Today, to make up for the missing episode last week, you get a twofer. You see, there’s a bit of a problem with old Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile. Most people remember the title of the second book in the series, but are we to ignore Book #1? Betsy gave Kate the chance to decide which one to do, so what did she decide? To do both, of course! In the course of things the sisters discuss alligators vs. crocodiles, who exactly this “Salt Bae” person is, the interior decorating schemes of the early 60s, and (they can both agree) the fact that Hector P. Valenti is a serious jerkwad.

Show Notes:

– Betsy should have mentioned to Kate, when we were debating the location, that this has to be NYC because you see ice skating at Rockefeller Center in Lyle, Lyle.

– Here are the two 2019 crocodile/alligator books Betsy has read this year and has particularly enjoyed: The Truth About Crocodiles by Maxwell Eaton III and Beware of the Crocodile by Martin Jenkins, ill. Satoshi Kitamura.

– How big are a crocodile’s feet and could you fit a pair of ice skates on one? The mystery lives on.

– Okay, clever readers. You figured out the road flares in Harry the Dirty Dog. You determined the use of the open flame on the cover of Doctor DeSoto. What does it mean to “signal the alarm” when there is a fire?

– As I mentioned, there was a 1987 TV special for HBO. I never saw it, but you can see a low-quality view of one of the songs here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmNs_0u-2wk

– Compare it then to The Lifeline Theatre production: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPs3LppTIFQ

– Hat tip to Ms. Yingling for identifying the bombs in Harry the Dirty Dog as road flares. Here is what they look like: https://www.etsy.com/listing/266819083/smudge-pot-road-light-vintage-road

- For the full Show Notes please visit: http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/2019/03/11/fuse-8-n-kate-lyle-lyle-crocodile-and-the-house-on-east-88th-street-by-bernard-waber/