The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour (136)

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Before our feature presentation, ACME would like to start the evening with another Bugs Bunny Looney Tunes cartoon, the 1946 Friz Freleng directed, Baseball Bugs:



This marks the first time Bugs Bunny wins an argument with reverse psychology, though Daffy had used it prior to this in Duck Soup to Nuts. Bugs would win again in reverse psychology arguments with Daffy in Chuck Jones' "hunting trilogy" cartoons later in the early-1950s.


The second of the 14 Sherlock Holmes movies starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes was released by 20th Century Fox on September 1, 1939. Like it's predecessor, The Hound of the Baskervilles, the film is set in Victorian London (unlike the remaining Holmes films in the series, set in contemporary England,) and has Holmes and Watson battling their arch-enemy Professor Moriarty. So we would like you to sit back (quick, find the most comfortable seat on the sofa,) get a snack and a beverage and join The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour in watching this fun Basil Rathbone/ Nigel Bruce outing, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.



The film revived the faltered career of Ida Lupino, whose Hollywood roles were dwindling. It was in fact a radio performance on Orson Welles' "Mercury Theatre of the Air" that brought her to the attention of a Fox casting agent, who was impressed with her clear voice and mid-Atlantic delivery. Through what can only be seen in retrospect as mishandling by Fox, the film was relegated to second bill status upon release and considered a failure by the studio, which cancelled its planned series of Holmes adaptations. The next twelve films in the series were produced by Universal Pictures.


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A toast to the end of the U.K.

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OK kids, it's chili day ... you know the drill.

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Please seek medical attention immediately

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Heard in the lunch room

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Ogdoad

- a group or set of eight



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but, good to know

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The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour (135)

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Before our feature presentation, ACME would like to start the evening with another Bugs Bunny Looney Tunes cartoon, the 1945 Hare Tonic directed by Chuck Jones. (This the second cartoon directed by Jones to co-star Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd; the first being Elmer's Pet Rabbit.)



This cartoon marks one of the few times Bugs addresses Elmer by name, albeit in the guise of Dr. Killpatient, who addresses him as Mr. Fudd. Despite their frequent cinematic encounters, many of their cartoons are played as if they had never met before.


On August 24, 1989, The Who perform a special 20th anniversary charity concert of their rock opera Tommy at the Universal Amphitheater in Los Angeles, featuring guests Elton John (as the Pinball Wizard), Patti LaBelle (as the Acid Queen), Steve Winwood (as the Hawker), Phil Collins (as Uncle Ernie), and Billy Idol (as Cousin Kevin). The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour is celebrating this date by asking you to watch The Who perform Tommy live in concert. So we would like you to sit back (quick, find the most comfortable seat on the sofa,) get a snack and a beverage and join The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour in watching the Who perform their seminal album, the 1969 classic - Tommy.



This actually was the second of two performances of Tommy The Who did on their 25th Anniversary Tour. The first one was done in New York, but with just the band and no special guests. Eric Clapton and Tina Turner were supposed to appear at the concert reprising their roles from the film as the Hawker and the Acid Queen respectively. However, they dropped out a few weeks before the concert took place.



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The winner got to buy the next round

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All hail our new Overlord

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Now with an even more unpleasant citrus odor

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Overheard on the phone

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Necromimesis

feigning death; the delusion of being dead



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Hear it's all the rage on the internet

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The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour (134)

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Before our feature presentation, ACME would like to start the evening with another Bugs Bunny Looney Tunes cartoon, the 1945 Hare Conditioned directed by Chuck Jones.



During the elevator scene, Bugs (dressed as the elevator operator) rattles off items available on the "sixth floor", such as rubber tires, nylon hose, bourbon, butter, and then finishes with "...and other picture postcards." This joke refers to the rationing that took place during World War II, where the items mentioned were in severe shortage due to the war effort, although pictures of them could be had.


The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour is celebrating this date August 17, 1959 , in music history. The greatest Jazz album - possibly the greatest album - was released on this date. Kind of Blue, Miles Davis' sixth Columbia Records release has been described as the, "kind of jazz record even people who don't like jazz, love." So we would like you to sit back (quick, find the most comfortable seat on the sofa,) get a snack and a beverage and join The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour in listening to this seminal album, the 1959 classic - Almost Blue.



The album Kind of Blue is regarded by many critics as jazz's greatest record, Davis's masterpiece, and one of the best albums of all time. Its influence on music, including jazz, rock, and classical genres, has led writers to also deem it one of the most influential albums ever recorded. Rolling Stone magazine placed it 12th on their list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.



