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FReeper Canteen ~ Most Excellent Adventures in TV Land ~ 7 October 2005
October 6, 2005 | Beachn4fun/Canteen Crew

Posted on 10/06/2005 6:05:06 PM PDT by beachn4fun

TIME TRAVEL

ARE YOU READY? The Canteen is about to embark on another journey back in time.

If you're brave enough, climb aboard, no ticket required……we're about to take off.

Come on, hop in, watch your step ...... Let me set my control.

Buckle up. Now don't be afraid....I know how to fly this thing.......Hang on. Here we goooooooooo.......

WHOOOOOOSHHHHHHHH

Landing with the smallest of thuds. See, I’m getting better.

Let’s turn on the television and see what is on.

Do any of you remember these shows?

Batman

1/12/66 - 3/14/1968 ABC

Black and White - 30 minutes

120 episodes

From the cartoon character created by Bob Kane in 1939

(KA POW!!)

Batman Cast

Dynamic Duo

Adam West as Batman/Bruce Wayne

Burt Ward as Robin/Richard 'Dick' Grayso

Alan Napier as Alfred Pennyworth

Neil Hamilton as Commissioner James Gordon

Stafford Repp as Chief O'Hara

Madge Blake .as Aunt Harriet Cooper (1966-1967)

Yvonne Craig as Batgirl/Barbara Gordon (1967-1968)

William Dozier as Announcer (uncredited)

Holy Villians! (Guest stars)

Burgess Meredith as the Penguin

Frank Gorshin as the Riddler

Julie Newmar as Catwoman

Cesar Romero as The Joker

Liberace as Chandell

Vincent Price as Egghead

Milton Berle as Louie the Lilac

Ethel Merman as Lola Lasagne

Pierre Salinger as Lucky Pierre

Batman Theme Song

"Batman" by Neal Hefti

Batman Tidbits

Same bat time. Same bat channel!" was the standard closing.

Holy Storytelling! You should already know the tale of the masked, caped Crusader Batman (Adam West). Unlike the other caped crimefighter Superman, Batman had no super powers. This is because he was really a mere mortal named Bruce Wayne. His ward Dick Grayson (Burt Ward) assisted in him, POW, in making the bad guys go SPLAT!

As Wayne was very rich he could buy really neat crimefighting toys. Like the Batmobile and other goodies kept in his hidden batcave. You could access this from inside "Stately" Wayne Manor (as Alfred called it) in Gotham City by pressing a button in the bust of Shakespeare in the den.

Now when Police Commisioner Gordon (Neil Hamilton) needs to reach Batman, he can use the red Bat Phone on his desk or more dramtically, he can flash the bat signal which is a bat logo flashed from the top of City Hall.

Holy Camp! But none of this was played seriously. Batman was pure fun, filmed in cartoon colors.

Passings

Madge Blake died in 1969 of a heart attack, Stafford Repp in 1974 of a heart attack, Neil Hamilton in 1984 of complications from asthma, and Alan Napier died in 1988 of a stroke. Of the guests:Burgess Meredith, Cesar Romero, Liberace, Vincent Price, Milton Berle and Ethel Merman are dead.

Mr. Ed

10/1/1961 - 9/8/1965 CBS

Black and White - 30 minutes

143 episodes

Created by Mel Brooks and Leonard Stern

Mr. Ed Cast - Weel-burrrr!

Alan Young as Wilbur Post

Connie Hines as Carol Post

Allan "Rocky" Lane as Voice of Mr. Ed

Sheldon Allman as singing voice of Mr. Ed

Bamboo Harvester as Mr. Ed

Larry Keating as Roger Addison (1961-1963)

Edna Skinner as Kay Addison (1961-1963)

Jack Albertson as Paul Fenton (1961-1963)

Leon Ames as Gordon Kirkwood (1963-1965)

Florence MacMichael as Winnie Kirkwood (1963-1965)

Mr. Ed Theme Song

"Mr. Ed" by Ray Evans and Jay Livingston

A horse is a horse, of course, of course,
And no one can talk to a horse of course
That is, of course, unless the horse is the famous Mr. Ed.
Go right to the source and ask the horse He'll give you the answer that you'll endorse. He's always on a steady course. Talk to Mr. Ed. People yakkity yak a streak and waste your time of day. But Mister Ed will never speak unless he has something to say. A horse is a horse, of course, of course, And this one'll talk 'til his voice is hoarse. You never heard of a talking horse? Well listen to this. I am Mister Ed.

