Lets get this song stuck in everyone's head...
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That rotating background effect always disturbed me as a child for some reason.
kevinpreston8
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I always kind of liked that song!
However, didn't they have an announcer saying the name and title of the show? Maybe a later season...maybe I am remembering wrong.
I always felt a little sad watching that show. I fortunately always had two great parents--when one of them was out of town it was always really weird, and I could not imagine what it would be like not having both. The show had a sad edge to it. Plus, the kids had no place to play really...the elevator, and that crappy park.
And what was the deal with "Mr. French?" He didn't look French to me. And why was he selected to look after the kids? Doesn't seem the type that would be good with kids, and of course, there was that thing with the derby.
I never understood "Cissy". Shouldn't she have been called "Cousie"? Did she ever have a date, and why was she always mysteriously locked in her room?
I liked the quasi-mumbling delivery of Brian Keith next to the articulate speech of Mr. French. I did like Sebastian Cabot in "The Time Machine" as well as when he played Mr. Pip in that one Twilight Zone episode--"Sir, this IS the other place!"
Other depressing shows--
"My Three Sons"--you think I would have liked that one, as I liked "Leave it to Beaver" so much. But the boys were always older than me, I couldn't relate, and their mom was killed so all they had was cranky William Demerest to yell at them (too young to see the original William Frawley episodes). And it's funny, I always thought that Fred MacMurray seemed so distracted in the show, turns out he hated to do it and only worked part time, so everyone had to shoot around his schedule.
"Ghost and Mrs. Muir"--as opposed to the movie version--any possibility of romance was obviously out of the question
"Courtship of Eddie's Father"--no matter how cool your dad is, and how cool the convertible he drives is, every kid needs a mom, and Mrs. Livingston was no substitute
"Gunsmoke"--Enjoy this one much more now than when I was a kid. Lots of depressing themes such as no water, baking to death in the desert, fever, dying of gunshot wounds, etc. Still bothered by many things on this show. Why did Doc hate Festus so much? Would you want someone as cranky as Doc working on you? Why was Festus always so smelly? Did anyone, ever, anywhere, talk like Festus? He sounded like a young, drunk Walter Brennan. Why was clean cut, tough guy Matt Dillon friends with him? Was Festus's ancestor the guy who played Ernest T. in the Andy Griffith show, the one character that by comparison, made Howard an enjoyable character to watch?
What was with Miss Kitty? Was she a prostitute? Were there prostitutes upstairs? Was she an old prostitute? Was Matt her customer? Were they in a relationship? Did she ever take that wig off?
Matt's the best shot in the west, is smart, tough, and hard as nails when he has to be. Why is he not running law enforcement in Denver or San Francisco, instead of that dumpy, depressing town he is in?
"James at 15" Anyone remember this show? I was 15 when I was watching it, and it was on a night that nothing else was on, and as I was a TV addict back then, I would watch it. I wondered how many on-the-edge teens wanted to put a gun in their mouth after watching an episode of this trash. Lord knows I did, and I was a happy kid. The kid was wierd, the show was wierd, but I watched it anyways.
It's late, I've ranted enough!
However, didn't they have an announcer saying the name and title of the show? Maybe a later season...maybe I am remembering wrong.
I always felt a little sad watching that show. I fortunately always had two great parents--when one of them was out of town it was always really weird, and I could not imagine what it would be like not having both. The show had a sad edge to it. Plus, the kids had no place to play really...the elevator, and that crappy park.
And what was the deal with "Mr. French?" He didn't look French to me. And why was he selected to look after the kids? Doesn't seem the type that would be good with kids, and of course, there was that thing with the derby.
I never understood "Cissy". Shouldn't she have been called "Cousie"? Did she ever have a date, and why was she always mysteriously locked in her room?
I liked the quasi-mumbling delivery of Brian Keith next to the articulate speech of Mr. French. I did like Sebastian Cabot in "The Time Machine" as well as when he played Mr. Pip in that one Twilight Zone episode--"Sir, this IS the other place!"
Other depressing shows--
"My Three Sons"--you think I would have liked that one, as I liked "Leave it to Beaver" so much. But the boys were always older than me, I couldn't relate, and their mom was killed so all they had was cranky William Demerest to yell at them (too young to see the original William Frawley episodes). And it's funny, I always thought that Fred MacMurray seemed so distracted in the show, turns out he hated to do it and only worked part time, so everyone had to shoot around his schedule.
"Ghost and Mrs. Muir"--as opposed to the movie version--any possibility of romance was obviously out of the question
"Courtship of Eddie's Father"--no matter how cool your dad is, and how cool the convertible he drives is, every kid needs a mom, and Mrs. Livingston was no substitute
"Gunsmoke"--Enjoy this one much more now than when I was a kid. Lots of depressing themes such as no water, baking to death in the desert, fever, dying of gunshot wounds, etc. Still bothered by many things on this show. Why did Doc hate Festus so much? Would you want someone as cranky as Doc working on you? Why was Festus always so smelly? Did anyone, ever, anywhere, talk like Festus? He sounded like a young, drunk Walter Brennan. Why was clean cut, tough guy Matt Dillon friends with him? Was Festus's ancestor the guy who played Ernest T. in the Andy Griffith show, the one character that by comparison, made Howard an enjoyable character to watch?
What was with Miss Kitty? Was she a prostitute? Were there prostitutes upstairs? Was she an old prostitute? Was Matt her customer? Were they in a relationship? Did she ever take that wig off?
