Blondie's Holiday

This is another entry in the live action comic Blondie...with Blondie, Dagwood, Daisy, etc!

"My Dagwood is pretty smart"-Blondie.

This entry of Blondie is all about their class reunion. Due to a misunderstanding Dagwood is on the hook for paying for the reunion dinner for forty plus guests. At first with his raise it might be possible...but then he looses his job while trying to learn about horse betting. Blondie is making hats...but will this be enough? This is all about pride and his classmates not thinking he will amount to much. Apparently, plucky Blondie told them all they were wrong and that he would be a huge success! That incident is powering them on...to their demise.

Breezy and funny like all Blondie entries...if you are a fan, you will not want to miss this one.

This is the twentieth in the Blondie movie series. In this one, Dagwood and his boss, Mr. Radcliffe, are to meet a bank president to get him to agree to approve a new building. He also has a 15-year high school reunion dinner to plan with Blondie. Oh, and there's also a subplot concerning gambling...This was another funny entry in the long-running Blondie series with quite a few colorful characters to, in Sheldon Leonard's words in my favorite movie-It's a Wonderful Life, "give the joint atmosphere", if you know what I mean. In this one, Bobby Larson appears one more time as Alexander's friend, Tommy Cooper, substituting for Danny Mummert's Alvin Fuddle. Also, Daisy's offspring Elmer is the scene-stealing pooch this time around. So on that note, Blondie's Holliday is well worth a look for the series' fans. P.S. This was Constance, or Connie, Lee's final script for the series having done writing on them since Blondie's Blessed Event.

Very true, there is no holiday here, only more dumb luck for Dagwood, who is the whole show --or rather, Arthur Lake.

This was the final story written by Connie Lee, who had been with the series about five years. It has a very clever twist, which saves the day for Dagwood.

That said, Dagwood easily gets into trouble in just a few minutes. The story is all about a big high school reunion -- which Dagwood gets stuck to pay for. He gets a raise, gets fired by Mr. Radcliffe and caught up with some backroom horse racing gamblers. Arthur Lake's stunned expressions are priceless.

The racing angle is a funny change of pace. Dagwood reads some material on how to pick winners at the race track and he's hooked. He also has an angel on his shoulder, a little old lady better (played by veteran actress Mary Young), who just happens to be the wife of Mr. Radcliffe's new client, Mr. Breckenbridge, played by Grant Mitchell. In short, Mrs. Breckenbridge saves Dagwood BIG time.

Popular supporting cast; Anne Nagel plays Bea and Jody Gilbert as Cynthia, two of the high school renunion alum. Tim Ryan appears as Mike, best known for writing and appearing in many of the BOWERY BOYS films.

Yes, Daisy is not in this episode because she was appearing in another film at the time. Puppy Elmer takes her place, who is growing up fast. Daisy, better known as Spooks (because she was always scared as a puppy), was part cockerspaniel, poodle and terrier, raised by famous dog trainer Rennie Renfro. Renfro had a large kennel and ranch in Van Nuys, CA, where Daisy lived and worked in films into the early 1950s.

10 Stars for goofy Dagwood who crosses the finish line. Remastered episode on dvd, also in box sets which include the entire series. Thanks much to MOVIES Net for running these unforgettable episodes on Saturday mornings.

Some of the best comedies are the older ones, and whether it's in the Comics or in the Movie Screen, Blondie may play to some cultural stereotypes but it's still funny....and in this case, we get to see Blondie's take on gambling and con artists...Might be an old movie but still has some relevance to today...and the actor who plays Dagwood has him nailed to a tee.....as does the Blondie actress.....Watch any of these movies and you will enjoy them..

Catch Blondie's polka-dot dress, or more accurately, how can you avoid it. It's a real eye-grabber. Poor Dagwood, he's up to his neck in trouble yet again. He's got to pay for a class reunion dinner for 200 or is it 400 guests at a fancy eaterie. If he doesn't, Blondie's ex-high school admirer, handsome hunk Paul, will best him again, and what will Blondie say. If that's not bad enough, our hero has just been fired for being chummy with a bookie. So where will he get the money for the big bill. Good thing Daisy and her puppy herd are lending 4-footed support.

It's a typical knee-slapper from that classic movie series. Everyone's in fine form, along with good pacing that doesn't drag. And get a load of the legendary Dagwood sandwich that only an alligator and our hero can eat. Then there's Blondie's 1940's hat that has a garden growing out of it-- makes me think of my mom. Anyway, good to see reference to the GI Bill that helped so many vets recover financially after the war (here it's 1947). So mix in post-war suburbia with our favorite period couple and you've got a can't-miss hour's entertainment.