tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post2429090510595951706..comments2023-11-22T06:35:25.251-05:00Comments on POE'S DEADLY DAUGHTERS: Find Your Favorite TV SleuthsJulia Buckleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-84201707853406727042008-06-03T16:46:00.000-04:002008-06-03T16:46:00.000-04:00Sorry - I thought the link was in the comments, bu...Sorry - I thought the link was in the comments, but it wasn't. <BR/><BR/>Try <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice's_Restaurant" REL="nofollow">this</A>Terry Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-15620332428024955762008-06-03T16:35:00.000-04:002008-06-03T16:35:00.000-04:00Okay, I read it--but I still don't get it. I see ...Okay, I read it--but I still don't get it. I see that it's from the Arlo song, but what does it MEAN?Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-49875398878088864072008-06-03T13:28:00.000-04:002008-06-03T13:28:00.000-04:00Ah, Julia -- for the answer, check hereAh, Julia -- for the answer, check <A HREF="http://terryodell.blogspot.com/2008/05/do-you-know-what-group-w-bench-is.html#links" REL="nofollow">here </A>Terry Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-17378181335505337712008-06-03T12:46:00.000-04:002008-06-03T12:46:00.000-04:00No, but now I'm curious--what's the Group W bench?...No, but now I'm curious--what's the Group W bench?Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-80736472906535727572008-06-03T09:02:00.000-04:002008-06-03T09:02:00.000-04:00This 'feeling your age thing' seems to be permeati...This 'feeling your age thing' seems to be permeating the blogosphere. I remember all these shows (and NOT from reruns). And who can forget the opening to Matt Houston, with the shot of Lee Horsley walking toward the camera in his jeans and chaps and the camera was zeroed in at "belt buckle" level. <BR/><BR/>A Romance Bandits blog led me to my own reminiscing on my blog a few days ago. Anyone Terry Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-87738773714028615982008-06-02T21:30:00.000-04:002008-06-02T21:30:00.000-04:00Joyce, the fun will continue well into the wee hou...Joyce, the fun will continue well into the wee hours. We're a 24-hour establishment. :)Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-66298203474237263352008-06-02T20:37:00.000-04:002008-06-02T20:37:00.000-04:00Darn. Looks like I missed all the fun today. Fun q...Darn. Looks like I missed all the fun today. <BR/><BR/>Fun quiz!Joyce Tremelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00498392016497131719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-30494836691437232352008-06-02T18:55:00.000-04:002008-06-02T18:55:00.000-04:00Ah, yes--Lee Horsley! I thought he was very cute....Ah, yes--Lee Horsley! I thought he was very cute. :)<BR/><BR/>Stewart, that is a mystery--he holds the same fascination that the Father Dowling Mysteries had for every senior citizen in my parish (and for all the nuns who taught at my school).<BR/><BR/>Jane, I never really watched Kojak, but I knew him anyway. As I recall, commercials for the show were all over the airwaves, and everyone in Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-49356883044432552062008-06-02T18:49:00.000-04:002008-06-02T18:49:00.000-04:00The only one I recognized right away was Kojak. A...The only one I recognized right away was Kojak. All the others are familiar to me, but I couldn't get their names out.Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13040629694490652973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-86379741808240084172008-06-02T18:31:00.000-04:002008-06-02T18:31:00.000-04:00This was a fun quiz. Thanks for the trivia. There ...This was a fun quiz. Thanks for the trivia. There are certain crime fighters that are just fun to keep coming back to. Rockford. Starsky and Hutch. Columbo. Kolchak. Even Baretta. <BR/><BR/>But I doubt if any of those great minds can solve the mystery of why reruns of Matlock continue to plague the airwaves at all hours of the day and night.Stewart Sternberg (half of L.P. Styles)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00895152179113722902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-253469664079447102008-06-02T17:24:00.000-04:002008-06-02T17:24:00.000-04:00Hi, Julia,Yes, "Archie" was Lee Horsley. He had h...Hi, Julia,<BR/>Yes, "Archie" was Lee Horsley. He had his own short lived TV series in which he played a cop-- Matt Houston. Do you remember McCloud which rotated with MacMillan? I think I'm the only one who liked Hec Ramsey but I did. And Name of the Game with Gene Barry. Old. Feeling very old....BPL Refhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07206148409183653691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-35539176244630920392008-06-02T15:36:00.000-04:002008-06-02T15:36:00.000-04:00Hi, Jeanne--Yes, Ironside was great. I didn't thi...Hi, Jeanne--<BR/><BR/>Yes, Ironside was great. I didn't think of him in time--and there were a couple others I wished I hadn't left out.