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[Janus]

How about Tom Terrrific;

Yep.

Beanie and Cecil;

The sea sick sea serpent? "I"m a coming Beanie boy, I'm a coming.
and Dishonest John? " Nyah ah aaah"

Kukla, Fran & Ollie;

yep.

Howdy Doodie; The Friendly Giant (okay, that's a Canuk thing)...

Roger Ramjet; Underdog; Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp; Secret Squirrel; Ricochet Rabbit; Touche Turtle; Wally Gator; Quick Draw McGraw (and his alter ego El-Kabong.)

 

[Ivan Seeking]

Okay this IS getting scary. I remember almost every show mentioned...

Secret Chimp was sooooo stupid! It came on right after The Monkeys which was equally stupid. Of course I watched religiously.

How about favorite episodes as well... Its funny how when I think of a certain show, I almost always think of a particular episode.

Gilligan's Island = sunflower seeds

Oh yes, boys, Ginger or Mary Ann? I was always a Mary Ann guy.

I think it was the second episode of Lost in Space that was far better than all of the rest. I remember thinking it was so cool how the Dad figured out that they were on a planet that moved in a nearly flat ellipse around it's sun.
It was a pretty serious show for a few episodes, before it got so strange. For example, Dr. Smith was a Russian Spy who was very evil. Only later did he play the role of the boob.

 

[Evo]

My favorite - Rocky & Bullwinkle. The Fractured Fairytales, Aesop & Son and "Improbable History" With the Dog Mr Peabody and his pet boy Sherman that would back travel through time in the "way back machine".

 

[Danger]

we must mention the surprise series finale to the second Newhart show. That was good.

Oh jeez, no ****! That was one of the cleverest coupes ever perpetrated upon an unsuspecting audience! Especially after the 'leaked ending' from the top secret teleplay that had everyone convinced he was going to die.

I would just avoid any smoked venison jerky he tries to serve you.

I'd sure as hell eat that before broccoli!

 

[Math Is Hard]

I'd sure as hell eat that before broccoli!

I imagine that after Tsu has whipped me though 10 hours or so of brutal landscaping work to earn my dinner, I'll be willing to eat anything!

 

[Ivan Seeking]

I imagine that after Tsu has whipped me though 10 hours or so of brutal landscaping work to earn my dinner, I'll be willing to eat anything!

You bet! Shovels and chain saws, then dinner and Northern Exposure. Ask Integral; he was out with me cutting wood before dinner.

 

[Danger]

Okay, does anyone remember these:

My Living Doll
My Mother the Car
Mr. Fantastic
Captain Wonderful
The Starlost
Quark

My Living Doll--ooooh yes Julie Newmar at her neglegeed best!
MM the Car--Dick van Dyke's excuse to declare himself an only child
Never heard of the next 2.
The Starlost--made in (you guessed it) Canada; concept and original screenplay entitled 'Phoenix Without Ashes' by Harlan Ellison, who was so outraged by the treatment of it that he insisted he be credited as 'Cordwainer Bird'. (Can't really blame him; I read the original and it was mutilated.)
Oh yeah, Quark! Heh heh. Had to love that Ficus...

 

[Danger]

Oh yes, boys, Ginger or Mary Ann? I was always a Mary Ann guy.

Mary Ann. No question. (She looked a lot like Evo... :!) )

 

[Danger]

Oh, hey... how about 'Hercules Hare and his Guided Muscle'?

 

[Moonbear]

You bet! Shovels and chain saws, then dinner and Northern Exposure. Ask Integral; he was out with me cutting wood before dinner.

Is that what you called all that snoring?

Since I see a bunch of old favorite cartoons...anyone remember Magilla Gorilla?

 

[Danger]

My favorite - Rocky & Bullwinkle. The Fractured Fairytales, Aesop & Son and "Improbable History" With the Dog Mr Peabody and his pet boy Sherman that would back travel through time in the "way back machine".

What! No Dudley Doright?! One bloody Canuk in the whole show and you neglect him! Was it something I said...

 

[Danger]

Since I see a bunch of old favorite cartoons...anyone remember Magilla Gorilla?

Yup, but I don't brag about it.

 

[Janus]

Never heard of the next 2.

Mr. Fantastic and Captain Wonderful:
Two short-lived series that premiered the same season on different networks that had almost identical premises.
Mr. Fantastic was a guy who worked for some government agency who, when he took some pill acquired superpowers. The pills came in 1/2hr and 1hr doses. And of course, hilarity ensued when the pill's effect ran out at the wrong moment.
Captain Wonderful was a scientist who discovers a chemical formula (this one in liquid form) that would, you guessed it, give him super powers for a limited length of time. In one episode he has to do battle with a caterpillar that has supped from one of the bottles in which he kept his formula.

