Wait! Now You’re Telling Me Big Bird Is Not Real Too?
Sorry again! It’s really a man named Caroll Spinney. Actually, Mr. Spinney retired a few years back, but he was the original Big Bird and Oscar The Grouch.
Here’s an NPR interview with him…he’s 81 now. Enjoy and share!
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1249919
WXYZ, Detroit: Suitcases Full Of Money Without WXYZ, ABC may not have made it. Lytle Hoover, who was then directing The Soupy Sales Show from there, told me that every Friday morning the GM flew to NYC with a suitcase full of money so ABC could cover payroll checks. WXYZ-TV began broadcasting October 9, 1948 […]
A Merry Christmas Wish To You From Eyes Of A Generation! From myself, and my first comedic heros Moses Harry Horwitz, Louis Feinberg and Jerome Lester Horwitz…no matter the holiday you celebrate, may it be filled with joy! -Bobby Ellerbee Source
This TK41 Is A Killer! About 10 days ago, I posted a TK41 from MGM’s prop department asking you if it was “Live Or Memorex”. Thanks to our friend Mike Clark, we can see that camera in action shooting more than just pictures! For an episode of ‘The Girl From U.N.C.L.E,’ guest star Peggy Lee […]
Need A Lift Dinah? In a 1952 episode of the twice weekly, 15 minute ‘Dinah Shore Show’, our star hitches a ride on a Panoram dolly with an extra sideboard. In ’56, Shore began hosting a monthly series of one-hour full-color spectaculars as part of NBC’s ‘The Chevy Show’ series. These proved so popular that […]
