When you were a child , who was your favorite television show animal? Mine was Lassie. How about you? Edited I meant

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[SheltieLover]

1. Mr. Ed.

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9. Thank you very much, SheltieLover.

[displacedvermoter]

2. Artemus Gordon (played by Ross Martin)

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from The Wild, Wild West

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5. Thank you very much displacedvermoter.

[RB77]

3. MR ED !

Bullwinkle wins a close 2nd. 🤓

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10. Thank you very much RB77 for sharing your two great choices.

[marble falls]

4. Lassie, the 50s version and the original Timmy. ...

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And Circus Boy with Mickey Dolenz

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11. Thank you very much, marble falls for your selections.

[3catwoman3]

17. How cute was Mickey Dolenz as a little boy!

His looks didn’t change much.

[marble falls]

69. And he did learn to play the drums, fairly well. He got to be in a major band. I became a mechanical drafteman.

[lapfog_1]

79. and Noah Beery Jr.

telling him the story of Hannibal crossing the alps. later to play "Rocky" Rockford on the Rockford Files.

[sinkingfeeling]

6. Rin Tin Tin

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12. Thank you very much, sinkingfeeling for sharing with us.

[MoonlightHillFarm]

7. Rin tin tin

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13. Thank you very much, MoonlightHillFarm. for sharing with us.

[Diamond_Dog]

8. Hands down, Lassie!

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14. Thank you very much for sharing with us Diamond_Dog

[lisa58]

15. Mr Ed and Arnold the Pig

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16. Oh I loved Arnold the Pig on Green Acres. and Mr, Ed . Thank you so much. lisa58

[Ninga]

18. My most absolute all time favorite was not from my childhood, it from our youngest daughter's early teen years.

PeeWee’s PlayHouse. It is a mom’s dream to be able to sit with her 13 year old daughter who just hated her a few hours earlier, and laugh and love PeeWee together.

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21. Thank you very much. Ninga. Very sweet post.

[The Madcap]

88. PeeWee's Playhouse was a Saurday hangover cure when I was in college.

Let's just say those were some twisted Friday nights....

[horsepoor]

19. When I was a kid

My Friend Flicka

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22. Thank you very much. horsepoor . And welcome to the Lounge.

[horsepoor]

77. Thanks so much

Glad to be here

[Grim Chieftain]

20. Lassie, hands down

Huge dog lover here.

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23. I loved Lassie. Thank you very much. Grim Chieftain.

[WheelWalker]

24. The Tribbles, but of course!

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25. Thank you very much WheelWalker for sharing with us.

[Walleye]

26. I think Rin Tin Tin was mine, but I see several others have also named him

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28. That's okay. Thank you Walleye for your selection of Rin Tin Tin.

[OLDMDDEM]

27. Lassie

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29. Thank you very much, OLDMDDEM.

[Rastapopoulos]

30. Petey the Dog on Little Rascals

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34. With the black circle around his eye. I liked him, Thank you for the memories.Rastapopoulos.

[justaprogressive]

31. Mr. Ed

fer sure!

"Wilburrrrr. Can I have a color TV?"

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35. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAH. Wilurrrrrrrr. Thank you so much, justaprogressive.

[justaprogressive]

39. I do have

the complete series...

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41. HAHAHAHAH. Thank you justaprogressive.

[kozar]

32. Flipper!

Flipper could solve any problems from his tank!!

Koz

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36. Thank you kozar, Flipper was my second choice. I love dolphins. Thank you very much.

[malaise]

61. Hey koz

[Goonch]

33. The Lone Ranger - Hi Yo Silver

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37. Oh yes, Thank you very much, Gooch for sharing Silver with us.

[gay texan]

38. Do muppets count?

"Animal" obviously.

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40. I guess a animal muppet would.

[MIButterfly]

42. I liked the Dancing Bear on Captain Kangaroo, even though it wasn't a real bear.

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43. Thank you very much for sharing with us. I loved that show as a kid. Thank you friend, MIButterfly.

[MIButterfly]

44. I just looked up a clip of the Dancing Bear online and boy was he ever cheesy (but right up a little kid's alley!)

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55. HAHAHAHAAHHa And the Grandfather clock was cheesy too. PS so was bunny. Thank you MlButterly.But I liked them

[MIButterfly]

70. I LOVED the Grandfather clock and the Dancing Bear, but I didn't like Bunny Rabbit.

Even as a kid, I thought he was too corny, over-the-top and not funny. For some reason, I absolutely HATED Mr. Green Jeans. I have no idea why, though. The poor guy was probably harmless.

