Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast - Mini #229: TV Theme Songs of 1969

Episode Date: August 15, 2019

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PC makes any culinary adventure an on-budget breeze. Hi, this is Gilbert Gottfried, and I'm here with Frank Santopadre, Colossal Obsessions. Hi, this is Gilbert Gottfried, and I'm here with Frank Santopadre, and this is Gilbert and Frank's amazing Colossal Obsessions, and we're here with the remains of Ray Paul. We're actually going to do a show with his remains. And I've got to read this. I've been looking for it this is kim gibson god on

twitter right yeah i gotta tell you hearing the excitement and gilbert's voice when he gets to sing gets me all fuzzy inside it totally makes my day don't ever ever stop. That's sweet. And what's his name? It's a woman. And then there was someone else who wrote something, Gord or whatever her name was. This guy I feel terrible. I don't know. We came upon it. Oh, that one.

Yeah. Oh, okay. Well, let's see. You probably moved off where it was. Is this the one? I am a new i start and i started listening to the podcast basic uh solely on gilbert's humor yeah well i that one i like but uh who said that kim gibson got ah oh same same girl yeah no this is someone like or or toward or the one that where she says that, what's his name? Jim Croce.

Oh, oh, oh. It was a tweet about how Jim Croce converted to Judaism. Yes. For his wife. Yeah, she confirmed it. But I can't find the tweet right now. So we'll just. Oh, wait a second.

Wait a second. I think I actually took a picture of it. Okay. Holy shit. This should only take about 40 minutes. Holy fuck. Would you like me to research anything? Hang on, listeners.

The syncopated clock makes its return. I could finish up that terrorist theme research. Watching Gilbert work Twitter is like watching Paul work Safari. Anything. It's scary. Or Google. It's like watching Paul work safari. It's scary. Or Google. It's like watching Paul open cookies. What does that say?

Okay, I got it. Hang on. We're here. Yeah, this is from Dane Girard or Giraud. G-I-R-A-U-D. Giraud. Jim Croce converted to Judaism to marry his wife in 1966. Well, we had previously established that established that oh I didn't know that

and there's also a great drawing of why you have a picture of Jennifer Garner that I was going to send to Gino sure you were Gino Gino was asking Jennifer Garner he somehow mentioned my name and she of course said

oh I love Gilmer. So I'm going to send him a picture. More to torture him. Yes. Fantastic. Material for a future mini-episode with Gino. I just wanted to throw this in before we start the theme of this mini-episode. Jim Boughton died.

Anybody know who Jim Boughton was? Ball four. Yeah, he was a baseball player for the Yankees. And a sportscaster and an actor. He had a small part in the Elliot Gould Altman picture, The Long Goodbye.

Oh, that's right. But perhaps he was most famous for writing a tell-all about baseball called Ball Four, which was a very controversial book. This is something I took off, I was alerted to on Twitter. In Jim Bowden's Classic Ball 4, there is an anecdote about pitcher Dick Raddatz

and how he picked up a couple of extra bucks when he wasn't playing baseball. A man hired Raddatz to throw oranges at his ass. Having oranges thrown at his ass at 90 miles an hour gave this man a pleasure we can only imagine. Raditz goes on to say that some of those oranges weren't too ripe, and they opened up some huge welts.

That was my big year when I could really bring it. The guy loved it. And he said, and I loved you in Batman. So Dick Raddatz made some extra money throwing oranges at the ass of an unknown recipient. Hmm. That's in the book. There's a photo I've seen of Cesar Romero dancing with Chita Rivera. Yeah. With Chita Rivera throwing her leg up in the air.

Uh-huh. And you can see... Oh, is this the one where you can sort of... Yeah, yeah. You can see her... See Mexico City? Yeah.

Yeah, I think we talked about that on a previous show. You can see her banana peel. Yeah. We're going to do something. We like to do anniversary episodes, especially about music and TV. It's been 50 years, obviously, since 1969.

