FReeper Canteen ~ Most Excellent Adventures in TV Land ~ 17 February 2005

February 16, 2005 | Beachn4fun/Canteen Crew

[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 a small thump, thump, thump. Now, wasn’t that better.

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

Do any of you remember these shows?

Beverly Hillbillies

9/26/1962 - 9/7/1971 - CBS

Black & White/Color – 30 minutes

274 episodes (106 B&W, 168 C)

Beverly Hillbillies Cast

Buddy Ebsen as Jed Clampett

Irene Ryan as Granny Daisy May Moses

Donna Douglas as Elly May Clampett

Max Baer Jr. as Jethro Bodine/Jethrene Bodine

Raymond Bailey as Milburn Drysdale

Nancy Kulp as Miss Jane Hathaway, Drysdale's Secretary

Harriet E. MacGibbon as Mrs. Margaret Drysdale (1962-1969)

Bea Benaderet as Cousin Pearl Bodine (1962-1963)

Beverly Hillbillies Theme Song

"The Ballad of Jed Clampett" by Lester Flatt and Earl Scuggs

Beverly Hillbillies Tidbits

"Come and listen to a story about a man named Jed

A poor mountaineer, barely kept his family fed,

Then one day he was shootin at some food,

And up through the ground came a bubblin crude.

Oil that is, black gold, Texas tea."

Poor but wise Jed Clampett (Buddy Ebsen) got rich quick. He originally got $25 million but by the last season the Clampett fortune had swelled to $95 million. So he moved his family from Sibley in the Ozarks to Beverly Hills. To 518 Crestview Drive, to be precise, a 32 room, 14 bath mansion.

This didn't sit well with society maven, Mrs. Drydale (Harriet E. MacGibbon) who lived next door as the Clampett's were as crude as their oil.

The Beverly Hillbillies became an instant hit and ranked #1 in the ratings for the 1962-1963 and 1963-1964 seasons.

Max Baer Jr. is the son of the heavyweight boxing champ, Max Baer.

Passings

Bea Benaderet died in 1968 of left lung carcinoma, Irene Ryan died in 1973 of a stroke, Raymond Bailey in 1980 of a heart attack, Harriet E. MacGibbon in 1987 of pulmonary & cardiac failure, and Nancy Culp in 1991 of cancer.

Brady Bunch

9/26/1969 - 8/30/1974 - ABC

Color – 30 minutes

117 episodes

Brady Bunch Cast

Robert Reed as Mike Brady

Florence Henderson as Carol Brady

Barry Williams as Greg Brady

Maureen McCormick as Marcia Brady

Christopher Knight as Peter Brady

Eve Plumb as Jan Brady

Mike Lookinland as Bobby Brady

Susan Olsen as Cindy Brady

Ann B. Davis as Alice Nelson

Allan Melvin as Sam Franklin

Robbie Rist as Cousin Oliver (1974)

Brady Bunch Theme Song

"The Brady Bunch" by Frank DeVol and Sherwood Schwartz

Sung by the Peppermint Trolley Company 1st season, then the Brady Kids

Here's the story of a lovely lady

Who was bringing up three very lovely girls.

All of them had hair of gold, like their mother

The youngest one in curls.

Here's the story, of a man named Brady,

Who was busy with three boys of his own,

They were four men, living all together,

Yet they were all alone.

Till the one day when the lady met this fellow

And they knew it was much more than a hunch,

That this group would somehow form a family.

That's the way we all became the Brady Bunch.

The Brady Bunch, That's the way we all became the Brady Bunch. The Brady Bunch.

Brady Bunch Tidbits

Let's dispense with the bad news first. Yes, Robert Reed was gay and yes, he resisted kissing Florence Henderson. He made very unkind remarks about the Brady Bunch, saying it embarrassed him. He frequently walked off the set after arguments with producer Sherwood Schwartz.

None of which changes the fact they we all loved the Brady Bunch. We either wanted to be adopted into the family, or at least get to go play at the oh, so familiar, four bedroom, two bathroom house in Los Angeles.

Nor can any post mortem revelations alter the fact that the Brady Bunch spawned as many spinoffs as Star Trek. Not to mention the movies.

The story is well known. Most of us can sing the theme song from memory and that pretty much says it all. Mike Brady (Robert Reed) was an architect widower with 3 boys and Carol Brady (Florence Henderson) was in the same situation but with 3 girls. True love grew, and "that's the way we became the Brady Bunch."

Address: 4222 Clinton Avenue

Dog's name: Tiger

Schools:

Clinton Elementary

Filmore Jr. High

Westdale Sr. High (Bears)

Marcia belonged to: Sunflower Girls scout troop

Greg belonged to: Frontier Scouts

Peter belonged to: Treehouse Club

At the start, the kids ranged from 7 to 14. But they quickly blossomed. Greg (Barry Williams) was a teen idol and who can forget, Marcia, Marcia Marcia. There are grown men who still harbor a crush on Maureen McCormick.

