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Comment on The Happy Pancake Witch by GenerationXer

GenerationXer — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 19:29:12 +0000

I remember this movie well! I was born in 1969 and have often wondered about the movie with the witch and the happy pancakes! I saw it in Houston, Tx. at Wilchester Elementary several times from 1976-1979. Hermoine Gringold also played a witch in the movie, “Bell, Book and Candle” with Jimmy stewart, Kim Novak, and Jack Lemon. Awesome!

Does anyone remember a movie called “evan’s corner” about a little boy who wanted his own room, but his mom told him to just take a corner instead?

Thanks for the memories!

Comment on The Happy Pancake Witch by Mike

Mike — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 02:16:10 +0000

I remember this movie, but not because of the pancakes or the dots. I remember the lines about the old witch couldn’t find a job in the want ads, and the papers had nothing but bad news.

Comment on The Happy Pancake Witch by Liz

Liz — Sat, 28 May 2011 19:18:15 +0000

Awesome! I was born in 1970 and have absolutely no memory of this film. Recently read about it in a Minneapolis paper and was intrigued. What a great find. Sorry I missed out on the excitement way back when. The TV dinner scene was nuts - ah, those metal trays with overprocessed and overcooked food. Delish. Your summary - with captioned pictures - is fantastic. Thanks for sharing your find.

Comment on The Happy Pancake Witch by LB

LB — Wed, 25 May 2011 01:59:35 +0000

I was so excited when I spotted in the article in the NY Times! What a relief…the mystery is solved. It brings back so much.
Thank you!

Comment on The Happy Pancake Witch by Vikktoria

Vikktoria — Fri, 20 May 2011 18:17:03 +0000

Wow…so it wasn’t just an acid flashback. Actually, I disagree with the blogger that this little film had no messages to impart other than LSD can make people happy (we all remember the cautionary tales of people thinking they could fly off of tall buildings after using it). I believe the film has several positive messages: getting along with others, tolerating differences, having a positive attitude, making lemonade out of lemons, etc etc.

Thanks for doing the research and finding this little freaky gem of a movie.

Comment on The Happy Pancake Witch by Jill

Jill — Tue, 17 May 2011 00:39:11 +0000

I have vague memories of a witch serving pancakes that flew, to a blonde girl, and that everyone was happy. I imagine this must have been my five-year-old mind interpreting the psychedelic dots, because there can’t possibly be two movies about pancakes and witches!

Comment on The Happy Pancake Witch by Leah

Leah — Mon, 16 May 2011 12:24:22 +0000

Ahhh the satisfaction! Thank you so much. Tripped out pancakes! Were they blueberry? Or was that the crazy dots? I am going to make some this morning and check it out. Watched this film several times over the years at Miami Shores Elementary School K-6 1979 - 1986 and have wondered about it ever since.

Comment on The Happy Pancake Witch by Mark

Mark — Sun, 15 May 2011 16:10:14 +0000

This is such a strange situation! I just read the article in the NYTimes, and though I hadn’t seen this film, I have a similar experience with a different one. All of the comments, the sense of frustrated mystery, and the dreamlike quality are similar to my memories of Mexican Little Red Riding Hood movies that used to be shown on syndicated TV in the New York area in the late 60’s.

Has anyone else seen the dubbed “La Caperucita Roja” movies? They, or some clips at least, are available on YouTube. Like the Times article said, the online world has become a de facto nostalgia clearing house, and I now have validation that these films existed. Previous to that, anytime I mentioned a crazy wolf and his helium-voiced skunk sidekick, and the fascinating/terrifying impact they made on me, people brought up the usual responses, usually implying drug abuse.

Thanks for giving this general kind of phenomenon a forum!

Comment on Day 5 Part 2: A True Dive Bar Mecca — Quincy, Illinois by Kamron

Kamron — Sat, 07 May 2011 14:02:33 +0000

At last! Someone who undesrtands! Thanks for posting!

Comment on Scarin’ Little Kids by cece

cece — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 20:05:32 +0000

hahahahahahaha!!! im SOOOOO gonna use those!