![]() But in point of fact Knotts is just a bad planner. But he has for a partner Knotts who like Oliver Hardy is full of grand schemes who when they blow up in his face will always blame is hapless partner. Conway is the Laurel like figure in the partnership, dumb and he knows it. But the film really belongs to Conway and Knotts. For example the brassy Iris Adrian, a little older and heftier, but still full of sass. One thing I do so like about Disney films is the use of familiar Hollywood faces who were having trouble getting work. Willing to help is Calamity Jane like character Susan Clark who drives for the freight line that her father David Wayne owns. Being a roving bachelor Bixby naturally thinks the kids will cramp his style and they do for awhile. Paralleling that plot is that of gambler Bill Bixby who wins what he thinks is a consignment of freight in a poker game, but what he really gets is the delivery of three children. They accidentally shot a really fierce outlaw in Slim Pickens and left him crippled in one leg and he's out for their hides. The Apple Dumpling Gang follows the misadventures of these two lunkheads as they try their hand at the outlaw trade. Their comedy style was a lot like Laurel and Hardy, but in terms of individual stars teaming and being successful at both, the only comparison there is Crosby and Hope. Miss some of the stinkers like "Pete's Dragon"(I hate that kid!), and enjoy this kind hearted little movie from Disney.ĭon Knotts and Tim Conway, two very big stars in their own right, teamed to do some very successful films mostly for the Disney Studio. I usually grab a magazine to read, but I found myself actually enjoying this warm hearted film. I'd suggest this to any parent who has to sit and watch along with the wee ones. And then there's Don Knotts and Tim Conway! I usually get tired of "the bumbling duo" act, but there is just the right amount of screen time for them, to not become annoying. The kids are not as "whiney" as most live action Disney kids, and David Wayne and Harry Morgan are most welcome. Bill Bixby does a good job as the lead, and Susan Clark is quite watchable. "TADG" has just the right amount of excitement, comedy, cute kids, and bumbling to be watchable by almost anyone. I have a book about Disney, that a relative got for me in 1975, that goes into a good amount of detail on that movie, even though it would be a decade(!) before it was released. I guess they were all working on getting Disney World, and EPCOT off the ground in Florida, and gearing up for the much anticipated animated movie "The Black Cauldron". As in seeming "out of date", and "stale". ![]() One wonders where Disney's creative minds were in this period, as some of the films of this period are just a little "off". Where, say, that "Pete's Dragon" is a "MISS", "Apple Dumpling Gang", is a solid "HIT". Most of their live action flicks of this period are best described as "hit or miss". I'll read anything (don't make me regret that), but when it comes to judging I am not obligated to be generous if you material is poorly formatted, hard to read, or annoying in any way.As it goes with most 70's Disney fare, this is an acceptable family movie. Length, subject matter, style are all up to you. Swearing and offensive material rarely make me laugh. Should have couplets where a specific rhyme is hinted at, but missed. So, I'm afraid that for this contest, judging will be based on what I find funny. In previous contests, I've worked hard to understand, interpret, and appreciate the contributions. He deserved what he got, I don't regret it a bit.īy the way, you're standing in bull ca-ca. ![]() If Jock could talk, he'd give you a clue. ![]() The instrument here, of course, is that there's a specific obvious word that you're supposed to assume, but the killer somehow just keeps getting the last word wrong. Uwatsum is gone, 'cause he knew too much.īye for now, but rest assured we'll keep in constant contact with each other. Characters keep getting killed off, and with each body, the killer leaves the note in the form of a poem. In the 1980 comedy murder-mystery movie "Private Eyes", Tim Conway and Don Knotts played two inspectors investigating a strange death in a haunted mansion.
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