http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/12/06/and-youre-a-plugger-living-in-the-twilight-zone-if-your-television-receives-the-lawrence-welk-show/ Home of the July 8 marathon Sat, 31 Jul 2010 04:17:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/12/06/and-youre-a-plugger-living-in-the-twilight-zone-if-your-television-receives-the-lawrence-welk-show/#comment-30120 thejaguar Sat, 26 Dec 2009 01:01:32 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/12/06/and-youre-a-plugger-living-in-the-twilight-zone-if-your-television-receives-the-lawrence-welk-show/#comment-30120 My God... Look at all the bubbles! My God… Look at all the bubbles!

]]> http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/12/06/and-youre-a-plugger-living-in-the-twilight-zone-if-your-television-receives-the-lawrence-welk-show/#comment-29154 Keera Tue, 08 Dec 2009 20:07:29 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/12/06/and-youre-a-plugger-living-in-the-twilight-zone-if-your-television-receives-the-lawrence-welk-show/#comment-29154 I grew up watching Lawrence Welk. As a kid. Usually on my paternal grandparents' fuzzy TV because reception in the desert sucked. The music is good, and sometimes, in this world, it's wunnerful to be able to escape to a nice dose of innocence and good talent. I grew up watching Lawrence Welk. As a kid. Usually on my paternal grandparents’ fuzzy TV because reception in the desert sucked. The music is good, and sometimes, in this world, it’s wunnerful to be able to escape to a nice dose of innocence and good talent.

]]> http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/12/06/and-youre-a-plugger-living-in-the-twilight-zone-if-your-television-receives-the-lawrence-welk-show/#comment-29099 Mark in Boston Tue, 08 Dec 2009 03:17:08 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/12/06/and-youre-a-plugger-living-in-the-twilight-zone-if-your-television-receives-the-lawrence-welk-show/#comment-29099 STU-DENTS! STU-DENTS!

]]> http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/12/06/and-youre-a-plugger-living-in-the-twilight-zone-if-your-television-receives-the-lawrence-welk-show/#comment-29071 mitch4 Mon, 07 Dec 2009 23:30:55 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/12/06/and-youre-a-plugger-living-in-the-twilight-zone-if-your-television-receives-the-lawrence-welk-show/#comment-29071 I'm holding out for the revival of Kay Kyser and his Kollege of Musical Knowledge. I’m holding out for the revival of Kay Kyser and his Kollege of Musical Knowledge.

]]> http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/12/06/and-youre-a-plugger-living-in-the-twilight-zone-if-your-television-receives-the-lawrence-welk-show/#comment-29057 Bob Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:16:56 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/12/06/and-youre-a-plugger-living-in-the-twilight-zone-if-your-television-receives-the-lawrence-welk-show/#comment-29057 Nothing like the champagne music - (finger in mouth) POP! Nothing like the champagne music - (finger in mouth) POP!

]]> http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/12/06/and-youre-a-plugger-living-in-the-twilight-zone-if-your-television-receives-the-lawrence-welk-show/#comment-29048 paperboy Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:18:59 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/12/06/and-youre-a-plugger-living-in-the-twilight-zone-if-your-television-receives-the-lawrence-welk-show/#comment-29048 It's a conceit to think that no young people liked Lawrence Welk when it aired originally. (And if you don't like it now, you can have fun imagining it's a parody. Not big fun, but if nothin' else is on...) It’s a conceit to think that no young people liked Lawrence Welk when it aired originally. (And if you don’t like it now, you can have fun imagining it’s a parody. Not big fun, but if nothin’ else is on…)

]]> http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/12/06/and-youre-a-plugger-living-in-the-twilight-zone-if-your-television-receives-the-lawrence-welk-show/#comment-29029 Elyrest Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:32:29 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/12/06/and-youre-a-plugger-living-in-the-twilight-zone-if-your-television-receives-the-lawrence-welk-show/#comment-29029 I'm a boomer who's not yet 60 and I still have a fondness for Lawrence Welk that's a holdover from my childhood. I liked the dancing with Bobby Burgess, Norma Zimmer on the piano and Myron Floren on the accordion. Embarrassingly I didn't even have to look those names up they are just buried in my brain with the lyrics to old commercials. It's easy to make fun of Welk, but he was successful at what he did and people loved him. I’m a boomer who’s not yet 60 and I still have a fondness for Lawrence Welk that’s a holdover from my childhood. I liked the dancing with Bobby Burgess, Norma Zimmer on the piano and Myron Floren on the accordion. Embarrassingly I didn’t even have to look those names up they are just buried in my brain with the lyrics to old commercials. It’s easy to make fun of Welk, but he was successful at what he did and people loved him.

]]> http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/12/06/and-youre-a-plugger-living-in-the-twilight-zone-if-your-television-receives-the-lawrence-welk-show/#comment-29013 DevilDan Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:10:41 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/12/06/and-youre-a-plugger-living-in-the-twilight-zone-if-your-television-receives-the-lawrence-welk-show/#comment-29013 We need to look again at the format of the Pluggers feature. It doesn't say "You can only be a plugger if X," it says "If X, then you're a plugger." We need to look again at the format of the Pluggers feature. It doesn’t say “You can only be a plugger if X,” it says “If X, then you’re a plugger.”

]]> http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/12/06/and-youre-a-plugger-living-in-the-twilight-zone-if-your-television-receives-the-lawrence-welk-show/#comment-29010 Rasheed Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:47:37 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/12/06/and-youre-a-plugger-living-in-the-twilight-zone-if-your-television-receives-the-lawrence-welk-show/#comment-29010 I think Welk had a slight uptick in popularity after the Will Ferrell episode of SNL in May. Fred Armisen was Welk ("Tanka you!") I think Welk had a slight uptick in popularity after the Will Ferrell episode of SNL in May. Fred Armisen was Welk (”Tanka you!”)

]]> http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/12/06/and-youre-a-plugger-living-in-the-twilight-zone-if-your-television-receives-the-lawrence-welk-show/#comment-28997 chuckers Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:30:44 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/12/06/and-youre-a-plugger-living-in-the-twilight-zone-if-your-television-receives-the-lawrence-welk-show/#comment-28997 It doesn't say that you "like" the LWS. It says you just know the words to all of the songs. Pluggers have been indoctrinated. It doesn’t say that you “like” the LWS. It says you just know the words to all of the songs. Pluggers have been indoctrinated.

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