June 9, 2008 - 790226 - Hickory, Dickory, Doom

[wadenjulie]

This week's CBSRMT Show of the Week is presented
by forum member wadenjulie:

790226 Hickory, Dickory, Doom 32kbps (http://rapidshare.com/files/121336070/CBSRMT_1979-02-26_0957_HickoryDickoryDoom.mp3) (10MB)

written by Bob Juhren; starring Tony Roberts, Patricia
Elliot, Sam Gray, Joan Shea .

Encode quality: Good.
Episode #957
Commercials and News: No
Station: Unknown
Preview: No

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A Classic amongst Classics and favourite of many. Enjoy!

[CardsFan]

I was actually considering suggesting this as a SOTW. I suspect that this episode is probably on a lot of fans RMT Top 10 list. I would rank it in my top 5. Tony Roberts is good, as usual, the ending is one of the darker conclusions in RMT history (the first time I heard the show I assumed the evil force would be defeated by a priest or something; instead it seems as if the world is about to end). The character who shows up to inspect and enter the clock is one of the oddest I can remember in an RMT.

Hickory, Dickory, Doom throws everything but the kitchen sink into the mix and the result is a suspenseful, spooky piece of entertainment. How many RMTs involved a supernatural artifact purchased at a rummage sale or pawn shop of some sort?

Great selection.

[Herotrekker]

Wadenjulie,

Thank you for an excellent pick! I am new to this forum, and have just started listening to CBSRMT again after 30 years! I'm one of those kids who listened while I was growing up, hiding under my covers with an earphone plugged into my clock radio!

I loved those shows then, and am gaining a new appreciation now. In fact, I haven't heard most of the episodes, so I've decided to listen to your weekly picks, knowing that in many cases, they'll be the best of the bunch. Plus, it's nice to have a forum like this to discuss the chosen episodes with other fans...another first for me!

So thank you for the excellent discussion and forum!

--Herotrekker

[wadenjulie]

Thanks for your comments, Herotrekker. Seems that many of us used to lie in bed, listening when we were supposed to be sleeping! Great memories. Every now and then, these shows can take us back to those evenings some 25 or 30 years ago.

Most of the thanks goes to Charlie, for creating these forums, and to the people who worked diligently to put a complete set of shows together for all of us to enjoy again.

Wade

[CardsFan]

I grew up in the 70's (I am 40) and one of my favorite memories is listening to RMT in bed with the lights out. The tv shows, books, films and radio shows that you grow up with probably always occupy a special, distinctive place in a person's memory, but RMT in particular resonates with me. And unlike some things I liked as a kid (in retrospect I don't think Gilda Radner was all that hilarious), RMT holds up quite well. The writing, acting and variety still impress me. In fact, I am often surprised by how cutting edge RMT could be (shows like "Star Sapphire" for example).

I love the great spectrum of entertainment choices we now have at our fingertips due to satellite TV, the internet, etc., but I miss the fact that, when I was growing up, almost everyone was at least familiar with some of the same TV shows, sports events, etc. There is not the same sense of community which at least is part of the reason why I look back at the 70's fondly. I am reminded of Barney Miller, cheesy UFO magazines, and blockbuster films like Jaws.

[Midnight]

This is definately one of the best-- for many of the aforementioned reasons-- a well crafted, slow, methodical build-up, a touch of the supernatural and a extremely dark ending (it's good that RMT occasionally threw those in-- it always keeps you guessing and makes the stories far more suspenseful!)

Tony Roberts and Patricia Elliot always make a very believable married couple (check out "You're Going to Like Rodney" for another good example).

Sam Gray's character-- who wishes to see the clock-- really is one of the oddest, creepiest villains to make an apperance in RMT-- no question!

The best RMT's always seems to start with an innocuous purchase at a rummage sale, old bookstore, pawn shop, etc.

Great Selection-- Lots of Fun!

Until Next Time...............

[Herotrekker]

I love the great spectrum of entertainment choices we know have at our fingertips due to satellite TV, the internet, etc., but I miss the fact that, when I was growing up, almost everyone was at least familiar with some of the same TV shows, sports events, etc. There is not the same sense of community which at least is part of the reason why I look back at the 70's fondly.

CardsFan,

You make an excellent point. I have a fond memory of the 70s for the very same reason. I miss the cultural points of reference more people shared. Prime time TV shows really were "appointment television" back then. We all watched them at the same time, and talked about them at school the next day.

That's what's nice about forums like these. I guess it's our present-day "water cooler"... or playground, to put it in school terms!

--Daron