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My escapist list for hard times from Multcolib My Librarian Heather

When the going gets tough, the tough get going, right? How can you get yourself going again after hard times? Humor couldn't hurt. These are a few of my favorite books, movies, and music that always put a smile on my face.

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  • I first watched this while home sick from school in the 5th grade. It made me laugh then and it makes me laugh now, though I have it all memorized. It is my chicken soup for the soul.
    DVDHollywood, Calif. : Paramount, [2000] — DVD Comedy CLUE
  • It's not supposed to be a spoofy western, but that's exactly what it feels like to me. It cracks me up every time.
    DVDBurbank, California : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, [2002] — DVD Western TOMBSTONE
  • What? Didn't you get that memo?
    DVDBeverly Hills, California : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, [1999] — DVD Comedy OFFICE
  • If the menacing look on the beckoning cat doesn't hook you, the main character we can all relate to and love will.
    UnknownBrooklyn ; London : Melville House, [2014] — FICTION BUSHNELL 2014
  • There is something so soothing and calming about this book. I can re-read it every year and still be charmed.
    BookNew York : St. Martin's Griffin, [2003?], ©1976. — FICTION SMITH
  • Stevie Wonder makes me smile every time. Signed sealed delivered.
    Music CDNew York : UTV Records : Motown, ℗2002. — CD Popular WONDER
  • I cannot listen to this without laughing. I also cannot make it through a Wednesday without at some point saying 'It's Business Time.'
    Music CDSeattle, WA : Sub Pop Records, [2008] — CD Popular FLIGHT
  • Oh Michael and your shiny unicorn voice. Nothing delights me quite as much as the beginning of I Want You Back. If I could karaoke, I totally would.
    Music CDLos Angeles, CA : Motown Record Company, [1996] — CD Popular JACKSON