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

[Clark Baker]

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
>  
>  
> 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.