Are we sure about the math there? Yes, I'm absolutely sure about it. We have the moon landing anniversary coming up. And Paul and I were talking, and we thought it would be fun to talk about TV debuts from 1969. Okay. Shows that debuted 50 years ago. Okay. Shows that debuted 50 years ago. Okay. And the best way to do that is to play the theme songs from those shows and see if Gilbert can guess them.

And then Paul did a little research. So he has some tidbits. Flesh it out a little bit. Paul has some stuff about foreign films from 1948. No bearing on this episode whatsoever. And he's going to chime in with that. So here's the first one. This one's a layup.

This one's too easy for you, Gilbert, but they will get harder. Frankie? Frankie? Yeah. He's sweeping the skies. Or clouds. Yeah. Or clouds. Yes.

Sesame Street. Very good. 69. 1969. Now, I bring this one up, and I put this on here. It was a layup. It was too easy. But weren't you on Sesame Street?

I did one episode of Sesame Street. I did another episode of The Muppet Show where it's like win a date with Kermit. Yes, where Kermit comes to the door and wins a date, right.

And, oh, and I was in this music video that they did with a bunch of celebrities that was it drives me crazy. Oh, the Find Young Cannibals song.

That's right. That's right. He's in that too. What did you find out about Sesame Street? Can you tell me how to get to Sesame Street written by Joe Raposo? I might. What was the original name of Sesame Street? I do not know that.

43rd and 6th. Close, close. It had numbers in it. 123 Avenue B, which they liked the sound of until they found out that there actually was a 123 Avenue B. I think Gilbert lived there. Yeah, that's right. Gilbert lived there with lawn furniture in his living room. Here's the tough one.

What was the highest ranking song ever to emerge from Sesame Street? Ooh. And where did it rank on the Billboard top? Not AC being green? No. No, I don't think Kermit was on a Sesame Street character. Was he? No.

Yeah, wasn't he? I don't think Kermit. Was Kermit on Sesame Street? I guess he was. Yeah, yeah, he originally. I was too old for Sesame Street. I only remember Big Bird and Bob McGrath. And it wasn't the one that Kermit sings, Rainbow Connection.

No, that's from the movie. I'll give it away if I tell you who sings it. Tell us. Ernie sings it. Oh, Rubber Ducky. Rubber Ducky. I never even watched the damn show. Rubber Ducky peaked at number 16 on the Billboard list.

Very good. But what can you tell us about the actual theme song written by Joe Raposo? I think he wrote some other public TV things. He was in that genre. But I don't know, but it's a great song, not only just fun for kids,

but musical construction. Well, I'll play the part of Gilbert and bring the show down. Go for it. According to Wikipedia, American officials indicated that U.S. interrogators subjected prisoners to the Sesame Street theme song during the Iraq War. Excellent.

You like that? Yes. That's one for you. Operation Big Bird. And wasn't there something recently that they were using my voice to set off these alarms? It's redundant. Yeah. They had these alarms

and one of the sounds that set off the alarms was my voice. I love that. What did you actually do on Sesame Street? Did you do a lesson? Oh, I was Denny the Distractor.

Okay. Yeah. Okay. I've stolen eight Snapples and I put two of them back. How many do I have left? A Gilbert-specific math lesson. Okay.

They're going to get a little harder. Okay. Number song two, Frank. Oh, Courtship of Eddie's Father. He's good. He's very good. With Bill Pixby. Very good.

Bill Bixby was nominated for an Emmy for that show, which lasted all of 26 episodes. I love the episode where Bill Bixby gets angry at the kid, and then he turns green and his pants are... Oh, right. That's a great one. You got that one pretty fast. Debuted September 17th, 1969.

Tom Corbett, a widower played by Bill Bixby, was a magazine publisher, and his young son Eddie was played by Brandon Cruz. Did you watch that show? No. Theme song by whom? Oh. Come on, who was singing that? Somebody always comes up on this show.

