HBO Family is running the Li'l Abner movie (the good one, the one based on the Broadway play) on Monday night and again on March 27. I mention this because, since it's not out on DVD and the VHS tape is long out-o'-print, some of you might like to record it. But I also mention it because it's an excuse to run some pictures of Julie Newmar, which always increases donations to this site, hint hint. As you may know, we have articles posted about this movie and about the stage musical from whence it came. You can read them here and here. We are also glad that HBO Family is running it because it's the perfect movie to introduce kids to the idea of musicals — hummable songs, colorful characters, energetic dances, a plot that even a resident of Dogpatch could follow. Recently-announced plans to revive the show for Broadway seem to have evaporated. But one of these days, someone will do it and it'll probably be a very big hit. Even if that version won't (sadly) have Julie Newmar.