Once upon a time, before 1700+ cable channels set to work eroding our collective intelligence, there used to be three networks, a few independent stations operating out of Philadelphia and New York, PBS, and the odd UHF channel.

During the holidays, once everyone’s stomachs were distended, and the adults were engaged in conversation in the kitchen or dining room, the kids would find somewhere in the house to huddle around a special broadcast of “The Wizard of Oz” or “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.”

A reminiscence of those halcyon days was to have been an important component of our discussion of “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” (1968) on tonight’s Roy’s Tie-Dye Sci-Fi Corner. Unfortunately, the program has had to be postponed. I blame the Child Catcher and those infernal lollies!

I hope you’ll join us now on SUNDAY EVENING AT 7:00 EST. Bring the last of the leftovers to the comments section, when we livestream on Facebook, YouTube, and elsewhere! We apologize for the inconvenience.

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Now I’m off to fill the evening with the 1981 WOR-TV Thanksgiving Kong-a-Thon, a copy of which was kindly sent to me this week by Jon Haag.