of us being Generation X'ers, Mr. Rogers and his Xanax-drugged neighborhood were a big part of our childhood. And, we unanimously agreed, probably because Mr. Rogers was a just a little creepy, that the Land of Make-Believe was our favorite part of public television. And remembering all the characters took us on the way-back machine.
"And what was the queen's name?"
"Queen Saturday."
"Oh yeah. And Prince Wednesday."
"Wednesday? His name was Prince Tuesday."
"Well, what was the princess's name?"
"Princess? There was no princess."
"I always loved the part about the ping-pong balls."
"What? Ping-pong balls?"
"Yeah, and the moose."
"You dumbfuck. That was Captain Kangaroo."
"Oh, and remember Henrietta the Pussycat."
"Oh yeah! Meow-meow."
"Meow-meow-meow-meow."
"Oh, meow kitty meow-meow pussy on fire meow-meow."
Tragically, we weren't even high to achieve this level of stupidity.
And the conversation didn't stop there. We discussed Lady Elaine, Daniel the Tiger, the Platypus family, and what was the damn owl's name? And there were real people. But we couldn't remember their names either.
It's bothered me all weekend. So to refresh your memory...
- Lady Aberlin
- Handyman Negri
- Chef Brockett
- Mr. McFeely "the Speedy Delivery Man"
- Robert Troll
- Police Officer Clemmons
- King Friday the XIII
- Queen Sara Saturday
- Prince Tuesday
- Lady Elaine Fairchilde (who ran the Museum-Go-Round)
- Henriette Pussycat
- the shy Daniel S. Stripped Tiger (who lived in a clock)
- X the Owl
- Donky Hodie
- Cornflake "Corny" S. Pecially (who owned a rocking chair factory)
- Henri de Tigre (Grandpere)
- William Duckbill Bagpipe Platypus the IV
- Dr. Tadpole Frog
- Harriet Elizabeth Cow,and
- a ventriloquist dummy, Hischer Booptrunk.
5 comments:
Why was Lady Elaine such a fucking hag? She had that big red nose. Was she an alkie?
Can you believe I've NEVER seen One episode of Mr. Rogers??? EVER.
Its a little-known fact that prior to having the tv show, Mr. Rogers was a marine sniper. Swear to god.
It is not a fact. It's urban legend.
This sent me on a two hour research endeavor that ended up essentially proving you right...damn, that would've been hot, too...
I'm sure my employer thanks you for the use of time... ;-)
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