Overboard by Chip Dunham for August 05, 2020

A definite audience-pleaser, watching Scratch “suffer”.

Though the producer may need to come up with a second act to justify the ticket prices.

A readaptation with no copyright infringements.

Ha, the rats fell for it!!!!

In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, grifters The Duke and The Dauphin go from town to town putting on a much-hyped play The Royal Nonesuch, for three nights. Half the town attends the first night, which “…turns out to be only a couple of minutes’ worth of an absurd, bawdy sham.” (Thank you Wikipedia—I had forgotten the details.) Those who attended, not wanting to admit that they alone had been scammed, talk the play up and the remainder of the town attend the second night. By the third night, after all those who had attended had conferred and prepared suitable punishment (tar and feathers?), they find that there is no third night—the grifters had expected this and had skipped town.

Dunno if Scratch has plans to scarper; maybe he just thinks that the mice will take it all with a sense of humour?

The reviewers gave it a thumbs down.

cats and mice use us dollars. Who Knew ?

Scratch apparently doesn’t know that cats eat mice without the entertainment.

I think Scratches performance is right up there with ball under the couch that Louie sings for the wolves!!

Good morning Crew!

Theater is theater.

“And ‘Cats’ was just Scratch in different costumes…”

I thought they were playing charades.

You go, Scratch. Way to scam those filthy rodents :)

Two of my favorites, also.

Scratch gave it the old college try. But they wanted the play…They were gypped.

Good evening, Crew!

Well, Scratch’s reaction looks pretty darn emotionally intense to me …

’Evening, Crew.

Brings to mind the Sesame Street version of The Postman Always RIngs Twice: The doorbell rings, once. “Is it the postman?” “No, because the postman always rings twice!” It rings three times. “Is it the postman?” “No, because the postman always rings twice!” …