FReeper Canteen ~ Most Excellent Adventures in TV Land ~ 7 April 2006

April 6, 2006 | Serving the Best Military

[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 ...... The controls are set.

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

WHOOOOOOSHHHHHHHH

Here we are. Let me turn on the television to see what is on.

Do any of you remember these shows?

Mission Impossible

9/17/1966 - 9/8/1973 - CBS

Color - 60 minutes

168 total episodes

Mission Impossible Cast

Peter Graves as Jim Phelps (1967-1973)

Greg Morris as Barney Collier

Peter Lupus as Willy Armitage

Barbara Bain as Cinnamon Carter (1966-1969)

Martin Landau as Rollin Hand (1966-1969)

Leonard Nimoy as Paris (1969-1971)

Steven Hill as Daniel Briggs (1966-1967)

Lesley Ann Warren as Dana Lambert (1970-1971)

Sam Elliott as Dr. Doug Robert (1970-1971)

Lynda Day George as Lisa Casey (1971-1973)

Barbara Anderson as Mimi Davis (1972-1973)

Bob Johnson as Voice on Tape

Mission Impossible Theme Song

"Mission:Impossible" by Lalo Schifrin”

Mission Impossible Tidbits

Mission Impossible Intro: "Your mission, Jim, should you decide to accept it, is... As usual, should you or any member of your I.M. Force be captured or killed, the secretary will disavow any knowledge of your existence. This tape will self-destruct in five seconds. Good luck, Jim."

Poof! The tape went up in smoke! However much or little people may recall of Mission:Impossible, no one could forget the tension packed opening augmented by Lalo Schifrin's jazzy theme music.

In the first season, it was "your mission, Dan" as Steven Hill (real name, Solomon Krakovsky) played Daniel Briggs, leader of the Impossible Mission Force. Reportedly, Hill's contract restrictions which limited the days and hours he would work in order for the Orthodox Jew to strictly observe his religion became a problem. In 1990, these limitations were accomodated by producer Dick Wolf as Hill began his 10 year run as D.A. Adam Schiff on Law and Order.

In the second season, the team is headed by Peter Graves as Jim Phelps. Graves, brother of Gunsmoke star James Arness, is the leader we remember. In the first seasons the self-destructing tape came with a packet of pictures of potential agents to use on the assignment. Since Jim always picked the same people, this seemed sort of silly and was eventually dropped.

The plots were always very complicated and usually involved the overthrow of some dictator or the theft of secret papers. In short, the kind of thing we imagine the CIA really does but doesn't want to get caught doing. In later seasons, having reorganized a significant number of third world nations, the Mission Impossible Force turned its attention to crime syndicates in America.

The original cast included Greg Morris as Barney Collier, the electronics wiz, and Peter Lupus as Willie Armitage, the muscle. Barbara Bain was the obligatory female agent, Cinnamon Carter.

Bain's real life husband Martin Landau was cast as Rollin Hand, the master of disguise. Originally this was to have been a brief appearance but his work so impressed producers, that he was signed as a permanent cast member.

Things went well for the first three seasons but then salary disputes with Paramount caused Bain and Landau to be replaced. Star Trek was finishing its run on the very next soundstage, which made Leonard Nimoy, who looks a bit like Landau, available. In what must be Nimoy's destiny, he was given another one word name, Paris, and assumed Landau's IMF duties.

Martin Landau turned down the part of Mr. Spock on Star Trek (fascinating decision) and was replaced on Mission Impossible by Leonard Nimoy, who accepted the role (wholly logical).

Starsky & Hutch

9/2/1975 – 8/21/1979 ABC

Color - 60 minutes

Starsky & Hutch Cast

David Soul as Detective Sergeant Kenneth "Ken Hutch" Hutchinson

Paul Michael Glaser as Detective Sergeant David "Dave" Michael Starsky

Antonio Fargas as "Huggy Bear" Brown

Bernie Hamilton as Captain Harold C. Dobey

Theme Song

Not found. But, not too worry. If you really need it, I’m sure one of our wonderful DJs will find it.

Starsky & Hutch Tidbits

'Starsky & Hutch' brought much of the streetwise grit, the violence, and the sheer excitement from hit movies such as 'Dirty Harry' to the small screen. There had been Police series virtually since then beginning of television, but 'Starsky & Hutch' had something else – this show was undoubtedly "hip". A huge hit at the time, it now stands as one of the iconic cop shows of the 1970s, particularly thanks to the fashions and infamous car chases that went with it.

