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- Boris Karloff Blogathon, Day 3: “If it can happen to the gerenuk, it can happen to you.” by Thrilling Days of Yesteryear on Nov 25, 2009
No one can deny the enormous impact that Boris Karloff made on the silver screen throughout his amazing career—but I believe that not mentioning his many memorable appearances on the small screen would be giving him short shrift as well. In fact,...
- “Hey, Rocky! Watch me pull a rabbit out of my hat!” by Thrilling Days of Yesteryear on Nov 19, 2009
Although that foine broth of a boy, Inner Toob’s own Toby O’Brien, inducted the characters in his TV Crossover Hall of Fame this week, it was That Little Round-Headed Boy who reminded me that today marks the fiftieth anniversary of television’s...
- The Droopy of TV detectives by Thrilling Days of Yesteryear on Nov 18, 2009
On Newhart, they used to have a running gag involving Tom Poston’s character of George Utley, in that the befuddled Stratford Inn handyman liked to watch reruns of Barnaby Jones in his spare time, and even was a member of good standing in Buddy Ebs...
- Mr. Reaper is back in business by Thrilling Days of Yesteryear on Nov 17, 2009
My friend Jaime Weinman referred to the last spate of show business passings as “the war on celebrities,” and with the recent deaths of Edward Woodward, Paul Wendkos and David Lloyd it would appear that Death is not planning on taking a holiday s...
- Notable passings by Thrilling Days of Yesteryear on Nov 16, 2009
- Coming soon to a TV (and radio) near you! by Thrilling Days of Yesteryear on Nov 15, 2009
I have returned from a shopping excursion to Publix’s (I know Mumsy and I usually do this on Fridays, but The Singular Case of The Decrepit Water Heater sort of postponed that trip) and since the groceries have been put away, I thought I’d catch...
- R.I.P, Joe Maross by Thrilling Days of Yesteryear on Nov 12, 2009
Toby O’Brien, the once and future malevolent benevolent ruler of Toobworld, sent this to me in an e-mail yesterday morning and unfortunately I forgot all about it until today. Character actor Joe Maross, whose lengthy career in show business encom...
