Det Jim McLeod
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Bing Crosby taking the New York City Subway in 1976
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38 minutes ago, chaya bat woof woof said:
I remember being shocked when hearing that Buffy of Family Affair died very young. I think John Williams took over for Sebastian Cabot at one point. Buffy had the doll. What was weird for me was that like My Three Sons we had single parent families (usually through death).
yes, Anissa Jones did not want to act anymore and turned to drugs. She died of an overdose at the age of 18. John Williams played Mr French's brother for 9 episodes while Sebastian Cabot recovered from an illness. The producer of Family Affair was Don Fedderson, the same one who produced My Three Sons.
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Richard Carlson, I am more familiar with his work
Next- Albert Finney or Alan Bates?
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1) He started out as a pre teen actor under the name "Rusty" Tamblyn
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The Tin Star (1957)
next- Fear Strikes Out (1957) 2 with Anthony Perkins
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Ursula Andress in She, I would worship her any day
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Family Affair (1966-1971) I spent the last few months going through this sitcom on IMDB TV. It was about a bachelor engineer who adopts his brother's thee children after the parents are killed in an accident.
It used to be one of my favorite shows as a child. Buffy and Jody (Anissa Jones and Johnnie Whitaker) sometimes can have some cutesy and whiny moments, but seeing it within the context of a show is not so bad. Kathy Garner as Cissy provides some more mature moments. Brian Keith as Uncle Bill is very low key and often very understanding no matter what the kids do. Sebastian Cabot provides much of the comedy as the very proper "gentleman's gentleman" Mr French.
One thing about this sitcom that sets it apart from others of the time is that it sometimes deals with serious subjects, and it does not always have happy endings, so it could called a "dramedy". One episode has Buffy making friends with a terminally ill girl (played Eve Plumb, who would later be Jan on The Brady Bunch). Uncle Bill arranges for doctors for the girl, it looks like there may be a miracle cure, but...it doesn't happen. Other shows dealt with divorce, latch key kids, bullying.
Many old time Hollywood stars had guest roles on here-Myrna Loy, Jackie Coogan, Joan Blondell, Martha Hyer, June Lockhart, Patric Knowles, and Ida Lupino. Dana Andrews has one of the most memorable roles as an old friend of Uncle Bill's, who was just released from prison and Bill wants to help him to get a job. Buffy and Jody are afraid he might rob them.
Anyone else a fan of this show?
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Abbott and Costello with Charles Laughton
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12 hours ago, EricJ said:
When, in fact, there were no witch trials at Plymouth, but was this before or after they'd already done the Salem episode with the bed-footwarmer?
No, the Salem/bedwarmer episode came two years after this one with Darrin #2 Dick Sargent.
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36 minutes ago, LornaHansonForbes said:
I DON'T THINK THERE IS ANY BLOOD SEEN ONSCREEN IN ANY of the other universal horrors though- from FRANKENSTEIN on through ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET...
In The Mummy (1932) there is a graphic scene where some slaves are killed with spears, we see the spear run through and quite a bit of blood.
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Cop (1987)
Next-The Onion Field (1979) James Woods double bill
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1 hour ago, Sepiatone said:
I don't remember that one. So, which Darren was it? 'cause if it was DICK SARGENT he certainly WAS "different"!
Sepiatone
It was the first Darrin, Dick York. One of the Pilgrims notices him lighting a fire with a match and he screams "Witch! Witch!"
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Bewitched episode "Samantha's Thanksgiving To Remember"
Bumbling Aunt Clara zaps Samantha, Darrin and Tabitha back to the time of the Pilgrims. Darrin is afraid of the Puritans burning Samantha at the stake but he is the one accused of witchcraft! Samantha sets them straight with a speech about the dangers of suspicion of those who are different.
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Stagecoach
Next-favorite side dish at Thanksgiving
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9) He was an accomplished drummer and played with an amateur jazz band.
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Lana Turner
Next-Jennifer Jones in Love Is A Many Splendored Thing
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Green Street Hooligans (2005)
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Best- This Gun For Hire (1942)
Worst-Flesh Feast (1972)
Next- Dan Aykroyd
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7) His first big break in TV was as Donna Stone's neighbor in The Donna Reed Show
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5) His friend John Carpenter was tried and acquitted in his 1978 murder, no one else has ever been arrested.
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What Price Glory (1926)
Next-The Informer (1935) Victor McLaglen double bill
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2) He was nominated for 2 Emmys for Hogan's Heroes
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Next- Bob Crane
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Suspicion (1941)
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9) At the West Side Story premiere, he was gratified when Fred Astaire complimented him on his dancing.