tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943321092483498805.post4239406789954103976..comments2024-01-02T03:25:05.523-05:00Comments on Cleveland Classic Media: New Book on Magoo's Christmas Carol..And an appreciation..Tim Loneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15208281099970788558noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943321092483498805.post-66477492107990649992009-12-06T16:27:59.939-05:002009-12-06T16:27:59.939-05:00Happy Birthday! Stopped by from WIXY's blog. B...Happy Birthday! Stopped by from WIXY's blog. Boy, the names of those TV shows in the line-up sure bring back some memories. Thanks for taking me back..Minervahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16412414063488628467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943321092483498805.post-24303498792936918042009-12-03T22:46:26.691-05:002009-12-03T22:46:26.691-05:00WBHist:
"Tiny Tim" was definintely ...WBHist:<br /> "Tiny Tim" was definintely Gerald McBoing Boing-The Producer's first idea, according to the book, was to pair Magoo and Gerald in the special, which would be set as a small town community play..Things came together when he hit on the "Broadway" angle..<br /><br />BTW, for all the knowlege you have on NYC TV history, etc..You should have your own website..Tim Loneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15208281099970788558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943321092483498805.post-16501245458156202382009-12-03T22:34:56.571-05:002009-12-03T22:34:56.571-05:00Cleveland was not the only city to be hit with a m...Cleveland was not the only city to be hit with a major newspaper strike from late 1962 through the early spring of 1963. New York City was likewise affected, with The New York Times, Daily News, New York Post, New York Herald Tribune, New York World-Telegram & Sun, and New York Journal-American all shut down for the duration; New Yorkers had to find out about WNBC Channel 4's maiden airing of "Magoo's Christmas Carol" from TV Guide and Long Island-based Newsday (can't say about either the Staten Island Advance or Long Island Press).<br /><br />As for the kid in "Magoo's Christmas Carol": It looks like Gerald McBoing-Boing.wbhisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02270661237413315760noreply@blogger.com