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Post by uncleson on Feb 27, 2012 17:52:23 GMT -5
Yes, the stars were shining bright on old uncle!
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Post by music4life on Feb 27, 2012 17:58:38 GMT -5
Yes, the stars were shining bright on old uncle! You bet they were!!
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Post by uncleson on Feb 27, 2012 18:03:15 GMT -5
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Post by uncleson on Feb 28, 2012 17:34:58 GMT -5
here I am arguing with Mr Starkey again. "But Im Clean!"
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Post by music4life on Feb 28, 2012 17:40:27 GMT -5
Hey Uncle the other guy looks like Wilfred Brambell who played Albert Steptoe in "Steptoe And Son" a British comedy from the early 60s to early 70s. It was fantastic Uncle! I've got the boxset of every episode.I love it! ;D
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Post by uncleson on Feb 28, 2012 17:44:49 GMT -5
Yeah, I think thats him. He was in Hard days Night as Pauls grandfather.
He was a 'real mixer' as Paul would say. Then Wilfred would say, 'but Im clean!'.
He is/was very funny!
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Post by music4life on Feb 28, 2012 17:48:48 GMT -5
Classic comedy writing and acting!
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Post by uncleson on Feb 28, 2012 17:50:07 GMT -5
I may look into that!
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Post by uncleson on Feb 28, 2012 17:54:05 GMT -5
Uncle with Mr lennon...
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Post by music4life on Feb 28, 2012 17:56:18 GMT -5
I know Holly's heard of it and says its a bit like "Sanford And Son" although i've not heard of it.Sorry.
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Post by music4life on Feb 28, 2012 18:01:04 GMT -5
Excellent photo Uncle!! ;D
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Post by HollyH on Feb 29, 2012 9:43:46 GMT -5
In the States, it was reworked into Sanford and Son, starring the comedian Redd Foxx. Also very funny, but in a different style of humour. I loved Wilfred Brambell's sly codger smirk.
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Post by bamajohn1 on Feb 29, 2012 12:20:14 GMT -5
I've probably watched every episode of Sanford and Son; some probably 20 or more times! It's by far my favorite tv comedy of all time. In those heady days of the late 70s, shows like Sanford and Son and All In the Family would easily pull 25/30 million viewers a show in a much smaller tv market than today. Water cooler moments galore as the fragmentation of multiple cable outlets had not set in; I was still adjusting rabbit ears and outdoor antennas then. In other words, the big hits on the 3 major networks where watched by a much greater percent of the population at least in a passing fashion so you had more common ground with others in viewing! Redd Foxx; the notorious blue entertainer filled the role fit to a T for him as Fred (G., the G stands for....well almost G-rated in this case ) Sanford and became a mainstream star! Demond Wilson as Lamont, Esther, Bubba, Julio, Rollo, Smitty, the 'I didn't know that' guy, the recurring 'eeeee yeessss' waiter guy, and on and on. The fellow who played Grady ended up on a show on the (Ted) Turner South network about southern folklore in the late 90s or so! It was amazing how they took the original concept and fitted it into Watts, Los Angeles at a junkyard. I've encountered some characters like those in real life and I felt the show was so true to life! Esther's line 'Watch it sucker' is in my head right now! I was just thinking about the show Alice that started in a similar timeframe and continued on into the 80s. The lady who played Flo was from my state. I was thinking about how different her famous line today might be. 'Kiss my polenta' doesn't have the same bite as 'Kiss my grits', does it!
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Post by uncleson on Feb 29, 2012 13:32:21 GMT -5
Sanford and Son, and All In The Family were my favorites! maude, The Jeffersons, and Alice were all good as well!
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Post by music4life on Feb 29, 2012 16:11:11 GMT -5
Sanford and Son, and All In The Family were my favorites! maude, The Jeffersons, and Alice were all good as well! Sorry but i've not heard of these! Sorry about that!
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