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Old TV stuff you probably don’t care about (TUS)

 

Readers,

A short while ago, Erica wrote a blog post about a hilarious Johnny Carson routine from more than a few years ago…and apparently it got a cool reception. Probably because she wasn’t talking about Rhyming-Name-girl or Justice Beaver or one of those other pop celebrity thingy people – he was only one of the funniest guys on television at the time.

In celebration of Erica’s beloved-Carson-post-fail, I thought I’d add some of my own television nostalgia to the mix. Here’s something that you likely never saw and could probably live without seeing now, but which still makes me laugh every time I watch it:

 

22 Replies to “Old TV stuff you probably don’t care about (TUS)”

  1. That’s my theme song, as it’s been way too long since I’ve gotten a good hard VBB spanking from you. :-(

    P.S I love Hee Haw especially Grandpa Jones and the great Buck Owens. Maybe next time we can watch Hee Haw while you spank me, I have plenty of Hee Haw DVDs. Of course that is if you still have the skills to spank someone like me. Just Asking

    1. VBB,

      I was thinking of doing ‘What’s for Dinner, Grandpa?” next…

      (smartass)

  2. LOL! What is that, Hee Haw? The dog looks thrilled, no?

    Every now and then, I get the itch to post a Carson clip. I’ve also posted the famous Ed Ames tomahawk throw and the Jack Webb Dragnet parody. I WILL educate people on classic comedy, dangit.

    1. Erica,

      I loved that dog. Of course, it was probably more like five or six dogs..

      Post ’em! Let the uninitiated learn a little entertainment history.

  3. I didn’t even have to play the video. I knew it was Hee Haw from the front picture.
    I also know the song was where oh where are you tonight.

    That is some good clean fun right there Y’all

    1. Robin,

      Wrong. It’s Gloom, Despair, and Agony.
      I think that’s a not-paying-attention-punishment for you, sugar.

    1. Bobbie Jo,
      They did ‘Gloom, Despair, and Agony’ pretty often, so there were several. I loved them all.

    1. Me too, Gary. Sometimes watching my grandfather laugh was funnier than the show itself.

  6. I loved gloom despair and agony. Do you remember the Jackie Gleason show or Red Skeleton. That was great comedy I’ll never forget Crazy Guginhein ( not sure of the spelling)from Jackie Gleason.

    1. Al,
      Jackie Gleason was a regular guest on our family’s television screen, and my grandparents were big fans of comedy – I’ve seen just about all of it.

  7. It is sad that people just don’t get good comedy anymore. I loved Red Skelton, Jackie Gleason, and Jack Benny. Jackie had Frank Fontane on and I think he had Foster Brooks, too. Very funny guys. When HeeHaw came on the scene, it was a must watch. Back in the 90s, I got to go to the Grand Ol’ Opry and I saw Grandpa Jones, Little Jimmy Dickens, Bill Monroe, and Porter Wagner, and one of the newer ladies in Country music. It was a fun time for sure.

    1. Bobbie Jo,
      I grew up watching all those guys, and Benny Hill and Richard Pryor and just about anyone else who was telling jokes. I think that’s why I now have such a sharp sense of humor (insert irony here).

    1. Raymond,
      I thought it would probably be more pertinent to those of Southern origin.. (brat)

  9. I was lucky enough to meet Roy Clark at the Pebble Beach Golf Tournament when I caddied there. He was the nice person you could ever wish for. He was also one of the worlds best string instrument artist ever. Thanks for the trip back to memory lane.

    1. paul,
      We all loved that stuff – it’s a shame you don’t see it much anymore. I had to do a little youtube digging, but came up with quite a bit of HeeHaw nostalgia.

      ox

  10. I love it. We use to watch it every Saturday Night? I can’t remember when it came on. Roy Clark was so talented besides being funny. He could play anything with strings – finger pickin’ the whole way

    1. Jeff,
      Roy Clark could sure those banjos, couldn’t he? Loved that stuff…still do!

  11. Fortunately, I myself am of Southern origin, but my Yankee parents were far too sophisticated to watch most of these. (I wonder if that is part of the basis of my depression.) My mother, however, loved to watch Jack Paar and loved Johnny Carson even more. I enjoyed Carnac, who divined the questions to answers which had been secured in a mayonnaise jar under Funk & Wagnalls’ porch.

    1. Cautious,
      I think we’ve all seen at least one Carnac, thank goodness, but most jus weren’t exposed to this much silliness…especially of the southern brand.

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