Matt's the best shot in the west, is smart, tough, and hard as nails when he has to be. Why is he not running law enforcement in Denver or San Francisco, instead of that dumpy, depressing town he is in?
"James at 15" Anyone remember this show? I was 15 when I was watching it, and it was on a night that nothing else was on, and as I was a TV addict back then, I would watch it. I wondered how many on-the-edge teens wanted to put a gun in their mouth after watching an episode of this trash. Lord knows I did, and I was a happy kid. The kid was wierd, the show was wierd, but I watched it anyways.
It's late, I've ranted enough!
mrcleanjeans
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Don't kill me with cuteness
As a child,I enjoyed that show alot,and still like the song.However,those "adorable" moppets,Jodie and Buffy now get on my nerves completely.
As a child,I enjoyed that show alot,and still like the song.However,those "adorable" moppets,Jodie and Buffy now get on my nerves completely.
jmirawm
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I loved it !
At 5 am this is just what I needed to start my day. I enjoyed Jodie and Buffy. Always felt sad for Sissy, now that sadness has been mentioned. I guess all that teenage angst. Mr. French always cracked me up. Yes I always wondered what had happened to the parents. <p> Thanks Robert ! Gonna have to email this to work....get on my sisters nerves a little. The day is looking up
At 5 am this is just what I needed to start my day. I enjoyed Jodie and Buffy. Always felt sad for Sissy, now that sadness has been mentioned. I guess all that teenage angst. Mr. French always cracked me up. Yes I always wondered what had happened to the parents. <p> Thanks Robert ! Gonna have to email this to work....get on my sisters nerves a little. The day is looking up
I loved James at 15 (14, 13). It matched my age so it was especially good.
jl
jl
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Thanks Robert, I too loved that show as a kid and always thought the music was very cool too!
There was an episode, perhaps a look back in time, when Mr. French was just a butler for Brian Keith's character. A phone call is received that the children's parents (his brother, I believe) were killed on a trip. The family lived in another town and someone was staying with the children. Keith was the relative chosen by the other family members to care for the children. It was quite a scene when the children were brought to the door. French the Butler became a Nanny by default. I still like doors with the door knob in the middle.
The child actress who played the little girl committed suicide and the little boy had problems, too but he is alive.
The child actress who played the little girl committed suicide and the little boy had problems, too but he is alive.
seeitrun2006
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Mr. French
Mr. French referred to himself as a "Gentleman's Gentleman" whatever the heck that meant.
I remember one episode where the kids (Buffy and Jodie) was playing with other kids from the "other neighborhood". The kids clothes got very dirty. Instead of Frenchy boy washing them he took them to the incinerator as he put it "absoulutely disgusting".
The girl who played Buffy committed suicide serveral years back as she could not adjust being a has been child star.
Later! Peace!
Mr. French referred to himself as a "Gentleman's Gentleman" whatever the heck that meant.
I remember one episode where the kids (Buffy and Jodie) was playing with other kids from the "other neighborhood". The kids clothes got very dirty. Instead of Frenchy boy washing them he took them to the incinerator as he put it "absoulutely disgusting".
The girl who played Buffy committed suicide serveral years back as she could not adjust being a has been child star.
Later! Peace!
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JOhnnie Whittaker
who played Jodie later stared in another show i loved: Sigmund and the Sea Monsters
This was a Saturday morning deal, and also starred Mary Wicks. I have a few episodes on DVD, still a cool show to watch!
who played Jodie later stared in another show i loved: Sigmund and the Sea Monsters
This was a Saturday morning deal, and also starred Mary Wicks. I have a few episodes on DVD, still a cool show to watch!
Mary Wicks
As the nurse in "Now Voyager" starring Bette Davis.
Never was a huge fan of "Sigmund and the Sea Monster" , but love another "Crofts" show "The Bugaloos", and then "HR Puff & Stuff" with Martha Rayes as the evil witch.
L.
As the nurse in "Now Voyager" starring Bette Davis.
Never was a huge fan of "Sigmund and the Sea Monster" , but love another "Crofts" show "The Bugaloos", and then "HR Puff & Stuff" with Martha Rayes as the evil witch.
L.
Sigmund and the Sea Monsters was fun!
jmirawm
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remembering.......
I am remembering a show similar to those, sigmund, Hr puff n stuff etc.... It was a land of hats.....kid fell into a growing magic hat and went to the land of hat people....loved that show.....anyone remember that one ? OR is it Just My Imagination Running Away With Me ? again >? LOL
I am remembering a show similar to those, sigmund, Hr puff n stuff etc.... It was a land of hats.....kid fell into a growing magic hat and went to the land of hat people....loved that show.....anyone remember that one ? OR is it Just My Imagination Running Away With Me ? again >? LOL
kevinpreston8
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But Cissy always loved to play on the elevators! The doors would open, and there she would be, the tip of her index finger at the corner of her mouth, very shyly turning back and forth, and then she would say "Going...down?" with both her words and her eyes...
pushtorelease
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augh!
well at least it got the "new fab, I'm glad they put active enzyme lemon freshened borax in you" jingle that's been stuck in my head since I was reading someones post about Fab. I scare myself..
well at least it got the "new fab, I'm glad they put active enzyme lemon freshened borax in you" jingle that's been stuck in my head since I was reading someones post about Fab. I scare myself..
Ohmygod, H.R. Pufunstuf was SUCH a trippy show. My friend third-person Steve and I used to get high and watch it when we were in junior high. I remember getting a T-shirt that had the McDonald's arches on it and it said 'Puff and Stuff'. My stepfather caught on and threw it away. Oh, I loved the early '70s...
