And here we have another one of those photos of two great comedians posing together. I told all my stories about Red Skelton in this article, and I never met Terry-Thomas…so I don't have a lot to add, other than to suggest a couple of thought balloons. Skelton's thinking, "You'd better not upstage me, Gaptooth, or I'll have you deported so fast, it'll singe your mustache." And Terry-Thomas is thinking, "The things you have to do to get on American television — consorting with tramps…"
Several folks inform me that Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol is airing tonight at 7PM on the Canadian Broadcasting Company. Well, maybe next year in the U.S. In the meantime, we all have our DVDs and VHS tapes, and I think I also have it on Beta and Laserdisc. I think I've spent more on home video copies of it than it cost to make in the first place. Who's the nearsighted guy in this equation?
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