Ep. 116 Funny Farm

"Nobody enjoyed having pie in the sky turn into pie in the face."
Keenly aware of the 1988 Chevy Chase vehicle Funny Farm (the last
movie directed by George Roy Hill), hosts Christopher Funderburg
and John Cribbs only recently discovered its source novel written
by sports columnist and humorist Jay Cronley. In this episode, they
travel into rural life along with city slickers Andy and Elizabeth
Farmer, who've just bought a seemingly idyllic country home
complete with a pond with two ducks, a drunken mailman who hurls
letters from his truck as he roars past, and a dead body buried in
the garden. The Farmers soon discover that Redbud, Oklahoma, the
would-be Acorn Capital of the World, is pretty much hell on earth
and do what they can to suffer through their new existence in an
episodic narrative that's incredibly funny and often surprising.
The hosts delight in this world Cronley created and probably quote
more lines than any other book-themed episode. Support our Patreon:
www.patreon.com/thepinksmoke Alternate summary: Elizabeth won't
tell anyone she's writing a book about squirrels. She's
middle-aged, pretty, and passionate - perfect for Andy, who just
wants to write about casino heists. When they move to the country,
she drops everything and her notebook begins to fill with poetry.
But he's over-his-head and she's about to write two important
words: The End. The Pink Smoke site: www.thepinksmoke.com The Pink
Smoke on Twitter: twitter.com/thepinksmoke John Cribbs on Twitter:
twitter.com/TheLastMachine Christopher Funderburg on Twitter:
twitter.com/cfunderburg Intro music: Unleash the Bastards / “Tea
for Two” Outro music: Marcus Pinn / “Vegas"