For those of us old enough to remember...

[SVXphile]

It is with deep personal regret that I relate the following news. I will quote the article from the Los Angeles Times:

Louis "Deke" Heyward, an award winning writer and producer for radio, television and the movies, died of complications from pneumonia March 26th in Los Angeles. He was 81.

In a career that began in the early '50's, when he joined television's "The Garry Moore Show" as a staff writer, Heyward wrote for many New York TV programs. In 1956, while the head writer of "The Ernie Kovacs Show", he won a Sylvania Award for comedy writing. In 1963 he became vice president of production for American International Pictures, where in the next 10 years he produced 25 pictures, including "Murder in the Rue Morgue". He also wrote "Pajama Party", "Ghost in the Invisible Bikini", and "Bang, Bang, Your're Dead". He eventually became a senior vice president at Hanna-Barbera. Among his projects was the Emmy Award-winning "The Gathering", a 1977 television movie starring Ed Asner and Maureen Stapleton.

But one of MY greatest memories involves a piece of pioneering history, that probably resulted in my needing glasses for the rest of my life....
....you see, in 1953 Louis Heyward created a partially animated Saturday morning children's show, the first interactive one in history, with host Jack Barry...

"Winky Dink and You"

Don

[Ron Mummert]

Sorry, Don, I was too engrossed in Kukla, Fran & Ollie to notice Winky Dink.

"Where have all the flowers gone?"
Ron.

[SVXphile]

Ron...Maybe they were on different networks. I know that in many places that we lived as I was growing up, there was only one station that you could pick up....usually due to the mountains. Some folks never saw shows that were on different networks that they couldn't receive. Some folks remember Howdy Doodie, but not Pinky Lee. Some remember Circus Boy, but not Super Circus....

...I know one thing. I'd love to find an original Winky Dink kit at some toy collectible show sometime! Don

[249SVX]

Layne Staley died as well.(Alice in Chains)

[Ron Mummert]

Originally posted by 249SVX
Layne Staley died as well.(Alice in Chains)

As did Linda Lovelace (Gulp!).

Ron (that was cruel & I'll never do it again).

[Aredubjay]

Originally posted by SVXphile


...I know one thing. I'd love to find an original Winky Dink kit at some toy collectible show sometime! Don

Have fun, Don:

http://207.36.165.13/requested2.html

[Ron Mummert]

[. Some folks remember Howdy Doodie, but not Pinky Lee. Some remember Circus Boy, but not Super Circus....

...I know one thing. I'd love to find an original Winky Dink kit at some toy collectible show sometime! Don [/B][/QUOTE]

I remember Super Circus AND Mary Heartline... My first rememberance of platinum blonds in boots. (Early naughty thoughts, fer sher),
Ron.

[Aredubjay]

Originally posted by Ron Mummert
Ron (that was cruel & I'll never do it again).

Yeah, right. And that bridge you're trying to sell . . . in Brooklyn, was it?

[249SVX]

Originally posted by Ron Mummert


As did Linda Lovelace (Gulp!).

Ron (that was cruel & I'll never do it again).

Yeah, my foreman told me about that tonight.

[Ron Mummert]

Originally posted by Aredubjay



Yeah, right. And that bridge you're trying to sell . . . in Brooklyn, was it?

No - the bridge was in Lancaster County, PA. (Got 'ya covered, Randy).

Ron.

[Aredubjay]

Originally posted by Ron Mummert


No - the bridge was in Lancaster County, PA. (Got 'ya covered, Randy).

Ron.

Ron, you're like Margarine. You're really on a roll.

Let's hear it for "Ron in the box."

[Ron Mummert]

Originally posted by Aredubjay


Ron, you're like Margarine. You're really on a roll.

Let's hear it for "Ron in the box."

Keep spreadin' the word, Randy.

Ron.

[SVXphile]

< Have fun, Don:
http://207.36.165.13/requested2.html>

Randy....you da MAN!!! What fun! You know, I didn't know that the show was ever redone. Funny thing is that Heyward isn't mentioned at all in that 3-part article. I wonder whose idea it REALLY was?

One happy guy.... Don

[SVXphile]

Ron,
You actually REMEMBER Super-Circus? That is TOO cool.....wait a minute....anyone can CLAIM they watched Mary Heartline....quiz question: Who sponsered the show?

P.S. That news about Linda was a bit hard to swallow till I saw it in our local paper. Thought you were pulling one over on me... Don

[Aredubjay]

Originally posted by SVXphile
< Have fun, Don:
http://207.36.165.13/requested2.html>

Randy....you da MAN!!! What fun! You know, I didn't know that the show was ever redone. Funny thing is that Heyward isn't mentioned at all in that 3-part article. I wonder whose idea it REALLY was?

One happy guy.... Don

I'm glad you enjoyed it. Notice the date of the post. No imagine walking around with the Winky Dink Theme Song stuck in your head from then, 'til now. Sheesh! I just can't get rid of it -- and I didn't even watch Winky Dink (born in 55, 2 years old in '57 when it went off the air).