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71. Thank you MlButterfly.

[boonecreek]

45. Cleo the Bassett hound.

On The People's Choice with Jackie Cooper. Cleo was voiced by Mary Jane Croft
who played Betty Ramsey on later episodes of l Love Lucy.

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52. Thank you very much, boonecreek. That is very interesting.

[malaise]

46. Loved Lassie

😀

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51. Thanks malaise. I loved Lassie, too. That was go to show for Sundays.

[GreenWave]

47. Silver!

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53. Hi Ho Silver. Thank you very much, GreenWave.

[surrealAmerican]

48. either Fang, from Get Smart ...

... or Columbo's dog, whose name was Dog.

I guess I liked dogs with no particular skills.

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54. HAHAHAHAHHAHH, Thank you very much surrealAmerican for sharing with us.

[applegrove]

49. I vaguely remember Gentle Ben (a bear).

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50. Thank you very much, applegrove. I remember Gentle Ben, too.

[Sancho]

56. Chetta on Tarzan...or Flipper - I loved the outdoor shows.

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58. Thank you Sancho. I loved Chetta with Johnny W and Flipper. Thank you for sharing.

[legallyblondeNYC]

57. Does Lambchop count ?

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59. Sure, You know why? I loved LambChops and Sherri Lewis. I have in 70 years eaten lamb because of Lambchops--kid you not.

[Freddie]

60. "Spot" on the Munsters

Loved that show even though I must have seen every episode at least 10 times.

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64. HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH. Thank you very much, Freddie for sharing spot with us.

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[Thomas Hurt]

62. I watched quite a bit of Flipper and Gentle Ben, but Flipper wins out I think.

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63. Thank you Thomas Hurt. Flipper will always win out because of his swimming skill, laughter and energy level. Thank you

Thank you for sharing with us.

[Polly Hennessey]

65. Chip and Tramp from My Three Sons.

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68. Thank You very much, Polly Hennessey. I liked tramp

[electric_blue68]

66. Flicka, Mr Ed, and Flipper

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67. Thank you very much, electric_blue68 for sharing your selections with us.

[Niagara]

72. My favorite television animals would be:

Grizzly Adam's, Ben the Bear, who was played by Bozo the bear which was a female Kodiak bear.

I never heard of Gentle Ben until I read the responses but I looked it up and Gentle Ben was male black bear named Bruno. So, two separate bears on each television shows.

Fred (the goat) Little House on the Prairie Season 3 Ep. 8


This was the only episode that Fred starred in as far as I know. It was the most hilarious episode ever!

Old Blue (the mule) from The Walton's


Here's Judy Norton talking about all the animals that they had on set if anyone is interested. She specifically talks about Old Blue the mule timestamp from 3:30 to about 4:30.

There was also Rover the Peacock from The Walton's too.

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73. Thank you very much Niagara for your clips. Grizzle Adams was the movie that had Robert Redford as the lead, As a

a take off, Gentle Ben was a television show. I forget the actor's name. Loved your chips

[Niagara]

74. You're welcome, Debbie. I don't have a problem with Redford as Grizzly Adams in Jeremiah Johnson

I'm not sure how to explain it because it's not a romantic crush but....


I adore and miss actor Dan Haggerty.

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75. Me too.

[dem4decades]

76. Lassie, Rin Tin Tin, Bullet, Flicka, Fury & Trigger

Honorable mention , Flipper

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81. Wow, Great selection. Thank you dem4decades.

[MuseRider]

78. Lamb Chop, while not a breathing favorite,

I sure thought she was.

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82. Thank you very much MuseRider. I have never, in 70 years eaten lamb, because of Lamb Chop.

[Endlessmike56]

80. Yukon King from the Sergeant Preston show

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83. Great choice, Endlessmike.

[DBoon]

84. Do Rockie and Bullwinkle count?

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85. Okay. Rockie and Bullwinkle.Thank you DBoon

[AllaN01Bear]

86. flipper.

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87. My favorite too. Thank you AllaN01Bear for sharing.

[The Madcap]

89. Godzilla.

I was big into dinosaurs, and Godzilla was the biggest.

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90. Thank you very much for sharing , The Madcap.