Mr. Ed Tidbits

Wilbur Post (Alan Young), an architect, and his wife Carol (Connie Hines) moved into a new home. What they discovered was the previous owners had left behind their horse stabled in the barn.

What Wilbur discovered was that the horse could talk! But oh, no, he choose to talk only to Wilbur!

The star of the show was unquestionably Mr. Ed, whose voice was provided by Allan "Rocky" Lane. Mr. Ed had opinions. He could be cynical. He had his moods. A thoroughly modern horse. It was Mr. Ed's personality and his ability to get Wilbur into trouble that kept us turning in each week. (Beachy watched this show a lot)

Originally, Roger (Larry Keating) and Kay Addison (Edna Skinner) lived next door but after Keating's death, they were replaced by the Kirkwoods (Leon Ames and Florence MacMichael)

Mr. Ed Trivia (Bamboo Harvester )

He was a Palomino who weighed 1100 pounds.

Although in the show Mr. Ed was 8 years old, Bamboo Harvester was actually 11.

He was purchased for $1500.

Passings

Larry Keating died in 1963 of leukemia, Alan Lane on 1973 of bone cancer, Jack Albertson in 1981 of cancer, Leon Ames in 1993 of a stroke and Sherman Allen in 2002 of bone cancer. Bamboo Harvester died in 1970. He suffered from a number of ailments and was put to sleep.

Gilligan’s Island

9/26/1964 - 9/4/1967 CBS

Black and White (1964-1965) Color (1965-1967) – 30 minutes

98 total episodes

Gilligan’s Island Cast

Bob Denver as Gilligan

Alan Hale Jr. as Skipper Jonas Grumby

Jim Backus as Thurston Howell III

Natalie Schafer as Eunice Wentworth 'Lovey' Howell

Tina Louise as Ginger Grant

Russell Johnson as Roy 'The Professor' Hinkley Jr., PH.D.

Dawn Wells as Mary Ann Summers

Gilligan's Island Theme Song

"Ballad of Gilligan's Island" by Sherwood Schwartz and George Wyle, vocals by the Wellingtons

Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale, A tale of a fateful trip, That started from this tropic port, Aboard this tiny ship.
The mate was a mighty sailing man, The skipper brave and sure. Five passengers set sail that day, For a three hour tour, a three hour tour.
The weather started getting rough, The tiny ship was tossed, If not for the courage of the fearless crew, The Minnow would be lost, the minnow would be lost.
The ship set ground on the shore of this uncharted desert isle, With Gilligan, The Skipper too, the millionaire and his wife, The movie star, the professor and Mary Ann, Here on Gilligans Isle.
Note:The original theme said "and the rest" in the next to last line. Why? Because Dawn Wells and Russell Johnson didn't have it specified in their contracts yet that they would be credited up front with the rest of the cast.

Gilligan's Island Tidbits

Gilligan's Island is a show that achieved cult status through syndication. Panned by critics as silly and stupid, it only lasted three years as original episodes. But I would wager that on any given day, some station, somewhere is running Gilligan's Island.

You all know the story. A small charter boat, the S.S. Minnow sets sail from Hawaii with a Skipper (Alan Hale) and one crewman, Gilligan (Bob Denver). The passengers are the millionaire (Jim Backus) and his wife (Natalie Schafer), the movie star (Tina Louise), the farm girl (Dawn Wells) and the professor (Russell Johnson).

The Coast Guard gives them a bad weather report, they get caught in a storm and end up on an uncharted island.

Gilligan is forever scheming to get them rescued but Gilligan isn't the brightest bulb and it usually warrants a smack on the head with the Skipper's cap!

The Skipper, Gilligan and the Professor must have been slow as the boat sank because they seem to only have one set of clothes while the others change frequently. Maybe the Professor was busy saving that library of his to which he refers for his many inventions.