The Starlost--made in (you guessed it) Canada; concept and original screenplay entitled 'Phoenix Without Ashes' by Harlan Ellison, who was so outraged by the treatment of it that he insisted he be credited as 'Cordwainer Bird'.

One episode that sticks in my mind is the one where the scout ship Pisces returns to the ship. The Pisces was traveling close to the speed of light and due to time dilation, some 400yrs has passed while only ten years time elasped for her crew. One of the silly things about this episode is that the crew is surprised about this outcome.
The other silly thing is that the crew begins to suffer from accelerated senility, supposedly because even though their bodies only aged ten years, they were really centuries old.

 

[hypatia]

Awww the Friendly Giant, I loved that dude...can still hear his magical fife playing in my head.

 

[Danger]

Mr. Fantastic and Captain Wonderful:
Two short-lived series that premiered the same season on different networks that had almost identical premises.

Actually, I mentioned these back in #21, but you've got the titles wrong. Mr. Terrific starred Stephen Strimpell as Stanley Bemish, a scientist who was attempting to create a cure for the cold when he came up with his 'super pills'. Captain Nice had William Daniels as Carter Nash, a government clerk or accountant or something. He had to pick the name 'Captain Nice' out of the air in a hurry when someone noticed the CN on his belt buckle.

 

[Danger]

Awww the Friendly Giant, I loved that dude...can still hear his magical fife playing in my head.

Yeah, I even watched occassionally as an adult. Bob Homme died in 2000, but he was inducted into the Order of Canada for his work. We can't take full credit for him, though. He started the show in Wisconsin and then moved up here.

 

[Janus]

Actually, I mentioned these back in #21, but you've got the titles wrong. Mr. Terrific starred Stephen Strimpell as Stanley Bemish, a scientist who was attempting to create a cure for the cold when he came up with his 'super pills'. Captain Nice had William Daniels as Carter Nash, a government clerk or accountant or something. He had to pick the name 'Captain Nice' out of the air in a hurry when someone noticed the CN on his belt buckle.

Blasted Memory! I was nine when the showed aired and somewhere along the line in the last 37 years the titles "morphed" in my mind.

 

[Danger]

Blasted Memory! I was nine when the showed aired and somewhere along the line in the last 37 years the titles "morphed" in my mind.

Not to worry, mate. If you check back, you'll see that the same thing happened with me re: the "It's About Time" song.

 

[hypatia]

My brother liked Atom Ant and Fearless Fly, It use to upset me because they came on the same time as Bandstand. Its a wonder I ever learned to dance at all.
As a young kid Bozo the Clown scared the crap out of me..I still don't trust clowns.

 

[Moonbear]

My brother liked Atom Ant and Fearless Fly, It use to upset me because they came on the same time as Bandstand. Its a wonder I ever learned to dance at all.
As a young kid Bozo the Clown scared the crap out of me..I still don't trust clowns.

I remember Atom Ant, but don't remember Fearless Fly. Bozo scared you? Actually, all I can remember is that there was a Bozo the Clown show that I watched, but I don't remember anything about the show.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

As a young kid Bozo the Clown scared the crap out of me..

http://kidshow.dcmemories.com/bozopt5.html

 

[hypatia]

OH DEAR GOD NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! How could that NOT scar a child for life?

 

[Math Is Hard]

Looks like John Wayne Gacy - ready to pounce on a victim.

 

[Evo]

Geeze Ivan, I'm going to have nightmares now!

 

[Tsu]

Ivan, you a$$.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

Did Bozo scare everyone away?

That really is a creepy picture, isn't it.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

I saw something last night that reminded me of Here Come the Brides. Does anyone remember that one? Do we have any Bobby Sherman fans here?

Talk about hokey...
Donny and Marie
Sonny and Cher

I hate to admit it but we watched both shows regularly. I noticed the other day that a commercial running now uses the "little bit country, little bit rock-n-roll" theme. Strange after all of these years. This must be a strong target audience - you know, old guys like me.

Flip Wilson
Ed Sullivan
Red Skelton
Carol Burnette
Lassie
Disney [Sunday nights after Lassie ]

Also, Evo, I had to laugh when channel surfing the other day. I saw that Magilla Gorilla was on.

 

[hypatia]

I loved Mister Ed, so much so that the first horse I got had the same blond/tan coloring. Of course I never could get mine to talk.

 

[Evo]

Has anyone mentioned Auggy Doggy and his Doggy Daddy?

Or Felix the Cat and Poindexter.

TopCat?

 

[Ivan Seeking]

Here is something surprising:

Electronic TV Broadcasts
Began in 1928 with Felix!

During the early days of television development it was necessary to monitor and adjust the quality of the transmitted picture in order to get the best definition. To do this, engineers required an 'actor' to constantly be under the burning studio lights as they tweaked and sharpened the image, and Felix fit the bill perfectly. He was the right colour (black and white), impervious to the heat from the lights and worked cheaply [continued]

http://www.felixthecat.com/history.htm