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The Funny Box

posted 8 years ago by hannahrose313
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...well that plot escalated quickly.

[–] Fletcherj119 8 years ago

Another mob-themed episode, which isn't a bad thing. But unusual for the death of a mob family member.

[–] hannahrose313 8 years ago

That's the thing. When I started watching it I thought, "oh great another episode where one of Rockford's accquaintences gets him in trouble with the cops/mob". Only things take a very odd turn! When Jim mentions to the dead comedian's girlfriend that he thinks he was a homosexual with the mob guy...I just thought he said it to throw her off. Nope.

[–] aaronyovanovits 8 years ago

The guy that played the annoying, schmuck comedian was very effective I thought. Never seen him in anything else.

[–] Fletcherj119 8 years ago

Chuck McCann starred in the Saturday morning live action show "Far Out Spacenuts" in the mid '70s with Bob Denver. Dumb show, but I watched it.

[–] cind5 8 years ago

I remember that one. Do you remember Forrest Tucker and Larry Storch in Ghostbusters? Charles Nelson-Reilly in Lidsville? Martha Raye in The Bungaloos? How about Robbie Rist in Big John/Little John? Or Monster Squad? If I dismember correctly that show had Gopher from The Love Boat. You know the guy who became a congressman.

We live as we dream - alone.

[–] Fletcherj119 8 years ago

I didn't like any of the early Krofft shows. Sigmund and the Sea Monsters I watched occasionally. Land of the Lost, of course. The Lost Saucer was OK. But H and R Puffnstuff freaked me out when I was six or seven when it came out. I couldn't watch it.
I watched Ghostbusters. I liked how it starred the F Troop guys.
I remember Big John/Little John and Monster Squad, not sure if I watched them regularly.
I remember watching the prehistoric show Korg. And the other various Krofft shows like Wonderbug, Dr. Shrinker, Electrawoman and Dynagirl. Didn't care for Bigfoot and Wild Boy, though.

[–] cind5 8 years ago

I loved Land Of The Lost. The acting was hammy. The special effects were cheesy. And the humor was very wry. I guess that show was a ham and cheese on rye. Have I used that before?
BTW, Electrawoman was muy caliente. Diedra Hall was stunning. Do have any idea how times I made love to her? I just wish she could been there. Just once. Even being in the same room would be good enough.

We live as we dream - alone.

[–] Fletcherj119 8 years ago

And Dynagirl was the producer's daughter. They were both hot. I wonder if Frank drilled a hole in the wall of their changing room.

[–] cind5 8 years ago

That explains why she couldn't act. Dynagirl better be hot, cause that's all she had.

We live as we dream - alone.

[–] Fletcherj119 8 years ago

I've seen her in commercials at the time, but that was about it.

[–] aManAndHisThoughts 8 years ago

Do you think the Marshalls would have hired Rockford for $200 a day plus expenses to get them out of the Land Of The Lost? Jim never had a T-Rex or Sleestacks showing up at his trailer door. And if going through a wormhole is an open case he wont touch it.

[–] Fletcherj119 8 years ago

The only investigative work possible would be to try and locate the park where the pylon had stopped at during its travel on "The Pylon Express" and see if it turns up.

[–] aManAndHisThoughts 8 years ago

Get Dennis to check if there are any warrants on Cha-Ka and pull him in for questioning.

[–] Fletcherj119 8 years ago

The cells would get filled with bewildered hippy midgets.

[–] aManAndHisThoughts 8 years ago

Becker would pull out what's left of his hair from all the extra paperwork Jimbo caused.

[–] Fletcherj119 8 years ago

Love to hear that argument!

[–] cind5 8 years ago

How about Angel running into Grumpy? Angel would be scared of Dopey. How about Angel trying to run a con on a sleestak? Jim would have to do some serious rescuing then.
Fletch, I hate to be politically correct on you, but they are called bewildered hippy "dwarfs".

We live as we dream - alone.

[–] Fletcherj119 8 years ago

"Politically correct" should only apply to politicians. I'm not one.
And would that be "dwarfs" or "dwarves"?
Angel would never leave the cave. I was always surprised the kids were allowed to go off on their own; I know the show was a live-action cartoon, but there were T-Rexes roaming around.

[–] Tresix 8 years ago

Weird how we went from an episode of "TRF" to "Land of the Lost", isn't it?  I had seen McCann on a few shows as a guest star in the Sixties and Seventies. The angry comic was played by the late Robert Quarry, famous for the character Count Yorga.

Annoying the world since 1960!

[–] Fletcherj119 8 years ago

Yes, I've heard of Yorga. I must've seen it at some point.
I've seen two Blackula movies, so I must've seen that. As s kid I watched every variation of the subject.

[–] Tresix 8 years ago

"Count Yorga, Vampire" came out in 1970. "The Return of Count Yorga" was the following year. Mariette Hartley and Craig T. Nelson were in the sequel.

Annoying the world since 1960!

[–] Tresix 8 years ago

WHOA! I just looked at Quarry's credits and found out he was in an episode of "Far-Out Space Nuts".

Annoying the world since 1960!

[–] Fletcherj119 8 years ago

I probably saw it. There aren't that many episodes.

[–] hannahrose313 8 years ago

I've only seen him in the movie adaption of The Heart is a Lonely Hunter. From 68 I think.

[–] Tresix 8 years ago

He was also in "Dr. Phibes Rises Again" with Vincent Price and "The Zombies of Sugar Hill" (not to be confused with the Wesley Snipes movie).

Annoying the world since 1960!

[–] Fletcherj119 8 years ago

And of course he played another character on "Rockford" ; the episode "Guilt".

[–] Owlwise (1535) 3 years ago

A fine dramatic role in The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, and wonderful in a quirky independent film called The Projectionist, to name just two films. And I remember him well from the 21960s in the Tri-State area, hosting the children's show Let's Have Fun on Sunday mornings. You can find clips on YouTube.