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El Kabong is more Hamburglar than Zorro.

It's more screwball than romantic. It's a romantic comedy in the way films of the 30s and 40s were, which is probably why I was so unexpectedly charmed by it.

That D better stand for Dilberts!

Too bad this sentence is too long to fit on those candy hearts.

Tim Curry?

The problem was that the director was too distracted by a certain beloved tome to focus on his job.

Ellas danzan solas, danzan solas.

Yes.

And this is exactly why you guys are nearly extinct.

No, Ugh Hallstrom is his non-union equivalent.

He sounds like the name of an obscure form of martial arts known only to Michael Dudikoff.

It has Kevin Smith in it.

Top 10 Lessons Learned by TV Robots After They Inadvertently Insult Their Human Friends

I'd genuinely like to know what the earliest example of this on film is.

Did it include an 8-bit Danny Aiello? If so you shouldn't complain, since it's not like that's the sort of thing that happens every day.

Mannequin?

Agnes Moorehead, perpetually awesome in everything from Mercury Theater to Bewitched.

Came here just to say this. It's really moving, and very well acted by Gig Young. It has a wistful, melancholic vibe that's rare for this show.

Is Tolerability Index even part of AV Club? I think I only ever glanced at it in the print edition of The Onion, and from what I recall, it seemed overly shallow to be associated with the other pieces here.

Colors, Colors…Colors, Colors.