[Squaredancing] Fwd: CBS Wednesday, 2/1/06 - Still Standing " Still Flunking" Episode -Square Dancing -Bob Fisk

Thu Feb 2 14:34:48 EST 2006

I always LOVED the funny clothes and don't enjoy dancing as much without
them.  But, I'm aware that I'm in the minority!!

Thanks for the reply.

Linda K. Jones 
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Subject: Re: [Squaredancing] Fwd: CBS Wednesday, 2/1/06 - Still Standing "
Still Flunking" Episode -Square Dancing -Bob Fisk

It's was a rare Wednesday night home, so I watched it.  I had never heard of
the program, but the presentation about square dancing didn't surprise me.
People think of square dancing as something done by old people in funny
clothes.  Since that's mostly true, what else can we expect.  There are very
few people outside of square dancing that know any differently and they may
all be related to square dancers.  I don't wear "funny" clothes to dance
anymore, but teens will definitely think I'm old, even if I don't.

The program didn't make fun of square dancing as much as it just made it
appear as an activity for older people, not teenagers.  They were comparing
it to climbing a rope to go over a wall.  We aren't likely to look very
athletic in that context.  

I thought the portrayal of the teen boy was even worse than that of the
grandmother square dancer.

Sandy
Atlanta

Linda Jones - LKJ wrote:

I didn't see it.  Did know about it ahead of time and don't watch the show.

What was so bad?

Linda K. Jones

Payroll Manager

The David J. Joseph Company

Employee Services

 * 513-419-6073

* lkj at djj.com <mailto:lkj at djj.com> 

fax    513-419-6235

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Subject: RE: [Squaredancing] Fwd: CBS Wednesday, 2/1/06 - Still Standing

"Still Flunking" Episode -Square Dancing -Bob Fisk

One more piece of information I just dug up -- The show Still Standing takes

place in Chicago, Illinois.  I found this about Illinois, on the internet:

In 1990, Governor Thompson signed into law a bill designating the Square

Dance as the American folk dance of the State. 

Dave Hinde

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Subject: RE: [Squaredancing] Fwd: CBS Wednesday,2/1/06 - Still Standing

"Still Flunking" Episode -Square Dancing -Bob Fisk

I forwarded this email on to several others, who in turn forwarded it on.

The response I've had today was that the show was a real slap in the face to

square dancing.  Most of the time I feel that any advertising is good

advertising, but not last night.

Anyway, I think some of our national organizations should write to CBS and

remind them that Square Dancing is considered by many to be our national

dance.  They should also point out that it is the Official Folk Dance of

many states.  Would CBS air a program about hunting Bald Eagles?  Would any

other nation air a program that ridicules their National Folk Dance?  It's

one thing to have fun or poke fun at square dancing, but I think the show

last night went too far.  

Since it would probably too long for one of our official groups to send a

letter to CBS, I do plan on writing one myself.  Does anyone have good

addresses for CBS and also for the writers of the program and the

programming director.   

Just my 2 cents,

Dave Hinde

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Subject: [Squaredancing] Fwd: CBS Wednesday,2/1/06 - Still Standing "Still

Flunking" Episode -Square Dancing - Bob Fisk

I received the following from Paul Waters who asked me to forward it to

places that may be interested.  Please don't reply to this e-mail (since it

is cross posted). -- Clark

Begin forwarded message:

WHAT: Still Standing (EPISODE: Still Flunking)

DATE: Wednesday, February 1, 2006

TIME: 8:00pm (7:00pm Central)

TELEVISION NETWORK: CBS

Hi All,

The upcoming episode of Still Standing, entitled "Still Flunking," is

schedule to air this coming Wednesday, February 1, at 8:00pm (7:00pm

Central) on CBS. Square dancing plays a prominent role in the episode 

(starting on page 25 of the script, and continuing almost to the end 

on page 40).

The good news is that the character played by Sally Struthers (All in

the Family) is an avid square dancer.

". . . I told you, I'm a member of a senior square dancing group. It's

a fabulous workout . . . "

The otherwise-characterized news is . . . well . . . watch the episode

and see.

If you do tune in, be sure to watch all the way through to the end.

There were four takes of the scene where Louise (Sally Struthers) is

teaching Brian (Taylor Ball) to square dance. In the first two, Sally 

flubbed a line (in the exact same place) --- bringing production to a 

screeching halt.

I'm told the tag CBS intends to air is a blooper of this scene

(although this could change, and the tag might even be dumped 

altogether as a last minute network scheduling decision).

Happy viewing.

Cheers - - - Paul

Paul Waters

12344 Addison St.

Valley Village,  CA 91607-3610

Paul_Waters at msn.com <mailto:Paul_Waters at msn.com> 

P.S. The line of dialogue that caused Sally grief hails from annals of

traditional square dancing, appearing --- among other places --- on 

the Lloyd Shaw Foundation website:

"Possum on a fence, chicken on a rail, grab your girl and everybody

sail!"

I first heard this in 1973 at a dance called by Bob Fisk, who recently

passed away from an untimely death. And for some unexplained reason, 

this is my strongest and most persistent memory of this laudable icon 

of the square dance movement --- and now a key element of both this 

episode, and its associated outtake.

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