[78-L] Like it or Lump it

Don Chichester dnjchi78 at live.com
Tue Jul 21 13:20:37 PDT 2009


I live near Clive Rice who played Bobby Benson in the mid-'50s, IIRC. "Bobby Benson and the B-Bar-B Ranch"

 

Don Chichester
 
> From: bowiebks at isomedia.com
> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2009 11:35:49 -0700
> Subject: [78-L] Like it or Lump it
> 
> Not to mention Wally's friend "Lumpy" on Leave it to Beaver. The actor was 
> Frank something, and I think his Dad was played by Richard Deacon.
> 
> Taylor
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <bruce78rpm at comcast.net>
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> Subject: Re: [78-L] George Cleveland
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> 
> > The funny side kick of a fat kid has been a tradition in , early TV and 
> > Movies and comics. The little rascals had Chubby Cheney (sometimes known 
> > as Chubsie Ubsie to his secret love Miss Crabtree, then after Chubby was 
> > beloved Fat little Spanky McFarland to laugh at along with his not a plump 
> > little friend Porky. In the comics, Little LuLu's little fat boy rival was 
> > of course Tubby, so it makes since that Jeff's rotund buddy was named 
> > Porky.
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "martha" <MLK402 at verizon.net>
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> > Yep, Ticklepeedia says " "Porky" Brockway, a farm boy and Jeff's friend
> > (Joey D. Vieira as "Donald Keeler") " . A nephew of Ruby Keeler, and still
> > breathing.
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> >
> > I'm sure you're aware that Tommy Rettig, (who was a year older than me),
> > has also died. I met him once at the CNE grandstand when he, Lassie and 
> > the
> > other boy on the series then, (an overweight kid whose name I've 
> > forgotten -
> > the name "Porky" comes to mind but I don't think they would have used such 
> > a
> > politically improper name even in the 50s), were performing at the CNE.
> >
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