
Tuesday, December 08, 2009
Monday, December 07, 2009
I absolutely love this!
This is sensational (Love having them all on one DVD)! Wonderful quality and a great DVD to relax to when it is snowing outside (We are expecting about 3 inches tomorrow:)) I just watched THAT GIRL "Christmas and the hard luck kid" from 1966 with Chris Shea, one year after he did the voice of Linus in A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS which airs on ABC this Tuesday night.posted by Thomas Frederick
Heavily Edited!


I did tune into the ABC Network airing of RANKIN/BASS' SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TO TOWN and they started editing it about 2 minutes into the classic special? It looked like they showed the ABC FAMILY cut of the special that leaves time for about 100 annoying commercials including McDonald's and some awful looking Disney thing called PREP & LANDING? Great name for a holiday special. At least they did show the RANKIN/BASS logo at the end this time but had some crazy announcement over it. posted by Thomas Frederick
RANKIN/BASS' SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TO TOWN is on ABC tonight at 7pm Central
I'm glad they brought this one back to network television in recent years...it never should have left!posted by Thomas Frederick
Sunday, December 06, 2009
THE BEATLES CHRISTMAS
I have this original VEE JAY sleeve and love it! I love listening to all of THE BEATLES Christmas messages and songs on CD this time of year! They were great to their fans!Saturday, December 05, 2009
HIROSHI animates the Kringles
in RANKIN/BASS' SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TO TOWNc. 1970 RANKIN/BASS PRODUCTIONS/RICK GOLDSCHMIDT ARCHIVES
BILL JACKSON: Chicago TV Legend
Bill Jackson as FRECKLES THE CLOWN from his first visit to Chicago!
BILL with Josh on his last visit to Chicago!
I brought him some RANKIN/BASS Drummer Boy figures and he said they have sentimental value to him because that character was one of the first he drew on the air.
RICH KOZ (SVENGOOLIE/STOOGAPALOOZA) from ME TV (one of our favorites channels...ME TOO too!) Rich has been a friend and very kind over the years with plugs for my books, etc.
Jim Engel's collage from the program and event poster!
Santa leaves Dean Richards (WGN TV/Radio) a surprise!
BJ signed my DVD cover!
Bill says something amusing to George Pappas and Dean. He enjoyed his appearance on WGN MORNING NEWS!
My friend David Plier (MUSEUM OF BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS) has a bloody mary. David and I were on the MANCOW Radio show together last Christmas.
I wrote a chapter on BILL JACKSON that was featured in this book! I think it is still available at http://www.amazon.com/ and at http://www.tvparty.com/ I also have several articles on Chicago Kid's TV at http://www.tvparty.com/
Bill with his lovely wife Jo
Santa visits David and his son JoshMERRY CHRISTMAS from BOZO'S CIRCUS!
Labels:
BOB BELL,
BOZO'S CIRCUS,
Don Sandberg,
MR. NED LOCKE,
Ray Rayner,
SANDY THE CLOWN
Love THE DONNA REED CHRISTMAS episode with Buster Keaton! Just watched the BLU RAY colorized version of IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (twice)!
Labels:
Buster Keaton,
Christmas,
DONNA REED,
IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE
This came in the mail from my dear friend Phyllis Diller!
CBS goofs again!
This time the network uses the classic RANKIN/BASS FROSTY THE SNOWMAN and pairs him up with a voice that is inappropriate, distasteful and off color for a promo/commercial....and apparently, thinks it is funny. I am hearing many complaints from people that are fans of the classic RANKIN/BASS TV Special, that grew up with FROSTY. Who is minding the store there? Who thinks this is funny? What is the world coming to?
Labels:
CBS,
Jackie Vernon,
JR.,
PAUL COKER,
RANKIN/BASS' FROSTY THE SNOWMAN
Friday, December 04, 2009
Thursday, December 03, 2009
I get asked this each Holiday season...

What is the BEST commercially released DVD of RANKIN/BASS' RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER?...this is it! It came out around the time it was re-mastered 2000-2001. It also correctly credits me for the cover photo and has the name RANKIN/BASS on the front cover. It also has a nice introduction by ARTHUR RANKIN on it with behind the scenes photos that I provided for the doc. All of this stuff was inexplicably removed and all the DVD releases since have been missing class and quality content. I prefer to watch the 1964 version with commercials and original ending, etc.
posted by Thomas Frederick
RANKIN/BASS' THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY
Pick up those LITTLE DRUMMER BOY figures! They may not be around for long! RANKIN/BASS' THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY, BOOK 2 was up for an Emmy when it was released. Always enjoy watching that one on our collector's DVD!JUST IN!

We just got in the NEW 2009 edition of the SNOW MISER & HEAT MISER RANKIN/BASS postcard set! This time they were printed on a classy, natural parchment card! You can get the postcard set for just $6 shipped....PRICED TO SELL! These were VERY popular when we had them at www.rankinbass.com We are going to send some to PAUL COKER to have him sign. The signed edition will be $14.99. You can PAYPAL wonderfullife01@aol.com HAPPY HOLIDAYS!Posted by Thomas Federick
Wednesday, December 02, 2009
CBS does it again?!
I did watch tonight's airing of RUDOLPH and was not surprised to see it in the poor condition it has been in for the last several years. All of the newly discovered scenes missing??? The FAME AND FORTUNE animation cut in with the wrong song "We're a couple of misfits" and the mouths were not even close to the lyrics. Tons of commercials and the boasting of HD that was not apparent. In other words, a shamble. I can only hope one day the special gets into the right hands again. It definitely deserves better.KMOV shoots down RUDOLPH...
Contrary to TV listings (or blog posts) you might have seen, KMOV (Channel 4) will preempt CBS’ airing of “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, not the much-promoted Grammy nominations concert at 8 p.m. An hour of paid programming airs at 7. This was actually always the plan, the station says; KMOV has had trouble recently getting its listings correct, which messes up DVR users, among others. But stop crying, kids. KMOV plans a late-night “Rudolph” repeat (2:12 a.m. Thursday, so make sure the little ones get a nap), and the classic Christmas cartoon will also air at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12, on CBS.
from the ST. LOUIS DISPATCH
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