It's A Great Life (Blondie)

This is from the first Blondie t.v. show, which had the same actor playing Bumstead with everyone else different. He was on an earlier radio program too; that one mostly had Penny Singleton (like the films) too.  

I saw a bit of one episode when there was a Blondie marathon and they had movies and a television show. The episode that was on was not very good and Bumstead came off as different from the films, where he is a goofball. There was an even short-lived 1960s version with Mr. Howell (and the voice of Mr. Magoo) as Mr. Dithers. Doesn't look that good. 

(Here is a video of an episode of the second series, which does have a good opener. Dagwood's hair just looks messy, which is the first red flag.)

After a couple not very good ones, the Blondie film this morning was quite enjoyable. It also is one of the two without "Blondie" in the title and is rather of a rather bland title that has nothing specific to do with the plot involving silliness with a horse. 

The actress they get to play Cookie (their daughter) is a good choice, including because she reminds me of the mother. 

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By chance, a Petticoat Junction episode that aired earlier on another channel had a fake foxhunt -- it's when a daughter wins an English butler -- and this one is a real one!  Both episodes didn't have the blonde sister, who (in both varieties) is absent in many earlier episodes. Think the third is around more (I think she's too "modern" for the show). 

The dogs in both are well-trained. The horse here is too. Both of those episodes also were amusing (MeTV); the other involved a somewhat strange guest who Uncle Joe thinks is up to no good.

ETA: The new Hallmark Channel film, Field Day, was overall pretty good. Three moms from different circles work together for a school event. They each have issues though the film is focused on a mom still getting over the death of her husband. 

Rachel Boston, who was good in the film about the mom who separated from her husband, was good here too with a familiar love interest. The other two women were good and less familiar to me. One is not even among the "about the cast"!