Tag: vintage television
Remembering Combat! On Memorial Day
Since this is Memorial Day, I thought the intro to Combat! was worth sharing. This was another one of those…
The Rat Patrol
The Rat Patrol was another one of those shows Dad loved to watch, and to a kid, it sure looked…
You Can Trust Your Car…can you finish it?
You Can Trust Your Car to the Man Who Wears the Star was one of those great old advertising lines…
Mahna Mahna
Mahna Mahna is one of those nonsense songs that somehow parked itself in everyone’s brain forever. Most of us remember…
The Patty Duke Show
The Patty Duke Show is another one of those shows that reminds us not to believe everything we see on…
Jeff’s Collie
After posting about Lassie, many of you asked about Jeff’s Collie, which I was totally unfamiliar with, so please share…
Perry Mason’s theme reminds me of bedtime!
I’d hear that song from upstairs, and I’d sneak halfway down the stairs just to peek at Mom’s show. I…
Lily Tomlin, the Rat Race, and the Comedy That Questioned It All
Lily Tomlin rose to national fame on Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In, where her unforgettable characters—especially Ernestine, the sharp-tongued telephone operator—took…