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Help[Facts] Re: Prepare the holy hand grenade!
in reply to a message by Nanaea
I did indeed watch Dobie Gillis in the dear ol' late 50's, probably as a junior high schooler. Maynard G. Krebs, of course, was a bit of a hero to us.
Besides being topical to us punks, this show was a welcome change from the cowboy-show saturation we'd endured just a coupla years earlier. (At one time '57-ish there were well over twenty cowboy shows per week on the three networks!)
I scanned through the TV theme lyrics and noted that several seemed never to be played even though the music itself was aired every week. The first verse to "Lucy", for example, I'd never heard.
The last stanza to "I Married Joan" contains an error (trust me).
I believe this show aired before the earth's crust had completely cooled; nevertheless, I've seen every episode. You may recall that Jim Backus, who played Joan's husband Judge Stephens, later was the voice for Mr. Magoo.
TV shows don't have theme lyrics today partially because the cynical execs don't expect them to last -- and they don't. Too many are in the formulaic "Friends" mold, and it's been done earlier, better, and funnier decades ago.
If you want funny today, you've got "Malcolm in the Middle", "Frasier", "Drew Carey", and "Whose Line Is It Anyway" (not a plotted show, but a must-see). Not much else.
A lovely movie and TV actress, Anne Sothern, passed away yesterday at 92. Her show "Private Secretary" brightened our viewing hours in the 50's. Me and a lot of other geezers will remember her fondly.
Besides being topical to us punks, this show was a welcome change from the cowboy-show saturation we'd endured just a coupla years earlier. (At one time '57-ish there were well over twenty cowboy shows per week on the three networks!)
I scanned through the TV theme lyrics and noted that several seemed never to be played even though the music itself was aired every week. The first verse to "Lucy", for example, I'd never heard.
The last stanza to "I Married Joan" contains an error (trust me).
I believe this show aired before the earth's crust had completely cooled; nevertheless, I've seen every episode. You may recall that Jim Backus, who played Joan's husband Judge Stephens, later was the voice for Mr. Magoo.
TV shows don't have theme lyrics today partially because the cynical execs don't expect them to last -- and they don't. Too many are in the formulaic "Friends" mold, and it's been done earlier, better, and funnier decades ago.
If you want funny today, you've got "Malcolm in the Middle", "Frasier", "Drew Carey", and "Whose Line Is It Anyway" (not a plotted show, but a must-see). Not much else.
A lovely movie and TV actress, Anne Sothern, passed away yesterday at 92. Her show "Private Secretary" brightened our viewing hours in the 50's. Me and a lot of other geezers will remember her fondly.
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