Podcast appearances and mentions of Elwood P Dowd

Take a step back into the Golden Age of Hollywood with A.Ron and Talitha. Listen in as they discuss the endearing film, Harvey (1950), starring Jimmy Stewart. Elwood P. Dowd, played by Stewart, charms and antagonizes his friends and family with his 6-foot-tall invisible rabbit friend. Dive into this discussion about the reality of huge rabbits, the human condition, and everything in between. You can check out Talitha's weird little short films here! Hey there!  Check out https://support.baldmove.com/ to find out how you can gain access to ALL of our premium content, as well as ad-free versions of the podcasts! Join the Club! Join the discussion:  Email | Discord | Reddit | Forums Follow us: Twitch | YouTube | Twitter  |  Instagram  |  Facebook Leave Us A Review on Apple Podcasts   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nuestros estudiantes de teatro de las escuelas preparatorias han estado trabajando arduamente en sus obras teatrales de primavera y lo invitamos cordialmente a acompañarlos en su próxima presentación. Peregrine Productions de la Escuela Preparatoria Liberty presenta All in the Timing, una comedia corta de siete escenas sobre lo absurdo de la vida. Se presentará el 16, 17, 23 y 24 de febrero a las 7:00 p.m. También esté atento para más información sobre La Sirenita, que se presentará los dos últimos fines de semana del mes de abril. La Escuela Preparatoria Glencoe presentará la obra Matilda, el musical, de Roald Dahl; la historia de una joven extraordinaria que revoluciona su escuela y su hogar mientras lucha contra las despiadadas reglas y los crueles adultos que no la comprenden. Se presentará el 23, 24 y 29 de febrero y el 1 y 2 de marzo a las 7:00 p.m. Más adelante se presentará Original Murder Mystery 11, el 19 y 20 de abril; Spotlight los días 9 y 10 de mayo; y el Festival 1 de Cine de Glencoe el 29 de mayo. El teatro de la Escuela Preparatoria Hillsboro presenta Once Upon a Mattress, una comedia musical fantasiosa que le da un giro divertido al clásico cuento de hadas «La princesa y el guisante». Funciones los días 8, 9, 15 y 16 de marzo a las 7:30 p.m.; matiné los días 9 y 16 de marzo a las 2:30 p.m. Más adelante se presentará Harvey, una obra que gira en torno a Elwood P. Dowd y su amigo invisible, un conejo de 6 pies de altura llamado Harvey. Funciones los días 10, 11, 17 y 18 de mayo a las 7:30 p.m., matiné los días 17 y 18 de mayo a las 2:30 p.m. La Escuela Preparatoria Century presenta Mean Girls High School Version, la historia de una estudiante recién llegada que intenta ascender en la jerarquía de popularidad enfrentándose a los despiadados compañeros de clase que actualmente ocupan el codiciado puesto. Funciones los días 15, 16, 21, 22 y 23 de marzo a las 7:00 p.m., matiné el 16 de marzo a las 2:00 p.m.  ¡Estamos emocionados por ver estas increíbles producciones! Nuestro evento destacado es el 14.º Torneo Abierto Anual de Ajedrez de Hillsboro que se llevó a cabo en la Escuela Secundaria South Meadows el sábado, 27 de enero. Más de 260 estudiantes de los grados PK-12 de 36 escuelas participaron. Los torneos de ajedrez brindan a los estudiantes la oportunidad de mostrar su arduo trabajo, sus destrezas para resolver problemas, su concentración y su espíritu deportivo en un entorno competitivo. Las cinco mejores escuelas en el evento de este año fueron Summit Leadership Academy, Escuela Primaria Orenco, Escuela Primaria Brookwood, Escuela Secundaria South Meadows y Escuela Primaria Jackson.  ¡Un dato divertido sobre el evento es que los estudiantes consumieron más de 800 rebanadas de pizza y 450 conos con helado! ¡Todo ese pensamiento estratégico abre el apetito! Si está interesado en que su estudiante se una a un equipo de ajedrez en el área de Hillsboro o si le gustaría formar un equipo de ajedrez, por favor comuníquese con Larry Dickenson a través de: byupirate@yahoo.com. No habrá clases para todos los estudiantes el lunes, 19 de febrero en conmemoración del Día de los Presidentes. Las clases se reanudarán el martes, 20 de febrero. La publicación de Noticias de la Semana se elabora y se envía por correo electrónico a las familias y a los miembros del personal de HSD cada semana durante el año escolar. Por favor, agregue esta dirección de correo electrónico a su lista de «remitentes seguros» para asegurarse de recibir siempre la publicación más reciente. Además, por favor no deje de agregar a sus enlaces favoritos el sitio web de nuestro distrito (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hsd.k12.or.us⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) para mantenerse informado sobre lo que está sucediendo en nuestro distrito y en las escuelas.

