LIVE from the MotherShip! The FReeper Canteen~Most Excellent Adventures in TV Land~Feb. 3, 2006

Beachn4fun, my "VOICES","kitty-katz",the Canteen Crew,John Jacob Jingle-Himmer Smith,and FRiends of

[tomkow6]

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 ...... The controls are set.

Buckle up. Now don't be afraid....I know how to fly this thing.......Here we goooooooooo.......LIFT OFF……..

WHOOOOOOSHHHHHHHH

Landing with a gentle thump. Here we are - Let me turn on the television to see what is on.

Do any of you remember these shows?

Green Acres

September 1965- September 1971 – CBS

Color - 30 minutes

380 episodes

Green Acres Cast

Eddie Albert as Oliver Wendell Douglas

Eva Gabor as Lisa Douglas

Pat Buttram as Mr. Eustace Haney

Frank Cady as Sam Drucker

Hank Patterson as Fred Ziffel

Barbara Pepper as Doris Ziffel (1965-1969)

Fran Ryan as Doris Ziffel (1969-1970)

Alvy Moore as Hank Kimbal

Tom Lester as Eb Dawson

Sid Melton as Alf Monroe (1966-69)

Mary Grace Canfield as Ralph Monroe (1966-71)

Arnold the Piggy as Arnold Ziffel

Green Acres Theme Song

Green acres is the place to be

Farm living is the life for me

Land spreading out,

so far and wide

Keep Manhattan,

just give me that countryside.

New York

is where I'd rather stay

I get allergic smelling hay

I just adore a penthouse view

Darling, I love you,

but give me Park Avenue.

The Chores....The Stores

Fresh air.... Times Square

You are my wife. Goodbye city life.

Green Acres, we are there!

Green Acres Tidbits

Green Acres was the spin off of the popular rural comedy Petticoat Junction. Both series took place in Hooterville.

In Green Acres, Oliver Wendell Douglas was a successful New York lawyer, who decided to get close to nature and buy a 160-acre run down farm in the Hooterville farming community. Along with him, came his extravagant wife, Lisa, who wanted nothing to do with farm life, she preferred living in New York. However, she slowly grew to love life on the farm yet she still wore fancy outfits that she used to wear in New York. Lisa loved the people of Hootersville, as she called it. But Oliver didn't like the people.

Eb Dawson was the farm handyman and Fred and Doris Ziffel were neighbors. The Ziffels were the proud parents of Arnold Ziffel, a prized pig who appeared frequently and seemed to have an attitude all his own. Frank Cady portrayed Sam Drucker who ran the General Store and appeared on both Green Acres and Petticoat Junction. Pat Buttram portrayed Mr. Haney, the con artist who sold the Douglases their farm.

Passings

Eva Gabor died in 1995, Bea Benaderet died in 1968, Jack “Alvy” Moore died in 1997, Elmer “Hank” Patterson died in 1975, Barbara Pepper (Enfield) died in 1969, and Pat Buttram (?)

Bewitched

9/17/1964 - 7/1/1972 - ABC

Black & White/Color - (1964-1966 -B&W) (1966-1972 - Color) - 30 minutes

254 episodes

Bewitched Cast

Elizabeth Montgomery as Samantha Stephens/Serena

Dick York as Darrin Stephens (1964-69)

Dick Sargent as Darrin Stephens (1969-72)

Agnes Moorehead as Endora

David White as Larry Tate

Erin Murphy as Tabitha Stephens (1967-1972)

Diane Murphy asTabatha Stephens (1966-1972)

David and Greg Lawrence as Adam Stephens (1971-1972)

Irene Vernon as Louise Tate (1964-1966)

Kasey Rogers as Louise Tate (1966-1972)

George Tobias as Abner Kravitz

Alice Pearce as Gladys Kravitz (1964-66)

Sandra Gould as Gladys Kravitz (1966-1972)

Marion Lorne as Aunt Clara (1964-68)

Paul Lynde as Uncle Arthur (1965-1972)

Maurice Evans as Maurice

Bewitched Theme Song

"Bewitched (Main)" by Howard Greenfield and Jack Keller

Bewitched Tidbits

A delightful if improbable scenario sets the lovely good witch Samantha (Elizabeth Montgomery) married to a mere mortal, a regular fella who worked for the ad agency McCann and Tate.To maintain domestic tranquility, she agrees to avoid the practice of magic. Easier said than done. That nose was always just a twitch away from trouble.

Perhaps Bewitched is best known for the tale of the two Darrins. Dick York, Darrin Number 1, was replaced by Dick Sargent as Darrin Number 2. Without so much of a word of explanation.

Dick York had been seriously injured while filming "They Came to Cordura" in 1959.The pain persisted into the Bewitched days. In 1969 he was written out of fourteen episodes to accomodate his infirmity. When he tried to return to the show, he suffered a seizure on the set and went off to the hospital. Never to return to the show.

That wasn't the only replacement. To wit:

Successive sets of twins were cast as Tabitha.

Alice Pearce (Gladys Kravitz) died in 1966 and so was replaced by Sandra Gould.

Darrin had two Dad's, Robert Simon and Roy Roberts.

Sam' s Aunt Hagatha was played by both Ysabel MacCloskey and Reta Shaw.

Darrin's secretary was played by four different actresses. A record even for Bewitched.

Ah, and the nearly silent partner in the ad agency, Howard McCann, who only apppeared twice, was played by two different actors - by Leon Ames and Gilbert Roland.

Elizabeth Montgomery was actor Robert Montgomery's daughter; she divorced actor Gig Young in 1963 to marry the show's director William Asher (I Love Lucy, Alice, Dukes of Hazzard), whom she divorced in 1973. In 1995 she married actor Robert Foxworth.

