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You know, I'd like to watch the rest of that movie someday. But not all in once. Perhaps in 10-minute increments, several months apart. It's difficult to process that much movie-badness in real time, but it might be possible in installments.

One day, perhaps we can get up the courage and watch the film. I'd really want the 'bots with me, though. I'd love to sick Tom Servo and Crow on this celluloid disaster.

Perhaps you could invent a special drink for the occasion. It would have to be pretty bad, nearly undrinkable, but with a strange special charm that just keeps you sipping, trying to put its badness into words.

I remember George Allen and Dialing for Dollars. There was quite the low-tech fanfare when he finally reached some old biddy who happened to be watching the movie when he called. "You've won $57.50!!!!"

I believe that would be $57.06. Or maybe $56. I do remember that it always ended in a 6. :)

I have actually seen Zardoz. I so wish I hadn't. It lives on my top ten list of Movies I Shall Never, Ever Subject My Poor, Poor Eyballs Too Again, I Promise, So Sorry I Did In The First Place.

Other movies from that list:

Logan's Run (Give me Sanctuaaarrryyyyy from this schlockfest)

and

Terra Firmer (wetly gory horror movie "mockumentary" that isn't even B movie quality. Do they have Z quality?)

ANd did he have slips of paper out of a drun, or did he choose a random number and count down the page of an actual phonebook?

I think it changed over time. I swear I remember him counting. And I would think to myself "that poor guy."

There was also a Dialing for Dollars on channel 7 at some point, so you might even be remembering a different show.

He probably did from the phone book at first and then switched to the drum later. I do remember a drum but not a phone book.

There was another show where you had to mail in a card and then they would pull your card out of a drum. But I don't remember if it was Dialing for $, the movie loft, or even Willie Whistle.

Oh, the counting. He still would have had to count if he was picking out pieces of a cut-up phone book. It wouldn't work to cut the phonebook up so small that there'd only be one person per paper.

I think you're right. He cut up chunks of pages.

He would pick a number from the cut-up hunks of phone book. "The count is six from the bottom," and then he'd get to count the numberr of times the phone rang. George did a lot of counting. I believe Channel 6 got some kind of educational grant for that service. Back when I annoyed microphones at local radio stations, I worked with George every so often. He was every bit as nice in person as he seemed on teewee. Which was kind of spooky.

Yes, he was eerily nice on screen. But in a nice eerie way. If that's possible. He always seemed so patient! I bet he had exemplary blood pressure.

Ah yes, my fond dialing for dollars memories...

"...and today we're calling the (name) family in Framingham.

...there's the first ring

...the second ring

...and the third ring

(using his left hand to tap out the count on his fingers with his thumb) one...two...three...four...five...six...seven...eight...nine...ten

aaaand that last ring I always allow...no, I guess nobody's home at the (name) house this afternoon, so let's add another ten dollars to the pot..."

Zardoz...watched it - every minute - at a WPI Sci Fi Society movie night. Had to be fairly wasted to get through it. Whatta's stinker. You can find plot summaries, lessons learned and sounds from it at "Badmovies.org" But they call it "Definitely worthy of a Saturday afternoon or late night." WTF????

Dude, the original Hestonized Planet of the Apes is awesome. They get progressively worse and worse, though.