So for fun, want to now how old the Brady kids are today? Here are their birth years: Barry Williams (1954), Maureen McCormick (1956), Christopher Knight (1957), Eve Plumb (1958), Mike Lookinland (1960) and Susan Olsen (1961).

Passings

Only Robert Reed who died in 1992 of intestinal cancer is gone.

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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[StarCMC]

You too Mom! *HUGS!*

[GodBlessUSA]

You are right, that I won't find it. I did do a search. Breyer's coffee ice cream comes up but that's it. :)

[StarCMC]

I have not had Braums -- but hubby assures me it's awesome! LOL

[trussell]

 

By request
Enjoy

 

 

Al Stewart ~ Year of the Cat

 

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Some music for your listening pleasure

 

[The Mayor]

February 17, 2006

"Daddy, I Found You!"

Read:
John 20:11-18

We love Him because He first loved us. —1 John 4:19

Bible In One Year: Leviticus 21-22; Matthew 28

In his book Jesus Among Other Gods, Ravi Zacharias tells a story about a girl who became hopelessly lost in a dark and dense forest. She called and screamed, but to no avail. Her alarmed parents and a group of volunteers searched frantically for her. When darkness fell, they had to give up for the night.

Early the next morning the girl's father reentered the forest to search for her and spied her fast asleep on a rock. He called her name and ran toward her. Startled awake, she threw her arms out to him. As he picked her up and hugged her, she repeated over and over, "Daddy, I found you!"

Applying this story to Mary Magdalene's search for Jesus in John 20, Zacharias comments: "Mary discovered the most startling truth of all when she came looking for the body of Jesus. She did not realize that the person she had found was the One who was risen, and that He had come looking for her."

We who believe on Jesus sometimes speak of "finding" Him. But why did we seek Him in the first place? Because, like the shepherd who went out into the darkness to find one lost sheep, God seeks us. He is waiting for us to realize our lostness and reach out to Him. He will pick us up, embrace us, and give us His peace. —Herb Vander Lugt

For Further Study
What is the nature of God's love, and how can we embrace it? Read How Has God Loved Us?

When we find Christ, we discover that we were the ones who were lost.

[laurenmarlowe]

Thanks Gracie, miss ya too!

Very soon, YES!

[StarCMC]

He'll be ok. I will probably be asking T for a prayer ping in the future! :o) *HUGS!*

[trussell]

That doesn't sound like much fun EG. I will say a prayer.

It has to warm up here before it will snow. That's one of the reasons I like it so much. It's comfortable, and the snow gently falling is so beautiful.

[fatima]

Great song trussell.

[SevenofNine]

IS ME OR WHAT I couldn't never get into Brady Bunch now Beverly Hillbillies HELL YEAH


DUH I knew that Robert Reed was friend of Dorothy LOOK at those pants he used to wear

Breaking news off BBC wire report that antoehr case of bird flu has been found in Russia Caususus OH OH

[uncleshag]

Longtown Podcast - Vol. 29
Beach Blues and Boogie - Three

In this Longtown Podcast are the
following artists and titles.
   Alabama - Dancin', Shaggin' On The Boulevard
  Gene Barbour - I Need You
  ShaNaNa - Who Put the Bop in the Bop Bop Bop
  Gene Vincent - Blue Jean Bop
  Little Anthony and the Imperials - Shimmy Shimmy Coco Bop
  Albert King - Blues Power
  T. Graham Brown - I've Been Loving You Too Long

Want to learn how to Shag?
Go HERE for a step-by-step chart!

SO GRAB SOME SAND, THROW YOUR PARTNER
ON THE FLOOR AND ENJOY the SHAG!

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Did you miss Friday Beach, Blues and Boogie - One?
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[trussell]

Thank you fatima. It was a request. I haven't heard this one in a long time. It's good to hear it again.

[GodBlessUSA]

[fatima]

Thanks uncleshag,where is pelikan
I miss her trap.

[fatima]

A long time but it is a fun song:)

[GodBlessUSA]

I'll be saying a prayer tonight, Star.
HUGS!

[uncleshag]

Hello fatima,

Her big trap is probably sleeping but she'll be waking and reading this shortly.

[trussell]

It is, fatima.
BTW...How are you?
Hugs!

[EGPWS]

It has to warm up here before it will snow. That's one of the reasons I like it so much. It's comfortable, and the snow gently falling is so beautiful.

Your song request fulfillment greatly eases the pain of the real time weather issues.

Thanks Truss for your endeavors in fulfilling such a request! : - )

I'll save a classic "slow dance" tune for tomorrow night.

Be there and don't be disappointing truss. ; )

[fatima]

Here's a kiss on her trap-yuck-:)Still love you Pel.I have some fish if you fly back in(((Hugs)))