<p>Philly folks- no mention of Chief Halftown??? I think there was an article about him in the Phila paper a few months ago.</p>
<p>And didn’t Wee Willie Weber get into some kind of (ahem) trouble??</p>
<p>And was we got older- how about DJ Hy Lit and The Geeter with the Heater (Jerry Blavit?) WIBG rules.</p>
<p>MOWC, I think Chief Halftown was mentioned early in the thread. I remember him, as well as the others you mentioned.</p>
<p>I was born in the '50s, not '60s and I smiled as I read much of this discussion. The shows I remember from my childhood are Spin and Marty, My Friend Flicka, Fury, Sky King, The Jetsons, Happy the Clown (I went on my birthday and still have the marching sticks!), Gene London (I still think of him every time I see a large pad of drawing paper), Our Miss Brooks, December Bride, Captain Philadelphia (who was a friend of our family-his kids were friends of mine), and so many others! We watched a lot of tv! When I was in middle school I remember a dance show that was on late afternoons that my friends and I all watched. We would get together and dance in front of the tv. Anyone else watch The Lloyd Thaxton Show?</p>
<p>I remember Wonderama with Bob McAllister, we’d watch it every week. I still can sing the “Kids are People Too” song (wacka doo wacka doo wacka doo) - he came to our town once, and I won a giant Tootsie Roll bank!</p>
<p>My first train trip into New York City was with my older brother to go to a taping of Bozo the Clown. My brother was picked with the magic arrow to go down and try to win the treasure chest full of toys. Unfortunately he didn’t win…I’d kill to go through the old tapes of those shows, since I still remember the dress I was wearing that day and the daisies all over it.</p>
<p>When I was in middle school I remember a dance show that was on late afternoons that my friends and I all watched. We would get together and dance in front of the tv.</p>
<p>Dick Clark had American Bandstand but he also created Where the Action is, that was on afternoons.</p>
<p>[And Soul Train is still on?](<a href=“Soul Train - Wikipedia”>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soul_Train</a>)
we only get 3 channels so I didn’t know.</p>
<p>alwaysamom- Our Miss Brooks was one of my favorite shows.<br>
I’m dating myself, but I remember Arlene Francis and Ding Dong School. Heck, I vaguely remember the excitement of getting our first TV-it was an enormous console and the box it came in was turned into a wonderful plaything.</p>
<p>One of the TV stations in Spokane, WA, had a youth talent contest, Starlit Stairway, that aired on Saturday evenings. I always dreamed of being on it, and my parents finally took me to audition. I played a very fluffy piano arrangement of “Fascination” and was selected for the show. I think I was about eight. It was tremendously exciting, but I came in second to a teen-age baton twirler, and I was so disappointed. The best thing about the show was the commercial for the sponsoring fuel company. They had a couple of twin girls, mid-teen or so, that sang their theme song, “…When you need coal or oil, call Boyle.” My sister and I used to stand on the sofa so we could watch ourselves in the mirror that was hanging above the TV as we sang along with them. Then one twin would recite the phone number, followed by the other one, so my sister and I would each join in with one of the girls: Fairfax 8-1521. I can’t believe I still remember that phone number–makes me want to try dialing it and see who answers!</p>
<p>From a southern boomer here–the kids’ show in Memphis was called Looney Zoo, starring Trent Wood. The Saturday afternoon local version of American Bandstand was called Dance Party.</p>
<p>Anybody besides Yankees and West Coasters on this thread??</p>
<p>Things that may be long gone…
** Drive in movie theatres
** Buying groceries “on account” at the corner store
** Listening to my grandfather’s WW1 stories </p>
<p>Thank god they’re gone…
** White gloves
** Girdles
** Sleeping in the back of the station wagon on long road trips - pre-seat belt days</p>
<p>One of my favorite shows was on Canadian tv, which we picked up in the Detroit area: The Friendly Giant. I loved the drawbridge & the little furniture! My kids would think it was the lamest thing ever, I’m sure.</p>
<p>One thing I recall vividly that is NOT a fond memory is the Detroit riots of '67. We lived a few short miles away, and my father wasn’t even allowed to go to his 2nd shift job. We were fortunate that we could go “up north” to my grandma’s … but we passed a steady stream of National Guard tanks & vehicles on the road. Scary, sad stuff. Wish I could say things have changed, but Detroit itself is even more segregated & poor than it was then.</p>
<p>kelsmom, The Friendly Giant was still on when my Ds were little, although they didn’t really like it. It was a 15 minute show that came on just after a favorite of theirs, Mr. Dressup. I remember when Robert Homme (the Giant) died several years ago, it was very sad. He had done over 3000 episodes of that show, which probably is some kind of record! The Canadian networks are responsible for a lot of popular children’s programming. In addition to Giant and Mr. Dressup, Mr. Rogers started on CBC, Today’s Special, Dear Aunt Agnes, Polka Dot Door, The Elephant Show (Sharon, Lois, and Bram), Belle and Sebastian, in addition to Sesame Street (Canadian version). I’m amazed that I remember so many of those! :)</p>
<p>second spring,</p>
<p><< Anybody remember Dick, Jane, Spot and Puff? >></p>
<p>Sure do! Their lives were nothing at all like what we knew in New York City. Somehow I always felt like that was how things were " supposed to be." Although, I bet NYC was a lot more fun than their sterile suburb in nowhereland.</p>
<p>Oh, I forgot about Mr. Dressup. He was awesome! </p>
<p>I learned to read with Sally, Dick, Jane, Spot, and Puff!</p>
<p>skiersmom,
Girdles are not gone! They are back with a new name…Bodyshapers.</p>
<p>Does anyone remember drawing on the TV screen watching “Rinky Dink and You”? I remember drawing on a plastic overlay on the screen. Cannot remember what the heck Rinky Dink is.</p>
<p>Oh and Soupy Sales— hey, let’s do the Mouse, YEAH!!! White Fang and Black Tooth!!</p>
<p>I remember he did a live appearance once at Roosevelt Field and it was a mob scene.</p>
<p>A group of us went to see Soupy Sales about 8-10 years ago — his tv show was funny, but his comedy show is HILARIOUS! He sure puts on a different show for the big people!</p>
<p>Yeah!!!Soupy Sales on Youtube</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8VtY_li3Sc[/url]”>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8VtY_li3Sc</a></p>
<p>O.K. Philly people: Cartoon Corners General Store…“anything that you’re hankering for…you’ll find at Cartoon Corners General Store.” And Captain Kangaroo: Mr. Green Jeans, Dancing Bear and all those ping pong balls. When I’d visit my cousins in NYC it was Soupy Sales and Wonderama, remember all those balloons?</p>
<p>Anyone remember Shari Lewis and Lamb Chop? Power to sock puppets!</p>
<p>Doubleplay - “bodyshapers”? Yet another reason to be clueless. Sounds painful.</p>
<p>‘pafalafaka,pafalafaka, They Whisper It All Over Turkey!!!..’</p>
<p>. . .it sounds so romantic and perky!</p>