The Andersons are going to the fair. Ah, the good ol' county fair: nothing but fun and frolic, competition and reckless abandon as the far as the eye could see. Naturally, Ora would be entering the bake-off, while Andy would be showing off his company's brand new tractor: the John Doe XR-2350, and as for Louie... he's in for a special treat. Since he's much older this year, he gets to walk around the fair without adult supervision AND Andy would give him 10 tickets. Louie must be wondering who this man is and what he did with his real father. Yes, with this much freedom, this just might be the year Louie conquers the Dragon's Breath. No, I'm not saying his breath stinks, I'm referring to a ride at the fair dubbed Dragon's Breath: cars spin in the air like a tilt-a-whirl and a mechanical dragon breathes smoke on them. Ever since Louie was an infant, that thing scared the pants off him. It didn't help matters when Ora mentions a near-fatal incident with the Dragon's Breath, involving a car dislodging from the ride, flying miles away into a pasture, causing all the cows to give sour milk. Cool story, bro. Regardless, Louie was looking forward to his day at the fair, and it was going to be spectacular... with one minor caviat (yes, I like using that word), guess who gets to tag along with Louie at the fairgrounds? His little brother, Tommy. Complete with child leash, which is a very good invention, in my opinion. All small children under 10 should wear them, and the ones under 5 should wear a muzzle too. No, I don't hate kids, just annoying ones. So anyway, let's get this show on the road. As Andy rides his tractor down a busy highway-as you do- he sings his own rendition of Old MacDonald. Ha ha. That's our Andy.
Once at the fair, Ora sets up at the Cassarole table with an old rival, Sally. Then Andy parks his tractor and sits at a table, waiting for hoards of people to come and take a gander at it. A perspective customer seems interested, and he's loaded. He wants a simple-to-operate tractor for his simpleton son, but before Andy can give him the song-and-dance, the man decides to shop around first. As for Louie, he foregoes the big rides and instead accompanies Tommy on the baby rides. Anyone could tell he was trying to avoid his fears, and those who could see promptly teased him about it. However, Louie manages to get a well-deserved break from Tommy when Jeannie invites him on the Tunnel of Love. He does what any proud, red-blooded American male would do: ties his brother's leash to a pole and joins his sweetheart on the ride. No way this could ever backfire. But at least Louie is having the closest thing to fun at the fair, as Andy's duty prevents him from entering all those wacky contests, and Ora is constantly having to put up with Sally Showoff. Fate rears its ugly head when Jeannie pulls a fast one and drags Louie into the Dragon's Breath line. Hey, look at it this way, Louie, you got someone to hold your hand while you scream bloody murder. Naw, butterball chickens out. Louie, you weenie. Oh yeah, and Tommy's disappeared too. Cue muted trumpets. While Louie combs the fairgrounds for his wayward brother, Tommy is having the time of his life as he just happens to find a lost roll of tickets and uses them to get on the big-kid rides... how they ever let him on, we'll never know. While that was going on, Andy left his post to join in the greased pig contest, while that farmer's dopey son climbed onto the XR-2350 and starts it up. Uh oh, this is gonna be trouble. Speaking of trouble, when Louie hears Tommy is on the Dragon's Breath and refuses to get off, he ends up getting on the ride himself. Time to face those fears and put your big boy pants on, Lou. While that was going on, Andy won the greased pig competition. Actually, he won second place, and the prize was the pig. Oh well, ham and bacon tonight. But oh no, the tractor is making a big ol' mess of things! With help from Andy's new pig pal, he manages to stop the tractor before it can plow through the Prettiest Baby Contest. As for Ora, she presents her dish to the contest judge, Johnny Cash... er, I mean, Johnny Love. Fortunately, he has taste, and gives Ora First Prize. So this day at the fair was a success for everyone: Andy sold his tractor, Louie conquered his fear of the Dragon's Breath, and Ora learned it's not whether you win or lose, so long as your competition is put in her place.
Classic fairground fun. As I watched this one, it reminded me of a Little House on the Prairie episode called Meet Me at the Fair, and had subplots similar to this one: Caroline enters a cooking contest, Charles takes part in the contests, and Laura has to mind Carrie. And just like Louie loses Tommy, Carrie becomes separated from her older sibling too, but unlike Tommy, Carrie didn't get to have fun, however she did get an unscheduled trip in a hot air balloon. It was a fun episode of that series, and this one is a fun episode of Life With Louie. I'm sure we can relate to Louie, having deep-rooted fears of carnival rides and roller coasters. No matter what suits your interests, A Fair to Remember has got it where it counts. Not much else I can, except give it a look if you can find it.
Once at the fair, Ora sets up at the Cassarole table with an old rival, Sally. Then Andy parks his tractor and sits at a table, waiting for hoards of people to come and take a gander at it. A perspective customer seems interested, and he's loaded. He wants a simple-to-operate tractor for his simpleton son, but before Andy can give him the song-and-dance, the man decides to shop around first. As for Louie, he foregoes the big rides and instead accompanies Tommy on the baby rides. Anyone could tell he was trying to avoid his fears, and those who could see promptly teased him about it. However, Louie manages to get a well-deserved break from Tommy when Jeannie invites him on the Tunnel of Love. He does what any proud, red-blooded American male would do: ties his brother's leash to a pole and joins his sweetheart on the ride. No way this could ever backfire. But at least Louie is having the closest thing to fun at the fair, as Andy's duty prevents him from entering all those wacky contests, and Ora is constantly having to put up with Sally Showoff. Fate rears its ugly head when Jeannie pulls a fast one and drags Louie into the Dragon's Breath line. Hey, look at it this way, Louie, you got someone to hold your hand while you scream bloody murder. Naw, butterball chickens out. Louie, you weenie. Oh yeah, and Tommy's disappeared too. Cue muted trumpets. While Louie combs the fairgrounds for his wayward brother, Tommy is having the time of his life as he just happens to find a lost roll of tickets and uses them to get on the big-kid rides... how they ever let him on, we'll never know. While that was going on, Andy left his post to join in the greased pig contest, while that farmer's dopey son climbed onto the XR-2350 and starts it up. Uh oh, this is gonna be trouble. Speaking of trouble, when Louie hears Tommy is on the Dragon's Breath and refuses to get off, he ends up getting on the ride himself. Time to face those fears and put your big boy pants on, Lou. While that was going on, Andy won the greased pig competition. Actually, he won second place, and the prize was the pig. Oh well, ham and bacon tonight. But oh no, the tractor is making a big ol' mess of things! With help from Andy's new pig pal, he manages to stop the tractor before it can plow through the Prettiest Baby Contest. As for Ora, she presents her dish to the contest judge, Johnny Cash... er, I mean, Johnny Love. Fortunately, he has taste, and gives Ora First Prize. So this day at the fair was a success for everyone: Andy sold his tractor, Louie conquered his fear of the Dragon's Breath, and Ora learned it's not whether you win or lose, so long as your competition is put in her place.
Classic fairground fun. As I watched this one, it reminded me of a Little House on the Prairie episode called Meet Me at the Fair, and had subplots similar to this one: Caroline enters a cooking contest, Charles takes part in the contests, and Laura has to mind Carrie. And just like Louie loses Tommy, Carrie becomes separated from her older sibling too, but unlike Tommy, Carrie didn't get to have fun, however she did get an unscheduled trip in a hot air balloon. It was a fun episode of that series, and this one is a fun episode of Life With Louie. I'm sure we can relate to Louie, having deep-rooted fears of carnival rides and roller coasters. No matter what suits your interests, A Fair to Remember has got it where it counts. Not much else I can, except give it a look if you can find it.