Ice 8:30PM - Spelling Bee. and then a mirror image swooping from the tip back to the hind end. And where is that footage today? Though weve maintained Retro-Milwaukee without support from advertisers, its becoming increasingly difficult to do so. We walked up and downWisconsin Aveon our leashes. I would catch the bus on 13th & Oklahoma with my Grandpa and off we go to the Stadium. back to Milwaukee a couple of times since the 1970's. There was the "Howdy Doody Show." My friends dad was a banker and had season tickets. Give me a "buck's worth of high test" How many remember Mamie's grotto? During the week, WITI-TV showed Popeye cartoons during the mornings. Select the best result to find their address, phone number, relatives, and public records. Letters. Hosted by Bob Knutzen, Kid's Klub aired on WTMJ-TV. I was born in December 1944 at St. Joseph's Hospital. It initially ran Saturday mornings at 10:30AM, and Monday through Friday afternoons from Then Iworked at Allen Bradley for 10 yrs. He will forever be remembered for pronouncing humidity as "humidery" when giving the "sadistics". official sounding folks, but kept talking. In the winter, I recall ice skating on theMilwaukeeRiveratGordonParkand the toboggan slide across the river. Rex Barbara Becker had married Jim Major, who started as a floor director, and went on to become the station's program director, and operations manager. Did my kids shopping at Sidelloes Ben Franklin on 13th street. The parade started in front of my schoolSt. Mary Czestochowa. I was sleeping less than 300 yards from the crash when my It was clean. I would Here's what I can contribute: Albert the Alleycat and Barbara Becker. Dr. Cadavarino, of courseI already mentioned Dialing for occasions'. Milwaukee was a great place for a child. for Under 12 was 10 cent admission. From there we could jump down and get out of the yard. Nancy and Robert Pierce were born in Milwaukee. Teacher Darlyne Berg had done some research on children's programming - specifically what existed and what was needed - as part of her work toward a Master of Science degree in education and communication. It was a big deal for a Albert and the Jack DuBlon When Channel 6 was on 27th South of Silver Spring, My dad was a manager at the Woolworths on 10th & Mitchell. TV was my best friend and constant Not many people remember the in-ground trampolines on Capitol drive the But I remember Mr. Tolken swinging his baton (is that was those are called?) Long gone and now a restaurant. The Hickory way downtown for great BBQ. I was born in 1945 and grew up on the east side ofMilwaukee. Those names may be a mystery to most people, but they're legends to . Layton Ave. Click here for more stills and promotional materials from the "You and I" show. Or when LBJ spoke as Kosciusko park? Click here for a look at a series of shows which ran in early 1967. dragging (1954) I have many fine memories of Milwaukee's south side. it at Thanks to the jingle, I will always know where Hall Chevrolet was located, Oklahoma (NW corner), just a few blocks from my home. Puppets. Wow! He had the same mild-mannered temperament of the Jolly One, wearing an oversized coat with squared front pockets. 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. in J.M. Wolf's everything. The original Stein's Garden that SOB I remember when they dedicated the little club house in the park in back of St. Gerard in probably 68 or so by the ball diamonds. I remember 4thof July parades toGordonPark. (1954) I have many fine memories of Milwaukee's south side. We marched passed grandmas house onFratney Street, turned onLocust Streetto the park. Oh and Sloan's furniture. Great-uncle Milwaukee North Pole like a rocketship. As I got older, we moved to, in 1961 near the Victory Drive-in. Ah, the innocence of my youth. In 1966 or 1967, my folks bought my brother and I a set of inexpensive commented on by McGuire when he first came to Milwaukee. In 1971, he produced a Christmas record featuring his voices of Albert, Alice, Rocky and Santa! Irv The Workingman's Friend Braves I Just wanted to let you folks know that the amusement park at - 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). I remember their names incorporated in the theme . Barbara Becker stopped doing the weather reports on She pitched the idea for a new show, "Christina's Cottage", to Jim Major's replacement at WITI-TV, Jim Behling. - Albuquerque | Anaheim | Arlington | Atlanta | Aurora | Austin | Bakersfield | Baltimore | Boston | Buffalo | Camden | Charlotte | Chicago | Cincinnati | Cleveland | Colorado Springs | Columbus | Dallas | Denver | Detroit | El Paso | Fort Wayne | Fort Worth | Fresno | Honolulu | Houston | Indianapolis | Jacksonville | Jersey City | Las Vegas | Lincoln | Long Beach | Los Angeles | Memphis | Mesa | Miami | Milwaukee | Minneapolis | Nashville | Newark | New Orleans | New York | Oklahoma City | Oakland | Omaha | Philadelphia | Phoenix | Pittsburgh | Portland | Raleigh | Riverside | Sacramento | San Antonio | San Diego | San Francisco | San Jose | Santa Ana | Seattle | Springfield | Stockton | Tampa | Tulsa | Tucson | Virginia Beach | Washington | Wichita | More USA TV Listings, What to watch - Netflix | Disney Plus | Prime Video | Hulu | Paramount Plus | Peacock | Apple TV, TV Listings - United States | Canada | United Kingdom | Ireland | Australia, America's leading online TV listings & streaming guide, World's Funniest Videos: Top 10 Countdown, The Potter's Touch with Bishop T.D. Woolworths in Capitol Court (second Albert's popuarity soared, and viewer feedback became positive. I also have fond memories of A&W. DuBlon was also a puppeteer, and had developed the concept for a kid's show called "Cartoon Alley" while at a station in Ft. Worth Texas. Mildred Riley, http://www.malibuart.org/mildred_jarrow_riley.htm Sentry Foods on Howell was very convenient to shop at because I did not need a car to go there. Keep the smiles on the faces of you, your family and friends, and the thousands of Milwaukeeans who come here to remember and share their stories. 9:00PM - Bowling Like Sixty. In 1966, he and other WITI-TV personalities including John Anthony, Barbara Becker, and Earl Gillespie were joined by pianist Tommy Sheridan to form "That Late Show Bunch", a local talk/variety show at 12:15 a.m. Saturdays. You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked. sketch? Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page. Years active in Milwaukee: 1965-1981 Way back when, television was littered with serious broadcasters paired up with adorable animal sidekickshell, Siskel and Ebert once boasted two of them. ): Was Toy's-R-Us a He was joined by his headless sidekick, Igor, and presented classic horror films, such as the Boris Karloff That's when I figured out they were just rerunning the clips every Remember when Purity did home delivery of potato chips? www.mildredjarrowriley.com DuBlon, an expert antique buyer, dealer and auctioneer in his off time, died at age 58 in San Angelo of pancreatic cancer in 1988 and, per his wishes, was buried in Cedarburg, Wisconsin. Renamed "You and I", the focus of the hour long M-F show shifted to educational themes. The last show was on 1 February 1974, and featured a film clip from a "Cartoon Alley" show from 1963, as well as various still photo's from over the years. Allis Some of the information on this page came from a follow-up post by Dick Nitelinger on the Toon Tracker Message Forum. The city's local networks were pioneers broadcasting on both the VHF and UHF frequencies. I recall the Pig N Whistle after Friday night football games and ordering a Big Chief. children say "dad you told me that already". I also remember going swimming almost everyday to the Gordon park swimming pool and taking the shortcut by walking the trains tracks . The Moon Shop was the place to go to buy gag gifts. your Milwaukee is unique among American cities. electrictrolleys, and replacing therunners on the wires using a up the He told her to have her teacher call him, and he would make an appointment to come and speak with her class. Chalmers, ------------------ 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 had a Golden Book about Gertie The Duck. Jakes, The Story Behind The Story With Mike Rowe, Heidi Daus Spring Sparkle Jewelry Designs. Went to Steuben where there were yearly riots, yet not one report on TV about school violence. Another I reall from Okay. The parade started in front of my schoolSt. Mary Czestochowa. A A new set was designed by Carol Milman Davis, and built by Paul Johnson. Their first appearance was on 2 August 1965. I remember drives thruEstabrookPark(I think thats how you spell it) to see the 400 come racing by. Surely you had to take precautions or a spring from the seats might significantly alter your sex life. On his own initiative, Allen began going to two or three schools a week. forgotten about, and I usually pride myself on remembering everything! The number 10 Wells - West Allis? Dr Cadavereno (Jack Dublon) along with Igor (the headless person) I remember theMilwaukee Roadsteam engines that poured out thick black smoke and the soot that soiled There was "Captain Kangaroo." Now it is something completely different. And help me out here, anyone (Bueller? Open flames from smokestacks and as kid they frightened me! This would have been 1960. We marched passed grandmas house onFratney Street, turned onLocust Streetto the park. I played baseball at Pumping Station park as a kid and through my high school years atRiversideHigh School. I attended St. Gerards until the school closed. We all got a flag. Bob Barry had all the latest info. The little ice cream parlors all over the city like the one on Greenfield Avenue where you could get a strawberry sundae for 15 cents. Milwaukee's WITI-TV6. 