Hutch dead at 80

[Kaos]

The older you get, the more often stuff like this happened. When I was a kid, before I wanted to be Sonny Crockett, I wanted to be Hutch.  The platform shoes, bell bottoms, thin leather jacket (or letterman's jacket)...... man, that was the shit!  Hutch was the one with the deft sense of humor that balanced out the hyper intensity of his buddy Starsky.

That funky ass theme music. That sweet as hell car.

I really, really wanted one of those Gran Torinos. It's one of the things I swore to myself I'd own one day, but to this point never have. 

And now he's dead.  At 80. Heard last year he'd been sick. Now it's over.

I guess he'll have to give up on us, baby. 

[CCTAU]

I remember the first time I saw him as someone other than Hutch.
My dad somehow thought it was a good idea to take a ten to year old to see a replay of Magnum Force. It was shocking to see him as the bad guy.
And the movie showed boobies!

[Kaos]

I remember the first time I saw him as someone other than Hutch.
My dad somehow thought it was a good idea to take a ten to year old to see a replay of Magnum Force. It was shocking to see him as the bad guy.
And the movie showed boobies!

BOOBIES!

[jmar]

I remember the first time I saw him as someone other than Hutch.
My dad somehow thought it was a good idea to take a ten to year old to see a replay of Magnum Force. It was shocking to see him as the bad guy.
And the movie showed boobies!

Ha! My Dad took me to that one as well. Always went to the earliest showings because he had hours like a farmer. I grew up on Country Boy Eddie.   
I could milk the cow and tend to the livestock if I had any.

[CCTAU]

Ha! My Dad took me to that one as well. Always went to the earliest showings because he had hours like a farmer. I grew up on Country Boy Eddie.   
I could milk the cow and tend to the livestock if I had any.

OMG. Country boy Eddie. He came on at like 5AM. My granddaddy watched him every morning.

[Kaos]

OMG. Country boy Eddie. He came on at like 5AM. My granddaddy watched him every morning.

My grandma did too. 

I think that is part of my hatred for country music.  Loved my grandmother, but hearing that twangy, nasally, yee-haw nonsense that early in the morning when I stayed at her house was nigh intolerable. 

[jmar]

My grandma did too. 

I think that is part of my hatred for country music.  Loved my grandmother, but hearing that twangy, nasally, yee-haw nonsense that early in the morning when I stayed at her house was nigh intolerable. 

My grandmother would let me stay up a bit while she watched her "programs" as long as I was quiet. Made it through Perry Mason reruns.

The Adam West Batman series was must see after school.
Same bat time. Same bat channel.

 

[Kaos]

My grandmother would let me stay up a bit while she watched her "programs" as long as I was quiet. Made it through Perry Mason reruns.

The Adam West Batman series was must see after school.
Same bat time. Same bat channel.

 

Perry Mason, then the CBS Late Movie sometimes. 

Batman.  100%

After school was a mix of Gomer Pyle, Petticoat Junction, Brady Bunch, Partridge Family, A Family Affair (had a crush on the niece and loved that Mr. French had the voice of Baghera from Jungle Book), Gilligan's Island, The Real McCoys, and one other that I just can't think of. 

I think we had the same grandma.

[CCTAU]

Perry Mason, then the CBS Late Movie sometimes. 

Batman.  100%

After school was a mix of Gomer Pyle, Petticoat Junction, Brady Bunch, Partridge Family, A Family Affair (had a crush on the niece and loved that Mr. French had the voice of Baghera from Jungle Book), Gilligan's Island, The Real McCoys, and one other that I just can't think of. 

I think we had the same grandma.

Ha. If you lived in my house, you were watching wrestling reruns in the afternoon. My younger brother LOVED wrestling. He had a body cast on and could not get around without help. My dad took him to Montgomery to watch wrestling. They put him on the front row on a metal chair. My dad said it was the happiest he ever saw the kid. Had to pick him up off the floor about ten times.   

[War Damn Six]

Ha. If you lived in my house, you were watching wrestling reruns in the afternoon. My younger brother LOVED wrestling. He had a body cast on and could not get around without help. My dad took him to Montgomery to watch wrestling. They put him on the front row on a metal chair. My dad said it was the happiest he ever saw the kid. Had to pick him up off the floor about ten times.

Never pictured your family as white trash.

[Kaos]

Ha. If you lived in my house, you were watching wrestling reruns in the afternoon. My younger brother LOVED wrestling. He had a body cast on and could not get around without help. My dad took him to Montgomery to watch wrestling. They put him on the front row on a metal chair. My dad said it was the happiest he ever saw the kid. Had to pick him up off the floor about ten times.

What about Hee Haw, Lawrence Welk, and Porter Waggoner?

[jmar]

What about Hee Haw, Lawrence Welk, and Porter Waggoner?

... "a Sissy and a Bobby"

[CCTAU]

What about Hee Haw, Lawrence Welk, and Porter Waggoner?

Wasn’t porter Waggoner on Hee Haw? I can’t remember.

[CCTAU]

Never pictured your family as white trash.

You wouldn’t have made it in my trailerhood!
We would have pile-drived your ass!

[Kaos]

Wasn’t porter Waggoner on Hee Haw? I can’t remember.

No.  That was Buck Owens and Roy Clark.  With Junior Samples, Grandpa, Archie Campbell, the Hager twins, and Gordie. And short-short, halter top wearing countrified heat.  Also Minne Pearl. 

Porter might have done a guest shot on Hee Haw, but he had his own show. The Porter Wagoner Hour.  With Dolly. 



I don't know how he was ever on TV.  My grandma watched all the time, but he creeped me the absolute hell out. 

My other grandmother watched Carol Burnett more often.  I never liked Carol, but Tim Conway and Harvey Korman were hilarious. I can still watch them and find it funny.

[WiregrassTiger]

No.  That was Buck Owens and Roy Clark.  With Junior Samples, Grandpa, Archie Campbell, the Hager twins, and Gordie. And short-short, halter top wearing countrified heat.  Also Minne Pearl. 

Porter might have done a guest shot on Hee Haw, but he had his own show. The Porter Wagoner Hour.  With Dolly. 



I don't know how he was ever on TV.  My grandma watched all the time, but he creeped me the absolute hell out. 

My other grandmother watched Carol Burnett more often.  I never liked Carol, but Tim Conway and Harvey Korman were hilarious. I can still watch them and find it funny.

Which one of your grandmothers had the husband with the crusty ball sack?