Oh, I need a clue. Can we hear a little more? A little more of it, Frank? He's not the guy who sang Welcome Back, Carter. No, that's John Sebastian. This is the great Harry Nielsen. Harry Nielsen. Wow.

Excellent. Yep. Oh, definitely. The Daves are pumping their fists. And you know, itielsen. Wow. Excellent. Yep. Oh, definitely. The Daves are pumping their fists. And you know, it definitely has that sound. Yep. Yep. The song was called Girlfriend, not Best Friend.

He repurposed it for a theme song when he was commissioned. Yeah. And never released it as a single. How about that? It appeared on the Personal Best Anthology in 1995. Okay. Here's one I defy you to get. It doesn't have any lyrics, but it was a popular song, and it was a show that you know.

Francis? Any guesses? Milstein is stumped, too. This was composed by the great Jerry Goldsmith. Oh, my God. No, and that's Suicide. No, it's way before Doogie Howser. We're doing 1969 here. It wasn't that like this kid and the kid's name and how he's grown up.

Nope. It was on ABC. It debuted September of 1969. Jerry Goldsmith. The great Jerry Goldsmith. This is just too too too difficult oh my god yes

created by James L. Brooks of all people this isn't like Karen Valentine yes and Michael Constantine yes

still with us you knew it yeah I'll ask him what are you gonna ask him yeah I'll say yeah who was the star

of the show I was hmm it was sort of a breakthrough show because it was one of the first black characters

one of the first black leads on a sitcom Lloyd Haynes oh played Pete Dixon and Denise the fetching

Denise Nicholas was his was his love interest yeah and Denise Nicholas later starred in a series, an ill-fated series with Demond Wilson directed by our friend Bill Persky

called Baby, I'm Back. That was the one where he was carrying the gun on the set. Oh, jeez. And Billy told us the story. Oh, jeez. Yeah, James L. Brooks and Jerry Goldsmith.

Did you find anything on this song? Not on the song, actually. Yeah, what do you got on Jerry Goldsmith. Did you find anything on this song? Not on the song, actually. Yeah, what do you got on the show? What have I got on the show here? Oh, it was interesting. Its placement on TV was on, after a few episodes, it moved into a Friday slot at 9 o'clock. Yes. Following the Brady Bunch and the Partridge Family and preceding The Odd Couple and Love American Style.

You bet. I remember watching it before The odd couple on Friday nights. Did you watch room 222? No. Yeah. I haven't watched it. Yeah. Okay.

Moving right along. Here's one you might know. Oh. This is one of my favorite theme songs of the 70s. Catchy as hell. Definitely sounds like one of those cop shows. Nope, not a cop show. Wow.

Who else has a siren? It is a genre show, yeah. Oh, was it an ambulance? Yes, it is an ambulance. The Wrecking Crew is playing on this record, Paul. Is that right? Yeah. Any guesses?

Dave Milstein, do you know what that is? You're too young. Yeah. Jim Horn. Tommy Tedesco on guitar. Wrecking Crew. Composed by the great Lalo Schifrin of Mission Impossible fame

and Mannix and Bad Medicine yes, it is Medical Center jeez, never saw that Chad Everett oh, I remember when it was on Joe Gannon and Tyne Daly's daddy Tim Daly's daddy

James Daly premier daddy, Tim Daly's daddy, James Daly. Yeah. Yeah. Premiered September of 1969. Schifrin scored the pilot episode and created an end title theme. It wasn't until the show's second season in 1970 that the provocative and well-known theme was used to start the show. I love the way that siren comes up through the synthesizers. Isn't that cool?

