Comments on She Blogged By Night: The Maltese Bippy (1969)

One could nit-pick over outdated, sexist humor fro...

2008-07-21T21:42:00.000-05:00

One could nit-pick over outdated, sexist humor from most any era.

Yes, one could -- and one should. Not that I don't appreciate ye olde "you just don't get the humor" silencing strategy. There's a reason that "Can't you take a joke?" is the center spot on the famous Anti-Feminist Bingo Card.

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Jeez, this is one of my favorite films...was wonde...

2008-07-20T15:31:00.000-05:00

Jeez, this is one of my favorite films...was wondering when they were gonna get around to releasing it on DVD. (still waiting...) I loved Laugh-In, loved "Once Upon a Horse" -- and I even have Rowan and Martin's comedy albums. So grab ahold of something, because they have a cult of fans. One could nit-pick over outdated, sexist humor from most any era. The movie was *supposed* to be juvenile and inane.

I also loved not only "Maudlin's Eleven" (cool, daddy, cool!), but the equally groovy "Vic Arpeggio - Private Investigator".

From what I understand, Buddy Rich coined the word...

2008-05-31T09:40:00.000-05:00

From what I understand, Buddy Rich coined the word "bippy" -- no anatomical or scatalogical meaning, it just means girl.

Chris, you're back! It's good to see you again.Wh...

2008-05-10T16:18:00.000-05:00

Chris, you're back! It's good to see you again.

While watching this movie I honestly wondered if the big success of "Laugh-In" was from the supporting cast and not the two stars. What you said pretty much confirms that.

Laugh-In was supposed to be a hip version of the "...

2008-05-09T18:46:00.000-05:00

Laugh-In was supposed to be a hip version of the "Hellzapoppin'" stage shows. Don't like one joke? Here comes another, and another.

Of course "The Maltese Bippy" was an attempt to exploit the supposed popularity of its hosts, who were straight men that a talented cast of comedians scored laughs from. It bombed because we then teen-agers watched the show to see Joanne, Arte, Henry, Lily, Goldie, Ruth, even Alan Suess -- but no one bothered with Rowan or Martin.

Oh and the movie stunk.

He did! Or at least someone who looks and sounds ...

2008-04-28T21:40:00.000-05:00

He did! Or at least someone who looks and sounds a lot like Sartain was in the airport scene. He's also in "The Buddy Holly Story" as The Big Bopper, and he looks so nervous I feel sorry for him.

"Hee-Haw" meets "Laugh-In" is *far* too accurate. Now I'm scared.

Didn't Gailard Sartain have a small (possibly uncr...

2008-04-28T14:58:00.000-05:00

Didn't Gailard Sartain have a small (possibly uncredited) part in an early scene in NASHVILLE? I think he is at the diner counter in the airport and exchanges a few words with Keenan Wynn (this is all from my faulty memory). But if so, NASHVILLE would be the film in which Hee Haw meets Laugh In. Think about it!

I didn't care for "Hee-Haw" much, although my pare...

2008-04-28T13:51:00.000-05:00

I didn't care for "Hee-Haw" much, although my parents watched it constantly. I do like Gailard Sartain who was on "Hee-Haw", he's a terrific character actor.

I didn't mean to be hard on Jo Anne Worley, it's just that I never found her "Laugh-In" shtick to be funny. Isn't she the same lady who does the random opera-esque high note to add emphasis to her sentence?

Aw! You're a little too hard on Joanne Worley, I t...

2008-04-28T13:22:00.000-05:00

Aw! You're a little too hard on Joanne Worley, I think! I also love Laugh-In fixtures Goldie Hawn, Lily Tomlin, and Henry Gibson. But I'm older than you, because I remember when it was on the air. Hee Haw was modeled incredibly closely on the Laugh-In structure. And I sort of wish there had been a Hee Haw movie. But I haven't seen the Maltese Bippy. Thanks to you, I don't suppose I have to. I concur with the other commenter's reflections on SCTV. Maudlin's Eleven is awesome!

Augh, Blogger just ate my comment! Now I have to ...

2008-04-27T16:10:00.000-05:00

Augh, Blogger just ate my comment! Now I have to remember what I typed before!

I still don't know what "bippy" means, but I assume it's like "ass" -- i.e. "you bet your sweet ass". I have no beef with the word "bippy", but your offer to change your hip slang is appreciated :) It's not necessary, though.

I really do like spoofs and would love to see more, although I've been rewatching movies from the late 60s/early 70s era and noticing a lot of them have attitudes toward women that are less than progressive. The SCTV series is something I definitely want to check out -- thanks for the tip, I'll move SCTV farther up in my queue!

I have a confession to make. I use the term "You ...

2008-04-27T15:34:00.000-05:00

I have a confession to make. I use the term "You bet your sweet bippy" quite frequently. In your honor, I am going to try to refrain from doing so in the future.

There were LOTS of movies like this floating around in the mid to late 60's. If you want to see a great spoof, check out "Maudlin's Eleven" from SCTV. I think it's on disc 1 of season 3, but don't quote me on that. As the title implies, it is a spoof of the Rat Pack movies, but still, you can just see Rowan and Martin as Rat Pack hangers on.