2. Albert on his new set. those days was "Jolly Green". He was a philanthropist and very prominent in civic affairs. Hileman's Kewaskum dairy products. memories fade away! There was a lot of airtime to fill and cartoons and kids shows seemed to be what counted most. Good old "Buffalo Bob" Smith would always ask us, "Hey kids, what time is it?" Along with my 2 cousins,( we were around 4 or 5 yrs old) they would take us on walks to 3rdStreet all the way down to Schusters. Growing up in the '50's,I recall the electric service southsiders My brother and I listened intensely to the CB traffic. We lived in Fox Phil Tolken Pontiac. L-R: Wally Dobiesz, Larry Grzegorek as "Jeremy the Jogger", and Darlyne Berg. talking Toucan that was one of Bob Trents puppets. Sometimes there would be a neighborhood rumble where we'd go home and get our bike chains, show up at Sherman School, and somehow, nothing would happen. I recall vividly John Kennedy and Jackie being there for the vote counting on the Wisconsin primary at the Channel 6 studios on N 27th street. pretty hokey ads. I remember Saturday afternoons at the Boys Club and swimming in the nude at their pool. I remember Quality candy at Christmas and Easter. Behling changed his mind about the original concept, but gave Berg the freedom to develop another which was acceptable. That night we watched the fireworks in the park. I also remember the Mil-Kay. hear about suspicious persons being stopped, break-ins, etc. Refresh your browser window to try again. plexiglass that the weatherman would actually write on with a big El-Marko Dutchland Dairy was another place where we would pick up a bucket of fish or shrimp on Fridays. remember the ads for Hall Chevrolet had Mr. Hall as an animated caricature The 41 Twin is now owned by Northwestern Insurance. At least fourteen commercial and public television networks competed for Federal Communications Commission (FCC) construction permits and then viewers in Milwaukee during that era. In all DuBlon had up to 17 puppets in his collection, which he said were made for him by "an old German puppetmaker in Princeton, Wisconsin". I, like many, Your donation of $5, $10, $20 or more will ensure Milwaukee Memories will be here for years to come. "Hall Chevrolet--Hey!--Eleven-O-Eleven west North or not, but some of my Milwaukee Memories the viaduct on 16th sty. "Funny Farm" added Roger Ramjet, Rocket Robin Hood, and Max the 2000 Year Old Mouse. I marvel that I managed to meet friends at the same place, at the same time and do the same things yet had no cell phone, no IPOD, no GPS, no computer, no car, and still managed to have a great life. Red Owl food stores. Sign me as a young 62 year old Visit Dick's interesting site regarding early Milwaukee TV Horror Hosts. At least there still is the Butler . Kiddieland I also listened to Milwaukee radio stations. Albert the Alley Cat and WITI-TV's Early Morning Kids' Shows. list expands.. Only on CBS 58. Then Oklahoma Elementary, Audubon Junior High, and finally Pulaski. By that time, DuBlon was using his eighth "Albert" puppet. site, but it truly saddens me to see what's become of these Cartoon Alley (with Barbara Becker) channel 6. professional name. This was probably taken in the late Went to Steuben where there were yearly riots, yet not one report on TV about school violence. Jack DuBlon. raised in Milwaukee. Remember the old orange & Bay View pep rallies and night football games (St. Francis did not have a high school, so they sent us to Bay View. "I certainly miss Jack and all the Alley gang. See the links below for more info. When men's trousers had a little extra belt in the back. perhaps 1 or 2 other folks. Milwaukee what a great marketing tool it was. bottom with over two thousand, 25 watt light bulbs and proclaimed After a story broke in The Milwaukee Journal, the station received 10,000 letters objecting to the possible removal of Albert from the weather. 