Tea sandwiches, yes. Rocky Mountain oysters, no.
Comedian Mark De Carlo yucks his way through 30 minutes of Colorado foods on “Taste of America” (12:30 p.m. Sunday, Travel Channel).
He swoons over goat cheese at Haystack Mountain near Boulder; nibbles at buffalo parts, including those infamous oysters, with Sam Arnold at The Fort, and takes tea with the ladies in the Brown Palace lobby, which, teasing hotel spokeswoman Deborah Dix, he calls “your little flophouse.”
His best moments are with the legendary Arnold. Together, they do a splendid rendition of Arnold’s mountain-man toast. “Waughhhhhh!”
Other weekend highlights:
Friday
Two hours of Pamela Anderson’s life seems like a lot in one sitting but “Biography” gives it a try. She’s multi-talented (6 p.m., A&E).
Correspondent Hoda Kotb talks to original “American Idol” winner Kelly Clarkson about her album, “Breakaway,” and life on tour on “Dateline NBC” (7 p.m., KUSA-Channel 9).
Saturday
Awwwww … The heart-warming (except for scaring little kids) 1942 Disney animated classic “Bambi” is a good evening for parents and children, of all ages (7 p.m., KMGH-Channel 7).
Yes, it’s a repeat but who cares? “My Music Number 104” brings back the 1960s with The Byrds, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Jimi Hendrix and others (7:05 p.m., KRMA-Channel 6).
Sunday
Not much about TV is intriguing and eerie at the same time. “The 4400,” about abductees who return to Earth, comes back for a second complicated season (7 p.m., USA).
It’s all about Spam. The 59th annual Tony Awards expected to anoint “Monty Python’s Spamalot” (14 nominations) as Broadway’s show of the year. (7 p.m., Channel 4).
Around the dial
Radio host and one-time Denver restaurateur Pierre Wolfe donated hundreds of tapes of his shows, dating to 1967, to the University of Denver library. He’s in good company; Katie Stapleton gave her tapes to the library several years ago … Who is Colorado’s next governor? Former Democratic party chairman Chris Gates has some ideas when he guest hosts on KKZN-760 AM from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday … Fox’s coverage of the war in Iraq is the focus of protesters backed by Students for Responsible Journalism, starting at 1 p.m. Saturday at KDVR-Channel 31, 100 Speer Blvd … Good news for TV networks: According to Magna Global USA, viewership was up slightly in 2004-2005 primetime, despite competition from cable, the Internet, video games, iPods, etc. etc. … Quotable: “My idea of heaven is a great big baked potato and someone to share it with.” – Oprah Winfrey.
Dick Kreck’s column appears Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. He may be reached at 303-820-1456 or dkreck@denverpost.com.
