Jean Shepherd - "Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss"

The Parker family stops to browse a roadside collection of "slob art" in this clip from the fourth TV film adaptation of writer/narrator Jean Shepherd's short stories, "Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss", first telecast in 1988 on PBS-TV. Jean Shepherd is best remembered for the first big-screen adaptation of his short stories in the cult 1983 film "A Christmas Story", which he also narrated.

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• jean
• shepherd
• slob
• art
• ollie
• hopnoodle
• haven
• bliss
• concrete
• mexican
• pink
• flamingo
• gnome

[DreamsofCentaurs]

where is "my summer story" ?

[alphacontrol]

@DreamsofCentaurs I did not care for "My Summer Story". The casting was all wrong, in my humble opinion. Does any one scene in that movie jump out to you, DreamsofCentaurs?

[goldomega]

Years ago, I recorded this off the Disney Channel and our family would watch it often. We'd usually fast forward through most of the fuzzball subplot at the beginning because it took so long to get through.

[alphacontrol]

I agree that the Fuzzball subplot seemed like unnecessary filler which I do not remember from any of Shepherd's short stories. Too bad they could not have just worked more material from the Ollie Hopnoodle short story into the film.

[le238man]

This movie is classic! Right there with "A Christmas Story" I love the part when Ralph got his first Job. I swear that thats what my 1st job was like. Thankfully I had presence of mind to record it.

[alphacontrol]

That was Jean Shepherd himself, playing the role of the slave-driving boss, Mr. Scott.

[DamonDeLisle]

Just so everyone knows...you can go on Amazon.com and buy this

[auntlolo86]

I could imagine having that windmill in my yard. I actually think it's cute. HOWEVER, who would want NOT ONE, but TWO pink flamingos and a white plastic donkey? As Jeff Foxworthy would say you're probably a redneck.

[Jal8919536]

1:58 Fuzzhead (Daphne Shepherd)! *^_^*

[uppercutpunkass]

doogie howsers dad! james b. siikiing?

[delusionalfreak]

this was my favorite movie... needs to be on dvd my tapt doen't play anymore

[alphacontrol]

All were adapted from short stories written by Shepherd.

[Girf1847]

I paid 40 dollars for a professional bootleg vhs version of this on ebay. Oh well better than the long gone worn out copy we taped off disney channel 20 years ago.

[Girf1847]

Its buried in the Disney Vault and will never come out. This should be played at Christmas time to counter the never ending reruns of the original Christmas Story for crying out loud.