Diver Dan

kenposurf · Post by **kenposurf** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 6:57 am

Whirlebirds..wow! How about Sea Hunt and Jerald Mc Boing Boing...

rickenbrother · Post by **rickenbrother** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 10:34 am

Officer Joe Bolton used to host the Three Stooges shows and Capt Jack McCarthy hosted The Little Rascals shows. You guys are bringing me back to the '60's with all this stuff. I almost for got about Diver Dan!
Anyone remember Planet Patrol or Stingray?

Or how about Chuck McCann dressed up as Dondi or Little Orpan Annie while reading their comic strip of the day?

johnallg · Post by **johnallg** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 4:05 pm

Does anybody else remember West Point in the 50s?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048913/

How about Tales Of Texas Rangers?

firstbassman · Post by **firstbassman** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 4:32 pm

Just remembered two more - Jon Gnagy (sp?) teaching people how to draw and Claude Kirshner.

longboard_ric · Post by **longboard_ric** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 4:58 pm

Hi Mark!!!

I can recall watching Whirleybirds as a kid.

Its easy to pick a chopper pilot, dark sunnies and a peaked cap.

TV did not start broadcasting in Australia until October 1956, just prior to the Melbourne Olympic Games. So,much of what was screened on early Aussie TV was US and UK sourced. Looking at the TV guide today actually, not much has changed.

Do you recall an Australian series made in the early sixties called Whiplash, starring Peter Graves (Mission Impossible)?

Have a read of this, some interesting names pop up. http://www.classicaustraliantv.com/whiplash.htm

John, we also got the Texas Rangers;I can still sing the theme song. Others I can recall are The Cisco Kid, Hopalong Cassidy, Gunsmoke, The Rifleman, and who could forget Casey Jones "steamin and a rollin Casey Jones you'll never ....." sorry about that !!!!

Basically if you saw we saw it as well.

Ah the memories..........

johnallg · Post by **johnallg** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 5:07 pm

Shane, I still remember the TOTR opening where the head ranger starts down the street then two at a time keep coming in (1 each side) to join him until all are abreast walking down to meet the bad guys. Ahhh, Saturday morning tv. TOTR, Sky King, Roy and Dale.... I used to dress in all black - shirt had the white rope piping trim, jeans, hat, and a black two gun holster. I believe the arm of the couch was my hoss.

charlyg · Post by **charlyg** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 5:17 pm

I ate Beanie Wienies 'cause there was a cowboy on the can!

rickenbrother · Post by **rickenbrother** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 5:37 pm

Space Patrol from the UK, know as Planet Patrol in the US.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLNa_YUPXes

brammy · Post by **brammy** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 5:45 pm

I used to love "The Aquanauts"

http://www.tvrage.com/shows/id-7903

firstbassman · Post by **firstbassman** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 4:43 am

My post from last night is gone. ?

firstbassman · Post by **firstbassman** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 4:48 am

Oh well, let's see...

No sorry I don't remember Whiplash. (I did watch The Rifleman though.)
By coincidence (or not) Peter Graves also played the father in Fury.

Here is a clip of Jon Gnagy, btw:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UqFg03q2E4

I can't remember what else I wrote about last night but there was some other stuff.

Oh, I remember...
Yes, I watched Space Patrol too. And there was another marionette show. I think it was called Super Car.

Also watched The Lone Ranger.

johnallg · Post by **johnallg** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 5:16 pm

Ahhh, The Lone Ranger - another in my Saturday morning watching habit, along with the others I mentioned. HOW could I have forgotten Kimo Sabe and Tonto!!!

rickenbrother · Post by **rickenbrother** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 6:05 pm

Another marionette show that I watched when I was a kid, "Stingray"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGQ07PFwDeE

firstbassman · Post by **firstbassman** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 4:47 am

Ah yes, Stingray.

All those shows were done by the same person:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/anderson/thunderbirds/page1.shtml

britye · Post by **britye** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 5:06 pm

SUPERCAR!! was my fave

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xmi2jYW31ZI