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AKIOLJ: Thanksgiving Animated Sci-Fi Special?

This has been bugging me this afternoon for no particular reason. I have a memory of an animated special that I saw one Thanksgiving Day afternoon waaaaaaay back in the late 70's or early eighties (more likely the former). My brain wants to say it was on one of the Big Three networks, but they would have had football on, so it's more likely to have been the counter-programming WDCA Channel 20 always showed (which usually involved playing an animated version of Return to Oz for some reason). For life of me I can't remember the name of the special or the plot, but I do remember:

1. It involved settlers heading out to another planet in rocket powered covered wagons.

2. There was a line in the opening song that referred to "That mess we left behind." which makes me inclined to think there was an eco-friendly message in the show, which would make sense for the time period (remember when being ecology-minded was non political?)

I remember absolutely nothing else about this show, except that it existed, and I only saw it once.

This is what I get for reading too many comics and watching too much public television

Idea: The Ciniverse Avengers end up bumping into Richard Bucket from Keeping Up Appearances who inadvertently invites them over to dinner after they save his life (and before he can think better of the idea.)

Hyacinth of course is absolutely thrilled to have such a famous group of heroes visiting, even if they are all Americans.* It'll be the party of the year!

Hilarity Ensues.

Reactions:

Steve: Would be very, very reluctant to call out Hyacinth on her behavior. He recognizes her bullying (even passive aggressive bullying) right away. On the other hand, arguing with a Lady of the House on her home turf would be difficult for him.

Tony: Would have no compunctions about telling Hyacinth off to her face. Whether it would penetrate her thick skull is another question. Ends up hitting the liquor cabinet early on.

Thor: Would do his best to extricate Richard from the proceedings and head to the nearest pub to get him smashed.

Bruce: Would not be there. Five minutes of exposure to the Hyacinth Stupidity Field would have him making excuses to leave. Now. Before it was Too Late.

Clint: Would disappear into the backyard to do some target practice. Would apologize for knocking over the tree with an explosive arrowhead later.

Natasha: Would say nothing. Nothing at all. The utter disaster that would fall upon Hyacinth's head after they all left could not possibly be traced to her.

* Explanations to the contrary falling up deaf ears...