Yeah. Schifrin, by the way that siren comes up through the synthesizers. Isn't that cool? Yeah. Schifrin, by the way, who's still with us at 87, and would be a good guest for this show, in addition to the Mannix theme,

Starsky and Hutch, the Planet of the Apes theme for TV. Listen to these movie credits. The Cincinnati Kid, Kelly's Heroes, Coogan's Bluff, Eastwood used them a lot,

Dirty Harry, The Amityville Horror, Enter the Heroes, Coogan's Bluff, Eastwood used him a lot, Dirty Harry, The Amityville Horror, Enter the Dragon, and Bullet. And even Way, Way Out, the Jerry Lewis movie. And Who's Mining the Mint with Jim Hutton. Oh, that was a funny movie. Howard Morris. Did you know Medical Center?

You're both too young for that. And Barbara Bach. And Barbara Bach. What do you got on the Medical Center theme, Mr. Ray Bone? At the time, it was canceled. It ran from 1969 to 1976. It was tied with Marcus Welby as the longest-running medical drama on television. There you go. Yeah.

So why was it canceled? I guess maybe it ran a long time and ran out its welcome. Obviously, Grey's Anatomy is now the longest running medical drama in television history. Do you ever watch medical shows? Were you a Marcus Welby? I remember like Ben Casey. Oh, way back. And Dr. Kildare, Richard Chamberlain.

You watch those? Ben Casey with Dr. Zorba. And I remember that they had cards that you could collect of, of all things, Ben Casey. Ben Casey trading cards? Trading cards. Jesus. Ben Casey. Was he the real handsome guy, dark hair? Vince Edwards.

Vince Edwards. Yes. Right. Right. Right. And Jerry Lewis one time directed an episode of Ben Casey. Well. And believe it or not, Vince Edwards and Jerry Lewis didn't get along at all.

There you go. Hard to believe. And Vince Edwards walked out before the show was completed. Vince Edwards drove cross country with my dad. He did? Yeah, before he made it in Hollywood. Wow. Yeah, they were friendly. Yeah, but obviously Vince Edwards is not his real name. His name is something like

Vince DiBenedetto or some crazy thing. He's Italiano. I met someone, whoa, I met someone whose father used to go fishing with Lon Chaney Jr. Oh my God. Yeah. Well, that tops my dad and Vince Edwards. And

this guy said he once met Burgess Meredith and he asked him what Chaney was like and he said, you know, what he did in that movie was genius, but he was a drunk. There you go.

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Not Mission Impossible. No, we're gonna end with that one. Let's not give it away, Paul. Don't give it away. Not from 69. From 60, uh, 67. Oh. Know it, Gil? I'll give you a hint. It's my

nephew's name. Oh, that sounds so fucking familiar. Private Eye. Mike Connors. Oh, at Mannix? This is Mannix. Wow. You guys are too young for these, right?

You know this theme? It's a good theme. It's nice. It's jazzy. Oh, he's a jazz guy. Yeah. Okay, moving on. I just, he's a jazz guy. Yeah. Okay, moving on. I just wanted us to excite Gilbert with that one. Let me give you one more tidbit, if I may. Go, boy!

Mannix was the last... Jumped out of a window. When he found out he had dementia, we tried to get Mike Connors on the podcast, by the way. Mannix, now you might get this, actually. Mannix was the last series produced by whom? Jeez.

I'll give you a hint. Bruce Geller. It was a woman who sold her company to Gulf and Western in 1967. Her name is Lucille Ball. Oh, yeah, Lucille Ball. Last series produced by Desilu. Very good. Very good. Very good.

I would have said that as soon as you said woman, I would have gotten it, but you went right to the... Okay, this one, I don't have any knowledge. I couldn't find anything on this song or any history of this song. Maybe Paul did, but I doubt it. Maybe the two Daves who are sitting in the booth can help, but this is one Gilbert will eat up. Okay.

Sounds like a theremin. This wasn't the one with the roller coaster, was it? No. This is a syndicated show that played all over the country in different stations. It was on Channel 5 in New York. It was hosted by someone called The Creep. It wasn't Creature Features. It is Creature Features. It first aired in July of 1969 on a test run.

