Category Archives: Television

And The Winner Is…

wacky races intro – YouTube. If NASCAR was like this I would watch it all the time!

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What shall we watch this Fall?

ABC TV 1966 / 1966 TV Shows. Haven’t written lately. Sorry. Part of the problem is time and the other issue is my choice of blog topics-my childhood. It turns out that I am not now, nor was I growing … Continue reading

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UHF

I often hear people joke that there were only three T.V. channels when they were growing up. As I recall, there were slightly more than that when I was growing up in the 60’s and 70’s, but not too many … Continue reading

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Wait Till Your Father Gets Home

That was the title of a 1972-1974 Hanna-Barbera prime time animated sitcom featuring Tom Bosley of Happy Days fame. It was also a popular refrain in most households when I was growing up. The moms of my era did all … Continue reading

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A Scary Mother Story

That title is quite misleading. There is absolutely nothing scary about my mom. She is  the most sweet and adorable person I have ever known. I’m sure many of you believe that your moms are probably as nice as mine. … Continue reading

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Cool Cars

What were the coolest movie or T.V. cars ever? I’m sure we could debate this topic for years and each person’s list would vary depending upon their age. I’ll give you my top four and then you can discuss among yourselves. 1. … Continue reading

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Rock and Roll Music

This is the way I first encountered The Beatles, on television as cartoon characters. Pretty much for the first several years of my life, most of the music I heard was on one cartoon show or another. There was The … Continue reading

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Bif! Bam! Pow!

Back in the mid 1980’s I had a brief career as a comic book writer working mostly for small independent publishers, while simultaneously owning a  comic book specialty store. Inevitably a local newspaper or cable outlet would do a story … Continue reading

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I ain’t afraid of no ghost!

Willie and Jerry Bobble Head. What scares you? Actually let’s talk about what scared me as a child, aside from the nuns in catholic school. These bobble heads are from a pretty good episode of The Twilight Zone. It was … Continue reading

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