Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site unc.unc.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!mcnc!unc!goodrum From: goodrum@unc.UUCP (Cloyd Goodrum) Newsgroups: net.tv Subject: Re: 1960's adventure shows Message-ID: <12@unc.unc.UUCP> Date: Sun, 15-Sep-85 22:55:01 EDT Article-I.D.: unc.12 Posted: Sun Sep 15 22:55:01 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 17-Sep-85 04:55:07 EDT References: <121@biomed.UUCP> Reply-To: goodrum@unc.UUCP (Cloyd Goodrum) Organization: CS Dept, U. of N. Carolina, Chapel Hill Lines: 20 Summary: In article <121@biomed.UUCP> lagasse@biomed.UUCP (Robert C. Lagasse) writes: > > Watching some reruns the other day as a form of background noise, I >realized that there were a bunch of adventure type shows produced in the >1960's (and many were good) that portrayed a male hero type (usually a >gentle person) that was not married or maybe divorced or lost a wife >somehow. Examples are: Flipper, Gentle Ben, Lassie, Daktari, Andy Griffeth >to name a few. All of these guys wore khaki colored shirts and were some >sort of public servants I believe. > Another show that would fall into the same category would be the cartoon "Johnny Quest". I don't recall Johnny's having a mother. And speaking of Johnny's lineage, why is it that Race Bannon looked more like Johnny than Johnny's alleged father did?? Hmmm... > > >Bob Lagasse Cloyd Goodrum Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com