Our high school thespians have been hard at work on their spring plays and cordially invite to join them for an upcoming performance. Liberty High School's Peregrine Productions presents All in the Timing, a short, seven-scene comedy about the absurdity of life. Shows on February 16th, 17th, 23rd, and 24th at 7 p.m. Also watch for more information about The Little Mermaid, which will run the last two weekends of April.  Glencoe High School will perform Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical, the story of an extraordinary young girl who shakes up her school and her home as she fights back against vicious rules and cruel adults who do not understand her. Shows on February 23rd, 24th, 29th, and March 1st and 2nd at 7 p.m. Next up will be their Original Murder Mystery 11 on April 19th and 20th; Spotlight on May 9th and 10th; and GHS Film Festival on May 29th.  Hillsboro High School Theatre presents Once Upon a Mattress, a whimsical musical comedy that puts a hilarious spin on the classic fairy tale, “The Princess and the Pea.” Shows on March 8th, 9th, 15th, and 16th at 7:30 p.m.; matinees on March 9th and 16th at 2:30 p.m. Following this will be Harvey, a play that revolves around Elwood P. Dowd and his invisible friend - a 6-foot-tall rabbit named Harvey. Shows on May 10th, 11th, 17th, and 18th at 7:30 p.m.; matinees on May 17th and 18th at 2:30pm.  Century High School takes on Mean Girls High School Version, the story of a newcomer who tries to rise to the top of the popularity pecking order by taking on the ruthless classmates who currently hold the coveted position. Shows on March 15th, 16th, 21st, 22nd, and 23rd at 7 p.m.; matinee on March 16th at 2 p.m. We can't wait for these amazing productions! Our featured event is the 14th Annual Hillsboro Open Chess Tournament that took place at South Meadows Middle School on Saturday, January 27th. More than 260 students in grades PK-12 from 36 schools participated. Chess tournaments give students a chance to display their hard work, problem solving skills, focus, and sportsmanship in a competitive environment. The top five schools at the event this year were Summit Leadership Academy, Orenco Elementary, Brookwood Elementary, South Meadows Middle School, and Jackson Elementary. A fun tidbit about the event is that students consumed over 800 slices of pizza and 450 snow cones! All that strategic thinking works up an appetite! If you are interested in having your student join a chess team in the Hillsboro area, or if you would like to start a chess team, please reach out to Larry Dickenson at byupirate@yahoo.com.  There will be no school for all students on Monday, February 19th in observance of the Presidents Day holiday. School resumes on Tuesday, February 20th. Hot News is produced and emailed to HSD families and staff each week school is in session. Please add the address to your “safe sender” list to make sure you always receive the latest issue. Please also bookmark our district website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hsd.k12.or.us⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to stay informed about what's happening in our district and schools.

If you're like Ashley and remember from the height of the blog era a Tumblr called “Sketchy Bunnies," then you might be a little intimidated by the hero of this week's pic, a 6 foot 3 and a half inch invisible rabbit named HARVEY. But it turns out that Harvey and his best friend Elwood P. Dowd have a lot to teach us about what is important in life: like being kind to others, finding joy in simple things, and making sure there are strong policies in place to limit the powers of private mental health institutions. Check out John Green's moving podcast episode about the impact of Harvey on his life: The Anthropocene Reviewed: "Velociraptors and Harvey" Subscribe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Android. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram and Twitter. Visit our site: shutupwatchthis.wordpress.com Send your feedback to shutupwatchthis@gmail.com Please consider leaving a review or a star rating on iTunes, so other folks can find us. © 2023 Ashley Carr & Dave Wilson

It's time for another visit with Midday theater critic J. Wynn Rousuck, who joins us each week with her reviews of the Maryland-DC regional stage. Today, she talks with Tom about two classic shows currently in town: Chesapeake Shakespeare Company's production of Hamlet and Everyman Theatre's production of Harvey. Hamlet is widely considered to be William Shakespeare's greatest tragedic play, while Harvey is a 1944 comedy about a man whose best friend is a giant, invisible rabbit. Do these two plays have anything in common? In this new production of Hamlet, Baltimore native and nationally recognized Shakespeare director, Eleanor Holdridge, reveals this iconic piece of Shakespearian literature as a contemporary world full of tension. “We're creating a world of magic and wonder in which Hamlet can grapple with the questions of our existence,” Holdridge said of the production in a press release. “Even when he tries to make sense of and avenge his father's untimely death, he discovers the ineffable strength of his own humanity.” Harvey tells the story of Elwood P. Dowd (played by Resident Company Member, Bruce Randolph Nelson), a lovable eccentric who claims his best friend is a six-foot-tall invisible rabbit named Harvey. When Elwood's sister, Veta, tries to have him committed in hopes of protecting the family's social standing, chaos ensues. The original Pulitzer Prize-winning play was written by Mary Chase.  It's directed at Everyman by Jackson Gay. Chesapeake Shakespeare Company's production of Hamlet and Everyman Theatre's production of Harvey both continue through May 21.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this *bonus!* episode for Samhain—not Halloween—Josh interviews Pooka G about their latest homebrew release for the Storytellers' Vault, Book of Days. This is a compendium of things chronological for your Changeling chronicle: a day-by-day yearlong calendar of events with story hooks attached, essays on seemings, options for including Seasonal Courts or additional temporal weirdness in your games, chimera, Lycians, Treasures... it was a labor of love, then spite, then madness, then love again. And, much like the wheel of the year and reincarnation for the Kithain, if that's not a metaphor for life, what is? Note: Pooka is terrible at speaking plainly (go figure) or self-promoting, so treat this more as "an informational excursion" rather than "inspired salespersonship." where to find pooka g online Well, you're here, aren't you? To that end, here's our usual assortment of media links: Discord: https://discord.gg/SAryjXGm5jEmail: podcast@changelingthepodcast.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100082973960699Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/changelingthepodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/changelingcast But otherwise, here's the Book of Days product page: https://www.storytellersvault.com/product/412055?affiliate_id=3063731. Pooka's other STV projects will be listed under their author page on the Vault; otherwise, you might spot them on their own Twitter (which is pretty meh, honestly) at https://twitter.com/pookagar. your hosts Josh Hillerup (any pronoun) -- WATCH THIS SPACE. Pooka G (any pronoun/they) -- SEE ABOVE. "You see, science has overcome time and space. Well, Harvey has overcome not only time and space — but any objections." —Elwood P. Dowd

