All That Glitters in Snatched Is Goldie

If nothing else, the 2017 movie Snatched proved that Goldie Hawn still has it. She possessed enough comic timing in this flick to win over even my grumpy middle brother. Her co-star Amy Schumer, however... not so much.

It didn't help that most of Ms. Schumer's material just wasn't funny. Perhaps a better comic actress could have made the scene in which she inadvertently kills a person funny. Then again maybe it was just Amy.

As it were, Snatched turned out to be a dreary collection of South American stereotypes salvaged only by the performance of Goldie Hawn, who managed to do a surprisingly good job with the thankless role of the stereotypical single mom who was on the verge into turning into a cat lady. And even at that, her performance was not good enough to save this movie. Oh, well.

At least it's nice to see Ms. Hawn is still working.

Hey, I Don't Remember This Show: Good Morning, World

A year-long sitcom which is most famous today for being the first TV show Goldie Hawn did before she was "discovered" on Laugh-In. Oddly enough, the only other cast members who haven't faded long since into pop culture oblivion are Ronnie Schell -- who was more famous for his role as Duke Slater on Gomer Pyle -- and Billy De Wolfe -- who would become more famous for his work on The Doris Day Show.

If nothing else, the show is yet more proof that even in the days when everyone watched primetime TV, critically praised shows weren't always succesful.