Chicagoland Memories Of Classic Children's TV Shows

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cindycinnamon	Chicagoland Memories Of Classic Children's TV Shows	Lead	[-]
Posts: 6102 (07/06/08 1:40 PM) Animation Guru Lucky Duck A Friend Indeed Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Okay so I got to thinking here since we're talking about Bozo, what were some other shows you liked to watched when you were growing up? Mine were (in no paticular order): Ray Rayner and Friends (member how he would try to do the crafts and they would never turn out like the one already made)? BJ And The Dirty Dragon or Gigglesnort Hotel http://www.rogersbasement.com/Ctown.htm Garfield Goose And Friends (member Clutch Cargo)? Family Classics with Frazier Thomas (which was on every Sunday afternoon) Creature Features (that show and the music would always scare the crap outta me, and yet somehow, I had to watch it) http://wgncreaturefeatures.tvheaven.com/index_1.html Svengoolie or Son of Svengoolie I'm sure there are more, I just can't think of any right this sec. Hey, what about the commercials? Nelson Brother's furniture- "Nelson Brothers loves me, and they'll love you too"! Victory Auto Wreckers- "That old care may be worth money....." Oooh, how about the Magikist sign!! Is that still there? Feel free to add to this thread!!
DavidForever		#1	[-]
Posts: 5965 (07/06/08 2:10 PM) FVB Chopped Liver Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	There weren't any tvs when I was growing up. But when they finally were there my neighbors had one and my favorite was "The Ozzie and Harriet Show." Sally B. Last Edited By: DavidForever 07/07/08 8:53 AM. Edited 1 times.
25or6to4		#2	[-]
Posts: 4559 (07/06/08 3:09 PM) Mr. Smarty Pants Treasure Chest Rock of Gibraltar Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Last time I was in Chicago the Magikist sign was still up. Granted that was a couple of years ago, though. Shane Keep an eye out for Public Enemies!
rvm67		#3	[-]
Posts: 3486 (07/06/08 3:46 PM) FVB Video Sleuth Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Garfield Goose! There was a song played at Christmas with 3 little elves, oh what were their names? And Family Classics! Wow, I remember those....Family Classics came on Fridays when I watched it... Creature Features! And the Son of Svengoolie! Romper Room with the magic mirror was another one I watched. Was that local or national? Rachael
All the names I tried were taken		#4	[-]
Posts: 9699 (07/06/08 4:16 PM) Petey the chameleon cabbie Early Bird Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	My dad was on Romper Room once when he was a kid! Well, when I was a kid, Mr. Dressup was my favourite. Also... Fred Penner's Place Polka Dot Door Today's Special Under The Umbrella Tree The Elephant Show Art Attack was another fave growing up. I think most of the ones in my list are Canadian, though! -
cindycinnamon		#5	[-]
Posts: 6105 (07/06/08 4:18 PM) Animation Guru Lucky Duck A Friend Indeed Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Rachael, That was Hardrock, Coco and Joe!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NT5Ohgl7eTM Member Suzy Snowflake? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXtdU6tD8-Q I think Romper Room was national. Petey, yours don't sound familiar to me. Must be strictly Canadian.
rvm67		#6	[-]
Posts: 3489 (07/06/08 6:11 PM) FVB Video Sleuth Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Oh gee, yeah, Hardrock Coco and Joe! Susie Snowflake! Wow another one I forgot! Ray Raynor was Sandy the Tramp on Bozo, wasn't he? And then he had his own show in the morning too. Did he have Chelsea the duck, who he always had trouble feeding or something? Rachael
cindycinnamon		#7	[-]
Posts: 6106 (07/06/08 7:04 PM) Animation Guru Lucky Duck A Friend Indeed Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I think you are thinkin of this person who played Sandy- http://chicagotelevision.com/Sandy2001.htm Ray played Oliver O. Oliver on Bozo. And the duck was Chelveston or something like that. Lemme go back to that link I just posted and see.....yes that was the duck's name. And how about Cuddly Duddly? I remember watching during the winter months hoping to hear my school was closed. I was always a fan of Cookie. He seemed to always get the short end of the stick.
Actrs12B		#8	[-]
Posts: 446 (07/06/08 7:58 PM) Ken Konnect Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	So far, "Romper Room" is the only one mentioned that I've even heard of. LOL.
The Big Dogma		#9	[-]
Posts: 731 (07/07/08 3:05 AM) GOMOTB Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Although I did not grow up in the Chicago area a lot of great kids shows came out of that area. My actual most favorite kids icon was Captain Kangaroo until the early to mid 70s. Somehow it lost its magic with me. Jumped the shark? Don't thinks. I have a very deep respect for Bob Keeshan and all he did. It did however, change format somewhat to reach the new generation of kids and nothing wrong with it but I didnt care for it. Maybe the real problem was.... I grew up *"It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how* the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself for a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." Theodore Roosevelt..."Citizenship in a Republic," Speech at the Sorbonne, Paris, April 23, 1910 "They call me the Bandit without any Pants." BD the GOMOTB(Grumpy Old Man of the Board.....Yeah thats me! whatcha gonna do about it?) "Weasles! They're not just for breakfast anymore!"
