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A nostalgia fest for the Singing Cowboy, with obituaries declaring him a "soothing presence" (Mike Clark and David Zimmerman, USA Today ) and "that almost unimaginable thing, the domestic cowboy" (the New York Times ). Critics harp on his loyalty to wife Dale and horse Trigger and his tendency to express himself through ballads, not fisticuffs.
There are also more sophisticated, interlocking parodies, as when grim-faced NORAD radar operators tune in Jerry Springer and find Seth and Dr. Evil in the middle of a show called "My Father Is Evil and Wants To Take Over the World"--a segment that degenerates into bleeping and fisticuffs when the archvillain rushes an indignant Klansman.
Here's a brief sordid history of toys-of-the-year: Fisticuffs have erupted over Cabbage Patch Kids; Tickle-Me-Elmos have been stockpiled and scalped for bank-breaking prices; Beanie Baby counterfeiters have taken rubes to the cleaners; and this year's toy-of-the-year--Furby--is already sold out of several chains and is being auctioned off on eBay for up to $200 apiece
It's pretty, but it's all at arm's length, with an aura of doom that palls our enjoyment of even the picture's well-staged fisticuffs and bronco busting.