We took listener advice and watched "Harvey" (1950). So, this week's theme is giant invisible rabbits. Jimmy Stewart plays the amiable Elwood P Dowd, a man whose best friend is a 6 foot three- and one-half tall rabbit only he can see. Or perhaps not. Matt loves this film for its sweetness, but Adam was bothered by the shrillness  of a character. "Donnie Darko" (2001) is also a story about a large invisible rabbit, but one that is a little more malevolent. Or perhaps not. Jake Gyllenhaal crushes it as title character in this dark but brilliant film. Next up from the mailroom to the boardroom with "The Secret of my Success" (1987) and "The Hudsucker Proxy" (1994).Thanks for listening!Did we get something wrong? Have your own recommendations? Contact the show: 24theroadshow@gmail.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/24theRoadShow 

HARVEY, c'est la pièce à voir en ce moment au théâtre de Carouge avec Jacques Gamblin qui interprète Elwood P. Dowd, un personnage rêveur qui vit avec Harvey, son ami, un lapin imaginaire géant. L'histoire a été écrite en 1944 par une américaine, Mary Chase, et a eu un succès fou outre Atlantique. Nous sommes avec Agathe Mélinand la traductrice de cette pièce en français.  

Ninth grade has been a whirlwind. It's my first year as an official high schooler, and I've figured a few things out. I'm not even talking about history or science; it's the important stuff like, well, life. Many of my old friends from elementary school vanished into the halls of my memory while new companions surfaced to the top of the pond surrounding MCHS. It's no one's fault; it's how life works, and that's alright. Playing football was never my dream, but I made the most of it for two years. Coach Horsey managed to convince me to stick it out with these wise words, "You have enormous shoulders, son, you need to play football." He may have been right about the width of my frame, but my heart wasn't in it at all. Some of those guys like Matt, Fred, Curtie, Russell, and David played the game since they were in diapers. My passion belonged somewhere else, and thankfully the sport at least taught me that. Mrs. Brown gave me my first small part last year in a play called Arsenic And Old Lace. In eighth grade, I was happy to get whatever I could and did my best working with the older high school kids. After giving it one hundred percent throughout the year, tryouts for Harvey were just around the corner, and I wanted that lead part. Of course, doubt was easy due to my lack of experience, but I had hope, which was more valuable than skepticism any day. Jimmy Stewart was always a hero of mine, from his personal life to his roles in cinema. He portrayed the main character, Elwood P. Dowd, in Harvey on Broadway and the silver screen. My goal was not to be James Stewart but to honor the man who'd entertained me for as long as I can remember. He was sincere and warm in every role he portrayed on screen and off, and that inspires me. My nerves were on edge all day, wondering when Mrs. Brown would announce the cast. Each time I'd see my buddy Deb around campus, I'd ask if she'd heard anything. Neither one of us was patient, and we both constantly checked for the list in between classes. She auditioned for the character of Myrtle and was equally as excited. Silently I prayed the director wouldn't award the part to a junior or senior in place of my freshman inexperience. Finally, the news was out, and I couldn't contain myself as I rushed to the little theater to check the results. A crowd huddled around the tiny sheet of paper taped to the wall, but I succeeded in breaking through for a look. Placing my finger at the top, I began to scroll down intently, reading the names, "Myrtle Mae Simmons - Debby, Veta Louise Simmons - Teresa, Elwood P. Dowd - Chris Sherron!" Jumping around and yelling was never my thing, but I did read the list three more times before stepping away from the wall to make sure. Plopping down in a chair, stage left, a genuine feeling of accomplishment forced my chest to swell with pride as I watched the cast form before my eyes. "Now the work begins," I thought as a smile emerged on my face. Each day for the next five, I devoted about six hours to studying lines at home. A three-act play is no joke, especially with speaking parts every time I turn the page. The thirty-plus hours of memorizing were plenty, along with the rehearsals after school five days a week. Getting the words down early on was vital so that I could focus on character development over the next thirty days. My peers deserved my best, and there was no way I'd let them down. While most students couldn't wait for the sixth period bell to sound so they could escape, I was hype for an entirely different reason. It meant that it was time to rehearse with people I'd grown to love. A week into practice, it didn't matter what grade we were in or what click we may have been part of because we were family. Guys like Rick and Chip were undoubtedly cooler than me, but all of that stuff faded away like the end of an act. Deb had me on experience, but she never hesitated to help out when I needed her for anything, and that's something special. What a team. The two Teresas, I'd have to say, were a bit intimidating in the beginning. They were both seniors and on the extreme side of bodacious. I recall reading through the script for the first time to discover a kissing scene with Nurse Kelly played by one of the Teresas. I'd be lying if I told you I didn't look forward to rehearsing that each day. Okay, it doesn't technically count as my first kiss, but it sure gave me lots of experience before the magic moment happened more than a year later. Maybe more football players would have switched over to drama had they known about the benefits. We had a packed house both nights. The audience was full of folks from all over the community, family, friends, and fellow students. Everyone knew what to do, and we were ready to put on a show no one would forget. The stage glowed as each character who'd evolved from the pages of a script came to life. We were spectacular. Several weeks earlier, my friend, Billy asked me why I put so much effort into performing. Aside from telling him that I loved doing it, there was no clear answer. It was something inside I couldn't shake, but beyond that, I didn't have a clue. Once the crew was on stage and we took our final bows, I knew why I'd worked so hard. I will never forget the enchanting sensation of gazing out into an audience as they rise to applaud. Hand in hand, we occupied the stage soaking up every ounce of energy thrown from the patrons. Roaring claps echoed all around as we stood under the bright lights from the catwalk overhead. Only one thing can top that exhilaration, and it happened simultaneously. A look to my left and then to my right exposed my people. The message behind Harvey is the value of friendship and loyalty. I understood that message working with my friends after school each day for a few weeks.

