In the last post here, I put in the famous poem "Casey At The Bat" - I was reminded of it by a "That Girl" episode where Ann gets sort of drafted to be the director of the country club variety show in her hometown of Brewster, New York.
The one guy recites the "Casey" poem in the show every year; Ann's father, Lew Marie (portrayed by actor Lew Parker), sings "Minnie The Moocher" - ...she was a low-down hoochie coocher - she was the roughest, toughest frail - but Minnie had a heart as big as a whale - hodey, hodey how, bah-dee-dah de-dah...
At Ann's suggestion, they do an intense drama instead of the variety show - afterwards she tells her father she is proud of him for "the creative genius you showed in that final scene, when everything was at its highest emotional pitch."
Lew: You liked that, huh?
Ann: Are you kidding? Not even Alfred Lunt or the great John Barrymore would have handled that situation the way you did.
Lew: Well, when Bob forgot his lines right in the most important part of the show, I thought it was all over!
Ann: So did I. Only my father, Lew Marie, would think fast enough to have a dead man jump up off the floor and sing two full choruses of "Minnie The Moocher" - ! ...
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