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On Thu, 4 Mar 2010 13:52:42 -0800, "Bill McKee"
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We didn't have a TV when I was 10.

I did like an old show called "Life with Elizabeth" with Betty White
that was around about that time but I saw it at a neighbor's.
Of course there was Disney with Davy Crockett. I never watched any of
the kid zoo shows like Kookla, Capt Kangaroo or Buffalo Bob.


We had one of the first TV's on the block. Lots of the kids would come
over
and watch the TV on Saturday mornings with my brother. I still do not
watch
a lot of TV, but as a kid, I would rather go ride my bike and play at the
creek.

My grandfather had a 1946 Dumont (the one with the little 8" screen in
a huge box with about a dozen knobs on it)
My mother thought it separated the family, cut into what we now call
"quality time" and she didn't want one in the house.
In retrospect I do think it was a good decision. We spent our evenings
playing games, doing puzzles or reading stories from those things we
used to have called books. My father even set up a little BB gun range
in the basement and we would have "shooting night".
I did see TV at other kid's houses but it was still fairly rare. "go
outside and play" was pretty much every mom's rule in those days if it
wasn't raining. .

Ours was a Magnavox. And we got it about 1948. Admitted the TV was better
in those days. Was aimed at people above the 18-25 age range and those who
had money as it cost a lot for a TV. The poor did not own them. One of
favorites later was Palidin "Have gun, will travel". Saw one the other day
on one of the Dish channels. Still hold up. Definately not a PC correct
show these days.

On Fri, 5 Mar 2010 09:53:26 -0800, "Bill McKee"
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One of
favorites later was Palidin "Have gun, will travel". Saw one the other day
on one of the Dish channels. Still hold up. Definately not a PC correct
show these days.

Yes, sometime around the fall of 1958. Peter Gunn also debuted that
season with sort of an edgy (for 1958) plot line and some cool jazz.

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On Fri, 5 Mar 2010 09:53:26 -0800, "Bill McKee"
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One of
favorites later was Palidin "Have gun, will travel". Saw one the other
day
on one of the Dish channels. Still hold up. Definately not a PC correct
show these days.

Yes, sometime around the fall of 1958. Peter Gunn also debuted that
season with sort of an edgy (for 1958) plot line and some cool jazz.

And the early Richard Diamond, Private Eye. Mr. Lucky, before they became
PC, and he ran a gambling ship were both good series.

On Mar 6, 5:45*pm, "Bill McKee" wrote:
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On Fri, 5 Mar 2010 09:53:26 -0800, "Bill McKee"
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One of
favorites later was Palidin "Have gun, will travel". *Saw one the other
day
on one of the Dish channels. *Still hold up. *Definately not a PC correct
show these days.

Yes, sometime around the fall of 1958. *Peter Gunn also debuted that
season with sort of an edgy (for 1958) plot line and some cool jazz.

And the early Richard Diamond, Private Eye. *Mr. Lucky, before they became
PC, and he ran a gambling ship were both good series.

When I was quite small, dad and I would stay up and watch "The
Untouchables" Also another favorite drama was "The Naked City" with
Rod Cameron. I don't remember much about it, though. But "The
Millionaire" was a really interesting study about people. Sometimes he
couldn't even give away a million bucks!


Besides the game shows What's my Line, and To Tell The Truth, remember
the game show "Beat the Clock" with Bud Collyer?

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On Mar 6, 5:45*pm, "Bill McKee" wrote:
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On Fri, 5 Mar 2010 09:53:26 -0800, "Bill McKee"
wrote:

One of
favorites later was Palidin "Have gun, will travel". *Saw one the other
day
on one of the Dish channels. *Still hold up. *Definately not a PC correct
show these days.

Yes, sometime around the fall of 1958. *Peter Gunn also debuted that
season with sort of an edgy (for 1958) plot line and some cool jazz.

And the early Richard Diamond, Private Eye. *Mr. Lucky, before they became
PC, and he ran a gambling ship were both good series.

When I was quite small, dad and I would stay up and watch "The
Untouchables" Also another favorite drama was "The Naked City" with
Rod Cameron. I don't remember much about it, though. But "The
Millionaire" was a really interesting study about people. Sometimes he
couldn't even give away a million bucks!


Besides the game shows What's my Line, and To Tell The Truth, remember
the game show "Beat the Clock" with Bud Collyer?

We had the home version of Beat the Clock. As to old shows, me and my parents
used to watch Twilight Zone and another called Night Gallery.

Scotty

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Rowdy Mouse Racing, no crybabies!

On Sat, 6 Mar 2010 16:50:36 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

Besides the game shows What's my Line, and To Tell The Truth, remember
the game show "Beat the Clock" with Bud Collyer?

I was an "imposter" on To Tell The Truth back in the early 70s, got
one wrong vote from Peggy Cass.

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On Sat, 6 Mar 2010 16:50:36 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

Besides the game shows What's my Line, and To Tell The Truth, remember
the game show "Beat the Clock" with Bud Collyer?

I was an "imposter" on To Tell The Truth back in the early 70s, got
one wrong vote from Peggy Cass.

Very cool, weren't you sort of in the industry?

Scotty

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Rowdy Mouse Racing, no crybabies!

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On Sat, 6 Mar 2010 16:50:36 -0800 (PST), Tim
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Besides the game shows What's my Line, and To Tell The Truth, remember
the game show "Beat the Clock" with Bud Collyer?

I was an "imposter" on To Tell The Truth back in the early 70s, got
one wrong vote from Peggy Cass.

I thought that was you. ;-) Very interesting. I think the best one was
Frank who they went on to make Catch Me If You Can based on his life. Who
was the real character in your threesome, and what was he known for?

Steve

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On Sat, 6 Mar 2010 16:50:36 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

Besides the game shows What's my Line, and To Tell The Truth, remember
the game show "Beat the Clock" with Bud Collyer?

I was an "imposter" on To Tell The Truth back in the early 70s, got
one wrong vote from Peggy Cass.

I was on several episodes of Vegas with Dan Tanner, Robert Urich. Got paid
for several episodes where I was there, and they filmed or not. Spoke in
one. "Sure thing, Dan." I said as he tossed me the keys. I was a parking
attendant at the DI at the time.

The T Bird they used was such a POS that most of the scenes that weren't
blue screened the Bird had to be towed. You'd think they'd at least buy a
running car. The building they showed at the beginning as his was actually
a gardener's storage building. All gone now.
Ahhh. The old days.

It was right at $100 to be an extra. I forget what it was for speaking.
But they had the best catering, and you could eat all you wanted for free.
And you got to be on the INSIDE of the ropes. They used so many doubles for
him, I think I saw him only once.

Filming is like watching water evaporate. It is slow. Do the same little
thing twenty times, and then it gets edited. Wait, wait, wait.

Worked with Eric Estrada in Last Rider. He was polite, unlike a lot of
celebs, and a jokester. My big part was to clean up the mess when they blew
up the trailer. $3000 for two days work wasn't bad. I had some teens I
knew, they were thrilled to do it, ate a lot, drank a lot of soft drinks,
and each got two Franklins for two days work. Got to talk to the pyro guys
a lot and see a lot of stuff being blown up. Still, S-L-O-W ! But when
they get ready to leave, they're like ants. Zoom, zoom, zoom.

Steve