Roy Rogers' America (Duncan Hunter - 1998)

House.gov ^ | July 10, 1998 | Duncan and Bob Hunter

[pissant]

Sounds a bit like the Gipper with his love for all that is good in America.

[Calpernia]

[cripplecreek]

While there was only one Reagan, Hunter certainly comes closest.

[Calpernia]

Duncan Hunter raise the bar of integrity for the other candidates.

[pissant]

He certainly holds the same values and beliefs in American goodness.

[pissant]

Yep. Not too many apperances for GLAAD and NARAL on his schedule.

[Dixie Yooper]

Roy Rogers, a man who got in a fist fight during every show, shot bad guys with his guns and had an attack dog that bites. I loved watching his show. It was the best kids western of all time. I wish there was something as good for my 7 year old to watch.

[dragnet2]

Happy Trails Roy.

I recall old America too.

It was great.

[pissant]

Roy was before my time. I watched Gunsmoke and The Lone ranger though.

[Nea Wood]

I recall old America too.

It was great.

I miss it.

[FlatLandBeer]

Yesterday my wife and I ate at Roy Rogers restaurant. I was great, best roast beef sandwiches anywhere. But it to has changed. Gone are the barrel seats and wagon wheel decor, the young ladies behind the counter wear cowboy hats are gone, they use to say “Howdy partner how may I help you”, but at least you can still get a “holster” of fries. Large fry served in a cardboard holster.

It’s a shame that the westerns are gone, they taught good values and individual responsibility...

I guess that’s why we done see them...

[Calpernia]

>>>Roy was before my time.

Here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVgkcW0luc0
Roy Rogers, Dale Evans & Perry Como: Happy Trails

[Huck]

Wholesome tv is fine, especially for kids, but adults deserve entertainment, too, and it doesn't have to be rated G.

Do we all have to watch dopey cowboy shows, or can we maybe have wholesome kiddie shows on the wholesome kiddie show channel and then entertainment for grownups on a different channel?

Oh wait, that's what we have now. Yo Duncan, turn on Nickelodeon. No cuss words or anything!

[Smittie]

I remember Roy Rogers Restaurants from when I was a kid. They've been long gone from my area.

Come to think of it, most of my heroes are also long gone.

[ErnBatavia]

Noted the July 1998 byline....I remember the day well, because wifey and I were up in her childhood home area, visiting.

We heard it on the radio while driving to Alexandria, Minnesota to go antiquing (that town crawls with antique stores), and I thought I smelled an opportunity to snatch up some cheap memorabilia.

Even within the two hours of the report of his death, I was too late - anything and everything Roy Rogers was really marked UP.

[pissant]

Are Gray’s Anatomy, Desperate Houswives, and Will and Grace preferable to shows like Gunsmoke, Get Smart, and Wild Wild West? I thought not.

[metesky]

Yup, Roy was great... when you were 10.

Then you grow up and wonder why you ever watched.

[pissant]

His point was a little broader than praising a good kids TV show.

[metesky]

I'm with you and I'm an old fart who grew up on all that really bad TV from the fifties.

Let's face facts: In the fifties TV was still in its vaudville stage. There were some good shows, but in retrospect many were really, really bad.

[Huck]

Gray’s Anatomy--never seen it
Desperate Houswives--never seen it
Will and Grace--never seen it

Gunsmoke--I've seen a couple of reruns. Horrible show. Basically a corny drama set in the west. you can have it.
Get Smart--camp humor only goes so far. couple of good gags here and there.
Wild Wild West--never seen it

Truthfully, I don't really watch tv shows. I find them to be a waste of precious time. I like movies, and the movies I like are often times not rated G. I watched "Millers Crossing" on tv last night for the umpteenth time. Great movie, great cast, definitely not wholesome.

I can understand nostalgia for wholesome shows. When I was a kid in the 70s, we had The Waltons and Little House on the Prairie. I don't really think that kind of thing sells anymore. It's not like tv networks are jamming stuff down our throats. They have to get ratings to succeed. The customer decides. Free market and all that. I think that tv is a reflection of our culture, not the other way around.