Trailer of the Week: The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966)

Don't just sit in front of the computer all weekend.

Go see a movie.

Like this one, which features music by the late Vic Mizzy and a performance by Don Knotts in one of the title roles. (I would think it goes without saying that he's not playing the ghost.)

Hey, I Remember This Show: The Addams Family

In honor of the late Vic Mizzy, the opening credits to a show with which most of my generation is quite familiar.

This used to be one of my late father's favorite shows. Or at least he watched it a lot and preferred it to The Munsters.

And speaking of The Munsters, anyone else ever think it was strange that American TV viewers got so many sit-coms about weird neighbors during the same time that racial integration was a major concern in this country? I'd like to think that any connection is either a coincidence or a positive development. Perhaps the good folks in TVland meant to suggest that if we could get used to a Gomez Addams or a Herman Munster, we should have no problem with a black family moving in down the street. Then again, not every sane person wants to live next door to a Gomez Addams or a Herman Munster. And it did seem rather ominous that one rarely saw blacks or Hispanics on these shows.

But maybe I'm overthinking this a bit too much.

I hope you all enjoy the video.

R.I.P. Vic Mizzy

Vic Mizzy, noted film composer most famous for creating the theme for TV shows like The Addams Family and Green Acres, has passed away at the age of 93.

He will be missed.