Posted on 12/11/2016 5:12:48 PM PST by Chengdu54
I think he was the inspiration for Al Bundy's favorite TV show, "Psycho Dad."
Yippers the tonite show died when Carson retired
Don Knotts once asked Carl Reiner what Dick Van Dyke was like.
“You’re a real nice guy, Don. Dick is nicer.”
I think it was a different Chuck Connors show. Branded
I always wondered who Lucas was blasting with those twelve shots on Main Street. Then the sly, small grin that follows...did he dispatch twelve to their maker? Or did the citizens of North Fork simply pay him for an exhibition?
The opening sequence has been controversial since the show came out:
“The 1892 Winchester in .44/.40 caliber used on the show only holds eleven bullets. The audio track was dubbed over the video track. They are not entirely in sync. You may hear 12 or 13 shots fired in the audio portion, and you may watch him pull the lever back on the rifle a different number of times.”
Al Bundy had a theory about that. In a conversation with his neighbor Jefferson, Al noted that Lucas McCain was a widower. He then states that it's his belief Lucas was blowing away his wife during the opening credits.
Who’s that riding in the sun?
Who’s the man with the itchy gun?
Who’s the man who kills for fun?
Psycho Dad, Psycho Dad, Psycho Dad.
He sleeps with a gun
but he loves his son
Killed his wife ‘cos she weighed a ton.
Psycho Dad, Psycho Dad, Psycho Dad.
A little touched or so we’re told
Killed his wife ‘cos she had a cold
Might as well she was gettin’ old
Psycho Dad, Psycho Dad, Psycho Dad.
I used to play it slo-mo on my TiVo. Looked like the sound sync was off. Also, where are the ejected cartridges?
The quote I posted says this was noticed from the very beginning of the show. It says they stuffed as much sound as they could into the time slot without worrying about sync of pic and sound!
Wow, I just watched these two episodes! What excellent writing! I hope they bring back this show. I saw it in reruns when I was a kid and the wit was clearly over my head. Very funny indeed. A real Jewish sensibility. Reminds me of the older adults around when I was a kid.
and Mary Tyler Moore - 79
How come there are no shells being ejected from the gun? :-)
I thought Mary Tyler Moore had died. Glad to know I was mistaken.
“Bonanza (heterosexual men)”
You must have missed the episode with Wayne Newton.
That is one of the great show intros of all time.
Yes, it is. A lot of people say it is the very best of all time...and I have to agree. There is nothing as memorable.
If that was the one where Mark's friend puts the jujube in the teacher's book, the teacher was the same actor who later played Kodos the Executioner in the Star Trek season 1 episode "Conscience of the King."
I love watching the old TV shows that feature actors before I first saw them as a kid. Earlier on Saturday was the episode of The Big Valley where the old gypsy grandmother was played by the actress who later played the Vulcan Priestess T'Pau in the episode "Amok Time."
-PJ
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