Episode 58: Acid Reflux (Our Skidoo Deep Dive, featuring Cinco Paul)
Sometimes, our best conversations seem to occur when we’re talking about lesser efforts. This episode, in which our pal Cinco Paul (Schmigadoon!) returns to discuss Skidoo, Otto Preminger’s acid-laced all-star 1968 comedy, is a prime example.
Over the course of a rollicking discussion of Groucho’s last film, you'll hear about the time Cinco met Timothy Leary at a Hollywood party! You'll hear Matthew's airtight debunking of Paul Krassner's Groucho/LSD story! And you'll hear what happens to Noah's critical faculties when he watches Skidoo three times in two days. Fire up your lava lamp, fix a nice snack ("Mmm...pumpkin!"), and join us for a trip so trippy its climax features Carol Channing singing a Harry Nilsson song to Jackie Gleason while dressed as a pirate. It’s a Magical Magical Magical Magical Mystery Tour!
If you haven’t seen Skidoo (and want to) it’s currently streaming for free (with ads) from Plex. It’s also available on DVD and Blu-ray from Olive Films, and easy to find elsewhere.
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Can you spot any differences between the American and German posters for Skidoo?
Official description: “This month, we welcome back Schmigadoon! co-creator/showrunner Cinco Paul to help sift thru the curiosity that is Groucho Marx’s final film appearance, the ‘far-out’ 1968 comedy, Skidoo. You don’t need to like (or even have seen) the film to enjoy our discussion of the whats, whys, and what-ifs from a movie that’s not quite as half-assed as you expect it to be.
“What was Groucho thinking? What was Preminger thinking? What does Jackie Gleason sound like after taking LSD? You’ll hear our thoughts on these…plus the tragic tale of one of your hosts who, after numerous viewings, is actually starting to like Skidoo.”
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Footnotes
The Skidoo trailer
Nilsson and Preminger (with Channing voice cameo) promoting the film on Playboy After Dark
Paul Krassner’s incredible (i.e., not credible) essay “My Acid Trip with Groucho”
Schmigadoon streaming on Apple TV+
Cinco and Ken’s podcast, Make Him Watch It
