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“The Talking Machine”
From 13-Year-Old Anne’s Journal — December 21, 1982 – EXCELLENT “Laura starts to like this scientific kid named Jason. Nellie likes him, too. To get his attention, she buys a talking machine. It doesn’t work, so she records Laura saying mushy stuff about Jason and plays it for the class. Jason writes on the bard “Jason loves Laura” and later they carve their names in the sweetheart tree.” ____________________________________________________ From Tracy — I agree with Young Anne. THIS EPISODE SERIOUSLY ROCKS. It has everything. Let’s examine the checklist: √ Great dialogue and use of old fashioned words like “passel” and “gullywhopper” √ Heroic curly headed boy √ Pa being even more wonderful than usual √ Insanely cool...
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“A Matter of Faith”
From 13-Year-Old Anne’s Journal — December 20, 1982 – FAIR “Charles and the kids go on a camping trip. Before they leave, Ma cuts herself. Later she is alone, she loses the cow, because she faints. She make it back to the house and has to cut her sour (sic) open. Charles finds her and Doc Baker comes.” ____________________________________________________ From Anne — Crap, what started out as a spa day (well, sort of; she still had to bake 20 pies) … turns into an emporium of delirium for poor old Ma. Lancing one’s own leg is not a popular spa treatment, even on the hardscrabble prairie. This sore has indeed gone quite sour. Hope that pus is not the secret ingredient in any of Ma’s pies. The joke’s on Rev. Alden if so....
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