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A vastly entertaining program--which, in a just world, would have continued for more seasons--featuring Tara Reid, the voluptuous, husky-voiced blonde from New Jersey who combined a certain naiveté with boundless enthusiasm in interesting/offbeat locations. Instead of a surgery-enhanced robot like Jenny McCarthy or Brooke Burke, Tara Reid behaved like an actual human being on camera, was immensely attractive at all times, even when slightly inebriated, and unexpectedly entertaining. It was a little like a whirlwind tour of the Mediterranean in the company of someone who may not know much about the local history or customs but wants to find out and have a good time into the bargain. Not everyone's idea of great television, but harmless fun--and very pleasant to watch (and listen to) Tara Reid.

I, too, remember 'Happy'--although I only saw it once or twice. I seem to recall that it was set in a resort hotel somewhere, and I don't think at age ten it registered to me whose son Ronnie Burns might be. For that matter, the 'actor' who played Happy would now be close to 50 years old; I wonder if he continued in show biz or is now in real estate in Southern California? Anyway, I would argue that its premise was no more surreal (or original, for that matter) than a popular network predecessor called 'The People's Choice'--starring Jackie Cooper of 'Our Gang' fame--which featured the audible thoughts of the family basset hound, Cleo. The path from there to 'Misted Ed' and 'My Mother the Car' was clear and unimpeded.