TV Programs for Monday 3-6-00
Dale Blumenthal
Sheep rancher Mac Brazel has lost his sheep. They ran away to
Teletubbyland all the way from New Mexico. (Little Bo Beep stole them.)
BBC 2: The Winkies
Laa-Laa is at the bus stop. When a bus comes, she asks the driver if
this bus goes to Warwickshire. The driver, who is Scottish, answers:
"Yes it does, Lassie."
When Laa-Laa gets on the bus, she is delighted. It is the first time
anyone had ever called her anything else other than "Laa-Laa." Laa-Laa
hates her name. It sounds too teletubbyish. As a teenager, she feels
self-conscious about being a teletubby. She is pleased about being
called "Lassie."
When LYG arrives home, she asks Mr. Winky if she could have her name
legally changed to Lassie, but Mr. Winky says no. He wants LL to remain
a teletubby.
PBS: Tots TV
Tom wants to sell his pantings to an art gallery. He figures if he can
pass his paintings as abstract art, he can sell them as drawigs of Tilly
music. Tiny and Tilly think Tom is nuts. Tiny challanges Tom to draw
acid rock music. (repeat)
BBC 2: Po and Joe
Now that the odd couple has a baby to support, Po is concerned about
collecting money for the child's college education. She lands a job at a
local TV station to play Barney the Dinosaur when Barney is still a
hatching. It's supposed to be a made for TV movie on Barney's biography.
When Joe finds out what Po is getting into, he blows his top.
PBS: I love Tilly
Matilda Tots takes over the Lucille Ball role.