Posted on 12/30/2010 10:06:47 AM PST by Tanniker Smith
There are some things that we retain as memories that immediately bring fond thoughts of the past. The incredible voice of Fred Foy in the Lone Ranger radio and television series certainly qualifies!
For everyone interested in truly inspiring classic voice work, here is the script he made famous.
Hi-Yo, Silver! A fiery horse with the speed of light, a cloud of dust and a hearty “Hi-Yo Silver”… The Lone Ranger! With his faithful Indian companion, Tonto, the daring and resourceful masked rider of the plains led the fight for law and order in the early West. Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear. From out of the past come the thundering hoof-beats of the great horse Silver. The Lone Ranger rides again!
I was just listening to some Lone Ranger shows on my Palm Zire not that long ago. I have a lot of old-time radio shows downloaded in MP3 format.
Sigh.
The Lone Ranger, Tonto, Cisco Kid, Poncho — all my heros. Dad was in radio through the 20s and 30s. We did, however, have one of the first television sets — I think it was called a Halicrafter or something like that. My Mary Janes wore a spot on the wing-back chair staring at the test pattern on Saturday morning waiting for my heroes who kept me spell-bound until noon (giving my parents a much needed chance to sleep in).
Pop said he knew radio was through when the one and only temper tantrum I had was at the corner grocery - Herrs Market — in South St. Louis. He and I walked to the corner for a loaf of bread. He got one off the shelf and walked to the cash register. Suddenly, there broke out a wail the likes of which would cause the hair on the back of your neck to stand up. All eyes grew round and fear shown in the faces of those who worked at the market (i.e. Mr. and Mrs. Herr). Could it be the dear child has pulled a large shelf of canned goods down on her head??? The cry went out — to the canned goods aisle!!!
Actually, I was standing in front of the bread with the Cisco Kid's picture on the label that held the ends together, sobbing and pointing, unable to control my sobs and in between hiccups I motioned to the wrap and said, “You didn't get the right bread.”
It was a long quiet walk back up the alley to home. I was only two, but I realized that day would never be mentioned again in the anals of our family history.
Hi-Ho Silver (you were so pretty).
I love that story!
Saturday mornings. I believe it started for me with Huckleberry Hound and then the Jetsons. Soon, we switched over to Happy Trails Theatre, the Lone Ranger, Rin Tin Tin and Sky King. I so badly wanted to be either Penny or Dale Evans.
I also learned of the horrors of racism from The Lone Ranger. No one could be more indignant that I when Tonto was treated badly by some ignorant fool. I saw that the Lone Ranger didn’t boss Tonto around but respected him, asked his opinions and that Tonto made major and important decisions.
It ranks as one of my all-time favorite show.
Truly, those shows did teach us respect for each other and right and wrong. We owe all those who played those parts most would turn their noses up at today, a great debt for so much of our love of country, God and all mankind. It took a bunch of Commies to derail the nation of the healthiest and best the world had to offer. Church on Sundays, respect for education and each other, and now they want to off us. Go figure. I miss us.
My hero was Froggy the Gremlin from “Andy’s Gang”. Explains a lot.
“Twang your magic twanger, Froggy !!!!!!!!”
Do you remember these?
Silver
Bullet
Buttermilk
Trigger
Scout
Topper
Nellie Belle
Diablo
Isn’t it “Pluck your magic twanger, Froggie!
“Hiya Kids! Hiya, Hiya!”
It might have been “pluck”...It seemed to me I could remember Andy Devine saying, “Twang...”
Also remember Andy Devine as “Jingles” with Gene Autry....
And we can’t forget Gabby Hayes......*L*
So tell me, who did they belong to? I always thought a lot of the guys who would kiss their horse at the end of the episode, rather than the girl. I know I would have. ;-)
Might also have been “Plunk”. I still remember a bit they did with their resident character actor, Vito Scotti, playing an Italian Chef cooking spaghetti.
When he gets it all cooked, and is showing it before saucing it, he said something like, ‘And here we have...” And Froggy butts in with “A bucket of worms”. Put me off my Mom’s homemade for almost a week.
Bullet was Roy Rogers’ German Sheherd.
One of my buddies and I used to do different lines from famous movies...all as Rocky Balboa.
sheherd= shepherd here on Earth.
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