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Movie Summary  Short: Alphabet Antics:  Animals are abused, children tortured and humiliated, foreign countries are insulted, all in the name of fun and learning.  Movie : Daddy - O:  Crazy, mixed-up middle-aged teenagers Daddy - O (Dick Contino) and Sandra Giles risk their lives drag-racing for a pizza. Meanwhile Sonny, a pal of Dick Contino's, is run off the road by local heavy (Bruno VeSota).* Daddy - O, suspected of the crash, has his license revoked for a year. The police let him investigate the murder, but also offer to help if Dick needs it. Dick penetrates Bruno's gang, sings a couple of songs, and saves the day. Music by John Williams, who later wrote the music for Star Wars, which if you haven't heard it sounds sort of like the music for Superman, or Jaws, or Indiana Jones. — Trace Beaulieu Host Segments  Prologue:  Joel, Crow, and Servo are huddled around the office water cooler joking and ogling their female coworkers.  Invention:  Joel's invention is an air freshener mobile for baby: amuses the infant and gets rid of poopie smells. The Mads demo their alien face-hugger teething-nook. The miracle-growth baby returns.  Segment 2:  Joel sings the "Pants-up Song," in which we mercilessly make fun of Dick Contino's choice of clothing.  Segment 3:  Joel, Tom, and Crow reenact the drag-racing sequence from the movie. Note the cheesy chroma key disguised as cheesy front projection.  Segment 4:  Joel demonstrates "spit takes." Bruce, the gym guy (played by our own imperturbable Mike Nelson), crashes his ship into the SOL and appears on the Hexfield.  Segment 5:  Joel practices the apple-slapping scene from the movie. Then reads a few letters. It takes about eight times to get the credits rolling because the miracle-growth baby got strained carrots in the Mads' keyboard.  Stinger:  Big dumb guy says, "Couldn't help you if I wanted to, fella. Gym pollcy." Reflections Paul's very first movie as a home writer. Shortly after this show aired we got a letter from someone claiming to be a relative of Mr. Contino's. This individual had taken offense at the treatment we gave this film, and the reprehensible way in which we besmirched the fine memory of the late Dick Contino. Hey, we're from the Midwest; when we get a letter like that we feel, well, uncomfortable. We feel a bit more ill at ease when we see that Dick Contino is alive and well and playing the accordion. The Contino legend lives on in the story "Dick Contino's Blues," by James Ellroy. Check Granta issue Number 46. The novella is available at your local bookstore, and you owe it to Dick to read it. * Spelled Bruno Vesota in episode 0515 - Wild, Wild World Of Batwoman. — Trace Beaulieu