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OT a child hood memory Passes
Sherry wrote:
I still remember what creeped me out so bad. It was something about the painted-on smile, then if you got close you could see the real mouth when it wasn't smiling at all. And the white paint around the mouth always made the teeth look creepily yellow. Oh, yeah, I can see why that would creep you out. I guess I didn't get close enough to any clowns to see that. You were *on* the Bozo show! I remember going to our local kid-TV show; the host wasn't a clown but a cowboy. It was a big deal for us then. No, I wasn't on it, my two younger sisters were. What was the cowboy show? I remember a cowboy show in my area. One time the guy from the show came to my public library once and I got to shake his hand. (This was a big deal to me in my small town. ) I lived in Massachusetts, but near Rhode Island, and the station where the show was broadcast was in Providence, RI. It might just have been a local show. -- Joyce To email me, remove the triple-X from my user name. ^..^ |
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wrote in message ... Sherry wrote: I still remember what creeped me out so bad. It was something about the painted-on smile, then if you got close you could see the real mouth when it wasn't smiling at all. And the white paint around the mouth always made the teeth look creepily yellow. Oh, yeah, I can see why that would creep you out. I guess I didn't get close enough to any clowns to see that. You were *on* the Bozo show! I remember going to our local kid-TV show; the host wasn't a clown but a cowboy. It was a big deal for us then. No, I wasn't on it, my two younger sisters were. What was the cowboy show? I remember a cowboy show in my area. One time the guy from the show came to my public library once and I got to shake his hand. (This was a big deal to me in my small town. ) I lived in Massachusetts, but near Rhode Island, and the station where the show was broadcast was in Providence, RI. It might just have been a local show. -- Joyce We just had the Wallaby and Jack show. My big memory is of one time someone swallowed their gum and the Captain went nuts making sure their eyes weren't bad as a result. He showed cartoons, had guests, and did some interviews with the kids. One of my fellow students was almost famous because he got to be on the show. I wish we had programs like that for the kids now. Pam S. |
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On 2008-07-06, tanadashoes wrote:
wrote in message ... Sherry wrote: I still remember what creeped me out so bad. It was something about the painted-on smile, then if you got close you could see the real mouth when it wasn't smiling at all. And the white paint around the mouth always made the teeth look creepily yellow. Oh, yeah, I can see why that would creep you out. I guess I didn't get close enough to any clowns to see that. You were *on* the Bozo show! I remember going to our local kid-TV show; the host wasn't a clown but a cowboy. It was a big deal for us then. No, I wasn't on it, my two younger sisters were. What was the cowboy show? I remember a cowboy show in my area. One time the guy from the show came to my public library once and I got to shake his hand. (This was a big deal to me in my small town. ) I lived in Massachusetts, but near Rhode Island, and the station where the show was broadcast was in Providence, RI. It might just have been a local show. -- Joyce We just had the Wallaby and Jack show. My big memory is of one time someone swallowed their gum and the Captain went nuts making sure their eyes weren't bad as a result. He showed cartoons, had guests, and did some interviews with the kids. One of my fellow students was almost famous because he got to be on the show. I wish we had programs like that for the kids now. Pam S. I think the most hazardous children's show, at least from a housewife's point of view, was "Winky Dink and You". Winky Dink would get into trouble and the home audience would help out by drawing bridges or ladders with crayon on a green plastic sheet that stuck to the front of the television. TVs in those days had flat glass windows that covered the picture tubes. If the kids mislayed the plastic sheet they would draw right on the glass, which meant a lot of scrubbing to get the crayon off the screen. We didn't have a TV at the time, so I had to go next door to see Winky Dink. This was about 1955. Bud |
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On Jul 5, 5:08*pm, wrote:
Sherry wrote: * I still remember what creeped me out so bad. It was something about * the * painted-on smile, then if you got close you could see the real mouth * when * it wasn't smiling at all. And the white paint around the mouth always * made * the teeth look creepily yellow. Oh, yeah, I can see why that would creep you out. I guess I didn't get close enough to any clowns to see that. * You were *on* the Bozo show! I remember going to our local kid-TV * show; the host wasn't a clown but a cowboy. It was a big deal for us * then. No, I wasn't on it, my two younger sisters were. What was the cowboy show? I remember a cowboy show in my area. One time the guy from the show came to my public library once and I got to shake his hand. (This was a big deal to me in my small town. ) I lived in Massachusetts, but near Rhode Island, and the station where the show was broadcast was in Providence, RI. It might just have been a local show. -- Joyce To email me, remove the triple-X from my user name. *^..^ It was our local channel 4. The set was "The Circle 4 Ranch"....and the host was "Foreman Scotty", who was a handsome young man dressed completely in white, including his hat. (but of course, he was a good guy). Can't remember the sidekicks. If it was your birthday, you got to sit on "Woody the Birthday Horse"...a wooden plank horse. I think I got a "zoo key"....kind of a pass to a visit at the zoo. Foreman Scotty even wore a huge gun on a gun belt. But my biggest thrill I think was getting to meet Roy Rogers and Dale Evans at a local parade. I expected Trigger to be there too, and was disappointed that he wasn't, even though I got an autographed pic of him. Who knew Trigger could write. Anyone younger than thirty probaby realizes how cheesy those local childrens' shows were. I'd love to see one now, but I've found out that recording tape was so expensive, they just taped each show on top of the last, and there are no surviving tapes. Sherry |
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On Jul 5, 8:44*pm, wrote:
On 2008-07-06, tanadashoes wrote: wrote in message .. . Sherry wrote: I still remember what creeped me out so bad. It was something about the painted-on smile, then if you got close you could see the real mouth when it wasn't smiling at all. And the white paint around the mouth always made the teeth look creepily yellow. Oh, yeah, I can see why that would creep you out. I guess I didn't get close enough to any clowns to see that. You were *on* the Bozo show! I remember going to our local kid-TV show; the host wasn't a clown but a cowboy. It was a big deal for us then. No, I wasn't on it, my two younger sisters were. What was the cowboy show? I remember a cowboy show in my area. One time the guy from the show came to my public library once and I got to shake his hand. (This was a big deal to me in my small town. ) I lived in Massachusetts, but near Rhode Island, and the station where the show was broadcast was in Providence, RI. It might just have been a local show. -- Joyce We just had the Wallaby and Jack show. *My big memory is of one time someone swallowed their gum and the Captain went nuts making sure their eyes weren't bad as a result. *He showed cartoons, had guests, and did some interviews with the kids. *One of my fellow students was almost famous because he got to be on the show. *I wish we had programs like that for the kids now.. Pam S. I think the most hazardous children's show, at least from a housewife's point of view, was "Winky Dink and You". Winky Dink would get into trouble and the home audience would help out by drawing bridges or ladders with crayon on a green plastic sheet that stuck to the front of the television. TVs in those days had flat glass windows that covered the picture tubes. *If the kids mislayed the plastic sheet they would draw right on the glass, which meant a lot of scrubbing to get the crayon off the screen. *We didn't have a TV at the time, so I had to go next door to see Winky Dink. *This was about 1955. Bud- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - That sounds like it would have really been cool stuff to a kid. Early interactive TV! Sherry |
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Sherry wrote:
On Jul 5, 5:08?pm, wrote: What was the cowboy show? I remember a cowboy show in my area. One time the guy from the show came to my public library once and I got to shake his hand. (This was a big deal to me in my small town. ) It was our local channel 4. The set was "The Circle 4 Ranch"....and the host was "Foreman Scotty", who was a handsome young man dressed completely in white, including his hat. (but of course, he was a good guy). Can't remember the sidekicks. Oh, god, I just remembered the name of the supposed cowboy show from my childhood. It was the "Salty Brine" show. Maybe he rode a seahorse. I have no idea why I remembered it as a cowboy show! If it was your birthday, you got to sit on "Woody the Birthday Horse"...a wooden plank horse. I think I got a "zoo key"....kind of a pass to a visit at the zoo. LOL! That must have been fun. -- Joyce To email me, remove the triple-X from my user name. ^..^ |
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