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Drahthaardogs

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11. Wild Kingdom, The Muppet Show, and Disney

Reply to CottonBear (Reply #1)

Fri May 10, 2019, 07:58 AM

May 2019

"Careful Jim!, That bear is ANGRY!".

Back when everything wasn't quite so available and small things were special. Sunday dinner at Nonna's house (always macaroni - I don't think I ever heard her or my grandfather call it "pasta&quot then a night around the TV with the family.

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Jim Fowler, Naturalist and a Face of TV's 'Wild Kingdom,' Dies at 89 Jim Fowler, left, and Marlin Pe [View all] douglas9 May 2019 OP

I grew up watching Jim and Marlin on Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom. CottonBear May 2019 #1

"Be careful Jim, Bob Loblaw May 2019 #2

Exactly! LOL! CottonBear May 2019 #3

Great show Bob Loblaw May 2019 #4

OMG! The Merv Griffin Show set! misanthrope May 2019 #6

"While I'm sitting nice and safe in my tent, Jim will see how close he can get to that lion" MiniMe May 2019 #13

Ok! How many DUers just read those in Marlin's voice? woodsprite May 2019 #5

ME Ferrets are Cool May 2019 #9

Me! CaptainTruth May 2019 #15

Yup MFM008 May 2019 #10

Wild Kingdom, The Muppet Show, and Disney Drahthaardogs May 2019 #11

TV in the days before cable & the Internet Miles Archer May 2019 #7

+1,000,000 Auggie May 2019 #8

Rest in Peace, Mr Fowler. You and Mr Perkins taught me the love of nature. Javaman May 2019 #12

Well said. Duppers May 2019 #14

Me too. I was young but the animals fascinated me. CaptainTruth May 2019 #16

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