rvm67		#10	[-]
Posts: 3491 (07/07/08 10:14 AM) FVB Video Sleuth Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Cindy, what can I say...I always get the 2 clowns mixed up, Sandy the Tramp and Oliver. As for the duck, I knew it was a Ch - something. Cuddly Dudley answered mail with Raynor, did he? (This time I'm asking instead of stating, lol). My kids got to see Cookie the clown - in the early 80's he was making appearances, so when he came to Lansing, IL around their birthdays, I took them to see him. Their cousin also went. (b-days were Oct 23, Nov 2, and Nov 5). My kids were soooo young, I think Chris was 5. I watched Captain Kangaroo too when younger...yeah, just grew up.. Rachael
Actrs12B		#11	[-]
Posts: 447 (07/07/08 5:45 PM) Ken Konnect Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I remember "Captain Kangaroo" too. Then again, I grew up in California. LOL.
cindycinnamon		#12	[-]
Posts: 6107 (07/07/08 6:38 PM) Animation Guru Lucky Duck A Friend Indeed Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Yes, Cuddly Duddley answered mail with Ray and let the kids know which schools were closed because of snow. I dreamed of those days! And, did you know the voice of Cuddly Duddley was none other than Roy Brown (Cooky the clown)! I never got into Captain Kangaroo, though for some reason. Who remembers these shows- Flipper Family Affair Hazel Please Don't Eat The Daisy's
MassMonkee		#13	[-]
Posts: 365 (07/07/08 8:10 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I grew up in Massachusetts. We had Romper Room and Captain Kangaroo. I loved Bunny Rabbit. Cindy, I remember all the other shows you mentioned. Please Don't Eat the Daisys was one of my favorites.
Molly Divoon		#14	[-]
Posts: 2357 (07/07/08 8:21 PM) The Divoon Miss M nutty-buddy "not Peg" Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I remember SEVERAL off that list! Bozo, Garfield Goose, Ray Rayner, Frazier Thomas, Svengoolie! ("Someone shut dat broad UP!") I recall, yes, "Hardrock, etc." and "Susie Snowflake" as well. And I recall how happy I was when I got a big Cuddly Dudley in a cardboard train to share with my little sister! ^^^^^^^^^^^^ My fansite: The Monkees @ FashionState.Com Can you dig it?
LittleMetalBottletops		#15	[-]
Posts: 3042 (07/07/08 10:54 PM) Mistress of the Marathon Mod Squad Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	cindycinnamon wrote: Who remembers these shows- Flipper Family Affair Hazel Please Don't Eat The Daisy's I watched all of those too! I 'm not familiar with any of the local Chicago shows, but Captain Kangaroo was national, and I watched it for years -- long after I was past the typical target age! I also watched Bozo The Clown, Romper Room, Mister Rogers, Sesame Street, and The Electric Company. Lots of other kids' shows too. Wonderama was a local New York area kids' show that aired on Sunday mornings, and I used to watch that pretty faithfully. I even got to be on the show once when I was 10 years old, and I won an Easy Bake Oven from "Professor Fingleheimer!" Does anyone here remember Make A Wish with Tom Chapin? I went to a Tom Chapin concert about a month ago, and my family and I got to meet Tom Chapin and his bandmates afterwards! My husband and I both told him how much we loved Make A Wish when we were kids, and he seemed to really appreciate that. Btw, I love your Archies avatar, Cindy! That's another show I used to watch regularly when I was growing up -- and I loved reading the Archie comic books too! Last Edited By: LittleMetalBottletops 07/07/08 11:05 PM. Edited 3 times.
Actrs12B		#16	[-]
Posts: 452 (07/08/08 10:51 AM) Ken Konnect Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	LittleMetalBottletops wrote: cindycinnamon wrote: Who remembers these shows- Flipper Family Affair Hazel Please Don't Eat The Daisy's I watched all of those too! I 'm not familiar with any of the local Chicago shows, but Captain Kangaroo was national, and I watched it for years -- long after I was past the typical target age! I also watched Bozo The Clown, Romper Room, Mister Rogers, Sesame Street, and The Electric Company. Lots of other kids' shows too. Wonderama was a local New York area kids' show that aired on Sunday mornings, and I used to watch that pretty faithfully. I even got to be on the show once when I was 10 years old, and I won an Easy Bake Oven from "Professor Fingleheimer!" Does anyone here remember Make A Wish with Tom Chapin? I went to a Tom Chapin concert about a month ago, and my family and I got to meet Tom Chapin and his bandmates afterwards! My husband and I both told him how much we loved Make A Wish when we were kids, and he seemed to really appreciate that. Btw, I love your Archies avatar, Cindy! That's another show I used to watch regularly when I was growing up -- and I loved reading the Archie comic books too! Most of the ones you mentioned, I do remember. LOL. I remember "Mister Rogers", "Sesame Street", and "Romper Room". My Mom said I watched "Electric Company", but I don't remember it. I do remember a show called "Square One" and I have a vague memory of "321 Contact", but all I remember of that is part of the chorus of the theme song. LOL