It was canceled due to poor ratings and competition from WPIX's Chiller Theater. Oh, wow. So you were obviously watching Chiller Theater. I guess so. You weren't watching Creature Features on Channel 5. I thought for sure he'd get that one. Which was the one with the hand reaching out of the swamp? I think that was Chiller Theater.

Chiller, yeah. Oh, because he used to go, Chiller. But I couldn't find anything on that particular piece of music. I couldn't find any background on it. Mean anything to you guys? It was composed by a Jew. That's just a guess. Paul, did you find anything on Creature Features?

No, not much, but you guys know this, I'm sure. I don't know if all the listeners know, but Creature Features showed the classic universal horror movies. They did. King Kong, Son of Kong, and I'm not familiar with this Mighty Joe Young. Do we know that? Yes, sure.

With Terry Moore, who's still alive. Jesus Christ, Paul. Yeah, yeah. Was a Kong knockoff. And Roger Corman B-movies of the 50s and 60s. There you go. Creature Features was televised in almost 100 cities, Gil, from the 60s to the 90s.

6,000 broadcasts there. Yeah, and the listeners might not know this, but television was a box you had in your house where they would play television shows. Don't take Paul's gig. It looks to me, I got one or two we missed here. We're going to go back. Okay. Okay, so we'll go back to the one.

Gil won't know this anyway, but what the hell. Alright, here it comes. This is called Long Lonesome Highway, Gil. I'm even going to give you the name of the tune. What was the show? I cheated a little bit. This is closing credits, not the opening theme.

little bit. This is closing credits, not the opening theme. And I got some friends I'd like to see again. Remember we talked about those people like the man on the run shows. Run for your life. Run, buddy, run.

It's not what you would call it, Then Came Bronson. Then Came Bronson with Michael Parks. Wow. Nice one, Gottfried. Wow. Look at that.

Ah. Yes. Was that Michael Parks? Michael Parks, who we almost got on the podcast. He was a chiller. Now I have, under the category,

things of interest to Gilbert. Oh. Well, by all means. Let me just read this quickly and we'll move on, okay? Yeah, sure. The motorcycle... Pussy!

Okay, we'll move on. The motorcycle that was famous in this show was a single model HD Tillotson four-speed right-shift shift final drive 12-volt Magneto and breaker points. I would never make it at one of those DJ schools. No. But I thought you would love to know some of the technical detail about the motorcycle. You're welcome.

And I heard his child was a stillborn. Yeah. How would any of those specifics be of interest to Gilbert? That was typical. That was typical Paul killing the fucking show. He left out a thing. He left out. They were all nude.

We're having a good time. Everything's going great. And he's telling me a technical thing about motorcycles. This Gilbert would love. I'm trying to expand. How the fuck would I love that? Tell me how the fuck I'd love that. What was the premise of them,

It's pretty clear you don't, I guess. He had amnesia. I have to explain the premise of them, It's pretty clear you don't, I guess. He had amnesia. I have to explain the premise of things that will be of interest to Gilbert to you. I'll do that on a future show. The show featured Parks as the protagonist, James Jim Bronson. He was a newspaper man

who became disillusioned after the suicide of his best friend, Nick, played by Martin Sheen. Oh, excellent. Of all people. And he becomes a vagabond searching for the meaning of life. It's basically...

Well, he wasn't being pursued like the fugitive was. But it was that thing running from town to town. Yes. Also like the Hulk bought it. I mean, there was a shift. The thing was supposed to be him on his voyage of discovery.

Oh, the one with amnesia was Coronet Bloom. That was the Larry Cohen show. That's right. With Frank Converse. This one became one of the things. Instead of him getting insights to life, he would go somewhere and solve somebody's problem. Correct. Somebody was at death's door or something.