1960's Desing Pontiac on 3rd street, Verified Purchase. EVS Country was School in 1967, the list goes on. During that time, he developed an idea for a puppet show built around an alley cat, and later received a copyright and design patent for the show "Cartoon Alley". Hear two rare Christmas songs, sung by night, the natural gas tanks that went up and down near Red Star when it was actually run by the Bradleys, until their death. game times like Get-Get-Gettleman's. That way I'd know the skating rink was open. He had a Polish accent, and was the local postmaster. Congo Ave. is an angle street which Albert the Alley Cat Joe Dorsey, Mad Man Michaels, Fritz The Plumber, Jonathan Green, Ken Scott, Jack Raymond, Johnny Anthony and so many others. Butter on the bun Hamburgers, Hearts of lettuce I would catch the bus on 13th & Oklahoma with my Grandpa and off we go to the Stadium. Sears dept store on Fond du Lac & North Where has the time gone? He moved to Milwaukee as a WITI staff announcer in 1960 and a year later, Cartoon Alley aired. We'd stop at the dime store at 35th and North. We can also remember Father Jim Groppi. Sister Alcantara was my favorite teacher. I remember staying with my aunts and grandmother during the day in the summer months featuring Howard Gernett (sp?) tracks that crossed Oklahoma there and flying model airplanes in Animation Adventure Comedy A children's show with "Albert The Alley Cat" and Barbara Becker presenting cartoons for WITI-TV Channel 6 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin from 1968 till 1974. Krazy King Konzol the Karpet King or was that a Saturday Night Live for Nightmare Theatre.". the "Who alive then And there was the song, harmonized every morning after the Pledge of Allegiance. The Site was the place to be seen and heard by the, since I was 1 year old. Jack DuBlon was born in Chicago on 28 October 1929. It can be heard at Ron Kurers webpage devoted to Albert. fifty as the hoods of half a dozen cars began singing: "We are the Phil Tolken CB at that time (ch. We marched passed grandmas house onFratney Street, turned onLocust Streetto the park. The closing song was sung to the tune of "Aint We Got Fun". Remember the hideous yellow banana suits and guys hopping all over your car to check the oil and battery and was your windshield and gas was 24.9 a gallon? You didn't have to be Jewish to live in Shorewood or Whitefish bay, but, it couldn't hurt! Can you imagine today taking the markets prime time slot reserved for news and running cartoons? There was a great deal of police traffic on the The chocolate covered cherries and the huge chocolate cream eggs. (WITI-TV photo). about 68th street. Was I - EVER - that young? I remember opening my bedroom window to see if I could hear the music playing in the winter time on the "little" lagoon. Albert the Alleycat and Barbara Becker. Did my kids shopping at Sidelloes Ben Franklin on 13th street. This arrangement continued until the last Funny Farm show on February 1, 1974. 1 weather show in the country by the National Association of Television Program Executives, with the citation: "For presenting information in an interesting, entertaining way". I also remember going swimming almost everyday to the Gordon park swimming pool and taking the shortcut by walking the trains tracks . Then, throughout the evening, Mr. Gernett (Milwaukee was under a curfew for a few Barbara Becker, Age 87 Road, I remember staying with my aunts and grandmother during the day in the summer months. Good memories! Remember going to State Fair to see Joey Chitwoods Tournament of Judy Marks the femme fatal of TV weather. I grew up in West Allis in the 50's Central high grad in 1959. Doeges, Pete's Bakery (first job), on at Mayfair's parking lot (not enclosed yet) we were asked to help Hi Mousketeers! I remember the tower from my childhood and late nights waiting Condition: -- Price: US $19.99 Buy It Now Add to cart Best Offer: Make offer Add to Watchlist Free returns Ships from United States Shipping: US $4.99Standard Shipping | See details Located in: Memphis, Tennessee, United States Delivery: The North Shore Line electric train ran from Milwaukee to Chicago, and sailors from Great Lakes would come to Milwaukee on a weekend pass. Of course so did Arby's once upon a time back in the 60's. Barbara Becker, who handled weather at TV 6, joined the Saturday morning shows. and maybe they included the original clip in the spot. Or Mighty Mouse's theme song, "Here he comes to save the daymighty mouse is on his way." signature) The idea was neither Allens nor DuBlons (Operations director Bob Oliver gets credit for it.) There was "Romper Room." Jack was a great talent and a dear friend. weather) with our folks and listen "Get-Get-Gettleman's!" which was Pulaski territory. Milwaukee I remember Miss Jane starring into the TV at the end of the show, whispering "Be a Do bee, Johnny; Be a Do Bee, Mary. They range in age from 15 to 22, three are in college and one is a freshman in high school, and they all seem academically accomplished. Dairy, The music began to change. Anyone? in the above photo from a 1966 GMC catalog. They'd start, they may or may not stop. I didn't know it at the time, but some guy named Willard Scott was Bozo before he grew up, and out, to be a popular weather guy. Omar, This was filmed--I recall--in the news studio at WISN and interspersed with Bet NOBODY has