jarhfive Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 "Frantic"--not really. I enjoy the symmetry of my subject line. Plus, I could probably find out everything I would ever want to know about my subject in about 30 seconds but, I will ask anyway. "Farkle Family" maybe from the TV show "Hee-Haw"? "Rowan and Martin's Laugh In"? For extra credit: Name the Farkles...all of 'em. Rusty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alix1929 Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 Are you asking which show the Farkles were on? I think they were on Rowan & Martin's Laugh In. Can't pick up any bonus points, because I can't remember their names. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newswatcher4u Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 It's called alliteration...and, I might say, a nice job, although I, personally, would have used "fanatic" instead of "frantic." "The repetition of the same sounds or of the same kinds of sounds at the beginning of words or in stressed syllables, as in ?on scrolls of silver snowy sentences." [From ad- + Latin littera, letter.] -dictionary.com Flicker Farkle was played by Ruth Buzzi (one of my faves), all she ever said was "Hiiiii..". Father Frank was played, of course, by Dick Martin. Did you know that Farkle is also the name of the Fark.com-specific application of the popular Google search engine. That was no accident, I'm sure http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Farkle_Family Message was edited by: newswatcher4u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarhfive Posted January 22, 2006 Author Share Posted January 22, 2006 Hello, alix1929--extra credit points to you for responding to my question! Non-pareil note, newswatcher4u! I'm afraid that is the best I can do...even with the help of a Thesaurus. Thank you both for replying. Rusty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newswatcher4u Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 Thanks, jarh. Quite a compliment! Let's see, nonpareil, as in: "A small, flat chocolate drop covered with white pellets of sugar." Just kidding...that's the third meaning of a noun. Thanks for nudging me into researching the Farkles. I can remember watching "Laugh In" when I was in the Army in So. Calif. Sure helped me deal with the Army life! Best to ya! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
movieman1957 Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 The Farkle family was "Laugh-in". Frank and Fannie Farkle were the parents. Buzzi's character was Sparkle Farkle. Their neighbor was Ferd Berfel. (The things we remember!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayresorchids Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 Ahh, but did Flicker Farkle ever win the Flying Fickle Finger of Fate? I love Dick Martin. > It's called alliteration...and, I might say, a nice > job, although I, personally, would have used > "fanatic" instead of "frantic." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irish1982e Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 Follow up question on this (very) old post. One of the episodes of Laugh-In featured a Singing Telegraph boy, I'm almost certain it was on a Farkle Family sketch. I even remember the song he sings: "Arriving at noon, if coming by plane, A little bit later if coming by train, I'll be here, never fear, And it's signed Father dear...." <Dick Martin> That's a mighty fine Telegraph boy you've got here But for the life of me, I can't find the episode where this occurred. I know this is a TCM *MOVIE* site, but any help would be appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slaytonf Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 Golly! Looks like you'll have to get the collected Laugh-In and watch every episode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scsu1975 Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 Don't forget Simon and Gar Farkle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sepiatone Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 The Farkle family was "Laugh-in". Frank and Fannie Farkle were the parents. Buzzi's character was Sparkle Farkle. Their neighbor was Ferd Berfel. (The things we remember!) It always tickled me how all of the Farklekids looked like FERD! I also recall a funny skit about "The ESP Family". Sepiatone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrroberts Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 All of the Farkle kids looked like neighbor Ferd. That was the running joke established with the very first Farkle skit. Dick Martin (Ferd) "That's a fine looking family you've got there Frank". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingrat Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 No one has mentioned Jo Ann Worley, who played the mother, Fanny Farkle. Ruth Buzzi as daughter Flicker usually wore a polka-dot dress, if I remember correctly, and would lie on the floor, kick up her heels, show off her petticoats, and say "Hiiiii!" The Farkle Family segment of Laugh-In was essentially the same sketch with the same running joke every time--and that was the joke. If you dug The Farkle Family, that was the point. We wanted variations of the same joke. By the way, one sign of its popularity is that there was a racehorse named Fanny Farkle who ran at the Florida tracks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrroberts Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 I'm not sure how many Farkle skits there were but among the guests to visit the Farkles were Wally Cox, Jonathan Winters and James Garner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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