Round 1 is here
Old Television Shows
Yes, I'm still feeling the shock from turning 50. In an effort to keep my
mind sharp, I am recalling my favorite TV shows from the 1950s.
The SpiteNET League
Summer 2004 - Round
2
Round 1 is here
Old Television Shows
Yes, I'm still feeling the shock from turning
50. In an effort to keep my
mind sharp, I am recalling my favorite TV shows from the 1950s.
| In the tables below the columns stand for: Player = The name of the player ID = The Player ID for the player M = Number of Matches played W = Number of matches Won L = Number of matches Lost S = The Score (The total number of GAMES won within each match minus the total number of GAMES lost within each match) |
This round ends midnight |
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| Susie vs Bo | 2-0 | the final |
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the semi-finals |
Marcia vs Susie |
2-1 | ||
| Marcia vs Kathy G | 2-1 | the final |
The top two players from each
group go on to the semi-finals
The
Howdy Doody Group
It's Howdy Doody time, It's Howdy Doody time, Bob Smith and Howdy Doo, Say Howdy Doo to you.
Lets give a rousing cheer, 'Cause Howdy Doody's here. It's time to start the show, So kids, let's go!
The show took place in Doodyville, a circus town which had both puppet and human inhabitants. The audience of kids was called the Peanut Gallery. The show typically had a short film, a song or two and visits by the various residents of Doodyville. Besides Princess Summerfall Winterspring, other residents of Doodyville included Double Doody - Howdy's twin brother and Heidi Doody - Howdy's sister. Gumby was originally part of the crew, but was the first to get his own show. Bob Smith was Buffalo Bob Smith and Bob Keeshan (Captain Kangaroo) was the first Clarabell.
| Player | ID | M | W | L | S |
| Susie | 104 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7-2 |
| Kathy G | 180 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6-3 |
| Lisette | 246 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4-5 |
| Bren | 204 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4-5 |
| Jane | 232 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2-8 |
| Kathy G | Susie | Lisette | Jane | Bren | |
| Kathy G | 2-1 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 0-2 | |
| Susie | 1-2 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 2-0 | |
| Lisette | 0-2 | 0-2 | 2-1 | 2-0 | |
| Jane | 0-2 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 1-2 | |
| Bren | 2-0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 2-1 |
The
Soupy Sales Group
Soupy Sales must surely hold the record for most pies in the face, it was a regular feature on all of his various series. Supporting
puppet characters on his shows included - White Fang (the world's largest dog,
but your never saw more than his giant paw), Black Tooth, Marilyn Monwolf, Hippy the
Hippo, and Herman the Flea. "I play straight man to a pair of hands," Soupy
once joked. The show had a couple of hit records, including the dance tune "The
Mouse." It was on New Year's day in 1965, that Soupy asked his young audience to go to Daddy's wallet and get those "little green pieces of paper with pictures of George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Lincoln, and Jefferson on them, send them to me, and I'll send you a postcard from Puerto
Rico." This led to a week's suspension. Soupy now jokes that he inspired the televangelists that now use the same basic technique.
| Player | ID | M | W | L | S |
| Marcia | 168 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6-3 |
| Bo | 106 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6-5 |
| Alice | 187 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6-4 |
| Kathy H | 110 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4-6 |
| Sharon | 195 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3-7 |
| Kathy H | Bo | Marcia | Alice | Sharon | |
| Kathy H | 1-2 | 2-0 | 0-2 | 1-2 | |
| Bo | 2-1 | 0-2 | 2-1 | 2-1 | |
| Marcia | 0-2 | 2-0 | 2-1 | 2-0 | |
| Alice | 2-0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2-0 | |
| Sharon | 2-1 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 |
Summer 2004 - Round 1
this round has finished
Round 2 is here
The
Dobie Gillis Group
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis. Dobie, beatnik Maynard G. Krebs and Zelda showed
us what we'd have to look forward to when we reached our teens. Warren Beatty
played rich guy Milton Armitage who Dobie believed got all the girls because he
had money. While Zelda believed she and Dobie were destined to be together,
Dobie lusted after the unattainable Thalia (Tuesday Weld). The show began and
ended with Dobie contemplating life under a statue of Rodin's "the
Thinker."