the pictures of the Young America on Wheels show or the newspaper clips of it. Several of Jack's puppets were used in story lines and interacted with Darlyne's puppets: Rapunzel, Roberta, Roxanne, Rufus and Gilda. mouth when he yelled at us. Beloved wife of Jeffrey for 55 years.. line Milwaukee. The show became the prototype for the stations high school quiz program, "Who Knows? footage of it. Remember Cooks coffee in their dull orange and brown trucks? Visit Dick's interesting site regarding early human hosts nor puppet hosts nor ANY hosts at all, called Cartoon Capers. The closing song was sung to the tune of "Tiptoe Through the Tulips". on April 1, 1961, the Milwaukee version of Cartoon Alley began airing. While at the schools, he continued to have his visits filmed. The short lived WFOX-TV on channel 31. --TjH, Even More Memories Thiele "Garbage Can" kept yacking away. And then the third incarnation I recall was a cheaper cartoon show with NO The place has been closed for a few months now and I do not know when they are going to reopen. 6's tower in Estabrook Park was briefly the tallest free-standing TV Send us your to its present location by 1967, and the dealership sat empty for some possible The Shroeder hotel. According to the late Arthur Olszyk, former news editor at WTMJ-TV, WITI station manager Roger Le Grand then tried, unsuccessfully, to steal popular TV weatherman Bill Carlsen from them. I also recall riding theWells Streetstreetcar across the viaduct( that was as scary as anything you could imagine). DuBlon was given a larger role. (But a fun one, nevertheless.) We would also ride the bus downtown and shop at Gimbels and Boston Store. Also SKippy's final Sausage, I never lived in Milwaukee but grew up in Whitewater, Wisc in (Jack DuBlon puppets) gone, ), Hubert the Hog, Harry the Horse, Hyde and Clyde (two crows), Sheldon (with a Jewish accent) and others. hotel. Hosts, Link to actual Afterwards it was lit only for 'special I wouldn't exactly call them junkers. Nine year-old Laura Kinney delivers the childrens newscast on You and I All the "souped" up cars in the parking lot. AM radio was listened to and FM was not quite in focus yet. was Solly It, too, had a studio audience and featured cartoons like "Funny Company" starring Shrinking Violet, Buzzer Bell, Polly Plum and the villain Bell Laguna. We would Like Bullwinkle's famous line, "Nothing up my sleeve, presto!" A south sider born in 59 Well, my brain's cached. blessed. Voila! an impressive landmark at the time. They built a huge building on the site. $19.99 + $4.99 shipping. They have also lived in Chicago, IL. Albert And Lucius are still around! I remember my grandpa drinking a glass of Schlitz beer in a tall glass with a raw egg in the bottom. north then west and through Wauwatosa eventually finishing at the See production, box office & company info. cents. when I moved to Indy in the 1980's and heard his voice on one of "Cool site. How about South Star Dairy on s. 9th? We 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. He always took us to the Captain's Treasure House. (WITI-TV photo). http://www.barnabys1.com. Captain Video. Hope to see you sometime at the Des Plaines restaurant. Behind it is Kubiaks drug store. Ward Allen left WITI to open a green house, and currently nostalgia. Ward Allen & Albert the alley cat (doing 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. We all wore leather harnesses and leashes on these walks. . Thursday was circus day. We also wore them in the yard with a leash rope about 15 ft long tied to the washpoles. The only guy to ever sleep though 30 years of Congress. (You still can, of course.) of Each show took to the road, appearing at carnivals or at State Fair Park. Greenjeans-type character named Homer Gerkin. Ah, that's where it gets really interesting. It was 10 cents to swim and you'd put your clothes in a wire basket and they'd give you a - what looked like a diaper pin with a number on it. My grandparents owned a building on Upper Third Street. That night we watched the fireworks in the park. afternoon to mornings on January 8, 1962. Tanks would roll through our neighborhood to make sure that we were on our porches at the early curfew. There was also a "big" lagoon where they'd rent boats for 50 cents. I remember always being asked how old are you? (Busateri is now the music director for Festa Italiana.) We cruised from 76th and Oklahoma (McDonalds and Born in 59. This was because we learned to climb the fence up to the top of the huge cement ash box. would give us free baby root beers and popcorn. the clean clothes on my moms wash line. Rick Bates identified the puppet maker as Martin Puppets of Princeton, Wisconsin. The Javelins and AMX's. 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