Traveling angel story. Traveling angel. Yeah. No easy rider, by the way. This series doesn't even exist because obviously it's a cool guy on a motorcycle driving across America having adventures. Okay, Gil, here's one that I know you know because we've talked about it on previous shows. Oh, Crosby.

What's the name of the show? Oh, is this the high school? Yep. Yeah. Where was Kincaid? Chet Kincaid. Oh, uh. The song even has a name.

Don't work too hard. Yeah. 1969, debuted on Sunday nights on NBC. The song is called Hickey Burn. Produced by Marvin Miller. Yes. Who was the composer of that piece? Play a little bit more of it, Frank.

That's all there was. Let me repeat it. Okay. I'm going to get some maggots and some roses and raisins. Ha, ha, ha, ha. The Bill Cosby show. That was the title of it. Yeah. Composed by Quincy Jones. Yes.

Oh, I thought that would be Quincy Jones. Yep. For those who aren't familiar with him, said that Marlon Brando used to fuck Richard Pryor in the ass. Now that's of interest to Gilbert. Yes. There you go. That's how it works, Paul. Yeah, but what size carburetor did he have?

Yes, and he was like 800 pounds. And I think Richard Pryor would wear a chef's hat. Brando was fucking him in the ass. The Bill Cosby show was the first time an African American starred in his or her own eponymous yes, I said eponymous

comedy series. What is the podcast connection to this show? What is the Gilbert Gottfried Amazing Colossal podcast connection to this show? Anybody? You guys know stuff. That a lot of the women we've had on this show, we've drugged.

Well, I would have also accepted that it was created by Ed Weinberger. Previous podcast guest. Yes. Yep. The song is called Hickey Burr 1969 you got that one yes

and you pulled then came Bronson out of your ass oh my god did I ever the last one has a definitive podcast connection

and he won't be stumped but we'll talk about it did you find anything else on Hickey Burr just the Quincy Jones connection nah fuck it let's go on to the next one

although Hickey was something that Marlon Brando gave to Richard Pryor. Yes, on his ass. On his ass, yes. And he broke a few bones. He broke a few bones on Richard Pryor mounting him. I thought you would go for a Raymond Burr joke there. Yeah, I know, yes. Raymond Burr would then do a Brando imitation and fuck Richard Pryor in the ass.

This one, I think, will mean something to you. Sometimes he'd fuck Scoey Mitchell in the ass. Stop now. And one time, Cliff Wilson, he fucked him. And one time, Cliff Wilson. He fucked me. A love American style who we just had on, Charlie Fox. White and blue, hoo, hoo. Love American style for me and you.

In a star-spangled world, my friend. Close. For my love. You can rest your head on my shoulder. I'm surly light, my love. I will defend your right to cry. Love, American style. Better than the red, white, and blue.

You did that part already. Now for me, for people my age, and I'm sure there are listeners that will agree. Knowing and hearing that song meant you were homesick from school. Oh, because it ran in the afternoon. It was stripped. Yeah, and I remember my mom would come down and shut the TV off because there'd be inappropriate stuff on. Charles Fox's music score featuring flutes, harps, and flugelhorn

set to a contemporary pop beat provided the love ambiance, which tied the stories together as a multifaceted romantic comedy each week. The first seasons. See if you remember your Charles Fox interview, which was only three weeks ago. I know you don't listen to the show. Who performed the Love American style theme

in season one only to be replaced? Ooh. Dave Milstein knows. The Cow Sills. The Cow Sills. Jeez. Yes.

And they were replaced by the Charles Fox Singers, which I called Charles on the bullshit. There was no Charles Fox Singers. They were the Ron the Charles Fox Singers, which I called Charles on the bullshit. There was no Charles Fox Singers. They were the Ron Hicklin Singers. And they replaced the Cowsills. For reasons I cannot find, but I guess I'll call Charles and ask him. Of interest to Gilbert, in the opening credits of that, there was what year Camaro with what horsepower engine? I knew that's where you were going.

