# Wherever we go, everyone knows it's me and my Arrow **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 9, 2003, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wherever-we-go-everyone-knows-its-me-and-my-arrow/147409 "2003-01-09T01:22:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![erislover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/71e660/32.png) [@erislover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erislover)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2003, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wherever-we-go-everyone-knows-its-me-and-my-arrow/147409/1 "2003-01-09T01:22:44Z")
Ah, Nilsson’s “The Point!” I’ve loved this ever since I was a child. Anyone else out there enchanted by this? I finally found it on CD (admittedly I haven’t been looking very hard) and I am simply grinning from ear to ear right now. Favorite quotes: > [@](#): > > You been messin’ with the bees? > > It wasn’t easy being the only pointless person in the Land of Point. > > “He’s got a point there!” Some day I hope my kid will get as much enjoyment out of it as I did when I was young. Hell, as I still do! ::singing:: Sit beside the breakfast table, think about your troubles… pour yourself a cup of tea, and think about the bubbles… 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2003, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wherever-we-go-everyone-knows-its-me-and-my-arrow/147409/2 "2003-01-09T01:27:42Z")
I have had the tape for years and love it! I used to show the film to my students every year. Think I will name my next pet “Arrow.” I think that I remember that Dustin Hoffman did the narration. ---
**Author:** ![erislover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/71e660/32.png) [@erislover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erislover)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2003, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wherever-we-go-everyone-knows-its-me-and-my-arrow/147409/3 "2003-01-09T01:31:38Z")
Ah, I think you’re referring to the video version which isn’t yet out on [DVD](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00003CXC2/104-9478119-4721554). But I’m getting it whenever it does! I’ve never seen it, but WOW I think I would positively pee like an excited dog if I ever got it. For the sake of civilized behavior, let’s hope I ease myself into it whenever it happens. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![RadioWave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/91b2a8/32.png) [@RadioWave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RadioWave)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2003, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wherever-we-go-everyone-knows-its-me-and-my-arrow/147409/4 "2003-01-09T01:44:41Z")
Thanks **erislover**! I will now have the biggest smile on my face for the rest of the week. _Second half, second chance, Poly come from behind Hold that line, hold the line, hold the line And then the rain began to fall making fools of us all So it ended in a technical tie._ ---
**Author:** ![Saltire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saltire/32/553_2.png) [@Saltire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saltire)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2003, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wherever-we-go-everyone-knows-its-me-and-my-arrow/147409/5 "2003-01-09T01:48:01Z")
Hey, and Ooblio’s adventure is narrated by a young Alan Thicke. How can you beat that? I loved that surrealist cartoon fable when I was a kid. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2003, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wherever-we-go-everyone-knows-its-me-and-my-arrow/147409/6 "2003-01-09T02:22:23Z")
“A point in every direction is the same as no point at all.” Great stuff! The Pointless Forest, the Count, Triangle Toss, and the Rockman, among others–I haven’t thought about them in years, but when I opened this thread, all the memories came back. I guess I’ve missed them! At one time, I actually had the LP. Now, I’ll look forward to the DVD also, when it comes out. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2003, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wherever-we-go-everyone-knows-its-me-and-my-arrow/147409/7 "2003-01-09T02:32:02Z")
Great stuff. I saw it on TV as a kid when it first aired. My Dad had the album. Hadn’t thought about it in a while. Thanks. Haj ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2003, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wherever-we-go-everyone-knows-its-me-and-my-arrow/147409/8 "2003-01-09T02:51:38Z")
I haven’t been able to find my copy of the video for a while. ☹ Great stuff! We did a unit on it in the 8th grade, with a big booklet full of projects, essays, etc. At least I still have the soundtrack . . . ---
**Author:** ![Br\_er\_Lapin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e79b87/32.png) [@Br\_er\_Lapin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Br_er_Lapin)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2003, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wherever-we-go-everyone-knows-its-me-and-my-arrow/147409/9 "2003-01-09T03:08:53Z")
I LOVE The Point! I have a home-recorded copy of the Alan Thicke version, and also an official VHS copy of the Ringo Starr one. The Alan Thicke version is the one I grew up with, and therefore will always be my favorite. 🙂