What kind of a whacked-out town is that, that all the restaurants are closed but the taxidermist is open? Sheesh, they keep weirder hours then a collegetown during summer recess.

(Loved the rather morbid shout-out to The Cinnamon Bear, too - how many people these days would get that reference?)

And yes, it's a treat to see Hands Conried in an understated performance for a change. He could be amazingly creepy when he put his mind to it. But he came to about the same end as usual. ^.^

(raises hand re: Cinnamon Bear)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cinnamon_Bear

Grew up listening to it on an NPR station in Chicago, with my father. He actually had reel-to-reel tape of the entire series, and it was always a favorite in my house.

So I didn't date myself QUITE as much as one may think.

Hee! I'd forgotten the bit where Walter Lantz talks to the audience...