| Player | ID | M | W | L | S |
| Kathy G | 180 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7-3 |
| Kathy H | 110 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6-5 |
| Caz | 196 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5-5 |
| Patty | 141 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4-6 |
| Dollie | 117 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4-7 |
| Caz | Kathy G | Dollie | Patty | Kathy H | |
| Caz | 0-2 | 2-1 | 2-0 | 1-2 | |
| Kathy G | 2-0 | 2-0 | 2-1 | 1-2 | |
| Dollie | 1-2 | 0-2 | 2-1 | 1-2 | |
| Patty | 0-2 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2-0 | |
| Kathy H | 2-1 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 0-2 |
The
Captain Kangaroo Group
Bob Keeshan was Captain Kangaroo, and Hugh "Lumpy" Brannum as
Mr. Green Jeans was chief advisor to CK at the Treasure House. Mr. Green Jeans
would visit with puppet animals, like Bunny Rabbit, who was scolded for eating
too many carrots, and Mr. Moose, who loved to tell knock-knock jokes. Captain
Kangaroo taught us good manners, respect and fair play. Mr. Green Jeans taught
us to be nice to animals. Before CK, Bob Keeshan was the original Clarabell
the Clown on Howdy Doody.
| Player | ID | M | W | L | S |
| Bo | 106 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6-2 |
| Susie | 104 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5-2 |
| Mlg 1 | 184 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2-4 |
| Karen K | 221 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1-6 |
| Bo | Susie | Mlg 1 | Karen K | Bonnie | |
| Bo | 2-1 | 2-0 | 2-1 | ||
| Susie | 1-2 | 2-0 | 2-0 | ||
| Mlg 1 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 2-0 | ||
| Karen K | 1-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | ||
| Bonnie |
The
Gumby Group
Gumby was a stop-motion show created by Art Clokey. The series was
originally hosted by Bob Nicholson, who had been featured as Clarabelle the
Clown on Howdy Doody (replacing Bob "Captain Kangaroo"
Keeshan) and later became a successful game show producer. Nicholson portrayed
Scotty McKee, the proprietor of McKee's Fun Shop, where Gumby resided. Comedian
Pinky Lee replaced Nicholson as host in the fall of 1957.
| Player | ID | M | W | L | S |
| Lisette | 246 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4-1 |
| Marcia | 168 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2-3 |
| DarkRedEagle | 183 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2-4 |
| Maria | 219 |
| DarkRedEagle | Lisette | Maria | Marcia | |
| DarkRedEagle | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1-2 | |
| Lisette | 2-1 | 2-0 | ||
| Maria | 2-1 | 1-2 | ||
| Marcia | 2-1 | 0-2 | 2-1 |
The
Supercar Group
The adventures of Mike Mercury, test pilot for Supercar a space-age vehicle
designed and built by Professor Popkiss and Doctor Beaker. Supercar was
automobile, aircraft, spaceship and submarine in one. Operating from their
laboratory in Black Rock Nevada, Mercury and his young orphaned friend, Jimmy
Gibson, and his pet monkey Mitch get into various escapades foiling the schemes
of the villainous Masterspy and his companion Zarin.
| Player | ID | M | W | L | S |
| Alice | 187 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7-4 |
| Jane | 232 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6-2 |
| Jitterbug | 174 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4-6 |
| Tapper | 115 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4-6 |
| Faye | 113 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3-6 |
| Jane | Tapper | Alice | Jitterbug | Faye | |
| Jane | 2-0 | 0-2 | 2-0 | 2-0 | |
| Tapper | 0-2 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2-0 | |
| Alice | 2-0 | 2-1 | 1-2 | 2-1 | |
| Jitterbug | 0-2 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 0-2 | |
| Faye | 0-2 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 2-0 |
The
Chuck McCann Group
Chuck McCann and his head puppeteer Paul Ashley would
perform character comedy skits, silent visual gags and interviews with guest
performers in-between showing Krazy Kat, Beatle Bailey, Barney Google &
Snuffy Smith cartoons. He did a lot of hip musical parody skits ("Leader of
the Pack" became Leader of the Laundry Mat). Chuck was told to stop
doing his "Little Orphan Annie" and "Miss Jinx, The Witch"
characters on the pretense that these comic characters were encouraging Chuck's
viewers to become homosexual.
| Player | ID | M | W | L | S |
| Bren | 204 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7-4 |
| Sharon | 195 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7-4 |
| Jeannette | 129 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7-4 |
| Betty | 202 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3-7 |
| Ellaybeee | 132 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3-8 |
| Sharon | Bren | Jeannette | Betty | Ellaybeee | |
| Sharon | 2-1 | 1-2 | 2-0 | 2-1 | |
| Bren | 1-2 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 2-0 | |
| Jeannette | 2-1 | 1-2 | 2-0 | 2-1 | |
| Betty | 0-2 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 2-1 | |
| Ellaybeee | 1-2 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 1-2 |
| tie breaker | Jeannette | Bren | Sharon | S |
| Jeannette | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-4 | |
| Bren | 2-0 | 2-1 | 4-1 | |
| Sharon | 2-0 | 1-2 | 3-2 |