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Desdamona wrote:

Karacal wrote:Sorry Des, I don't remember Winky Dink..

I'm not surprised. It was before your time... almost before TV's time!

"Winky Dink And You" was a CBS television children's show that aired from 1953 to 1957.
The show aired by Saturday mornings 10:30 a.m./9:30 central. It was hosted by Jack Barry,
and featured the exploits of a cartoon character named Winky Dink (voiced by Mae Questel)
and his dog Woofer. The show, created by Harry Prichett, Sr. and Ed Wyckoff, featured Barry
and his sidekick, the incompetent Mr. Bungle (Dayton Allen), introducing clips of Winky Dink,
noted for his plaid pants, tousled hair, and large eyes.

Praised by Microsoft mogul Bill Gates as "the first interactive TV show," the show's central
gimmick was the use of a "magic drawing screen", which was a large piece of vinyl plastic
which held on the television screen via static electricity. A kit containing the screen and
various Winky Dink crayons could be purchased for 50 cents. At a climactic scene in every
Winky Dink short, Winky would arrive upon a scene which contained a connect the dot
picture. He would then prompt the children at home to complete the picture, and the finished
result would help him continue the story. Examples include drawing a bridge to cross a river,
an axe to chop down a tree, or a cage to trap a dangerous lion. Many children would omit the
Magic Screen and draw on the television screen itself, to the annoyance of their parents...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winky_Dink

I REMEMBER WINKY DINK!! It was a favorite and my grandparents bought the Magic Screen for me. Unfortunately, my cousin, Billy (God rest his soul) RUINED my screen while visiting by doing something horrible that I can't remember at this advanced age. When we got together, sortly before Billy passed, we cracked up at the idea that I STILL remembered that and he was too young to even remember the show!!! HEHE.

Desdamona wrote:

Karacal wrote:I would have been 3 by the time it went off the air...just don't remember it.. My brother probably watched it though.

Ask him about "drawing on the TV" some time...

And for extra points (points? what points???), who remembers
the name of Sky King's plane? (no fair Googling!)

SONGBIRD!

Anyone remember the Adventures of Spin and Marty on Mickey Mouse Club? I was SOOOO gonna marry Marty. I think he went on to star in My Three Sons, his name escapes me now.

CindaBee wrote:Anyone remember the Adventures of Spin and Marty on Mickey Mouse Club? I was SOOOO gonna marry Marty. I think he went on to star in My Three Sons, his name escapes me now.

Hhhmmm... Tim Considine was on My Three Sons,
but he played Spin, not Marty.

Desdamona wrote:

CindaBee wrote:Anyone remember the Adventures of Spin and Marty on Mickey Mouse Club? I was SOOOO gonna marry Marty. I think he went on to star in My Three Sons, his name escapes me now.

Hhhmmm... Tim Considine was on My Three Sons,
but he played Spin, not Marty.

Yep, it was Tim...Guess I was SOOO gonna marry Spin hehe

If you watch "Toy Story II" the little boy ('Andy') goes off to 'Cowboy Camp'. When he returns toward the end of the movie, he is wearing a shirt reading "Triple R Bar Ranch"; the same summer camp/ranch that was featuured in Spin and Marty.

-"BB"-

Bicycle Bill wrote:If you watch "Toy Story II" the little boy ('Andy') goes off to 'Cowboy Camp'. When he returns toward the end of the movie, he is wearing a shirt reading "Triple R Bar Ranch"; the same summer camp/ranch that was featuured in Spin and Marty.

-"BB"-

COOL!

CindaBee wrote:Yep, it was Tim...Guess I was SOOO gonna marry Spin hehe

I guess that's why they didn't let 10 yr olds get married... we were easily confused.

I remember Beanie and Cecil, and I even had a beanie like Beanie's.

Desdamona wrote:

mason wrote:since we are visiting yester year. how bout....the cisco kid.....

Didn't every episode end with "Aiee, Cisco!"... "Aiee, Pancho!" ?

I remember watching re-runs on Sunday morning with my dad after church...this was a great show