Alan Young, who played “Wilburrrrr” in “Mr. Ed”, has ascended to the big stable in the sky. Considering how sexualized & cynical today’s TV shows are, it’s amazing that an innocent, silly show about a talking horse could run for 6 seasons.
When Patty Duke died recently, attempted to explain to my adult children the premise of the Patty Duke Show. There was lots of eye rolling and “Really??” It was just a more innocent time.
Before Tom Hanks’ fame went super-nova, he played in “Bosom Buddies”. I wonder which public restroom his Bosom Buddies screen character would be using today…
^Ditto for Hogan’s Heroes, that was my favorite. And now I’m really going to date myself here but does anyone remember The Ghost & Mrs. Muir (Hope Lange) and The Mothers in Law (Eve Arden & Kaye Ballard)? My sister and I were young kids at the time and loved to watch together. Both those shows were hilarious!
I miss “The Waltons”. A nice family story. Earl Hamner died just a few weeks ago. He also wrote “Falconcrest” (remember that one?) with Jane Wyman as the matriarch of a wine growing family in Napa. I was also hooked on “Dallas” for years.
Get Smart, Gilligan’s Island, Beverly Hillbillies and Courtship of Eddy’s Father. I never missed an episode of Dennis the Menace and also loved Gomer Pyle.