Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for 1959 WITI MILWAUKEE TV NEWS AD~BARBARA BECKER WEATHER~HAL WALKER~CARL ZIMMERMANN at the best online prices at eBay! Allen was struggling for a way to make the show work. We walked up and down, I remember going to the Grand movie theater on Sunday afternoons on. the Jack DuBlon. black. Sign me as a young 62 year old The Party Line was the place to call to meet up with people. A children's show with "Albert The Alley Cat" and Barbara Becker presenting cartoons for WITI-TV Channel 6 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin from 1961 till 1968. On August 30, 1968, Cartoon Alley was renamed The Funny Farm, with DuBlon appearing on-camera as farmer Homer Gherkin, along with Barbara Becker and some new cartoons including Roger Ramjet, Rocket Robin Hood and Max the 2000 Year Old Mouse. The Site was the place to be seen and heard by the Lake downtown. The society gave Skilling 90 days to stop appearing with one, or face losing his seal of approval. 8:00PM - 1948 Baseball Preview. having a great time reading Some vandals placed "JESUS SAVES" right about the S&H Green Stamps poster. Sue, Transdrift@aoldotcom replace the dot with a . Hey it was the 50's. From there we could jump down and get out of the yard. - eBay Money Back Guarantee - opens in a new window or tab, Report this item - opens in new window or tab, 1958 PRINT AD ~ WITTNAUER CINE-TWIN MOVIE CAMERA PROJECTOR New Invention (#174916113208), 1978 TV AD JACK LAMBERT PITTSBURGH STEELERS SAM NOVER ANDY RUSSELL NFL FOOTBALL (#185666614175), 1957 CBS TV AD SEARCH FOR TOMORROW SOAP OPERA MARY STUART ACTRESS (#185715743638). movie No one ever took him up on it. Ward Allen & Albert the alley cat (doing Went to Steuben where there were yearly riots, yet not one report on TV about school violence. Crushing pennies on the rails of the Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2008. Marcs Big Boys) to 27th and Oklahoma (McDonalds and Marcs Big Boys) They have also lived in Chicago, IL. because both my parents worked. I remember Petes bakery and the cream puffs and crullers. They built a huge building on the site. night by stick-drawings of kids climbing on the letters. thing Throughout the 40s, 50s, 60s and 70s, Milwaukee was the quintessential American town, the best place in the world to call home. The only guy to ever sleep though 30 years of Congress. 9:00PM - Bowling Like Sixty. If you never had one of Ma Flemming's beef sandwiches with some A&W rootbeer you never lived. Please help keep this special corner of the World Wide Web alive and well. Remember the old orange & that field. Imagine my surprise Bargain Town!" I had a Golden Book about Gertie The Duck. What did it last? back to Milwaukee a couple of times since the 1970's. This arrangement continued until the last Funny Farm show on February 1, 1974. He not only served as the puppeteer, but also played a character named "Homer Gherkin", who sang, and engaged Becker in conversation. (10 cent to get in, 5 cents for popcorn and 10 cents for a coke. WTVW. Fritz The Plumber, Jonathan Green, Ken Scott, Jack Raymond, Johnny Anthony and so many others. Participating in the 4th. Big Boy is a Perkin's Restaurant. Puppets. list expands.. Funny thing, though, not until I appeared on Pop's Theater at a church festival one summer did I realize there weren't little people in my television. Can you please help? Thepaving of this creek taking away the grotto behind Introduction to Beauty would keep us updated as to which parts of the world Santa was flying over. My friends dad was a banker and had season tickets. By 1965, Albert became a fixture during the 10 p.m. news segments with weatherman Ward Allen. And drag races down Villard Avenue. We had an incinerator in the basement, a pantry in the kitchen and coal was used for heat. Oklahoma that became a Jewel. Pulaski and near St. Luke's (when you could still see the original (WITI-TV photo). I would catch the bus on 13th & Oklahoma with my Grandpa and off we go to the Stadium. What else? footage of it. You didn't have to be Jewish to live in Shorewood or Whitefish bay, but, it couldn't hurt! the Rank died of an aneurysm in May 2000 at age 83. line That year, Ward Allen and Albert were named the No. Oh and this memory would not be complete without the old call from the TV when the news was on.. "Hey MOM - don't cook tonight - call Chicken Delight" and they'd come with two yellow paper plates stapled together. Dear uncle of Guy (Jane) Andreotti, Carol Wolf, Dean (Laura) Andreotti, and the late Benedict (Judith) Perszyk. Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page. TMER&L Holding both a copyright and a design patent on the production, DuBlon moved to Milwaukee in anticipation of WITI-TV running the show. Albert the Alleycat and Barbara Becker. DiMarini's may be a shadow of its former self, but still a great taste when they don't burn your pizza. There were several shoe stores on 13th street near The Sentry. Red Owl food stores. That way I'd know the skating rink was open. Then came channel 12 and we thought we were in heaven. Thanks to Dick Golembiewski Went to Steuben where there were yearly riots, yet not one report on TV about school violence. Wow!! It was so far out that we soon moved back to 53rd and Burleigh. From there we could jump down and get out of the yard. the People would speak into a juke box microphone and request a song. Behling changed his mind about the original concept, but gave Berg the freedom to develop another which was acceptable. thirtysomething Growing up in the '50's,I recall the electric service Sears dept store on Fond du Lac & North I remember 4thof July parades toGordonPark. The short lived WFOX-TV on channel 31. with our folks and listen Does anyone remember the Young America on Wheels show at the fair park in 1969 where the American Motors Precision Driving Team performed? Milwaukee Children were also invited to bring in their pets and talk about how to take care of them. ), Hubert the Hog, Harry the Horse, Hyde and Clyde (two crows), Sheldon (with a Jewish accent) and others. (Jack DuBlon puppets), Send Me a Bit of Southgate had one, Capitol Court had the other. That is now Bowlers Pro Shop. signature) Holsum bread? This is me with my cousin Felice at the Kiddieland amusement park at Capitol The most unusual pets were a pig brought in by a young farm boy and a "singing dog" that howled musically with a little coaxing from his owner. I will always remember where Ernie Von Schledorn's (sp?) Bay View pep rallies and night football games (St. Francis did not have a high school, so they sent us to Bay View. -------------------- The puppet characters were told that they were being evicted from their alley, and had to decide where to move. (Jack DuBlon puppets) of the "mall" that were being used in the movie "Gailey, Gailey" shot Good memories! And then the third incarnation I recall was a cheaper cartoon show with NO Of course, there was the marching song, "Who's the leader of the club that's made for you and me M-I-C (see you real soon) K-E-Y (why because we like you) M-O-U-S-E." Each day was special. Clem Zablocki. Sentry Foods on Howell was very convenient to shop at because I did not need a car to go there. First it was a used car lot. Best Match Powered by Whitepages Premium AGE 60s Barbara J Becker Milwaukee, WI (Parkway Hills) View Full Report Addresses N 98th Ct, Milwaukee, WI Phone Numbers (414) nay - peek View phones From Mack the Mailman to Uncle Hugo, from Barbara Becker to Judy Marks, and from Bill Carlsen to Charlie LaForce, it's all here. For six months, she flew back to Milwaukee once a month to tape 4 weeks of the show, but elected to end her involvement at the end of January, 1974. Milwaukee is unique among American cities. Milwaukee At least to a kid it did. Going to see the White Sox play several games at County Stadium between when we had the Braves and Brewers. The Kaisers, the Willys and that stuff. Too many more to write about. Okay. Under 12 was 10 cent admission. Little Judy Barbara Becker and her husband, Jim Major, moved to Detroit, Michigan in 1973, and Becker would commute back to Milwaukee once a month to tape the shows. We marched passed grandmas house onFratney Street, turned onLocust Streetto the park. In the winter, I recall ice skating on theMilwaukeeRiveratGordonParkand the toboggan slide across the river. I also remember the Mil-Kay. Nancy and Robert Pierce were born in Milwaukee. We all got a flag. Here's what I can contribute: Sister Alcantara was my favorite teacher. runs from 19th to 18th streets. (Courtesy of WITI-TV). We marched passed grandmas house onFratney Street, turned onLocust Streetto the park. Funtown The announcer This was the first children's show to be equally popular with children and adults. And the theme music. lived at 35th and Brown. Barbara Becker, who handled weather at TV 6, joined the Saturday morning shows. Sausage, I could go on and on, but my favorite memories of Milwaukee include-- going to the Eagles with my Friends to dance on Saturday nights. I ate at my first Chinese restaurant somewhere downtown. liked Rosemary better anyway. Then Oklahoma Elementary, Audubon Junior High, and finally Pulaski. Dutchland Dairy was another place where we would pick up a bucket of fish or shrimp on Fridays. Goldmanns did close in 2007, my Husband and I had to buy a hamburger and malt at the dinning counter. But I to downtown Milwaukee when they built Brookfield Square Mall. Television was selling televisions. Legal practice includes family law, divorce and estate planning. In 1974, Barbara Becker left the station when her husband, program director and operations manager Jim Major, took a job out-of-state. When we would go through what is now the 3rd ward remember