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[removed] Digest				Volume 96 : Issue 455

Table Of Contents: 

	 Sponsors
	 The Fat Man
	 Gale Gorden Roles
	 Mr. Featherfield
	 Jack Webb
	 Air Adventures of Jimmie Allen

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Date: Sat, 23 Nov 1996 15:01:27 -0500
From: "MACHARG, KEN" <kmacharg@[removed]>
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: Sponsors
Message-ID: <61579732017E1B00@[removed]>

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On some commercials from Great Gildersleeve (i think 1944-45) the 
announcer
mentions a cheese food product called Pabsette. It sounds like a
Velveeta-type food. Does anyone remember this product? It has such a
peculiar name for food.
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	And, on some of the old Lone Ranger programs the sponsor is 
Cheerioats--they even spell it out. When did they change the name to 
Cheerios? --Ken MacHarg

Kenneth D. MacHarg  
Casilla 17-17-691  
Quito, Ecuador
Kmacharg@[removed]
FAX: 593-2-447-263                        
Phone: 593-2-466-808

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Date: Sat, 23 Nov 1996 16:00:31 -0500
From: Bigkids@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: The Fat Man
Message-ID: <961123160030_1917299200@[removed]>

Yes, and Swartz & Reinehr's "Handbook of Oldtime Radio" has a nice (albeit
brief) little essay on "The Fat Man."

There was also an intriguing low-budget "Fat Man" movie, also featuring J. S.
Smart in the title role. Quite a nice little pic.

i have heard that it was intended as the first of a series of B-programmers,
but Smart died after making the first picture, and the moguls in Hollywood
decided to stop the project right there, rather than try and re-cast the
role.

Dick Lupoff

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Date: Sat, 23 Nov 1996 18:25:37 EST
From: jjyellen@[removed] (James J Yellen)
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Gale Gorden Roles
Message-ID: <[removed]@[removed]>

A short time ago there was discussion among the group on roles played by
Gale Gorden. After just listening to some episodes of Mr and Mrs
Blandings (one of my favorite movies and books, but a not-too-good radio
show in my opinion) I noted that Gale Gorden plays the role of Bill Cole,
the family attorney, friend, and former beau of Mrs Blandings.

This is a somewhat different role for Mr Gorden. Not the usual officious
authority figure and frankly he's pretty bland at it. Give me good ol'
blustery Mr Conklin any time.

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Date: Sat, 23 Nov 1996 17:29:20 -0800
From: "Alfred Vesik" <alfredv@[removed]>
To: <[removed]@[removed]>
Subject: Mr. Featherfield
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To Bill Knowlton et al:

The part of Mr. Featherfield on the "Milton Berle Show" was played by that
wonderful character actor,
John Gibson.  His name was given (along with the other cast members) during
the opening credits,
but was never identified as Featherfield.  

In later years, John made a few appearances on the Jackie Gleason
"Honeymooners" TV show.
If you can get a copy of the Feb/25/56 episode entitled "Here Comes The
Bride" -- you can both see
and hear John as Stanley Saxon, a fellow Racoon who announces he's getting
married. It's more than a
bit part -- his voice is unmistakable.

The above-named show is one of the orginal 39 -- NOT a lost episode.  

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Date: Sat, 23 Nov 1996 22:17:47 -0500
From: vintage@[removed] (Andy Blatt)
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Jack Webb
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A lot has been said in previous Digests regarding Jack Webb and his
political viewpoints and whether or not this should color one's opinion of
his program(s).
Walter Winchell was a staunch conservative and hosted his quasi-news program.
Should we have questioned his objectivity either on the job or off?  John
Wayne was a war hero on film, yet this ultra-conservative never served in
the armed forces and his popularity has not dimmed because of this.  In
fact, the public doesn't seem to care about his political beliefs; at least
not a majority of the public.  Are we a little too particular or just
disillusioned?  Jack Webb has always struck me as conservative and rigid
(like a drill sergeant, like one of his movie roles as a drill instructor)
and I always suspected this was the "real" Jack Webb, the law-and-order
Jack Webb he portrayed on the screen.  Take the remake of Dragnet with Dan
Aykroyd and Tom Hanks.  Though a comedy, this movie dared to suggest (and
even to portray) Joe Friday with a social life, with friends and even a
mother.  We even saw his living accomodations, etc., things we'd never
expect to see (and would never see) on the actually Dragnet TV programs as
well as the radio program.  Jack appeared never to let his guard down, so
we never saw him as anything except Joe Friday (possibly because we might
see some weakness or humanity and it would interefere with the portrayal of
Joe Friday).

Andy Blatt
Vintage Broadcasts
Staten Island, NY

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Date: Sun, 24 Nov 1996 08:42:26 -0500
From: VernSchroe@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Air Adventures of Jimmie Allen
Message-ID: <961124084225_805647563@[removed]>

Can anyone who remembers "The Air Adventures of Jimmie Allen" in the 1930's
and 1940's give me the following information?

In the Chicago area at what time was it aired?  On what station?  Who was the
sponsor?  

I was an aviation enthusiast and model builder at the time and for some
reason never heard of the program until a few years ago.  Any information or
rememberances of the program are welcome.

Vern



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