the point

[samuel23]

Does anyone recall this? I think it was a play or a musical. The story was that the point was the point. The only line I can remember in the whole thing is a voice saying 'you guys been goofing with the bees?' I think the premise was that everything needs a point (or has a point).
Now I've written this down it's starting to look a bit surreal - perhaps I dreamt it.

[zebedee1691]

Yes - I remember it. I have some of the songs on my ipod, like Think About Your Troubles, and Me and My Arrow.

This is the review from Amazon.com

Must everything have a point? That's the question posed by Harry Nilsson's 1971 pop parable of a well-rounded young boy named Oblio, from the Land of Point, who's cast apart from the community by those who resent his pointlessness. Conceived when the gifted singer-songwriter was on an acid trip, The Point! is a product of its time, what with its central theme (the hollowness of conformity) and ornate Beatles-era pop. But the message--presented in song and narration--and music are delivered with a grace and gentleness that elevates The Point far above most socially conscious '60s art. Produced as a made-for-TV movie in 1971, this audio version of the modest masterpiece will appeal to adult fans of the late singer. More to the point, however, it'll capture the fancy of thoughtful youngsters who'll empathize with the little boy who finds points where he's told there are none, and concludes, "If everything has a point, well then I must have one, too."

[dot.hawkes]

Oh yes this is a fave of mine, I put some stuff on here about it a year or so ago actually.

[gary baldy]

A great stoner classic.
As young man me and my pals would expand our minds with various substances and stick on The Point album and either have a good old giggle or perhaps stare thoughfully into space for an hour comtemplating the cosmos before heading down to the 24hour garage!

[samuel23]

ah ha ! thanks guys. So I didn't dream it up and I'm not going loopy.
Does anyone know if this is available in any modern format (e.g. cd dvd mp3?)

[zebedee1691]

The CD is available on amazon

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000077SX4/ sr=8-1/qid=1154696641/ref=pd_ka_1/026-2040628- 6524428?ie=UTF8&s=gateway

but there only seems to be a region one DVD

[The Big Gill]

I don't know why, but I have a memory of it being a musical animated movie. Or am I thinking of the Phantom Tollbooth?
Arrow was the dog, wasn't he?

[samuel23]

Thanks to all for your input. And thanks to The Big Gill for jogging my memory about the Phantom Tollbooth. I only remember it as a book and that was by a bloke with a name like Norman Jupiter or something. It had a kid called Milo in it didn't it? He went through this weird kingdom had all these word / spelling type adventures like being 'stuck in the doldrums' etc.
Don't know where or when I read it, just recall it on the bookshelf with stuff like the faraway tree and famous five