On the surface, plain-clothes Detectives Starsky and Hutch were like chalk and cheese. Ken Hutchinson opted very much for the quiet life, being well read, a deep thinker, and enjoying fine cuisine. Dave Starsky, on the other hand, was louder, more brash, enjoying street life and a diet of junk food. Their personalities might have contrasted, but once together, they meshed perfectly, practically operating and thinking as one, as they ridded the streets of muggers, drug pushers, murderers, rapists, racketeers, and similar such scum. Their methods weren't always the most orthodox and they weren't afraid to bend the rules, but they always got results. Huggy Bear was the duo's ultra-hip, jive talking, streetwise informant. It was sometimes lightly hinted that Huggy was a pimp, but this was never really confirmed (or denied) in the series.

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 accuracy of historical timelines. Please do not buy a burka from a strange man roaming in the Canteen. Please do not take his teddy bear if he offers. Do not remove tagline under penalty of law. Offer void where prohibited. Offer expires soon. Taxes not included.

[beachn4fun]

Y E S!!!!!

[MozartLover]

I have to leave for a while..............a short gig at church.

I shall return.:)

[El Gran Salseron]

"I shall return.:)"

Thanks for warning us! :-)

[tomkow6]

Temps supposed to drop to the low 30's this noon!

[GodBlessUSA]

Good Morning Connie :)
Hugs!

[EsmeraldaA]

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, Minor

All joking aside, it's a good thing Kyle and Gaylord didn't decide to try Russian Roulette to decide.

[Lady Jag]

“Your Weight And Fortune”

That’s what the sign on the machine said.

“Odd.” Thought he, “I haven’t seen one of these in years.”

Stepping up on the platform, he saw the price, twenty-five cents. “Hmm. The price has gone up some.” Idly he reached into his pocket for a coin. He heard the coin drop through the scanner with satisfaction, and saw the display light up.

“189 pounds.”

He grunted in satisfaction. “Just like me to pay for something I already knew.” Patiently, he waited for the second part. What was to be his fortune?

“188 pounds.”

“Hunh?” He stared. “Did I bounce, or something?”

“187 pounds.”

Now this was getting interesting. He continued to stand on the platform as the numbers ticked downward. He could actually feel that gravity was losing its grip on him as the pressure against his feet diminished. “Cool! Maybe now my feet won’t hurt so much!” He reached into his pocket for another quarter, in case the machine needed to be fed again. It wasn’t necessary.

“76 pounds.”

There were no coins left in his pocket, where before there had been several. Mystified, he checked his wallet.. Unbelievably, it was empty. Astonished, he stared into the emptiness of it. This could not be!

“14 pounds.”

He looked around to see if there were any addresses, or other information about this curious machine which had somehow robbed him. Unfortunately, he failed to step off the platform. As he peered into the coin slot, the machine made a final click of some sort, and released him. The display went off. Irritated, he straightened up.

And he continued moving upward, ascending through no apparent effort as though he were riding in an elevator. By the time he realized the danger he faced, he could no longer reach anything to grab onto. The buildings shrank beneath him.

“Your weight and fortune.” Belatedly, he realized now the literal truth behind that innocuous phrase.

The city shrank beneath him. The air grew thin and cold.

Far below, a strange machine occupied a lonely vigil. “Your Weight And Fortune” read the sign.

 

[GodBlessUSA]

Good Morning Es! :)

[beachn4fun]

LOL

Is that one?

[Mrs.Nooseman]

I am doing better,I am not going to work,I called in.

{{{HUGS}}}

[GodBlessUSA]

No. I have the same old. When I want to post a mean kitty to you, LOL I don't have anymore. I'll search for some mean sour faces for you later. LOL!!!

[beachn4fun]

I'll be gone when you get back.I hope you get to spend time with your young man while he is home. Happy Weekend! (((HUGS)))

[EsmeraldaA]

Good morning!

[GodBlessUSA]

I'm sorry you still don't feel well Mrs.N.

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, Es

Happy Weekend.

(((HUGS)))

[beachn4fun]

Awwwww, cute!

[Mrs.Nooseman]

I am feeling better then yesterday,but still having the week feeling I had yesterday.

So I figured it is better to stay home one more day.:)

[EsmeraldaA]

Good morning GB! ;o)

[GodBlessUSA]

Great picture Es! So cute

I hope you,