DownGoesFrazier Posted September 6, 2016 Author Share Posted September 6, 2016 Hint: When the Today Show started Dave Garaway was the host but he wasn't alone on the show.--BTW-- the answer is a human being; the monkey /chimpanzee doesn't count. Jack Lescoulie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess of Tap Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 Jack Lescoulie Boy, I bet that cleared the cobwebs in your head. Fra--you're up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted September 6, 2016 Author Share Posted September 6, 2016 Boy, I bet that cleared the cobwebs in your head. Fra--you're up! This sitcom only lasted two years, and was not a huge hit. Yet it is remembered by most baby boomers, mostly because of its theme song. The sitcom? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesArcher Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 The first thing that comes to mind is "The Addams Family". Here is the opening theme: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess of Tap Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 Am I the only person who preferred The Munsters-- the show and the theme song? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted September 7, 2016 Author Share Posted September 7, 2016 Am I the only person who preferred The Munsters-- the show and the theme song? I don't have a clue about the theme song of either the Addams Family or the Munsters.... The show was done by a legendary producer who is known mostly for another sitcom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesArcher Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 That's not a lot to go on, DGF. Both "The Addams Family" and "The Munsters" ran for two seasons and had catchy theme music. I thought of Sherwood Schwartz, but both "Gilligan's Island" and "The Brady Bunch" ran for more than two seasons. About a week and a half ago, on this very thread, I posted a clip from "Car 54, Where Are You?". It also ran for two seasons and had a catchy theme. It was produced by Nat Hiken, who also produced "The Phil Silvers Show". Could that be it? If not, could you give us a time frame, or some other clue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted September 7, 2016 Author Share Posted September 7, 2016 That's not a lot to go on, DGF. Both "The Addams Family" and "The Munsters" ran for two seasons and had catchy theme music. I thought of Sherwood Schwartz, but both "Gilligan's Island" and "The Brady Bunch" ran for more than two seasons. About a week and a half ago, on this very thread, I posted a clip from "Car 54, Where Are You?". It also ran for two seasons and had a catchy theme. It was produced by Nat Hiken, who also produced "The Phil Silvers Show". Could that be it? If not, could you give us a time frame, or some other clue? There's a holdup in the Bronx, Brooklyn's broken out in fights, there's a traffic jam in Harlem that's backed up to Jackson Heights. There's a scout troop short a child, Khruschchev's due at Idlewild,, It's your turn. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesArcher Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 Gee, that was like a rerun of my own post from late August. Now, In the first year of "Happy Days", Richie Cunningham had an older brother. The part was played by two different actors before the character was written out. What was the brother's first name and who were the two actors who played him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceA Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 Chuck Cunningham, played by Randolph Roberts, and Gavan (son of Dan) O'Herlihy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesArcher Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 Yes, you must have done some quick research for that one, because 99% of the people on earth wouldn't know that answer. Nice work, Lawrence. It's your thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceA Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 Yes, you must have done some quick research for that one, because 99% of the people on earth wouldn't know that answer. Nice work, Lawrence. It's your thread. I had to look up Roberts, but I had read about Chuck/Gavan recently after seeing him in another movie. next: There was a renewed interest in film noir in the late 70's and early 80's. One such throwback was this Cable TV show starring someone who had recently made a splash playing a real-life cult leader. What was the show, and who was the star? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceA Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 next: There was a renewed interest in film noir in the late 70's and early 80's. One such throwback was this Cable TV show starring someone who had recently made a splash playing a real-life cult leader. What was the show, and who was the star? Hint: The lead character in the show had previously been played by Robert Montgomery, Dick Powell, James Garner, and Humphrey Bogart, among others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesArcher Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 Powers Boothe had an HBO series called "Philip Marlowe, Private Detective". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceA Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 Powers Boothe had an HBO series called "Philip Marlowe, Private Detective". Correct, Miles Your thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesArcher Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 Lawrence, I don't think that 80's cable shows are "retro" enough for most of the folks who view this thread, In fact, the OP asked that everything be pre-1980, so I think that we should go back to the time of pre-cable TV, AM radio, and 45 RPM records, maybe even 78 RPM. So here's one from the fifties, those glorious black and white TV years. A popular ventriloquist and his dummies, sorry, ventriloquist figures, did a series of commercials for a chocolate company. Can you name them and the company? Can you sing the jingle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess of Tap Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 Nestle's makes the very best chocolate....snap Well I do remember this now but I don't know how you remembered it in the first place. Jimmy Nelson -- Nestle's Quik. The guy was good but he was no Paul Winchell--LOL Very good question! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesArcher Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 Princess, you didn't name his ventriloquist figures. They are Danny O'Day and Farfel. Jimmy Nelson is in his late eighties and is still performing these days. Good work. You're up next, Princess. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess of Tap Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 Thanx, Miles-- I'll come up with another question later --but I just wanted to tell you that I watched Jimmy, but I was really a Paul Winchell fan-- So that's going to be my next question-- Please name Winchell's two dummies and the sponsor for his TV show. You also get brownie points if you can name something that Paul Winchell was famous for that had nothing to do with ventriloquism or show business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceA Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 Lawrence, I don't think that 80's cable shows are "retro" enough for most of the folks who view this thread, In fact, the OP asked that everything be pre-1980, I thought the noir setting, and the lengthy connection to Philip Marlowe's of the past, made the question acceptable as "Retro". If I've terribly offended anyone by mentioning something post-1980, I apologize, and it will never happen again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesArcher Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 Paul Winchell worked with Jerry Mahoney and Knucklehead Smiff. I don't know who all of his show's sponsors were, but one was certainly Tootsie Roll. Check out this clip: Paul also invented and patented an artificial heart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess of Tap Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 Well, I think you got it for the mid-fifties - - but for the later show that he had in the late fifties early sixties it was Hartz Mountain. I Remember this so vividly because they would have a dog on the set for a live commercial. Winchell would feed treats to the dog. To make the dog respond, it seemed as though they hadn't fed the dog much and a couple of times the dog almost bit Winchell's hand, which was holding the treat because he was so hungry. Well, Miles--it looks like we're tied-- it's your turn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesArcher Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 Now that you've mentioned it, Princess, I do recall Hartz Mountain as a sponsor. Now, Walt Disney struck gold with the first Davy Crockett series. He wanted to do more, but Davy and his pal George Russell died at the Alamo. What did Walt do? He had his writers come up with a story involving an incident earlier in Davy's life where Davy and George get involved with river pirates. Here are the questions. What kind of boats were Davy and George traveling on in the series? Can you remember the names of any of the boats? These are what you might call timely questions. You can get back to me later tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess of Tap Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 Miles, I certainly watched this stuff in the the fifties and early sixties, I truly enjoyed it. But I'm not a Walt Disney afficianado like you are. I'm going to have to defer my participation in this to the Great Lav and the equally Great Marsha. I'm sure, you know, either of these ladies can give you a run for your money.LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted September 9, 2016 Author Share Posted September 9, 2016 Lawrence, I don't think that 80's cable shows are "retro" enough for most of the folks who view this thread, In fact, the OP asked that everything be pre-1980, so I think that we should go back to the time of pre-cable TV, AM radio, and 45 RPM records, maybe even 78 RPM. So here's one from the fifties, those glorious black and white TV years. A popular ventriloquist and his dummies, sorry, ventriloquist figures, did a series of commercials for a chocolate company. Can you name them and the company? Can you sing the jingle? I believe I am the OP. Pre-1980 seems reasonable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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