Public enthusiasm brought Gilligan back as three TV movies. "Rescue from Gilligan's Island" (10/14 and 10/21/1978) saved them but only briefly. They are rescued by the Coast Guard and taken to Hawaii. But months later they sail again on the Minnow II and guess what, a storm comes up and... Judith Baldwin played Ginger.

Behind the Scenes The original pilot concluded filming on November 22, 1963, the day John F. Kennedy was assassinated. The cast was different. Kim Smythe played Ginger and Nancy McCarthy played Bunny. Both were secretaries. John Gabriel had the professor role. Kim Smythe is the ex-wife of Denny Miller who appeared in the episode "Big Man on a Little Stick" (February 20, 1965) as one of the islands visitors, Duke WIlliams (see picture, right) and again in 1967 as Tonga in "Our Vines Have Tender Apes." .

About Gilligan's name. A first name was never used on the show. But in 1992 TBS ran this pilot and producer Sherwood Schwartz said that if Gilligan had a first name, it would have been Willie.

Sherwood Schwartz used the trick of introducing the plot and characters in the theme songs of both of his productions, Gilligan's Island and The Brady Bunch.

The cast did not receive residuals. In other words, they don't get paid for all those reruns.

Tina Louise didn't get along with the rest of the cast. She thought she was going to be the star and all of them supporting cast. And behaved like it.

Passings

Jim Backus died in 1989 of pneumonia, Alan Hale Jr. in 1990 of respiratory failure due to cancer, and Natalie Schafer in 1991 of cancer. Bob Denver died in 2005.

That's the end of the ride for today. Please watch your step on exiting the time machine. Now that I've shown you a few, how about you share something from your memory. Or, if one of these were your favorite show then, share a memory of the best episode for you.

Final note: All information found freely on the Internet

Footnote: Management is not responsible for the accuarcy of historical events. Management is not responsible for lost personal items in th time machine. Finders keepers. Shipping and Handling is separate. Taxes are applicable. Void where prohibited. Children under 40 must have parent's approval. When ordering have your credit card ready.



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To: TASMANIANRED

Hey, girlie! You are really gettin' into this graphics thingy! Good for you! ((((hugs))))


61 posted on 10/06/2005 6:34:18 PM PDT by luvie (The love of freedom is the mightiest force of history...GWBush 10-06-05 (Water Bucket Brigade))
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To: LUV W

It's the best kind of Friday night in the world...a FOOTBALL Friday night in W. Texas.


62 posted on 10/06/2005 6:34:52 PM PDT by txradioguy (In Memory Of My Friend 1SG Tim Millsap A Co. 70th Eng. K.I.A. 25 April 2005)
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To: beachn4fun
Thanks, beachy, for today's Most Excellent Adventure in TV Land.


63 posted on 10/06/2005 6:35:26 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Operation Semper Fi ~a field hospital~)
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To: beachn4fun

Man! That is just awesome...hope he gets to! Wouldn't that be fun!

Did they get much weather out of Tropical Storm Tammy? I haven't talked to my son to find out.


64 posted on 10/06/2005 6:36:11 PM PDT by luvie (The love of freedom is the mightiest force of history...GWBush 10-06-05 (Water Bucket Brigade))
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To: AZamericonnie

Headed for home, with a stop on the way.


65 posted on 10/06/2005 6:37:44 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Operation Semper Fi ~a field hospital~)
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To: 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub; All
Hapyp Anniversary To The Canteen!!

Congratulations and THANK YOU!!!!!!!


66 posted on 10/06/2005 6:37:53 PM PDT by MozartLover ( My son, my soldier, my hero. Protect him, Lord, wherever he goes, and keep him strong.)
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To: txradioguy
Hey, Tx!!! You got that right!


GO MOJO!!!!
PERMIAN PANTHERS RULE!!! hee-hee!