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 270, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: What's Falling? 1: As Charles Lindbergh rode down Broadway June 13, 1927. ticker tape (confetti accepted). 2: As the Seventh Plague of Egypt. hail. 3: In the form of dust or sand after a volcanic eruption. ash. 4: By design, from a Tupolev Tu-26 "Backfire" or Petlyakov PE-2. a bomb. 5: Beneath a Frank Lloyd Wright house built for a Pittsburgh family. water (a waterfall accepted). Round 2. Category: The Play's The Thing 1: Mary Chase play concerned with the sanity of one Elwood P. Dowd. "Harvey". 2: The characters in this O'Neill play aren't waiting for Godot, they're waiting for Hickey. "The Iceman Cometh". 3: In his Broadway debut in 2008, Terrence Howard was solid as brick in this Tennessee Williams play. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. 4: In this 1949 Pulitzer-winning play, Willy and his 2 sons butt heads. Death of a Salesman. 5: A seedy NYC hotel-saloon and the pipe dreams of its inhabitants are elements of this "cool" 1946 Eugene O'Neill play. The Iceman Cometh. Round 3. Category: Live In Texas 1: If you're on the road again in Texas, stop at Luck, this singer's world headquarters. Willie Nelson. 2: Check out the I.M. Pei-designed city hall at the south end of downtown in this city, cowboy; it's i-m-pressive. Dallas. 3: This world-famous cyclist named his home in Austin "Casa Linda" after his mother. Lance Armstrong. 4: From 2001 to 2009 this town was home to "the Western White House". Crawford. 5: Spain officially founded this city known for its Paseo del Rio (River Walk) in 1718... remember?. San Antonio. Round 4. Category: Dinner 1: At Thanksgiving dinner, pass the gravy made with these turkey innards including the heart and gizzard. Giblets. 2: Tired of turkey? Why not serve the Smithfield or country-style type of this. Ham. 3: An English prime rib dinner isn't complete without this cross between a popover and a souffle. Yorkshire pudding. 4: We owe thanks to this country for sharing with us its Chicken Paprikash. Hungary. 5: For an elegant dinner, serve Coquilles St. Jacques, these shellfish in a wine sauce. Scallops. Round 5. Category: Bird Tv 1: It's Big Bird's boulevard. Sesame Street. 2: This fast-moving bird got his own TV series in 1966 -- Beep! Beep!. The Roadrunner. 3: Waldo, who was murdered on "Twin Peaks", was a talkative one of these birds. Mynah Bird. 4: In 1981 creator Earl Hamner uncorked this series about a winery whose symbol was a bird of prey. Falcon Crest. 5: It's the bird name of the Emmy-winning actor who plays twins Adam and Stuart Chandler on "All My Children". David Canary. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!

Harvey is a movie from 1950 starring James Stewart as Elwood P. Dowd, an unusual man who claims to have an ancient rabbit spirit as a best friend. His family starts to believe he is crazy, but perhaps Elwood is wiser than they know. Similar to Don Quijote de la Mancha, Harvey is a story about how it can be wonderful to be different, to see things from an uncommon perspective. It's also about the importance of being nice - even being exceptionally nice. For the transcript: Harvey A Beautiful Thought --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/beautiful-thought/message

Welcome Back Cinemasters Fans. We are back for week 2 of our February affair with movies we love. This is Adam’s pick and is near and dear to his heart. We’ve all grown to enjoy Adam’s affinity for all things Jimmy Stewart. This week we delve into his favorite flick from Mr. Stewart called “Harvey”. Its a classic film from the golden age of black and white cinema. So strap in with the Rental King and Nighthawk of the North as we sit down and talk Elwood P. Dowd and his 6 foot tall rabbit friend, Harvey in this brand new episode of the CINEMASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE!

Welcome Back Cinemasters Fans. We are back for week 2 of our February affair with movies we love. This is Adam’s pick and is near and dear to his heart. We’ve all grown to enjoy Adam’s affinity for all things Jimmy Stewart. This week we delve into his favorite flick from Mr. Stewart called “Harvey”. It's a classic film from the golden age of black and white cinema. So strap in with the Rental King and Nighthawk of the North as we sit down and talk Elwood P. Dowd and his 6 foot tall rabbit friend, Harvey in this brand new episode of the CINEMASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE!

