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BuddyHinton · 08-18-2008, 10:46 AM

Isn't it weird watching a show when you realize the entire cast is already dead, or you find out after becoming a fan of a show that the star/s have died?

I just picked a GREAT looking (and cheap!) 10 disc set of the Courtship of Eddies Father and just realized Bill Bixby, Miyoshi Umeki, and Jame Komack are ALL dead. The only one left is Brandon Cruz.

It's just strange to me to watch shows sometimes and watch these people in their primes probably at the time thinking they too would live forever (as I suppose many think)..

Yea, maybe I think too much, lol, but it's sort of like watching ghosts..

tv star collector · 08-18-2008, 02:23 PM

Imagine how I feel! At 61, I have had to come to grips with the fact that
most of the stars that I grew up watching, in the 1950s and 1960s, are all
gone now. To name just a few of my favorites:

Lucille Ball, John Lennon, George Harrison, Jackie Gleason, Bob Hope, Boris
Karloff, Fred MacMurray, Groucho Marx, Red Skelton, The Three Stooges (all
six of 'em!), John Wayne, Don Adams, Milton Berle, Bing Crosby, Sammy Davis
Jr., Jimmy Durante, Lorne Greene, Michael Landon, Paul Lynde, Roy Rogers,
James Stewart, Bill Bixby, Judy Garland, Tony Randall, Frank Sinatra, Jack
Benny, Buddy Ebsen, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Grace Kelly, Elizabeth Montgomery, Steve Allen, Dan Blocker, Perry Como, Fred Gwynne, Dean
Martin, Gene Autry, William Bendix, Edgar Bergen, Gabby Hayes, Don Knotts,
Shari Lewis, Buffalo Bob Smith, Paul Winchell .. and so many, many others.

I feel that every time another favorite dies, a small part of me dies, too.
But, through the magic of celluloid, video tape, and recordings, anyone
famous never really dies ... as long as we remember them. Still, it is sad to
realize that they're gone. But just think of all the great moments they left us.

Zoneboy · 08-18-2008, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by BuddyHinton

The only one left is Brandon Cruz.

Kristina Holland is also still alive, She later starred in Wait Till Your Father Get's Home as the voice of Alice Boyle.

BarneyFife · 08-18-2008, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by BuddyHinton

Isn't it weird watching a show when you realize the entire cast is already dead, or you find out after becoming a fan of a show that the star/s have died?

I just picked a GREAT looking (and cheap!) 10 disc set of the Courtship of Eddies Father and just realized Bill Bixby, Miyoshi Umeki, and Jame Komack are ALL dead. The only one left is Brandon Cruz.

It's just strange to me to watch shows sometimes and watch these people in their primes probably at the time thinking they too would live forever (as I suppose many think)..

Yea, maybe I think too much, lol, but it's sort of like watching ghosts..

I think about that a lot when i'm watching I Love Lucy, knowing that all four stars are no longer alive.

BuddyHinton · 08-18-2008, 10:41 PM

Kristina Holland is also still alive..

I'm but 10 episodes into the show and I don't think she was alive even then, lol. Just a small joke b/c honestly, whenever the show shifts back to the "office" I feel it takes a considerable nose dive.

Fleet · 08-19-2008, 02:09 AM

It feels weird but I'm just thankful that the shows are preserved and available for viewing at anytime via videotape and DVD.

Schmoopie · 08-19-2008, 02:52 AM

That is weird. Even when I'm watching some Audrey Hepburn movies (like "Roman Holiday"), I'll think about how most of the cast is gone now. It's sad, really. But the wonderful thing about people in entertainment is that their legacy lives on forever. We will always have movies and TV shows of people like Lucille Ball and there are so many great ones that I don't think there will ever be a time when people will get tired of seeing them.

Andrea

treky · 08-19-2008, 03:25 AM

yea, I'm currently watching "BONANZA" on DVD ("THE BEST OF BONANZA-VOLUME 1" containg 8 early episodes with BEUATIFUL audio & video AND they're UNCUT!!!

) and it's strange when you realize almost all the Cartwrights are dead-with the exeption of Pernell Roberts.

comedyfreak · 08-19-2008, 08:07 AM

I don't feel weird about watching shows where most of the cast are gone. I feel lucky to have the dvds to enjoy and to think of happy times in my life brought by these great tv shows.

PrettyinPink55 · 08-19-2008, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by BarneyFife

I think about that a lot when i'm watching I Love Lucy, knowing that all four stars are no longer alive.

Same here...

