Charlotte on "The Great Space Coaster" (1981) - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

'80sSitcoms · 04-27-2020, 12:05 AM

This was just uploaded 15 days ago. Wow, so TGSC was a puppet show?? I had no idea! I always thought it was some animated show thing like "Space Ghost Coast to Coast". I bet I would have really dug this as a kid!

So here's Charlotte in a 6-minute scene with Goriddle Gorilla, where culminating in them singing a duet of Dionne Warwick's '70s groovy ballad "I'll Never Fall in Love Again".

Very cute! And I love seeing Charlotte interact with a puppet!

(most or all of the footage we have of her "Sesame Street" shows her only interacting with other humans)

(go to about the 16:25 mark for Charlotte)

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RetroGuy2000 · 04-27-2020, 12:32 AM

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Originally Posted by '80sSitcoms

This was just uploaded 15 days ago. Wow, so TGSC was a puppet show?? I had no idea! I always thought it was some animated show thing like "Space Ghost Coast to Coast". I bet I would have really dug this as a kid!

So here's Charlotte in a 6-minute scene with Goriddle Gorilla, where culminating in them singing a duet of Dionne Warwick's '70s groovy ballad "I'll Never Fall in Love Again".

Very cute! And I love seeing Charlotte interact with a puppet!

(most or all of the footage we have of her "Sesame Street" shows her only interacting with other humans)

(I've got the video below cued up right before Charlotte's appearance)

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Thanks, '80s! Cool find! I had never heard of this show. (The queuing didn't work, BTW).

'80sSitcoms · 04-27-2020, 12:38 AM

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Thanks, '80s! Cool find!

Right?? I love treats like this!

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I had never heard of this show.

You hadn't? Interesting...I had, but had never seen it.

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(The queuing didn't work, BTW).

Huh, that's weird. It does for me. Maybe it only does it for the OP in their post. I went and edited the parenthetical.

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queuing

RetroGuy2000 · 04-27-2020, 01:02 AM

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Right?? I love treats like this!

Yes, they are like getting something so special: extra little moments with Charlotte.

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Queuing

Eh? You queue your YouTube videos. Cue is a different word.

'80sSitcoms · 04-27-2020, 01:05 AM

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Eh? You queue your YouTube videos. Cue is a different word.

I know they're different words, but "cue" is the one for how I was using it. You "cue up" to a time mark within a single media clip. You "queue up" various media clips to be lined up for a sequence.

"For example, the phrase cue up is used when positioning an audio or video in readiness for playing. A radio talk show might ask his producer to cue up clip 17. Similarly, the phrase queue up is used when someone is lining up. Air travelers queue up when their plane is boarding."

RetroGuy2000 · 04-27-2020, 01:15 AM

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No, I just Googled to confirm before I posted earlier. You "cue up" media. You "queue up" people.

The situation is not as simple as "cue" for media and "queue" for people.

Lorimar Television · 04-27-2020, 01:16 AM

Was that supposed to be a Sesame Street rip off?

'80sSitcoms · 04-27-2020, 01:19 AM

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The situation is not as simple as "cue" for media and "queue" for people.

Retro, I know the difference. That is not the way I used the word!

You queue videos as in multiple videos, like the image you provided above. It is talking about queuing up multiple videos to "line them up", to be played in a sequence.

But you "cue up" to a certain time mark within one media clip, so that's where the cue will be to start it. "Cue it up to where he appears", "Cue it up to the 5th minute mark".

(it's in the links you and I both shared, lol)

'80sSitcoms · 04-27-2020, 01:23 AM

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Was that supposed to be a Sesame Street rip off?

Hmm, I have no idea. I see it aired from '81 to '86. I'd have to do some more research to know.,

cfr1970 · 04-27-2020, 01:26 AM

OMG I remember this!! Me & my little brother would watch this EVERY morning before school waiting for the school bus LOL. And Gary Gnu the news puppet LOL--- "No Gnus is good Gnus!"

This was my FAVORITE morning show!! AH what wonderful memories this brings back!!

And I haven't even gotten to Charlotte's part yet...i'm too busy squealing with delight at this!!

'80sSitcoms · 04-27-2020, 01:27 AM

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OMG I remember this!! Me & my little brother would watch this EVERY morning before school waiting for the school bus LOL. And Gary Gnu the news puppet LOL--- "No Gnus is good Gnus!"

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This was my FAVORITE morning show!! AH what wonderful memories this brings back!!

And I haven't even gotten to Charlotte's part yet...i'm too busy squealing with delight at this!!

Aww, I'm so glad to provide such a great memory!

RetroGuy2000 · 04-27-2020, 01:28 AM

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Retro, I know the difference. That is not the way I used the word!

You edited your post, but I quoted you. You stated "No, I just Googled to confirm before I posted earlier. You "cue up" media. You "queue up" people."

You've since edited the post.

'80sSitcoms · 04-27-2020, 01:31 AM

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You edited your post, but I quoted you. You stated "No, I just Googled to confirm before I posted earlier. You "cue up" media. You "queue up" people."

You've since edited the post.

Right, there's a difference. You "cue up" a single piece of media when your'e talking about playing a piece of media at a certain time mark ("Cue it up to the 3rd song"). I edited it because that made it sound like I Googled before I first posted, but I Googled before I was responding.

I noticed you were talking about it in a different way. You were meaning queuing up like various pieces of media to be played in a sequence (where you would "queue up" several videos like you would queue up people), but I meant the "cue" way since I had it cued up to a certain time mark.

RetroGuy2000 · 04-27-2020, 01:44 AM

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Right, there's a difference. You "cue up" a single piece of media when your'e talking about playing a piece of media at a certain time mark ("Cue it up to the 3rd song"). I edited it because that made it sound like I Googled before I first posted, but I Googled before I was responding.

I noticed you were talking about it in a different way. You were meaning queuing up like various pieces of media to be played in a sequence (where you would "queue up" several videos like you would queue up people), but I meant the "cue" way since I had it cued up to a certain time mark.

You may have cued the video to a certain mark, or you may have queued it to line it up to a certain point. Had I said the video marker wasn't lined up to play correctly, I wouldn't expect the laughter.

Which, now that we're on the subject, I know I haven't laughed when you've spelled something wrong, and I really would expect the same behavior from you. Even if you feel as though I've misspelled something, I don't think laughter is really appropriate. Further, your statement "You 'cue up' media. You 'queue up' people" just isn't fully accurate. There are many times when you would queue up media.

cfr1970 · 04-27-2020, 01:49 AM

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Aww, I'm so glad to provide such a great memory!

Thanks. It's literally been AGES since I even thought of that show! That Gary Gnu puppet was a favorite of ours. Good innocent times.

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cfr1970 Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 13, 2017 Location: Kissimmee, Florida Posts: 3,368	OMG I remember this!! Me & my little brother would watch this EVERY morning before school waiting for the school bus LOL. And Gary Gnu the news puppet LOL--- "No Gnus is good Gnus!" This was my FAVORITE morning show!! AH what wonderful memories this brings back!! And I haven't even gotten to Charlotte's part yet...i'm too busy squealing with delight at this!!