What is the other connection to the podcast that this theme song has? What's his name? Margolin. Arnold Margolin. Yes. Who created the series, co-wrote the song with Charles. And his brother, Stuart. We had his brother, Stuart Margolin.

Would always appear in those blackouts. Correct. Right you are, sir. Before we sign off, here are some other 1969 TV debuts. And they just had Death Wish on recently. Oh, yeah, with Stuart. Yeah. Before you sum up, can I throw in one more thing?

Okay, this show spawned more spinoffs than any show in history, according to something I found on the web. Well, I know two of them. Name a few. Well, there was Wait Till Your Father Gets Home, voiced by Tom Bosley. Happy Days.

And Happy Days. Laverne and Shirley. Well, Laverne and Shirley came from Happy Days, so that's not cheating a little bit. Mark and Mindy, you know, the second generation.

But they didn't, but those are second generation. Right. Yeah. All right. I'm done. Okay. Gil the Bold Ones debuted in 1969.

Remember The Bold Ones? Bracken's World? Oh, Bracken's World was the Hollywood one. You bet. And in Bracken's World, they re-teamed Martin Sheen and Jack Albertson. From the subject was roses. Yes. They re-teamed Martin Sheen and Jack Albertson. From the subject was roses. Yes, they re-teamed them. Very good.

In an episode, I remember it to this day because it had to do with a stand-up comic. Oh. And it was, the episode was called My Father Never Spanked Me. Love it. And Jack Albertson was a lovable vaudeville guy and Martin Sheen was a hateful stand-up comic. And somebody else sent me that they

worked together in another thing called, I think it was Insights, like a slightly religious. Fascinating. Or moralistic. Martin Sheen and Jack Albertson. Jack Albertson. They were like Alan and Rossi. Just like Alan and Rossi. Just like Alan and Rossi.

Like Gottfried and Santo Padre. And Martin Sheen would come out and go hello there, hello there, hello there. Here's a couple of other shows from 69. Dastardly and Muttly and their Flying Machines. Oh, okay. I know the characters. Dudley Do-Right, the Glenn Campbell Good Time Hour. Oh, okay. I know the characters. Dudley Do-Right, the Glen Campbell

Good Time Hour. Oh, yes. H.R. Puffin stuff. Yes. Debuted in 1969. That's the kind of serial I thought. Yes. Jimmy Durante presents the Lennon Sisters. Oh, jeez. Marcus Welby we talked about and My World and Welcome

to It, starring William Wyndham. Oh, that's it. That's it. Yeah. Yep. Yep. Quickly, before we get out of here, other things about 1969. January 13,

Dick York collapsed on the set of Bewitched and had to resign from the show due to health reasons and replaced by Dick Sargent. Yes. Yeah. He was in horrible... And then he wound up like,

I think, almost homeless. Or maybe he was homeless. He had a lot of problems. He had money problems, too. Yeah. Quickly. Money problems. Health was horrible. ABC, February 5th, runs the one and only airing of the notorious flop, Turn On.

Oh, yeah. In 1969. And this has a podcast connection. April 13th, 1969, Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore are reunited for the special Dick Van Dyke and the Other Woman, written by Sam Denhoff and Bill Persky. So there you go. That is 1969 in television. It was a very good year.

Gil, you got some? Yeah. I think you did pretty well. Yeah. No, this was a fun one. Okie doke. We're going to go out on the best Lalo Schifrin theme. But I got the beer song from Frankenstein Meets the Wolf.

Most importantly. Wasn't that two episodes ago? Yes. Okay, just checking. They're all starting to run together for me. Yes. Thank you, Ray Bone. Thank you.

Thank you. Thanks, Dave and Dave. Thanks, Frankie. Thanks, Gil. I'm not going to thank you. Yeah. Sign off. This has been Gilbert andbert and frank's amazing colossal obsession Thank you. ¶¶ © BF-WATCH TV 2021