In fact, I'm watching Lucy right now.
I also think that when I watch Three's Company and about John's sudden passing.

Also with The Ropers and Mr. Furley.

But, as cheesy as this is going to sound, watching those shows and appreciating all those actors' and actresses' talents keeps their memory alive!! They will be around for generations to enjoy thanks to the gifts they left us!

kooky12 · 08-19-2008, 12:37 PM

One of the first things I remember watching in the 70s was the Three Stooges so I got used to that situation early.

What's also strange is when you realize that a more modern show like Cheers started 26 years ago.

Wait a second - does that mean I'm getting old too ?

Tubehead · 08-19-2008, 03:28 PM

I watch home inprovment. did you know that the guy that plays wilson died in real life.? i also like billy bixy. i watch him on the incdabile hulk and my favroti mratian. I also watch i love lucy and the hooney mooner. Jackie Gleason and art is dead. i also watch red foxx in sanford and son.

Zoneboy · 08-19-2008, 04:13 PM

One experience that I find to be really sad is watching Batman and realizing that most of the villains are no longer with us including:

Riddler (Frank Gorshin)
Penguin (Burgess Meredith)
Joker (Cesar Romero)
Mr. Freeze (George Sanders)
Mr. Freeze (Otto Preminger)
Archer (Art Carney)
King Tut (Victor Buono)
Louie the Lilac (Milton Berle)
Bookworm (Roddy McDowall)
Clock King (Walter Slezak)
Zelda the Great (Anne Baxter)
Egghead (Vincent Price)
Olga (Anne Baxter)
Black Widow (Tallulah Bankhead)
Chandel/Harry (Liberace)
Ma Parker (Shelly Winters)
Lord Marmaduke Ffogg (Rudy Vallee)
Marsha, Queen of Diamonds (Carolyn Jones)
Dr Cassandra (Ida Lupino)
Cabala (Howard Duff)
Mad Hatter (David Wayne)
Puzzler (Maurice Evans)
Sandman (Michael Rennie)
Colonel Gumm (Roger C. Carmel)
Kato* (Bruce Lee)
Lola Lasagne (Ethel Merman)

Villains that are still alive:

False Face (Malachai Throne)
Catwoman (Julie Newmar)
Catwoman (Eartha Kitt)
Shame (Cliff Robertson)
Calamity Jan (Dina Merrill)
Minstrel (Van Johnson)
Mr. Freeze (Eli Wallach)
Minerva (Zsa Zsa Gabor)
Riddler (John Astin)
Green Hornet* (Van Williams)
Siren (Joan Collins)
Nora Clavicle (Barbara Rush)
Lady Penelope Peasoup (Glynnis Johns)

* I included The Green Hornet and Kato even though they were credited as heros but looked upon as villains.
Another one that's still with us is The Killer Moth who was played by Joe E. Tata but was never seen. Killer Moth was the villain used in the 10 minute promo to introduce the Batgirl character.

tv star collector · 08-19-2008, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Tubehead

I watch home inprovment. did you know that the guy that plays wilson died in real life.? i also like billy bixy. i watch him on the incdabile hulk and my favroti mratian. I also watch i love lucy and the hooney mooner. Jackie Gleason and art is dead. i also watch red foxx in sanford and son.

Alas, Audrey Meadows is also deceased. The sole survivor of The Honeymooners now is Joyce Randolph.

Scoobiedoo30 · 08-19-2008, 07:00 PM

no I do not think it is wired.

08-18-2008, 10:46 AM	#1
BuddyHinton Member Frequent Poster Join Date: May 31, 2006 Location: CA Posts: 441	Isn't it weird watching a show when... Isn't it weird watching a show when you realize the entire cast is already dead, or you find out after becoming a fan of a show that the star/s have died? I just picked a GREAT looking (and cheap!) 10 disc set of the Courtship of Eddies Father and just realized Bill Bixby, Miyoshi Umeki, and Jame Komack are ALL dead. The only one left is Brandon Cruz. It's just strange to me to watch shows sometimes and watch these people in their primes probably at the time thinking they too would live forever (as I suppose many think).. Yea, maybe I think too much, lol, but it's sort of like watching ghosts..

