A Blast from the Past. To all those born between 1930 and 1979. (Scott: theatre, college)

[Fun City Man]

Dear Grasonville,


Actually?


Pinky Lee's kids tv show theme song went like this?

"Yoo Hoo! It's Me!..My name is Pinky Lee..I skip and

run..bring lots of fun to every he and she!"


"If you..fell blue..here's all you have to do..Just follow

me and 123 I'll make the blues skiddoo!"

"Come on to Pinkytown..You'll never wear a frown..feel

happy as a clown..you'll laugh until you fall upside down

with a Bum.dumm de de yum tum hee hee!"


"It's plain to see..that you can tell it's me! From my

checkered hat and checkered coat..(Organist plays

rungs on the organ)..My funny giggle in my throat!"


(Organist plays more rungs on the organ..but alot more

brughtly).."My silly dance with a billy goat!"


(Organ rungs are now played in a skipity mod)


"Put Em' All Together..Put Em' All Together..Put Em'

All Together and it's WHOOOOOOOO?!"


(Kids all yell! Pinky! and laugh and clapp and scream

with delight!)


AH!


You don't get kids tv show theme songs like that

anymore!


Thanks For Remembering Pinky Lee!

[ClarkStreetKid]

Fun City, I'll have to get it scanned.

[Fun City Man]

Dear Scammed,


Yes!


I remember The original"Beat The Clock"..which was

hosted by Mr.Bud Collyer"(God Rest His Soul!).


Mr.Collyer mc'd the show weekday mornings on

The CBS TV Network during the 1950's.


He put two studio audience members thru their

paces.


As they tried to successfully complete their stunts in

the least ammount of time..in order to earn points and

win prizes.


The show was fast paced,fun and exciting!


I also remember seeing"Video Village"..when Mr.Jack

Narz was the first host of the program.


Set against the backdrop of a small suburban town..

Mr.Narz..his announcer Mr.Kenny Williams(Who appeared as

"Kenny The Cop"the show's comedy relief in a "Keystone Kop"

costume)and Ms.Eileen Barton(Who was oftimes dressed in

a tramp clown suit)would put the contestants thru their paces.


As they tried to buy items and move along the life size

game..within the confines of the "Video Village"..without

losing monies and prizes and going to jail.


(The moves along the gameboard were determined by

the roll of dice inside of a chuck a luck cage)


Unfortuneatly?


Mr.Narz was having personal problems in L.A.,Cal.

(The show as being broadcast live from NYC at that

time)and he finaly had to quit the show and go back home

to L.A.,Cal. to save his marriage(Which couldn't be saved and

his wife divorved him)


Mr.Monty Hall took over as the show's mc and he did the

show for the remainder of it's run at it's new tv studios in

Hollywood,Cal.


Mr.Hall also hosted The Saturday morning kids version of

the series"Kideo Village"..or "Video Village Junior".


Both "Video Village" and"Kideo Village"/"Video Village,Jr."

were seen on The CBS TV Network during the early 1960's.


Mr.Mark Goodson and his late ex partner..Mr.Bill Toddman

created and produced"Beat The Clock" and Messers:Merrill

Heather and Bob Quigley created and produced"Video Village"

and"Video Village,Jr."


Heather & Quigley also created and produced"Shennanigans!'

With Mr.Stubby Kaye and"Kenny The Cop"Williams Saturday mornings

for ABC TV During the mid 1960's and later on?


They created and produced"The Hollywood Squares",

"The Storybook Squares"With Mr./SirPeter"Marshall and

Kenny Williams("The Town Crier"),"Runaround!"With Mr.Paul

Winchell and"Fantasy!"again with Mr.Peter Marshall.



Those were wonderful tv game shows and the hosts

made it fun and exciting!



You don't get tv game shows like that anymore!


Fun City Man


P.S."Shennanigans!"was first seen weeknights locally

on WPIX TV Ch.11 in NYC during the early 1950's.


Mr.Bob Quigley hosted the local NYC edition of the show.

[nancy thereader]

How do you remember all these things, fun city man ? You would be able to write a fascinating book with all this inside information ! I'll bet you remember Winky Dink with, I think, Jack Barry and probably even had one of those screens that you put over the TV and drew on. Zachary (after school only ) ? Thank you for your very interesting posts.

[Fun City Man]

Dear Nancy The Reader,


I don't remember the 1954-1957 CBS TV Network version

of"Winky Dink".


I only remember the 1969 nationally syndicated edition of

the series.


The syndicated version of"Winky Dink"was seen weekday

mornings on WPIX TV Ch.11 in NYC and the show had no

host.


Kids at home bought"The Winky Dink & You Super Magic

TV Kit"..via the mail and they were encouraged to attach

theit plastic tv screens to their own tv screens and draw

pictures during the adventures.


As the viewers helped"Winky"and"Woofer The Dog"

save"King Kookie The Lion"from another scam caused

by the evil wizard"Hareum Scareum" and his not too

bright henchcat "Pocus".


I do remember John Zacherley(Not Zachery or Zachary)

as far back as 1960.


When he hosted reruns of mystery movies or horror

movies Saturday and Sunday afternoons on WOR TV Ch.9

in NYC.


