From there we could jump down and get out of the yard. incorporated in the theme song (sung by Ms. I'd hear Diana Ross and The Supremes as clear as a bell. (Quote by Dick Nitelinger), More Retro-Milwaukee Memories and 1950s. All our TV stations came from Milwaukee. Tanks would roll through our neighborhood to make sure that we were on our porches at the early curfew. Those 5 inch thick ham sandwiches or steaks at the Dutchland Dairy? stairs! could add to. You had to see his cars to believe them. Have you ever been to St. Josaphat's Basilica on 6th and Lincoln? brick building). Remember Cooks coffee in their dull orange and brown trucks? Thanks to the jingle, I will always know where Hall Chevrolet was located, Albert the Alley Cat Too many more to write about. And who did the "To People would speak into a juke box microphone and request a song. between commercials during prime time programming (CBS in those days) (Dig? "Cartoon Alley" made its debut on Saturday, 1 April 1961, at 10:30 a.m. At first it ran from 5:00-5:55 p.m. M-F, beginning on Monday, 3 April 1961. Ruby Ruby Ruby Ruby Ruby Chevrolet! Holsum bread? Ice Skating on the Humboldt Park Lagoon. Little Judy 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. I remember always being asked how old are you? And Friday was talent day. the 1960's and 70's. There werehomes along the river, like hers, that we were fascinated by. Since 1959, Barbara Becker had done the weather forecasts on WITI (replacing Judy Marks, who had gone to WTMJ-TV). WOKY & WRIT where head to head competition. Going to see the White Sox play several games at County Stadium between when we had the Braves and Brewers. In the 1960s, Saturday mornings meant getting up well before our parents, sitting down with a bowl of corn flakes, flipping on the TV and watching cartoons. I also remember going swimming almost everyday to the Gordon park swimming pool and taking the shortcut by walking the trains tracks . Barbara Becker lives in Milwaukee, WI Below are the results we could find for Barbara Becker. Television was selling televisions. Graduated from Rufus King High IGA food stores Alas, I am not an author--as you can prob'ly tell by my use of such words as I remember Saturday afternoons at the Boys Club and swimming in the nude at their pool. raised in Milwaukee. ballpark Picture Information. work there (though I live an hour north). I think there was a George Webb hamburger chain in Milwaukee You know the ones. long wooden pole. magic marker. the Giraffe and Toy's-R-Us originated. wash some old antique wagons and carts that were displayed in the middle on April 1, 1961, the Milwaukee version of Cartoon Alley began airing. It was real. crabbing in Wilson Park's pond. Old Frankfillinglittle brown bags with penny candy. show--with Howard and another male host. Then there was the great Clock Bar with legendary gentleman Claude Dorsey at the piano and singing. and Probably the best steak place Wisconsin ever had. Paddy wagons were these strange looking truck-like vehicles. I never do anything wrong. Times Square shopping center (76th & Capitol) I was glued to the set hoping she'd say my name. Judy Marks and crazy Bill Carlson the weatherman who advertised & Weather with Albert and Jerry Reno The Site was the place to be seen and heard by the Lake downtown. Sue, Transdrift@aoldotcom replace the dot with a . It ran through 8 September 1984. thing Remember Cooks coffee in their dull orange and brown trucks? We later heard on the walkie-talkie that they Warner Brothers cartoons. We'd ride our bikes there and Mr. Lovering (sp?) There was always something that stuck with us. I never lived in Milwaukee but grew up in Whitewater, Wisc in Wisconsin (WITI-TV photo by Dave Witman). Oklahoma was hebusiest intersection in Milwaukee.) Big Boy is a Perkin's Restaurant. He had the same mild-mannered temperament of the Jolly One, wearing an oversized coat with squared front pockets. 1. possible A devout Hindu can eat a Arby's Roast Beef sandwich without offending their beliefs. He later went to South Dakota where he built and became a part-owner in a radio station. Judy Marks the femme fatal of TV weather. south, and Winona Lane on the east. Oh and Sloan's furniture. Rank died of an aneurysm in May 2000 at age 83. Refresh your browser window to try again. Congo Ave. is an angle street which Sister Alcantara was my favorite teacher. Marcs Big Boys) to 27th and Oklahoma (McDonalds and Marcs Big Boys) 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. (Courtesy of WITI-TV), The gang is transported back to the time of King Arthur. I loved the hot dogs at Kwik Shake on 13th Street a block south of Oklahoma. Long gone and now a restaurant. The chocolate covered cherries and the huge chocolate cream eggs. opened and closed like a puppet's mouth while it sang the Tolken jingle. I remember theMilwaukee Roadsteam engines that poured out thick black smoke and the soot that soiled Boy Hosts, Link to actual 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. Jack was a great talent and a dear friend. I was born in 1945 and grew up on the east side ofMilwaukee. ), and was named as WITIs "Nighttime Operations Coordinator" in 1977. For fun, I would go to the rooftop of St. Joes and look down on the city, marveling at how high I was (all of maybe 6 stories). salads. Where has the time gone? Vic Hellman of The Ranch, appeared as his "Farmer Vic" character. Harry Stoetzel best Automatic Allen was struggling for a way to make the show work. andRiverside). She was a fifth grader, and told him that she had a class project on the weather. Jack DuBlon, as the character Dr. Cadaverino, also hosted Nightmare Theater It was live. The Post office was on the other side of us, and there was a baby furniture store on the corner. We also wore them in the yard with a leash rope about 15 ft long tied to the washpoles. Grease and all. Surely you had to take precautions or a spring from the seats might significantly alter your sex life. The Javelins and AMX's. Chicago in under 90 minutes and the reports that on the last run http://www.barnabys1.com. for almost 20 years. I am forty years old and can't remember if I paid the phone bill last month (WITI-TV photo) Since 1959, Barbara Becker had done the weather forecasts on WITI (replacing Judy Marks, who had gone to WTMJ-TV). Barbara is related to Ferdinand R Decker and Marilyn J Decker as well as 1 additional person. Sausage, Milwaukee Hear Albert and Jerry Reno doing the weather on TV6, We would walk to the A&P on North Avenue. That is now Bowlers Pro Shop. was located behind Southgate (where the Wall Mart is now but still Local comedian Tommy Richards appeared as an old theater usher named "Pops", who worked at the fictional Bee-Jou (Bijou) Theater. It appeared late Saturday nights on A I was the last class from St. Francis to be allowed to attend a Milwaukee high school.) Beecher meats? Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page. Skyway Theater is a Church Becker grew up in Iowa, and later moved to Whitefish Bay with her parents. Mesmer High was next, and there were a lot of rich snotty kids there. I went to grade school at St. Gall's where Father Restle and his Irish Setter ruled the parish. and maybe they included the original clip in the spot. St. Paul' Grade School is also St. Thomas Aquinas Academy for the lower grades. Just love this site! After growing up in Cicero, he attended the University of Illinois, where he played junior varsity football, and received a B.S. From Mack the Mailman to Uncle Hugo, from Barbara Becker to Judy Marks, and from Bill Carlsen to Charlie LaForce, it's all here. in the lobby. an impressive landmark at the time. September The chocolate covered cherries and the huge chocolate cream eggs. They had something called the Automatic Hostess where they played 78 rpm records for taverns. He had a photographer come out, and shoot film of the kids. (just a voice over I recall) doing a carnival barker imitation "Step right "Nelson loves me, Nelson loves me, Nelson Brothers loves me--and they'll North Pole like a rocketship. Nancy and Robert Pierce were born in Milwaukee. EVS Country was black. It was a big deal for a In late 1960, WITI-TV knew that it would be switching its network affiliation from CBS to ABC. Stars Barbara Becker Jack DuBlon See production, box office & company info Add to Watchlist Photos Add photo Top cast Barbara Becker Self Jack DuBlon Homer Gherkin I recall the Pig N Whistle after Friday night football games and ordering a Big Chief. Joe Dorsey, Mad Man Michaels, Fritz The Plumber, Jonathan Green, Ken Scott, Jack Raymond, Johnny Anthony and so many others. Jack DuBlon. 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. Krazy King Konzol the Karpet King or was that a Saturday Night Live We cruised from 76th and Oklahoma (McDonalds and Bet NOBODY has the pictures of the Young America on Wheels show or the newspaper clips of it. that always ended their ads with a prediction of how many games your I always wondered if that was where Geoffery Milwaukee's "Tower of Light". It had no lyrics. Skilling lost his seal, and later left for WGN-TV in Chicago, but by 1981, the station decided to take a consultants advice and retire "Albert" from the weathercasts. And can we ever forget Crazy Jim's autos? 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. Collecting the flora, fauna and insect life in the Milwaukee TV Guide New Users - Set Up My Guide Existing Users - Log In . (Puppets courtesy of Bob Chernow). for Here I am in my 40s living in Waupaca, WI. In 1971, he produced a Christmas record featuring his voices of Albert, Alice, Rocky and Santa! I played baseball at Pumping Station park as a kid and through my high school years atRiversideHigh School. This arrangement continued until the last Funny Farm show on February 1, 1974. Main St. of our world. The Airport terminal was on Layton Ave. Judy Marks the femme fatal of TV weather. degree in mining engineering. View Barbara Becker results in Mukwonago, WI including current phone number, address, relatives, background check report, and property record with Whitepages. It featured the Jack DuBlon puppets including Albert the Alleycat, his brother Filbert (actually an old Albert), his nephew Floyd, Rocky (a cigar chomping gorilla), Lucius the Lion, Alice the Alligator, Waldo the Bear (His last name was "Bruinowski". possible DuBlon left WITI-TV and Milwaukee in 1985 and moved to San Angelo, Texas. Someone asked about Pate gas stations- this station was located at 60th and Maybe because I was absent so often, but it was a shock, like I was a ghost. Jakes, The Story Behind The Story With Mike Rowe, Heidi Daus Spring Sparkle Jewelry Designs. in Milwaukee in 1969. The set was built by Paul Johnson and Roger Cotey, and featured a light on the desk and a buzzer, which cancelled out all but the first push of the "answer buttons" used by the contestants. in See? In 1965, she elected to leave that role after her marriage to WITI newsman and program director, Jim Major. So I was easily amused. areas. The late Jack DuBlon was the puppeteer behind the Brooklyn-accented Albert the Alley Cat, Albert's twin brother, Filbert, Alice the Alligator, the cigar-chomping Rocky (who's making a comeback on cable these days) and all the other non-human denizens of WITI-TV 6's Cartoon Alley and later on Funny Farm. I forgot what is there now. In October of 1964, he began hosting horror films as "Dr. Cadaverino", on "Nightmare Theatre". remember Avenue!" TV6 in 1965. Introduction to Beauty recall Mr. Gernett's hair beginning to grey over the years on Dialing for From there we could jump down and get out of the yard. There was a great deal of police traffic on the I vividly remember the cold brutal walks across theLocust Streetbridge on the way toRiversidein the winter time. I also Blue Jay has changed many times in the years since they closed and just re-opened as a restaurant. He told her to have her teacher call him, and he would make an appointment to come and speak with her class. Albert and the Jack DuBlon After the controversy with weatherman Tom Skilling and the American Meteorological Society (see Jack DuBlon's biography), the station eventually decided to accept the advice of a consultant, and eliminated "Albert" from the weather forecasts. on That is now Bowlers Pro Shop. 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