The departure of Frank Conniff, replaced very inadequately by Mary Jo Pehl, is the first major loss in the writing department. I prefered Hodgson over Nelson (slightly), but Joel never did much writing except for the host segments. TV’s Frank did…and Mary Jo is a big downgrade as both an actor and a writer.
So the riffing is more inconsistent than usual, and the host segments aren’t as good.
Inspirational Quote: “Wish in one hand and cr@p in the other and see which piles up first!”
Grade: D