在这里和大家分享一段和科州蛮有渊源的兔子的故事。故事是这么说的，艾尔伍（Elwood P. Dowd）是一个天天在酒吧里喝酒的无业游民，他这人与众不同，永远觉得自己身边有一只高大的兔子，逢人就介绍“这是我的好朋友哈维（Harvey）”，但除了他，从来没有人见过这只兔子，姐姐觉得艾尔伍不太正常，希望把他送到精神病院去。但偏偏艾爾伍谈吐高尚，翩翩有礼，反而让精神病院里的人非但觉得他不仅没有问题，还发现他说的话其实很有人生哲理，慢慢的也开始相信哈维的存在，故事最后姐姐和其他人一样豁然开朗，其实哈维存在与否根本就不重要，重要的是大家都喜欢眼前的这个心地善良，纯真的艾尔伍。“我的好朋友哈维（Harvey）”是美国的一部舞台剧，由丹佛土生土长落基山新闻报（Rocky Mountain News）的资深记者玛丽蔡斯女士（Mary Chase）所作，是上世纪四十年代最卖座的舞台剧之一，曾夺得了普利策戏剧奖（Pulitzer Prize in Drama），也是至今科州唯一一位获得该奖项的剧作家，“我的好朋友哈维”五年里在百老汇（Broadway）公演了1775场，1950年还被改拍成了叫好叫座的同名电影，由美国百年來最偉大的男演員之一，被誉为“美国良心（American Conscience） ”的詹姆斯史都华（James Stewart）饰演艾尔伍，成功的塑造了这一个深入人心的角色，有许多认为这是詹姆斯史都华诠释最完美的角色，直至今日，还是有不少影迷会在詹姆斯史都华的墓前，摆上象征哈维的兔子娃娃，来纪念这一位一代巨星。有很多剧评人认为“我的好朋友哈维”是一部深具哲理的舞台剧，玛丽蔡斯用她敏锐的新闻触角，在二战结束前夕，许多人开始思考何去何从的时候，藉由这个剧作一针见血的点出了社会往往会用主观思想和意识形态来排斥异己和打压不同的看法，但事实上许多事情的对与错，现实与妄想并不都是那么黑白分明容易取舍的，更重要的其实是勿忘初衷，回归本心，追求那个最真，最纯的自己。所以，与其说这是一出诙谐的舞台剧，“我的好朋友哈维”更像是一碗心灵鸡汤，在大家彷徨，质疑自己时候，安抚了一颗颗驿动的心。这也就是为什么半个世纪过去了，哈维的故事还是让大家觉得那么的亲切，那么的历久弥新，而哈维也成为了来自科州最为人所知的兔子。

Harvey Imaginary (or not so imaginary) friends, girls named Courtney, being pleasant -all these topics and more are up for discussion as we talk about Harvey! “In this life, you must be oh so smart or oh so pleasant. For years I was smart. I recommend pleasant.” -Elwood P. Dowd By Lauren Johnson Instagram Facebook […]

Byron and Steve bitch about tech, tiptoe toward tangents and Elwood P. Dowd.

Byron and Steve bitch about tech, tiptoe toward tangents and Elwood P. Dowd.

Hey, duck, Harvey! I mean, we can’t see you, but we’re pretty sure you should watch out so your bunny ears don’t get clipped by that phone cord. In this ep, we’re going back to classic Hollywood to watch and discuss the 1950 fantasy/comedy movie Harvey, starring Jimmy Stewart as Elwood P. Dowd and a maybe-imaginary co-star playing a six-foot-something rabbit named Harvey. We talk why Jimmy Stewart loved this role so much, why we love the message of this movie so much, and why bunnies in movies may be bad news. Plus, did Harvey make a visit to Stars Hollow? We try to figure it out—maybe with an inaudible rabbit as a co-host, but who’s to say? Other pop culture we ref: Space Jam, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Harvey Weinstein, Tom Hanks, Lenny Bruce, James Bond, Aaron Sorkin, A Few Good Men, August Wilson, Fences, Cary Grant