Passings

Sadly, all of the adult major players are dead. Agnes Moorehead died in 1974 of lung cancer, David White in 1990 of a heart attack, Dick York in 1992 of emphysema, Dick Sargent in 1994 of prostate cancer, and Elizabeth Montgomery died in 1995 of colorectal cancer.

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.

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[The Mayor]

February 3, 2006

"I Dare You!"

Read:
Psalm 119:41-48

I have hoped in Your ordinances. So shall I keep Your law continually. —Psalm 119:43-44

Bible In One Year: Exodus 31-33; Matthew 22:1-22

I heard a story about a small church that was having a reunion. A former member who attended the celebration had become a millionaire. When he testified about how God had blessed him over the years, he related an incident from his childhood.

He said that when he earned his first dollar as a boy, he decided to keep it for the rest of his life. But then a guest missionary preached about the urgent need on the mission field. He struggled about giving his dollar. "The Lord won, however," the man said. Then, with a sense of pride he added, "I put my treasured dollar in the offering basket. And I am convinced that the reason God has blessed me so much is that when I was a little boy I gave Him everything I possessed." The congregation was awestruck by the testimony—until a little old lady in front piped up, "I dare you to do it again!"

There's a vital truth behind that story: Past attainments are not a measure of present spiritual maturity. Psalm 119:44 says, "So shall I keep Your law continually." The psalmist knew he needed to keep his commitment fresh every day.

As Christians, we cannot rest on past victories. We must give the Lord our full devotion now. Then no one will need to challenge us, "I dare you to do it again!" —Dave Egner

Today Christ calls, "Come, follow Me!
Look not to yesterday;
Fresh grace you'll need to do My will—
Just trust Me and obey." —D. De Haan

Use the past as a springboard, not as a sofa.

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Lord, Please Bless Our Troops, they're fighting for our Freedom.

I pledge allegiance to the Flag
of the United States of America,
and to the Republic, for which it stands;
one nation UNDER GOD,
indivisible,
with liberty and justice for all.

Prayers going up.

[The Mayor]

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Good Morning Troops!
Thank You, for your service
Thank You, for my freedom.

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Thanks for today's thread beachn4fun

tomkow6 : Thanks for posting it Bro!

[luvie]

Hey, JJJHS...great thread and two of my favorite old shows represented. Thanks, Tom!

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Beachy did all the work...I'm just helping out!

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Beachn4fun, my "VOICES","kitty-katz",the Canteen Crew,John Jacob Jingle-Himmer Smith,and FRiends of

[luvie]

Good evening, Mayor. Hope you had a good day today!

Thanks for the lesson from God's Word. I always look forward to it. (((hugs)))

[trussell]

 

 

 

 

Behind the weeds

Just two little boys walking
down a dusty lane
They came upon this old white house
with broken window panes
 
The paint was faded, the shine was gone
 the grass had grown so high
 still they made their little feet
to see what was inside
 
They opened up the squeaky door
and then it came to light
This must have been an old church house
once upon a time
 
Dirty, dusty wooden pews
a pulpit that still stood
A bible laid upon it
though the pages weren't too good
 
An offering plate and song books too
were lying on the floor
They must have left this old church fast
the day they closed these doors
 
And over in the corner
a piano was still there
it must have played a pretty tune
but I guess nobody cared
 
So little Bill looked up at Tommy
and Tommy looked at Bill
Why don't we clean this old church up,
and get these old pews filled?"
 
They took a rag and wiped the dust
to try and make things shine
And then they took the offering plate
and put in it their last dime
 
They took a broom and swept the floor
and picked up broken glass
They got it all so nice and neat
and then they mowed the grass
 
They lifted up the old church sign
and stood it by a tree
right down by that old dirt road
where everyone could see
 
They ran back home, to find Daddy gone
but their Momma was inside
Just to find her hurt again
where Daddy had made her cry
 
"Don't cry Momma, wipe those tears,"
Little Bill and Tommy smiled
"Cause we have a big surprise for you
just down the road a mile"
 
Hand in hand they tugged at her
until they made her run
"What is it Bill, Oh Tommy,
just what have you two kids done?"
 
And then they came upon the house
once hidden by the weeds
and there it stood a country church
just like it used to be
 
"But what is it, Mother? What's with your tears?
We thought this would bring you joy"
"Yes, but hush kids now and listen close
my two sweet precious boys"
 
They both got quiet and stood real still
for the words they heard so true
was Daddy praying in the church
with his head bowed on the pew
 
"Forgive me Lord! Forgive me Lord!
though I'm not worthy of Your love
shine down on this sinner man
sweet Salvation from above"
 
"For I've been out in the world, You know
living my life all wrong
until I came upon this church;
the place where I belong"
 
"I never noticed it before
all those times I passed it up
I guess I wasn't looking, Lord
or maybe I was drunk"
 
"Bless oh Lord, yes, bless oh Lord
the one who made me see
this little church that used to hide
behind all those tall weeds"
 
And then he raised his head and stood
with his hands high in the air
to find two, dirty, tear-faced boys
with Momma standing there
 
They ran up to him, hugged him tight
as their tears fell on the floor
"Don't worry kids, I'm not the Dad,
the one you've known before"
 
Things are different for us now
so keep on those pretty smiles
and let's go gather people in
to walk down these church aisles"
 
Then Bill looked up at Tommy
and Tommy looked at Bill
"Come on brother, let's get to work
to get these old pews filled"
 
"For we need no special blessing
for cleaning up this church
cause, God gave us back our Daddy
and that's more than gold is worth"
 
Sunday morning, pews all filled
and smiles on every face
Especially two little country boys
the ones who found this place
 
Though it was hid back in the weeds
and so far out of sight
Nothing's ever hard to find
if you're walking toward God's light