The song's lyrics compared the star to diamonds, chestnuts, rainbows and tinsel on a tree. Though best known as an actor, Fred Gwynne also enjoyed success as a children’s author. The Best Music Gifts How much do you know about dinosaurs? Many of the scenes were shot on location in the The Bronx. | There’s a hold-up in the Bronx A car thieving ring is using an auto body shop to paint stolen cars and resell them.

Khrushchev's due at Idlewild! Because learning is fun, so stick with us! Bands like The Beatles and Rolling Stones pumped out pop and rock hits, Motown dominated R&B, and The Beach Boys were full of good vibrations. Please be careful. Each episode of the classic kids show "Howdy Doody" -- another term for hello -- opened with host Buffalo Bob asking kids what time it was, and the kids would respond (loudly), "It's Howdy Doody Time!" Sometimes we explain how stuff works, other times, we ask you, but we’re always exploring in the name of fun! Proving that teenagers are still the same today as they were 50 years ago, "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis" featured a girl-crazy teen boy who fell in love with every girl who crossed his path -- often developing a crush to the tune of "Love is a Many-Splendored Thing.". This one is from "Scooby-Doo," which premiered in 1969 and featured the mystery-solving team of Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy and Scooby-Doo.

Fred Gwynne’s children’s books include A Chocolate Moose for Dinner, A Little Pigeon Toad, Easy to See Why, Pondlarker, The Battle of the Frogs and the Mice, The Sixteen Hand Horse, and The King Who Rained.

"Father Knows Best" used a tune called "Waiting" as its theme song, and alternated between lyric-based and instrumental versions. Nat Hiken, who wrote the lyrics to the catchy theme song, also penned most of the scripts for the series. The sponsor intro after the opening credits ("Tonight's episode is brought to you by . The large circular object on the dashboard between the two officers is an auxiliary fan, in the days before cars had air conditioning. The round object on the dashboard of Car 54 was a certified speedometer, used in all NYC police cars in those days, which were certified by the Police Department at least annually. As we do not collect or store any information from our readers this should not concern you. He and Fred Gwynne would later team up again with great success in The Munsters, which aired from 1964 to 1966 on CBS. One week after President. All runaways. A far cry from law enforcement! NBC wanted to buy part ownership of the show in exchange for it being renewed for a third season. The show ran from 1958 to 1963, and was not only a Western but also a show about a single dad raising a child on his own.

This series, which ran from 1964 to 1967, featured the adventures of a super smart dolphin and his interactions with Warden Porter Ricks and his family at a South Florida wildlife preserve.

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Andy Griffith started each episode with a whistled tune known as "The Fishin' Hole." Despite living alone with her widowed dad, she managed to have all kinds of adventures and always kept a smile on her face, whether she was surfing or shopping. The series about a big blended family ran from 1969 to 1974. All-American classic "Leave It To Beaver" opened each episode with a song called "The Toy Parade." All I’ve ever wanted is an honest week’s pay for an honest day’s work. The King Who Rained Written and Illustrated by Fred Gwynne, A Chocolate Moose for Dinner Written and Illustrated by Fred Gwynne. Do you remember which show was only supposed to feature a "three-hour tour," or which series began each episode with "The Ballad of Jed Clampett?"

They have their own rules. What show, other than "Patty Duke," could get away with claiming that a pair of cousins looked so much alike that they could be mistaken for identical twins?