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Disco Beaver from Outer Space (1979)
This show deserves a lot more credit
Okay, so I have a life-long crush on Alice Playten -- that's not all that sells me on this show. It has some rough spots, but the bits that work make up for them. You would recognize a few of the faces from other comedies, James Widdoes chief among them. I've been smitten by Alice Playten since the "giant dumpling" Alkaselzer commercial -- and she can sing! Peter Elbling, who was also in "Rabbit Test," is a lot of fun as "Dragula": when the program first came out on HBO, this was a side of Vampirism that had not been sufficiently explored, so Peter's over-the-top performance as a gay wrist-biter was hilarious. Lynn Redgrave (who-da-thunk-it!) played along as Professor (call me "Vanessa") von Helsing. The "Disco Beaver" song is fun. The humor is aimed at the usual late-adolescent National Lampoon audience, which I trust endures in us all. Long live the Beaver!