Happy Groundhog Day with alternate history 80's TV shows starring Punxsutawney Phil

Happy Groundhog's Day!

Did you ever wonder just how many days are depicted in the movie Groundhog Day? Catch up on the seer of seers, prognosticator of prognosticators, the groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil's's predictions for the year. It's six more weeks of winter.

Did you know that PETA wants to replace Phil with an animatronic groundhog? I for one would like to be the first to welcome our robotic groundhog overlords.

Now some alternate history 80's TV shows starring Punxsutawney Phil...

And so, Punxsutawney Phil finds himself leaping from Groundhog's Day to Groundhog's Day, striving to put right what once went wrong, and hoping each time that his next leap, will be the leap home.





(Ten years ago / In 1972), a crack commando unit was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn't commit. This groundhog promptly escaped from a maximum security stockade to the Punxsutawney underground. Today, still wanted by the government, Punxsutawney Phil survives as a soldier of fortune. If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find them, maybe you can hire... The Groundhog-Team.


The Groundhog is wanted for a murder he didn't commit. Punxsutawney Phil is believed to be dead; and he must let the world think that he is dead, until he can find a way to control the raging spirit that dwells within him...


(Quantum leap, Incredible Hulk, A-team)

Groundhog munching on weeds by the Shellpot Creek

This big varmint (groundhog, woodchuck or my favorite, whistlepig) was helpfully eating some leafy weeds in the backyard today only feet away from the Shellpot creek. That would be great except that I think that it is also eating the leaves of the pumpkin and melon plants and might be eating the tomatoes and parsley every so often as well. There are plenty of ready made holes for them to leave in near the creek since the rocks on the creek edge are sometimes undercut which forms a nice burrow.


Two pictures of his sleek coat.



The pictures were taken from the second floor window with my camera all the way zoomed out and then cropped.

Groundhogs are marmots and are in the squirrel family. They are probably most famous for their Day.

Happy Groundhog's Day

Punxsutawney Phil did not see his shadow today so Spring is "just around the corner", a safe prediction in these days of global warming and building climate catastrophe. I misread the Yahoo story today and thought something more exciting had happened. From the first line:

"A new pair of hands pulled him from his stump this year..."

I though it said the new pair of hands pulled back a stump! Serves him right for disturbing a hibernating animal.

Remember to read the sacred text and watch the sacred movie today.