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I'd get a dog too if he could shake a mean martini

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Sometimes the days seem to go on forever

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I like pets and all but, no thanks

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From the desk of C. Brown

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Natation

- swimming



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For all the little Occultists in your life

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The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour (133)

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The title Hare Trigger is a 1945 Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Friz Freleng. (This is the first appearance of Yosemite Sam.)



The first Warner Bros. cartoon to feature full credits (for story, animation, layouts, backgrounds, effects animation, film editing, voice characterization, and music, followed by the director credit on a separate screen). This cartoon reintroduced the version of the "reclining Bugs" intro seen in The Heckling Hare, where Bugs pulls down the series title.


Once again, the world is in a bit of a mess. Your friend at The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour would like to give you a brief respite by asking you to join us in watching a classic double feature for the late 50s - The 1958 Hammer Studio Revenge of Frankenstein directed by Terence Fisher and the 1957 Jacques Tourneur classic, Night of the Demon (AKA Curse of the Demon.) So we would like you to sit back (quick, find the most comfortable seat on the sofa,) get a snack and a beverage and join The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour in watching the first feature tonight, Revenge of Frankstein (but make sure you have someone near by to squeeze tight during the scary parts.)



According to Peter Cushing in his memoirs, the chimpanzee that was used for the film took a liking to the actor. Every morning before work, she would greet the actor with a kiss.


I'm guess we could all use a break, right about know. As you run into the kitchen and get a beverage refill or run into the bathroom and replenish the eco-system, we here at The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour want to watch the 1943 Tex Avery MGM cartoon Who Killed Who



The detective is modeled on veteran character actor Fred Kelsey, who specialized in playing dumb or naive but persistent detectives, and who almost always wore a derby.


Our second feature tonight the 1957 Jacques Tourneur classic Night of the Demon (AKA Curse of the Demon). So please join us here at The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour and sit back, relax and enjoy watching our second scary film film this evening.



Jacques Tourneur never planned to show the monster, but to leave it instead to the audience's imagination. However, the studio insisted that the monster be shown, and added it in post-production, allegedly without Tourneur's consent, approval or involvement. Jacques Tourneur later said in an interview, "The scenes where we really see the demon were shot without me. All except one: I shot the sequence in the woods where Andrews is pursued by this sort of cloud. It should have been unveiled bit by bit without it ever really being shown."



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What some yearn for in retirement

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CYO day camp at 350 E 56th St, 2:30 pm

Sr Regis and her class attempting to summon the demon, Rāgarāja.

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Nope, not even in Argentina

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From the desk of C. Brown

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Mumpsimus

- a traditional custom or notion that is adhered to although it has been shown to be unreasonable



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But I don't think I've read this one

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The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour (132)

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The Unruly Hare is a 1945 Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Frank Tashlin. (This was the only Bugs Bunny short in which Frank Tashlin is credited, and one of two Bugs Bunny shorts directed by Frank Tashlin.)



This is the final Bugs Bunny cartoon to use the 1941-45 rendition of  Merrily We Roll Along. This is also the final Bugs Bunny cartoon not to have expanded credits, simply only crediting Supervision, Musical Direction, Story, and Voice Characterizations.


Today, the ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour would like to acknowledge one of the most controversial film in the past 50 years (seldomly watched nowadays), featuring one of the world's largest rock stars in his film debut, opened in the US this week in 1970, to nearly universally bad reviews. The film was was controversial that it had been shelved for almost two years due it the graphic violence and sex contained in the film. During a preview of the film in 1968, a film executive's wife vomited during the screening, and audiences were offered their money back.

Performance was panned by critics on its initial release, but its reputation has improved over the years. The film’s influence can be seen in the work of directors such as Martin Scorsese, Guy Ritchie, Jonathan Glazer and Quentin Tarantino and can be seen as the genesis of many a British cinematic gangster. The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour would like you to join us in watching this surprisingly almost forgotten cult classic. So we would like you to sit back (quick, find the most comfortable seat on the sofa,) get a snack and a beverage and join The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour in watching Performance, (but make sure you get permission from your folks - it is an adult film).



The sex scenes between Mick Jagger and Anita Pallenberg upset Jagger's fellow The Rolling Stones member Keith Richards. Richards, who was Pallenberg's lover at the time, was reported to have lurked outside the set in a foul mood. Pallenberg had previously been the partner of another Stones member, Brian Jones, who partly inspired the character of Turner. Keith Richards was so angry about the sex scenes between Mick Jagger and his girlfriend Anita Pallenberg that he refused to play while the Stones recorded Memo from Turner for the soundtrack. Ry Cooder filled in, giving the song its signature slide guitar accompaniment.



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Hooker (I did not know this)

(slang, dated, 1920s to 1940s) An imprecise measure of alcoholic drink; a "slug" (of gin)



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Still ... the pause that refreshes

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