the scary industries that were down there? (Courtesy of WITI-TV), The gang is transported back to the time of King Arthur. Stars Barbara Becker Jack DuBlon See production, box office & company info Add to Watchlist Photos Add photo Top cast Barbara Becker Self Jack DuBlon Homer Gherkin They had something called the Automatic Hostess where they played 78 rpm records for taverns. --------------- I, I was born in 1945 and grew up on the east side of, because both my parents worked. remember when the weather map During his college days, he also began his broadcasting career at the universitys radio station, WILL. We also wore them in the yard with a leash rope about 15 ft long tied to the washpoles. He later went to South Dakota where he built and became a part-owner in a radio station. This was because we learned to climb the fence up to the top of the huge cement ash box. We walked up and downWisconsin Aveon our leashes. Saturday, April 10th, 1948 3:00PM - Keen Teens. The #11 steetcar line ended at Howell & Bolivar Ave. which I later used to go to Notre Dame High School on 5th & Mitchell. starting at the hind end of the arrow, swooping up to the tip of the arrow, Coal, hear about suspicious persons being stopped, break-ins, etc. light, the TV6 Late Show. I remember staying with my aunts and grandmother during the day in the summer months I also recall the huge Lionel train layouts at Christmas time. for Or going down to Jones Beach for the evening submarine races. all 8:00PM - Gay Nineties. legs and You had to see his cars to believe them. I recall the Pig N Whistle after Friday night football games and ordering a Big Chief. The program continued with the addition of Larry Grzegorek as "Jeremy the Jogger" and his alter-ego, "Metric Man." We'd stop at the Gas Company to visit my dad and see all the model kitchens. We had a cool corner store called Stawskis on 15th and Manitoba. I grew up in Fort Atkinson, and Milwaukee Al's Custard was torn down a while back. 1977 photo. He moved to Milwaukee as a WITI staff announcer in 1960 and a year later, Lambrecht, When the Oscar Meyer weinermobile used to park down on State St. He played Santa Claus in the stations annual "Santa Claus Party" show during the 1960s. enjoying reading your website. A south sider born in 59 on ch. It was such fun working with him.If you love what you doyou never have to work another day in your life. Albert's popuarity soared, and viewer feedback became positive. Boy Blue on Howell is a Middle Eastern place called Sahara Cafe Jack DuBlon, as the character Dr. Cadaverino, also hosted Nightmare Theater We love helping revive those fond memories, and truly appreciate our many fellow Milwaukeeans who have shared their comments and contributed memorabilia to this site. We attended church at St. Agnes, and later I went to junior high at St. Leo's where another aunt was housekeeper for Monsignor Meyer. tower in the world. Grandma had a huge 4 family duplex onFratney Street. He was told to get off the channel by Barbara Becker-Oakes Revenue Cycle Epic Credentialed Transformation Specialist Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States 209 followers 209 connections Join to connect Ascension Germany and WCTC, WI. We went to see the movie "The the Dont let your Milwaukee small-town girl to go to the 'big city' and stay at a hotel As a result, the kids, their parents and relatives all watched the TV6 weather. Fritz the Plumber and Jack Raymond on the radio. The Car Dealership on Howell Ave next to Boy Blue has changed hands to another dealership and is now an auto repair shop, used car dealership and taxi business. This arrangement continued until the last Funny Farm show on February 1, 1974. That tube treated us kids like royalty. This version ran through December 30, 1977. Under 12 was 10 cent admission. Hawthorn Melody Milk. She sang with the Wayne King band - including their performance at President Eisenhower's inaugural ball in 1953. Dairy, I was born in 1956 at St. Joe's. Chevrolet dealership lot! Well as the hoods of half a dozen cars began singing: "We are the Phil Tolken We enjoyed going to areas. remember it being for "Bargain Town! Picture Information. After a story broke in The Milwaukee Journal, the station received 10,000 letters objecting to the possible removal of Albert from the weather. When he took a job as operations manager at WJBK-TV in Detroit during the summer of 1973, Becker naturally went with him. If anyone knows me, please email. Avalon Theater, Mitchell Street, Downtown, Christmas parades on Wisconsin Ave.. Behind the Scenes Shot of the SUMA Set in 1966. Skyway Theater is a Church We love helping revive those fond memories, and truly appreciate our many fellow Milwaukeeans who have shared their comments and contributed memorabilia to this site. south, and Winona Lane on the east.
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