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- From: twood@windward.it.uswc.uswest.com (Tim Woodward)
- Subject: Re: Gussy Finknottle
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- Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 21:10:18 GMT
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- >A note about the casting of the current PBS TV series...
- >
- >Between the first series and second, both Madalyn Basset and Gussie
- >Fink-Nottle were recast. My mother didn't approve of the change,
- >saying that the "new" Miss Basset comes off like the "dumb blonde"
- >in old movies, though the new Gussie is more "sensible" than the
- >old one.
- >
- I noticed that the second Gussie was the same actor who was Stiggles
- in the first season episode where they were all betting on the
- various competitions at the country fair.
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