Halloween and Rabbits With fall here in the Northern Hemisphere, and temperatures dropping and leaves falling we have Halloween fast approaching. You hear tales of ghosts, witches, vampires, monsters, and other assorted scary icons, but none can be more terrifying than bunny rabbits! Gargoyle Rabbit We cover this in a previous episode, but it is worth a revisit. This terrifying gargoyle is known as the Vampire Rabbit of Newcastle. He perches above a solicitor's office behind St. Nicholas' Cathedral in Newcastle, England. No one knows why he is there, or what makes him glare with such evil. With its crazed bulging eyes, huge fangs and claws, The Vampire Rabbit of Newcastle is a mysterious grotesque that has perched above the ornate rear door of the historic Cathedral Buildings, facing the rear of St Nicholas Cathedral for over a hundred years but no one is quite sure why the blood-sucking Lepus was created. Erected with the rest of the building in 1901, locals tell a tale of grave robbers who were running rampant in the area until one dark night the fanged beastie rose on the door opposite the graveyard as if to scare off future robbers. Less superstitiously, it has also been theorized that the vampire rabbit is in fact a hare whose ears were mistakenly put on backwards. If this were the case the bloody little creature could have been installed to reference Sir George Hare Phipson, a local doctor, Freemason, and friend of the cathedral’s architect. Most basically the rabbit could simply be meant to represent the coming of spring, invoking the same symbolic association that created the Easter Bunny. While the vampire rabbit of Newcastle was originally the same sandy color of the surrounding stonework, in modern times it has been painted a menacing black with droplets of blood staining its teeth and claws. http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-vampire-rabbit-of-newcastle A decade ago the Vampire Rabbit enjoyed a brief moment in the limelight when it formed part of a light festival. During a winter Glow event in 2006, the carving was illuminated in pink, making it look even more weird and wonderful, and there were projections of it across the city. But the rabbit, which has had a few licks of paint over the years, including being turned black with its teeth, eyes and claws picked out in red, still retains its air of mystery. http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/stories-behind-newcastles-called-vampie-12455793 Swamp Rabbit Not all killer rabbits are fictional. In April of 1979, president Jimmy Carter was fishing near his home in Plains, Georgia when he was attacked by a swamp rabbit! The rabbit swam toward the president's boat and tried to board. Carter had to fend it off with an oar. Press secretary Jody Powell is quoted from his 1986 book The Other Side of the Story: The animal was clearly in distress, or perhaps berserk. The President confessed to having had limited experience with enraged rabbits. He was unable to reach a definite conclusion about its state of mind. What was obvious, however, was that this large, wet animal, making strange hissing noises and gnashing its teeth, was intent upon climbing into the Presidential boat. After some objected that rabbits can't swim, a picture of the incident was produced, clearly showing the rabbit swimming. The rabbit's political affiliation is still unknown. 3. The Haunted Warren: It’s a rare reminder of a time when the warrens that carved a honeycomb under the Brecks were a rich source of income for landowners. Thetford Warren Lodge was built around the 1400s a few miles west of Thetford – probably at the bequest of the prior of Our Lady’s Priory who had Royal approval to hunt small game and was keen to protect his livelihood by constructing a defensive lodge which could repel poachers. It was big enough to accommodate hunting parties and the prior’s warrener, who protected, farmed and sold the rabbits which were prized for their meat and their fur, and strong enough to deal with those who came prepared with bows, arrows and sharpened sticks with a view to rabbit poaching. Warreners, who lived in the highest part of the warren on the second floor, would bore holes to make burrows and provide food such as groundsel, dandelions and thistles, spreading gorse and tree boughs as shelter and food in colder months. On the ground floor of the building was a storeroom for traps, nets and racks to dry skins and hang salted meats. At one point, the lodge was acquired by the Maharajah Duleep Singh – the Indian prince exiled to Norfolk in the 19th century – on a 99-year lease. A few warreners are still working in Breckland, trapping rabbits and moving them to other warrens in a bid to control the population. As with many medieval buildings, the lodge – which is now maintained by English Heritage - has its fair share of spooky stories attached to it. One ominous tale harks back to the building’s warrening history: it is said that a large – even huge – ghostly white rabbit with flaming red eyes guards the doorway to the lodge and is an omen of death to anyone who lays eyes on it. A further two strange stories appear to be rooted in the nearby Leper Hospital of St Margaret where poor souls suffering from this highly-contagious disease were kept away from the rest of society on the edge of town: the building was ransacked by thieves in 1304 who stole silver, linen and cloth and then set fire to the building. It is said that a figure with a strange, two-dimensional face can be seen gibbering horribly and terrifying witnesses as it wanders the area close to the lodge and an eerie face has been reported looking out from the first floor window of the building, even though it no longer has any floors. In 2011, a man was seen peering from a second floor window wearing blue and white clothing and boasting gaping black holes where his eyes and mouth should have been. Movies and Shows: The strange history of terrifying bunny rabbits in film Despite being among the softest and least threatening of woodland creatures, rabbits rarely get portrayed as such in movies. While most of us would be content to watch one nibble on a carrot for 90 minutes, filmmakers have routinely sought to capitalize and subvert the rabbit’s image, either by brutally murdering them or turning them creepy and cannibalistic. Killer Rabbit Now I think the most famous movie rabbit is in Monty Python and the Wholly Grail: Monty Python and the Holy Grail, 1975 The bunnies bite back in Terry Gilliam’s and Terry Jones’ riotously funny Monty Python and the Holy Grail, when King Arthur (Graham Chapman) and his knights of the round table get more than they bargained for from a seemingly innocuous, fluffy white scamp. “That’s no ordinary rabbit, that’s the most foul, cruel and bad-tempered rodent you ever set eyes on… it’s got a vicious streak a mile wide,” warns their Scottish guide. Unconvinced, the ensuing carnage is hysterical. “Run away, run away!” The Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog guards the entrance to the cave of Caerbannog in the movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Yes, he may look like a innocent little fluffball, but he