I found entertaining and fun..even though..my parents

tried to stop me from watching his show.


Mr.Zacherley continued to host his film shows

"Zacherley At Large!" and"Zacherley At 12:00"on WOR TV

Ch.9 in NYC..until 1962.


When his show was cancelled..he moved to WPIX TV

Ch.11 in NYC in 1963.


Where he briefly served as the first host/performer

of WPIX TV Ch.11 NYC's"Mighty Hercules TV Cartoon Show".


He mc'd the show weekday evenings from monday

September 9,1963 to January,1964.


Mr.Zacherley also hosted"The Three Stooges Show"

weekday evenings on WPIX TV Ch.11 in NYC from January to

February,1964(Before "Officer Joe"Bolton returned as the series'

regular host/performer in February,1964).



Mr.Zacherley went onto mc"Zacherley's Chiller Theater!"

Saturday nights on Ch.11 for the 1964/1965 tv season.


His last regular tv series was"Zacherley's Disco Teen!"

seen weekday afternoons on WNJU TV Ch.47 in Newark,NJ

(that was when WJNU TV Ch.47 in Newark,N.J, was still an

English speaking tv station)from 1965 to 1968.


After the cancellation of"Zacherley's Disco Teen!"..

he left tv to become a rock music radio DJ.


Mr.Zacherley has also appeared at numerious nostalgia

and horror film/tv conventions nationally over the years.


He has also been the subjet of many books about his

career and he has appeared on a few tv specials.



Most notably"The 35th Anniversary Tribute To WOR TV

Ch.9 in NYC" On Tuesday October 11,1984 and "WPIX At 40!"

on Thursday September 29,1988.


Thanks For Remembering"Winky Dink"and the NYC based

tv shows of Mr.John("Roland'")Zacherley("The Cool Ghoul!")


Fun City Man

[jgennaro]

Hey Scammed...I work at Rite Aid in Islandia and we have BOTH the silver cap guns AND the chocolate and strawberry straws!!!!

[scammed1]

Originally Posted by jgennaro

Hey Scammed...I work at Rite Aid in Islandia and we have BOTH the silver cap guns AND the chocolate and strawberry straws!!!!

OMG- I just saw an add for the straws. Went into the grocery store but not on the shelves yet.
Several things I have to list:
Seltzer bottles-last year my sis, friend and I went to an auction and we all bid on seltzer bottles. My grandmother had a collection of them in frig. on a weekly basis. They would be worth a fortune today.
Secondly-Fun City Man mentioned the Cerebral Palsy telethon. That is something we watched each Jan. just like the MD one on Labor Day.
My young nephew has CP and just had someone put up a website for a foundation he is starting to find a cure for CP. He is a little celeb. in Houston.
His site is thegaryjlynnfoundation. He is the light of my life. I was just talking to him yesterday about that telethon and singing the song Look at us we're walking..." I remember years ago John Ritter would host it with Dennis James as his brother has CP.
I do now remember Andy Devine and Officer Joe.
Now I am trying to remember where I saw the 3 Stooges in person.

[scammed1]

Originally Posted by jgennaro

Hey Scammed...I work at Rite Aid in Islandia and we have BOTH the silver cap guns AND the chocolate and strawberry straws!!!!

Are you actually telling me you have those guns on the shelves?
You mean no group has ordered them out of the store-no protestors?

If these straws are not store ready soon I might have to pm you and send you $ to ship them out to me.
It takes a while to catch on in the place I live.

[Fun City Man]

Dear Scammed,




The UCP Telethons in NYC were originally shown during

the fall in the 1950's on WOR TV Ch.9 in NYC.


They were shown from Saturday night at 10:00 or !0:30 P.M.

to 6;00 or 7:00 P.M. the next day.


By the 1960's the telethons were aired during the winter

on saturday and sunday..until the 1990's.


The were screened on sunday only from 7:00 or

8:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M. at night to 1998.


Mr.Dennis James mc'd the shows from the first

broadcast(Which was on WJZ/WABC TV Ch.7 in NYC)

from December 10,1951 to 1954.


The telethons moved to WOR TV Ch.9 in NYC

in 1955..where they remained to the very last broadcasts

in the late 1990's(Sadly Mr.James died in the summer of

1998 and his son Bradley co-hosted the last telethon with

Ms.Florence Henderson).



Mrs.Jane Pickens Langley Hoving co-hosted the

telethons with Mr.Dennis James,Mr.&Mrs.Steve & Edie

Gorme' Lawrence,Mr.Morty Gunty,Mr.William B.Williams,

and Mr.Paul Anka.


Many well known performers and personalities

appeared on the shows..including many popular kids

tv hosts/performers.



All asking the viewers and studio audiences to

give their donations and their time to helping people

with CP.


Thanks For Remembering The Celebrity Parades For

United Cerebrial Palsy,


Fun City Man

[scammed1]

Mr. Fun City Man,
I do remember John Ritter on the telethon w/his brother.
Mr. Fun City Man, if we knew your identity would we recgonize your name?
Have you written a book on the knowledge you are sharing with us?
Your postings bring back even more memories.
Just some mystery to this thread.