Danny and Marlo starred in Rankin/Bass' Cricket on the Hearth and then Marlo returned in That Girl in Wonderland! #rankinbassproductions #dannythomas #marlothomas

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Danny and Marlo starred in Rankin/Bass' Cricket on the Hearth and then Marlo returned in That Girl in Wonderland!

Holiday Greetings!

Marlo Thomas

Marlo Thomas' birthday was this past weekend.  She was great in Rankin/Bass' Cricket on the Hearth, with her father Danny.  A beautiful Bass/Laws soundtrack in that one too!  Marlo returned to Rankin/Bass in the ABC Saturday Superstar movie, That Girl in Wonderland.

Marlo Thomas

Marlo Thomas starred in two Rankin/Bass Productions:  Cricket on the Hearth with her father in 1967 and That Girl in Wonderland in 1974, which aired on the Saturday Superstar movie.  I hope to be talking a lot more about Cricket on the Hearth this holiday season!  I always loved her songs in the special "Smiles Go With Tears" and "That Was Yesterday."  In recent years, Rhoda Mann (who also did a voice or two for Rankin/Bass and in the That Girl special) gave me a copy of That Girl in Wonderland with commercials.  One of the rarer Rankin/Bass productions :) 

Two very cool Christmas Cards from RANKIN/BASS Alumni!

RANKIN/BASS' CRICKET ON THE HEARTH (1967)

It is always fun to take a trip back to Mayberry!

I miss my late, great friend Earle Hagen!

This is when TV was interesting and creative...

THAT GIRL!

Marlo Thomas starred in two RANKIN/BASS PRODUCTIONS: CRICKET ON THE HEARTH with her father Danny Thomas and then later in the RARELY seen THAT GIRL IN WONDERLAND. I was so happy when I located THAT GIRL IN WONDERLAND several years ago. Rhoda Mann, one of the voice actors in the ABC SATURDAY SUPERSTAR MOVIE, had it with commercials!

Collector's CD #3

I love this one and it is all in STEREO! The soundtracks to 'TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS (1974) and CRICKET ON THE HEARTH (1967) with MARLO THOMAS and DANNY THOMAS. I love the song "Even a Mircle needs a hand" from 'TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS and CRICKET ON THE HEARTH is loaded with GREAT songs! It also has a 45 single release of THE FIRST CHRISTMAS (which is very RARE). $15 shipped PAYPAL: Rickgoldsc@aol.com