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FReeper Canteen ~ Most Excellent Adventures in TV Land ~ 17 February 2005
February 16, 2005 | Beachn4fun/Canteen Crew

Posted on 02/16/2006 6:03:30 PM PST 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 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.

Final note: All information found freely on the Internet…..especially here

Footnote: Management is not responsible for the accuarcy of historical events. Pay no attention to the man and “his voices” trying to sell burkas. Pay no attention to the guy running naked in the Canteen. Removal of tagline is punishable by forcing one to buy a burka from Burkaman.



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To: GodBlessUSA; MoJo2001; Kathy in Alaska; LUV W; All
Good day, y'all

I'm heading out for the weekend. HUGS

To my fav peoples.........that Military types.........I'm saving all my sugar for you. Be here on Monday to collect


461 posted on 02/17/2006 10:43:27 AM PST by beachn4fun (“Americans never quit.” ~ General Douglas Macarthur (1880 - 1964))
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To: Lady Jag

I found this"Today, we know that da Gama's expedition had stumbled across a flock of aptly named Jackass Penguins, also known as African Penguins"I wonder what a Jackass penguin looks like-hehe


462 posted on 02/17/2006 10:46:12 AM PST by fatima (Just say it if it is for love-have no regrets.)
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To: beachn4fun

Bye Beach:)


463 posted on 02/17/2006 10:46:43 AM PST by fatima (Just say it if it is for love-have no regrets.)
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To: acad1228

ROFLMBO!!!!!!!!!


464 posted on 02/17/2006 10:48:23 AM PST by StarCMC (Old Sarge is my hero...doing it right in Iraq! Vaya con Dios, Sarge.)
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To: Lady Jag
"Jackass" Penguins off for a swim
465 posted on 02/17/2006 10:52:29 AM PST by fatima (Just say it if it is for love-have no regrets.)
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To: Lady Jag

Is that you Johnson?? I wanna hear you talk, I know your voice. LOL


466 posted on 02/17/2006 10:52:51 AM PST by Soaring Feather (~www.proudpatriots.org~Supporting Our TROOPS~)
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To: LUV W

Little Melissa comes home from first grade and tells her father that they learned about the history of Valentine's Day. Since Valentine's Day is named after a Christian saint and we're Jewish," she asks, "will God get mad at me for giving someone a valentine?

Melissa's father thinks a bit, then says "No, I don't think God would get mad. Who do you want to give a valentine to?"

"Osama Bin Laden," she says.

"Why Osama Bin Laden ?", her father asks in shock.

"Well," she says, "I thought that if a little American Jewish girl could have enough love to give Osama a valentine, he might start to think that maybe we're not all bad, and maybe start loving people a little bit. And if other kids saw what I did and sent valentines to Osama, he'd love everyone a lot. And then he'd start going all over the place to tell everyone how much he loved them and how he didn't hate anyone anymore."

Her father's heart swells and he looks at his daughter with newfound pride. "Melissa, that's the most wonderful thing I've ever heard."

"I know," Melissa says, "and once that gets him out in the open, the Marines could blow the #hit out of him."


467 posted on 02/17/2006 10:53:44 AM PST by TASMANIANRED (The Internet is the samizdat of liberty..".Liberty is the right and hope of all humanity"GW Bush)
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To: Old Sarge

Way to go , Sarge.

Beautifully illustrated.

( Content is pretty nifty as well.)


468 posted on 02/17/2006 10:56:32 AM PST by TASMANIANRED (The Internet is the samizdat of liberty..".Liberty is the right and hope of all humanity"GW Bush)
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To: beachn4fun; All

Morning everyone!


469 posted on 02/17/2006 10:57:05 AM PST 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: Lady Jag
She has made herself an amazing one

Lady, from where I'm standing, she has made herself an amazing two.

470 posted on 02/17/2006 10:59:20 AM PST by acad1228
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To: txradioguy

Afternoon, Tx!


471 posted on 02/17/2006 11:00:33 AM PST by tomkow6 (Canteen CooCoo Consultant, and CookingWithLARD.com person Lard greases the way for tomorrow)
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To: MS.BEHAVIN

Sorry I couldn't play last night.

Completed putting my living room back together at 2 AM.

I was ready to drop in my tracks.

Sure looks good though.


472 posted on 02/17/2006 11:02:48 AM PST by TASMANIANRED (The Internet is the samizdat of liberty..".Liberty is the right and hope of all humanity"GW Bush)
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To: beachn4fun; uncleshag; ValerieUSA; MoJo2001; tomkow6; StarCMC; Kathy in Alaska; Bethbg79; ...

Sorry folks, no blues today. My server site isn't working.


473 posted on 02/17/2006 11:03:01 AM PST by acad1228
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To: TASMANIANRED

That was a good one.


474 posted on 02/17/2006 11:07:06 AM PST by fatima (Just say it if it is for love-have no regrets.)
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To: acad1228

He he he -- welcome to the club!


475 posted on 02/17/2006 11:09:40 AM PST by StarCMC (Old Sarge is my hero...doing it right in Iraq! Vaya con Dios, Sarge.)
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To: bentfeather

Be very careful what you flip, sexy Ms Feather. :):)


476 posted on 02/17/2006 11:12:34 AM PST by blackie (Be Well~Be Armed~Be Safe~Molon Labe!)
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To: fatima
Someone told me this is a jackass penguin -


477 posted on 02/17/2006 11:12:57 AM PST by Lady Jag ( All I want is a kind word, a warm bed, and world domination)
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To: blackie

Oh, not to worry, just a top feather! ;)))))


478 posted on 02/17/2006 11:14:12 AM PST by Soaring Feather (~www.proudpatriots.org~Supporting Our TROOPS~)
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To: acad1228

I know the feeling, acad.....seems almost all of them are down. We can only keep checking back.


479 posted on 02/17/2006 11:14:38 AM PST by Kathy in Alaska (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Operation Easter and Passover ~)
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To: beachn4fun

Bye, beachy....have a wonderful weekend. ((HUGS)) Stay warm...I hear cold is coming. Snow????


480 posted on 02/17/2006 11:15:50 AM PST by Kathy in Alaska (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Operation Easter and Passover ~)
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