can bite your head off before you even realize it, as he did Bors, Gawain, and Ector in the movie. Run away! Run away! The Killer Rabbit also appears in the musical Spamalot. Were-Rabbit Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, 2005 Cheese lover Wallace and his faithful pooch Gromit returned in DreamWorks Animation’s second Oscar-winning feature to date, The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, written and directed by Steve Box and Nick Park and featuring the vocal talents of Ralph Fiennes and Helena Bonham Carter. In this gorgeously pun-tastic affair, the stop-animated clay duo take on a mentally enhanced bunny following an invention mishap, but it’s not the enormous beastie with a penchant for demolishing oversized veggies that’s terrorising the village – it’s actually a mutated Wallace. In the 2005 claymation film Wallace & Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit, a mysterious nocturnal rabbit is raiding a community's vegetable gardens, threatening the annual vegetable contest. It turns out that the hero of the story is suffering from a curse (brought on by his own machinery) that causes him to turn into a giant rabbit when he is exposed to moonlight! Vampire Rabbit Bunnicula, the Vampire Rabbit was a 1982 animated ABC Weekend Special based on a series of children's books by James Howe. Now I remember reading this book series as a child. My Wife will comment "Bunnys are evil - Remember Bunicula?". Bunnicula was a family pet who sucked the juices out of vegetables. Not all that frightening in reality -unless you're a vegetable. Nevertheless, Bunnicula can sprout bat wings, fly, and move things with the power of his mind. Imaginary Rabbit - Donnie Darko, 2001 Writer/director Richard Kelly’s dimension-bending feature debut delivered one of cinema’s most memorable bunnies in the towering, dead-eyed frame of Frank, who may or may not be an evil time-travelling demon intent on destroying the planet. Or possibly saving it. We’re still not entirely sure, and that’s the genius of it. With Jake Gyllenhaal the only person able to see Frank, and the only one aware of impending doom, it’s a refreshingly bizarre take on the end of the world that set up Jake and his sister Maggie for big things, but it’s Frank who haunts our fevered dreams. Evil rabbits can even invade our thoughts! The 2001 movie Donnie Darko left many with nightmares of imaginary human-size rabbits, and not the benign imaginary friend we met in the movie Harvey. The apparition of a 6-foot rabbit named Frank saves Donnie Darko's life and tells him the world will end in 28 days. Frank incites Donnie into committing criminal acts -and why not, if the world is going to end anyway? Fatal Attraction, 1987 Speaking of lust and murder, while Adrian Lyne’s Fatal Attraction technically scrapes a pass, in this pot-boiler thriller that spawned the term ‘bunny boiler’. Glenn Close’s Alex has an affair with and becomes obsessed by Michael Douglas’ Dan, who goes on to reject her in favour of his good wife, leading to the unfortunate end of his family’s pet bunny. Vengeance is meted when Close ends up both drowned and shot in the bath in the film’s seriously dodgy, if ludicrously entertaining, finale. Watership Down, 1978 Quite possibly the most evilly terrifying film ever inflicted upon unsuspecting children, Martin Rosen’s animated adaptation of Richard Adams’ classic novel, Watership Down. Responsible for scarring the psyche of an entire generation, it’s a sort of rabbit-led Game of Thrones, where woe first befalls the bunnies (voiced by John Hurt and Richard Briers, amongst others) when heavy duty digging machines destroy their warren, forcing them to go on the run. It’s all downhill from there, with paws trapped in snares, insane rabbit dictators, nasty cats, dangerous dogs and eye-bleeding death by myxomatosis. Akira, 1988 Sticking with scary animated rabbits, Japanese dystopian classic Akira, by writer/director Katsuhiro Ohtomo, features a disturbingly oversized example during psychic patient Tetsuo’s (Nozomu Sasaki) fevered nightmare scene. What starts off with a teensy cutesy red car riding bunny and his teddy bear mate is soon replaced by hulking monstrosities that destroy all before them, Godzilla-style, before being scared off by the blood gushing from Tetsuo’s feet after he steps on broken glass in his bid to escape. If ever you needed a reason not to eat cheese (or carrots) before bed, this is it. Harvey, 1950 Long before Jake Gyllenhall cornered the market in giant invisible bunny besties, James Stewart (It’s a Wonderful Life, Vertigo) starred as eccentric boozehound Elwood P. Dowd in Henry Koster’s Harvey (adapted from the play by Mary Chase by herself and Oscar Brodney). The rabbit in question shares Frank’s ability to stop time in Donnie Darko, though this is less creepy sci-fi and more silly whimsy with a comedy of errors, like when Elwood’s sister gets locked up in a sanatorium in his stead. Just like It’s a Wonderful Life, events are far from bleak; it’ll leave you with a fuzzy glow. Belenggu, 2012 Men in rabbit suits are rarely good, kids. Indonesian writer/director Upi Avianto’s highly stylised thriller/horror flick Belenggu hammers home the message with a knife-wielding dude in a white and pink get up in this enthralling slice of nutty noir. Elang (Abimana Aryasatya) thinks he’s met the love of his life in Jingga (Imelda Therinne) but the course certainly doesn’t run smooth any more than the narrative does here. Night of the Lepus, 1972 Janet Leigh (Psycho, The Manchurian Candidate) stars alongside Stuart Whitman (The Mark, The Comancheros) in this schlocky horror B-movie directed by William F. Claxton of Little House on the Prairie and Bonanza fame. Based on the novel The Year of the Angry Rabbits by Sydneysider Russell Braddon, Don Holliday and Gene R. Kearney handle the hokey screenplay about enormous killer rabbits running amuck in small town US. Firmly in the so bad it’s good territory, most of the ‘giant’ critters are obviously household pets romping around in miniature sets. The 1972 film Night of the Lepus is the definitive monster bunny movie. Plagued by too many rabbits, a community turns to scientists who experiment on the rabbits to keep them from reproducing. An escaped rabbit reproduces anyway, and the results are huge carnivorous mutants that eat anything in their way, including humans! STP video https://youtu.be/YxS4lqppZ6Y AFI miss murder https://youtu.be/YU4hhNKsPog Versatile Rabbits - “Mythology has caught on to the duality of the rabbit, making them figures of both light and darkness, a bridge between the otherworld and the heavens, the ideal beast to plague your subconscious.” Bunnies can portray any evil character, This may be true, but the evil cinematic rabbit has yet to reach its final form. Obviously, bunny rabbits are out to get us. Beware!   