Andy's Gang with Andy Devine The Monkeys Temple 1955

Подробнее о видео

It's hard to believe if your not a baby boomer that one of our favorite Saturday Morning kid shows was Andy's Gang with the legendary character actor Andy Devine. He is best known to us kids as Jingles the sidekick to Guy Madison on Wild Bill Hickok, a memorable 1950's western.

This is a Analog film transfer, and its seen on a big screen as soft focus. I hope soon to restore the shows in 2K imagery, and the prints will be extra sharp, so stay tuned as we say in or boomer television world.

The show was the successor to the radio and television program Smilin' Ed McConnell and His Buster Brown Gang (later shortened to Smilin' Ed's Gang). Devine took over the television program when McConnell died suddenly of a heart attack in 1954. Devine inherited a number of characters from the earlier show and the sponsor, Buster Brown shoes.

The show also featured "Gunga, the East India Boy," a serial set in India. Led by the Maharajah, Gunga Ram and his pal Rama set out on adventures around the village of Bakore in filmed segments.

A popular segment was the visit from the green puppet(I still have mine) Froggy the Gremlin, who would appear in a puff of smoke ("Hiya, kids! Hiya, hiya, hiya!") when Andy yelled the catchphrase "Plunk your magic twanger, Froggy!" Yes, parents hated Froggy who always interrupting the story and causing trouble, but us kids loved him.

#TVDAYS #IraGallen #Boomers #AndysGang #Froggy #Andydevine