OT: Frank Avruch dies at 89

Patsfanin Philly said:

For those too young to have seen it, here's a taste that harkens back to a simpler time.....



I or one of my siblings could be one of those cute cherubs in the studio audience. I know we were on Boomtown and Bozo a few times...

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What, no romper room appearances?

XLIX said:

Didn't he host some Candlepin on Saturday afternoons on Channel 5?

ah, Candlepin.... Now there's a sport the rest of the nation just doesn't get....

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I made the kids show for candlepins when I was 14, my claim to fame.

cmasspatsfan said:

What, no romper room appearances?

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Not for lack of trying.. When there's four kids, you have to find something to keep them busy.

XLIX said:

Didn't he host some Candlepin on Saturday afternoons on Channel 5?

ah, Candlepin.... Now there's a sport the rest of the nation just doesn't get....

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I thought Don Gillis had the monopoly on that.... Saturday afternoons..seeing if somebody could get three strikes in a row for $1000... which would be equivilant to $10K now or more....

Of course there is a kids show character who was part of original wacky Patriots history-Rex Trailer's sidekick Pablo.

Seems someone thought it would be a good promotion to have him run for a touchdown against the new team. He ran past 10 guys going through the motions, but when he neared the goal line crazy Larry Eisenhauer [of their great 4 man D Line] couldn't stand to give up a even a joke score. He buried him. Pablo did live to tell about it, though.

Rex Trailer really could do those cowboy tricks, like knocking a cigarette out of someone's mouth with a bullwhip. Here's Rex and Pablo.

Joker said:

"All mankinde is of one Author, and is one volume; when one Man dies, one Chapter is not torne out of the booke, but translated into a better language."

a far smarter man than I wrote this...RIP

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Yeah, well, did the Bard know the difference between man coverage and a zone-and-one?

Totally forgot about Willie Whistle till he was mentioned in this thread.

Seems to me there were a ton of bowling shows back then.


RIP Frank.

FortressX said:

Totally forgot about Willie Whistle till he was mentioned in this thread.

RIP Frank.

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Wasn't always a 'he'. A friend's mother was Willie Whistle for a year or two but we were sworn to secrecy not to reveal it.....

cmasspatsfan said:

What, no romper room appearances?

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Sorry, I forgot abour Romper Room with Miss Jean (Harrington)! Never attended any of those tapings (also at the old WHDH-TV studio), unfortunately.

Patsfanin Philly said:

Wasn't always a 'he'. A friend's mother was Willie Whistle for a year or two but we were sworn to secrecy not to reveal it.....

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I hope your friend's mom wasn't playing Willie when this happened...

captain stone said:

I hope your friend's mom wasn't playing Willie when this happened...

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Don't think so...
Insert obligatory "one eyed snake" joke- but I don't want to get banned.....

Seacoast Fan said:

Yeah, well, did the Bard know the difference between man coverage and a zone-and-one?

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Seacoast Fan said:

Yeah, well, did the Bard know the difference between man coverage and a zone-and-one?

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This is a paraphrase...

All the world’s a game, And all the men merely players, one man in his time plays many parts [Especially on a Belichick team].

captain stone said:

Sorry, I forgot abour Romper Room with Miss Jean (Harrington)! Never attended any of those tapings (also at the old WHDH-TV studio), unfortunately.

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Miss Jean was a hottie. Those old, weird hairdo pics don't do her justice.

captain stone said:

Sorry, I forgot abour Romper Room with Miss Jean (Harrington)! Never attended any of those tapings (also at the old WHDH-TV studio), unfortunately.

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I had a crush on Miss Jeanne and always hoped she would see me in her magic mirror. Alas, no matter how hard I tried to be a dobee rather than a don'tbee...

Don't forget to drink your delicious Bosco Syrup with milk. One of the Bozo sponsors.

neali said:

Don't forget to drink your delicious Bosco Syrup with milk. One of the Bozo sponsors.

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Have some in the fridge, actually

neali said:

I had a crush on Miss Jeanne and always hoped she would see me in her magic mirror. Alas, no matter how hard I tried to be a dobee rather than a don'tbee...

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Maybe that's why I like doobees.

RayClay said:

This is a paraphrase...

All the world’s a game, And all the men merely players, one man in his time plays many parts [Especially on a Belichick team].

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And it was the bard who coined the term, ‘ beast with two backs”.

neali said:

I had a crush on Miss Jeanne and always hoped she would see me in her magic mirror. Alas, no matter how hard I tried to be a dobee rather than a don'tbee...

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