<BR/><BR/>I remember the Nero series--wasn't thrilled with Conrad, but I did like the guy who played Archie Goodwin, who later went on to play Matt Houston. Remember him?Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-15949549264203138612008-06-02T14:13:00.000-04:002008-06-02T14:13:00.000-04:00Somewhat sadly I must admit that I REMEMBERED all ...Somewhat sadly I must admit that I REMEMBERED all these shows without having to look them up (though it took me a minute to remember Cannon-- I kept thinking, 'Wait a minute, he DID do Nero Wolfe!" (William Conrad did about six episodes of a Nero Wolfe series with Lee Horsely as Archie. I thought Mr. C was entirely too jolly as Wolfe and wished that Raymond Burr or (fantasy time) Orson Welles BPL Refhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07206148409183653691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-31351797344776711092008-06-02T13:38:00.000-04:002008-06-02T13:38:00.000-04:00I loved Peggy, too! Maybe we can go in together o...I loved Peggy, too! Maybe we can go in together on those Mannix DVDs. :)Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-26945102306104034152008-06-02T08:47:00.000-04:002008-06-02T08:47:00.000-04:00I guess I didn't think beyond the word "corpulent....I guess I didn't think beyond the word "corpulent." I was never much of a Cannon fan but I adored Ironside. Must have been a hangover from the Perry Mason days. LOL!<BR/><BR/>And wasn't Mannix great? I just loved Peggy -- such a great female role on TV for that era. We've come a long way, baby.<BR/><BR/>MarilynPlayground Monitorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07444337591281145863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-35597705454556218562008-06-02T08:18:00.000-04:002008-06-02T08:18:00.000-04:00And the DVD set available as of tomorrow, June 3rd...And the DVD set available as of tomorrow, June 3rd? MANNIX!! Count your pennies, 70s tv lovers.Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-37462144931061255012008-06-02T08:17:00.000-04:002008-06-02T08:17:00.000-04:00Wow, Marilyn, Jeff and JWhit. You are amazing. A...Wow, Marilyn, Jeff and JWhit. You are amazing. And Marilyn, you were close enough with the Ironside answer that I think you should win bookmarks anyway. <BR/><BR/>Winners should e me at julishka@sbcglobal.net for their prizes.Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-28825907819841850402008-06-02T06:45:00.000-04:002008-06-02T06:45:00.000-04:001. Columbo2. Steve McGarrett in Hawaii Five-O3. Mc...1. Columbo<BR/>2. Steve McGarrett in Hawaii Five-O<BR/>3. McMillan and Wife - Stewart "Mac" McMillan<BR/>4. Joe Mannix<BR/>5. Baretta<BR/>6. Starsky and Hutch<BR/>7. Barnaby Jones<BR/>8. Frank Cannon<BR/>9. Kojak<BR/>10. Police Woman with Angie Dickinson as Sergeant "Pepper" Anderson<BR/><BR/>I looked these all up myself. I think I had about 5 without searching, but remembered all of them except Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-42947638811186672112008-06-02T00:23:00.000-04:002008-06-02T00:23:00.000-04:00I think that Playground Monitor is correct with al...I think that Playground Monitor is correct with all of her answers, save for #8, to which the accurate response should be Frank Cannon. <I>Ironside</I>, which of course starred Raymond Burr as former San Francisco Chief of Detectives Robert T. Ironside, debuted in 1967--four years before the pilot film described here.<BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/>JeffJ. Kingston Piercehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17073921191624535912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-1442972736659495072008-06-01T22:49:00.000-04:002008-06-01T22:49:00.000-04:001. Columbo2. Steve McGarrett3. Stewart "Mac" Ma...1. Columbo<BR/>2. Steve McGarrett<BR/>3. Stewart "Mac" MacMillan (& his wife Sally, though my favorite character was Mildred. Remember the scene where she and Mac did the tango?) <BR/>4. Joe Mannix<BR/>5. Tony Baretta<BR/>6. Dave Starsky and Ken "Hutch" Hutchinson<BR/>7. Barnaby Jones<BR/>8. Robert Ironside<BR/>9. Theo Kojak<BR/>10. Suzanne "Pepper" Anderson<BR/><BR/>Marilyn - who's Playground Monitorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07444337591281145863noreply@blogger.com