http://mentalfloss.com/article/19880/horror-bunnies-8-rabbits-avoid http://www.horrorsociety.com/2014/04/19/5-horror-films-easter-sunday/ http://www.westword.com/music/top-10-creepy-movie-bunnies-in-case-you-want-to-ruin-easter-5713795 Weird Norfolk: The Phantom Rabbit of Thetford Warren Lodge http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/weird-norfolk-the-phantom-rabbit-of-thetford-warren-lodge-1-5004915 http://www.avclub.com/the-strange-history-of-terrifying-bunny-rabbits-in-film-1798429921 15 Weird and Wonderful Rabbits in Movies http://www.sbs.com.au/movies/article/2014/04/16/15-weird-and-wonderful-rabbits-movies NEWS: Beastly Haunted Trail http://www.post-gazette.com/pets/2017/09/22/Pet-Events-Haunted-Trail-Goat-Yoga-and-Wine-and-Rabbits/stories/201709230006 Skeletons, spiders, coffins, clowns and other things that go bump in the night are scary but fun at the outdoor Halloween fundraiser at the Beaver County Humane Society, 3394 Brodhead Road, Center. The wooded, winding Beastly Haunted Trail takes a good 30 minutes to navigate. See props and displays that volunteers have built over hundreds of hours in the last year. Volunteers are also on hand to jump out and scare visitors. Because of the fright factor, children 12 years old and younger must be accompanied by an adult. Since 2014 word-of-mouth and social media have attracted visitors from Allegheny and other counties and from as far away as West Virginia. The Beastly Haunted Trail is open Friday and Saturday nights, 7-10 p.m., from Sept. 29 through Oct. 28. Cost is $12 per person. Alien Bunnies Attack in the ‘Cute Little Buggers’ Trailer https://youtu.be/kBg_rgBwFQM http://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3460928/alien-bunnies-attack-cute-little-buggers-trailer-exclusive/ Gremlins meet Hot Fuzz in Cute Little Buggers, premiering on VOD November 7th from Uncork’d Entertainment. Tony Jopia’s highly anticipated comedy-horror hybrid sees locals of a peaceful English village, enjoying their annual summer festival when they are suddenly attacked by mutated killer rabbits! “Somewhere in the depths of space, aliens are watching the earth and planning their attack. Unaware of the impending danger, the locals of a sleepy English village are preparing for their summer festival. The aliens launch their offensive by mutating the local rabbit population, and when the furry demons are released, the body count starts to pile up as blood, guts, and fur flies in all directions as the humans fight off the alien threat.” The film features genre icon Caroline Munro (Maniac, The Spy Who Loved Me). Bunny Man! The legend has circulated for years in several forms. A version naming a suspect and specific location was posted to a website in the late 1990s by a "Timothy C. Forbes". This version states that in 1904, an asylum prison in Clifton, Virginia was shut down by successful petition of the growing population of residents in Fairfax County. During the transfer of inmates to a new facility, one of the fifteen transports crashed; most, including the driver, were killed, ten escaped. A search party found all but one of them. During this time, locals allegedly began to find hundreds of cleanly skinned, half-eaten carcasses of rabbits hanging from the trees in the surrounding areas. Another search of the area was ordered, and the police located the remains of Marcus Wallster, left in a similar fashion to the rabbit carcasses hanging in a nearby tree or under a bridge overpass—also known as the "Bunny Man Bridge"—along the railroad tracks at Colchester Road. Officials name the last missing inmate, Douglas J. Grifon, as their suspect and call him "the bunny man". In this version, officials finally manage to locate Grifon but, during their attempt to apprehend him at the overpass, he nearly escapes before being hit by an oncoming train where the original transport crashed. They say after the train passed, the police heard laughter coming from the site. It is eventually revealed that Grifon was institutionalized for killing his family and children on Easter Sunday. For years after the "Bunny Man's" death, in the time approaching Halloween, carcasses are said to be found hanging from the overpass and surrounding areas. A figure is reportedly seen by passersby making their way through the one lane bridge tunnel. Fairfax County Public Library Historian-Archivist Brian A. Conley extensively researched the Bunny Man legend. He has located two incidents of a man in a rabbit costume threatening people with an axe. The vandalism reports occurred a week apart in 1970 in Burke, Virginia. The first incident was reported the evening of October 19, 1970 by U.S. Air Force Academy Cadet Robert Bennett and his fiancée, who were visiting relatives on Guinea Road in Burke. Around midnight, while returning from a football game, they reportedly parked their car in a field on Guinea Road to "visit an Uncle who lived across the street from where the car was parked". As they sat in the front seat with the motor running, they noticed something moving outside the rear window. Moments later, the front passenger window was smashed, and there was a white-clad figure standing near the broken window. Bennett turned the car around while the man screamed at them about trespassing, including: "You're on private property, and I have your tag number." As they drove down the road, the couple discovered a hatchet on the car floor. When the police requested a description of the man, Bennett insisted he was wearing a white suit with long bunny ears. However, Bennett's fiancée contested their assailant did not have bunny ears on his head, but was wearing a white capirote of some sort. They both remembered seeing his face clearly, but in the darkness, they could not determine his race. The police returned the hatchet to Bennett after examination. Bennett was required to report the incident upon his return to the Air Force Academy. The second reported sighting occurred on the evening of October 29, 1970, when construction security guard Paul Phillips approached a man standing on the porch of an unfinished home, in Kings Park West on Guinea Road. Phillips said the man was wearing a gray, black, and white bunny costume, and was about 20 years old, 5 feet 8 inches (1.73 m) tall, and weighed about 175 pounds (79 kg). The man began chopping at a porch post with a long-handled axe, saying: "All you people trespass around here. If you don't get out of here, I'm going to bust you on the head." The Fairfax County Police opened investigations into both incidents, but both were eventually closed for lack of evidence. In the weeks following the incidents, more than 50 people contacted the police claiming to have seen the "Bunny Man". Several newspapers reported the incident of the "Bunny Man" eating a man's runaway cat, including the following articles in The Washington Post: "Man in Bunny costume Sought in Fairfax" (October 22, 1970) "The 'Rabbit' Reappears" (October 31, 1970) "Bunny Man Seen" (November 4, 1970) "Bunny Reports Are Multiplying" (November 6, 1970) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunny_Man   © Copyrighted

In 1950, James Stewart starred in the film, "Harvey". Stewart played Elwood P. Dowd, a mild-mannered man, who just so happens to have an invisible friend. A 6 foot rabbit with big floppy ears. Matt is subjected to my deranged way of thinking. We are a bit scatter brained in this disjointed podcast. Be warned! iPhone conversation. Total running time: 55 minutes 25 seconds.