. . . golden eggs, but this Fractured Fairy Tale about THE GOLDEN GOOSE shies away from such heavy cargo. In this picture, the silly goose is simply a means to an end, which bodes ill for the poor fellow tricked into cutting down the gooseberry tree. As Alex G. Bell once observed, "Not every Princess deserves a phone," and that's surely the case with the naughty Royal depicted here. She's out to wed a commoner, so she can brow-beat, patronize, belittle and harass him. This is why most Americans would not be caught dead near a castle. The danger of having bored princesses bamboozling working class guys into unholy wedlock is simply too great to run the risk of romping with Royals.
The Bullwinkle Show: Many a Thousand Gone, or The Haul of Fame/Down to Earth, or Me and My Shatter
(1961)
Most people expect golden geese to lay . . .
Season 2, Episode 39
12 March 2024