67 posted on 10/06/2005 6:39:16 PM PDT by luvie (The love of freedom is the mightiest force of history...GWBush 10-06-05 (Water Bucket Brigade))
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To: LUV W
;-)

68 posted on 10/06/2005 6:39:25 PM PDT by HopeandGlory (Hey, Liberals . . . PC died on 9/11 . . . GET USED TO IT!!!)
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To: TexasCowboy

69 posted on 10/06/2005 6:39:46 PM PDT by EsmeraldaA
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To: beachn4fun

Thanks for the WOOHOO! I tripped over that one! :o)


70 posted on 10/06/2005 6:40:02 PM PDT by luvie (The love of freedom is the mightiest force of history...GWBush 10-06-05 (Water Bucket Brigade))
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To: LUV W

*smacks forehead*


71 posted on 10/06/2005 6:41:32 PM PDT by txradioguy (In Memory Of My Friend 1SG Tim Millsap A Co. 70th Eng. K.I.A. 25 April 2005)
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To: Kathy in Alaska

Hiya, Ma. It's nice to be here at the same time you are for a change. Thanks for the star. I feel like I'm in school!

72 posted on 10/06/2005 6:42:57 PM PDT by beachn4fun (T-minus 69 and counting.............)
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To: TexasCowboy
Have a great Birthday Sweetpea

We're Praying For Ya!!!


73 posted on 10/06/2005 6:43:15 PM PDT by HopeandGlory (Hey, Liberals . . . PC died on 9/11 . . . GET USED TO IT!!!)
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To: beachn4fun

October 7, 2005

Right Spirit

Read:
Luke 12:4-7

Fear Him who . . . has power to cast into hell. . . . Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows. —Luke 12:5,7

Bible In One Year: Zechariah 11-14

coverI once read some theology on the bumper of a car in front of me. It said, "If you go to hell, don't blame Jesus!" The slogan apparently was an attempt by the driver to do some evangelism. I gave him credit for trying, but I wondered if those who saw that warning felt it was put there in love.

Reverend Newman Smith had a doctrinal dispute with Baptist preacher Robert Hall. So Smith wrote a stinging pamphlet denouncing Hall. Unable to select an appropriate title, he sent the pamphlet to a friend and asked him for a suggestion.

Smith had previously written a tract called "Come To Jesus." After his friend read his bitter tirade against Hall, he sent it back with a brief note. "The title I suggest for your pamphlet is this: 'Go to Hell' by the author of 'Come To Jesus.'"

One of the most disturbing assertions in the Bible is that men and women who reject Jesus will spend eternity separated from God. Even more unsettling, virtually everything we know about hell comes from the lips of Jesus. Yet when Jesus spoke of hell, He did so with accents of love.

When we witness to our neighbors, we should ask ourselves these questions: "Is this what God wants me to say?" and "Is this how He wants me to say it?" —Haddon Robinson

Give me a spirit of love today
In everything that I do and say;
I would be loving and kind and true,
Asking myself what Jesus would do. —Hess

Difficult truth should be wrapped in the language of love.

FOR FURTHER STUDY
When Anger Burns

74 posted on 10/06/2005 6:43:45 PM PDT by The Mayor ( Pray as if everything depends on God; work as if everything depends on you.)
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To: LUV W

Hi sweetheart! Boy you temps are sounding cold! It's 93 here right now...I could split the difference with you! lol


75 posted on 10/06/2005 6:43:50 PM PDT by AZamericonnie (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Operation Semper Fi ~a field hospital~)
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To: LUV W

I don't know. He didn't mention it.


76 posted on 10/06/2005 6:44:19 PM PDT by beachn4fun (T-minus 69 and counting.............)
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To: MozartLover

Evening, Mozartlover. Hi Ev.


77 posted on 10/06/2005 6:45:16 PM PDT by beachn4fun (T-minus 69 and counting.............)
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To: Kathy in Alaska

Be safe....got Sonic?:)


78 posted on 10/06/2005 6:46:06 PM PDT by AZamericonnie (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Operation Semper Fi ~a field hospital~)
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To: EsmeraldaA

Evening, Es


79 posted on 10/06/2005 6:46:21 PM PDT by beachn4fun (T-minus 69 and counting.............)
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To: MS.BEHAVIN

Hi Schatzi.

My Anniversary too, (2 days ago).

My FReep-iversary.


80 posted on 10/06/2005 6:48:46 PM PDT by TASMANIANRED (Nagin Cried, People died.)
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