08-19-2008, 02:09 AM	#6
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08-19-2008, 03:25 AM	#8
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08-19-2008, 08:07 AM	#9
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08-18-2008, 02:23 PM	#2
tv star collector I Love Susie Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 18, 2005 Location: South Carolina Posts: 4,487	Imagine how I feel! At 61, I have had to come to grips with the fact that most of the stars that I grew up watching, in the 1950s and 1960s, are all gone now. To name just a few of my favorites: Lucille Ball, John Lennon, George Harrison, Jackie Gleason, Bob Hope, Boris Karloff, Fred MacMurray, Groucho Marx, Red Skelton, The Three Stooges (all six of 'em!), John Wayne, Don Adams, Milton Berle, Bing Crosby, Sammy Davis Jr., Jimmy Durante, Lorne Greene, Michael Landon, Paul Lynde, Roy Rogers, James Stewart, Bill Bixby, Judy Garland, Tony Randall, Frank Sinatra, Jack Benny, Buddy Ebsen, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Grace Kelly, Elizabeth Montgomery, Steve Allen, Dan Blocker, Perry Como, Fred Gwynne, Dean Martin, Gene Autry, William Bendix, Edgar Bergen, Gabby Hayes, Don Knotts, Shari Lewis, Buffalo Bob Smith, Paul Winchell .. and so many, many others. I feel that every time another favorite dies, a small part of me dies, too. But, through the magic of celluloid, video tape, and recordings, anyone famous never really dies ... as long as we remember them. Still, it is sad to realize that they're gone. But just think of all the great moments they left us.

08-18-2008, 10:41 PM	#5
BuddyHinton Member Frequent Poster Join Date: May 31, 2006 Location: CA Posts: 441	Kristina Holland is also still alive.. I'm but 10 episodes into the show and I don't think she was alive even then, lol. Just a small joke b/c honestly, whenever the show shifts back to the "office" I feel it takes a considerable nose dive.

08-19-2008, 12:37 PM	#11
kooky12 Member Senior Member Join Date: Sep 06, 2005 Posts: 2,022	One of the first things I remember watching in the 70s was the Three Stooges so I got used to that situation early. What's also strange is when you realize that a more modern show like Cheers started 26 years ago. Wait a second - does that mean I'm getting old too ?

08-19-2008, 03:28 PM	#12
Tubehead Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 12, 2007 Location: chattanooga.tn Posts: 5,139	I watch home inprovment. did you know that the guy that plays wilson died in real life.? i also like billy bixy. i watch him on the incdabile hulk and my favroti mratian. I also watch i love lucy and the hooney mooner. Jackie Gleason and art is dead. i also watch red foxx in sanford and son.

08-19-2008, 04:13 PM	#13
Zoneboy RIP, I'LL NEVER FORGET YOU :( Moderator Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 13, 2003 Location: AT HOME WISHING ALL THIS WAS JUST A DREAM AND THAT I'LL WAKE UP FROM THIS NIGHTMARE. Posts: 34,472	One experience that I find to be really sad is watching Batman and realizing that most of the villains are no longer with us including: Riddler (Frank Gorshin) Penguin (Burgess Meredith) Joker (Cesar Romero) Mr. Freeze (George Sanders) Mr. Freeze (Otto Preminger) Archer (Art Carney) King Tut (Victor Buono) Louie the Lilac (Milton Berle) Bookworm (Roddy McDowall) Clock King (Walter Slezak) Zelda the Great (Anne Baxter) Egghead (Vincent Price) Olga (Anne Baxter) Black Widow (Tallulah Bankhead) Chandel/Harry (Liberace) Ma Parker (Shelly Winters) Lord Marmaduke Ffogg (Rudy Vallee) Marsha, Queen of Diamonds (Carolyn Jones) Dr Cassandra (Ida Lupino) Cabala (Howard Duff) Mad Hatter (David Wayne) Puzzler (Maurice Evans) Sandman (Michael Rennie) Colonel Gumm (Roger C. Carmel) Kato* (Bruce Lee) Lola Lasagne (Ethel Merman) Villains that are still alive: False Face (Malachai Throne) Catwoman (Julie Newmar) Catwoman (Eartha Kitt) Shame (Cliff Robertson) Calamity Jan (Dina Merrill) Minstrel (Van Johnson) Mr. Freeze (Eli Wallach) Minerva (Zsa Zsa Gabor) Riddler (John Astin) Green Hornet* (Van Williams) Siren (Joan Collins) Nora Clavicle (Barbara Rush) Lady Penelope Peasoup (Glynnis Johns) * I included The Green Hornet and Kato even though they were credited as heros but looked upon as villains. Another one that's still with us is The Killer Moth who was played by Joe E. Tata but was never seen. Killer Moth was the villain used in the 10 minute promo to introduce the Batgirl character.
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