Art Linkletter 1971 Huntley School Appleton WI 

They found it was working so they stopped it. Fact.

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That's what AL said that the day after his death, but he was going by what the statement the person who was with her (Edward Durston) told LEO. But it wasn't true, as the autopsy proved she didn't have any drugs in her system & Durston's version of events changed several times. Since they didn't have proof to arrest Durston, they ruled it a suicide. Ironically, Durston was also with actress Carol Wayne, when she disappeared on their trip to Mexico. You can read about both of their deaths in this article. derangedlacrimes.com/?tag=edward-durston

Hi Steve, nice to meet you. I liked this film also. This is a difficult film to watch in ways, and it's amazing to see how well both the children and the host handled this topic.

It is tough to watch. Wonderful children. I have to think that some there avoided them pitfalls because of the experience. Bravo to Art Linkletter. It must have been hard for him too.

I noticed that too. Almost sounded like a different person. I think he was a genuine good human being, we could use more like him.

They told the children the questions to ask when they were backstage. Perhaps it was well meant, but I think much of it may have caused more harm than good, imo. Before the nasty comments... My father worked with him at the studio, andI I was on the show several times, as a youngster.

His daughter had a mental illness. At the time it was considered to be more acceptable to die of drugs then have severe depression. Art was in denial about this his entire life. It was easier to blame her death on drugs than mental illness.

Oh wow...i didnt know that. Awe, so sad.

Yeah it did. I used to watch this show when I didnt go to school. After his daughter died, thats all he talked about. He used to get real upset which was not at all in his nature before. That was before Anisa Jones overdosed. But that set him off too. The problem is he wasn't well informed about drug use before or after her death.

Rotty Angel Awww I wondered if she had a mental illness. My son has schizophrenia and still, that is almost taboo. Imagine back then??

Not too sure it was drugs or mental illness. There was a man there who claimed she was on LSD but toxicology reports showed no drugs in her system. The guys story doesn't add up and later that same guy was with an actress named Carol Wayne who drowned. There were no drugs or alcohol in her system either. Idk folks but I call bs. That creep wrote and directed a cult flick about Charles Manson.

Did it have an effect on your choices later in using drugs? It must have been So wonderful to see Mr. Linkletter in person

@@pjf2675 Yeah, we smoked our brains out in high school.

I thought so too. Very poor taste. Embarrassed the boy.

That was old Art letting his true colors slip. He didn't really like children, nor trust them, but working with them was his bread and butter, and sometimes he didn't bother hiding the resentment.

Classless. Another one was Carl Reiner who always made fun...and he had his own Meathead.

Art was toxic on so many levels. Here he is informing whole generations of parents, grandparents, and teachers that it's acceptable to ridicule children in public. That guy made my skin crawl when I was four years old; his show always gave me the creeps, because he always seemed fundamentally mean.

Theyll listen if its the truth. But when one grown up says something about a drug, and then another says something different, kids start to think its all BS. And with enough curiosity and observations of others doing it, theyll probably try something. The way I see it, the idea of pot being a gateway drug is nonsense. Those people are going to experiment with a drug of any kind to fill a curiosity. Its just that pot is the most common and readily available. So yes. Of course it will go on the record as they tried pot and then moved up to more dangerous drugs. That was the order they were in when offered to them. People are all wired differently as where some are more comfortable being in a slightly altered state of mind, and others want to be 100% in control. A child that likes to spin around to get dizzy or holds their breath till they get light headed would be someone to watch out for. A good indication they are more comfortable ( or atleast less fearful) being less coherent.

Nothing brought more smiles , tears of joy, and giggles ,laughter than Art L. And the Kids Education and fun. What Memories ! Thank You !

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Art Linkletter had lost his 20 year old daughter in 1969, when she jumped out of a 6th floor window. She had been taking LSD and suffered a bad trip. Afterward, Linkletter retired from broadcasting and devoted his life to spreading the anti-drug message.

Great big yawn there as his Quaalude kicked in.

That was just a typical question to children of the time period. These days a child would be asked, “ What do your parents do? ” His regular show “Kids say the Darndest Things”, included many simple questions that put the children at ease and got them talking about life in their world. I am guessing that the panel was probably already chosen. Good question by you though! 😊In many ways, it was a different world then. Not completely though.

That was one of his regular questions over many years and it was a different time. Back then people understood it was not a serious question. It was meant to make the child laugh. He even asked that of five and six year old children. These days children are exposed to very different concerns along with drug issues.

Rest in peace, Art.

he'd interviewed a LOT b4 this..

Art lied about a lot of things.

actually, we're all individual and have varying responses to medicines and 'fdrugs'...........

Pick your poison? They both deadly.

Art’s daughter had died while on LSD. This whole thing was very personal for him.

definitely ?? / defiantly

hopefullly it got the parents/ older siblings to talk or at least think about the dangers...

Children are smarter than adults allow them to be. To teach kids of the dangers of drugs is far better than pretending drugs don't exist

@@raesmith2164 teaching little kids they had to lie, to be acceptable, body shaming them on TV, and exposing them to some of these ideas, was not a positive learning experience for them, imo. He was trying to bolster his own image and program. Years later, his own daughter's death was drug related,.

If you had a family member shooting Heroin, this could have given a child the courage to reach out to a teacher or other family. That and other things were really taking hold about that time. I squirmed a bit at the desert remark and the word fat but he did qualify the desert remark by including himself. “Politically correct” was not a term used then as it is now. We are more aware of how words can be harmful. Children know far more than we think sometimes.

So no education on something that can hurt them? No helping them understand stupid people? As a parent I agree with this

Your an idiot girlonlaptop. Trying to teach them the dangers of drugs.

You can't. Give the children enough information. God help thse who can't see the benefits of this subject. Who cares if it was rehearsed.

Do you not realize the dangers that kids are in? Do you not realize that you can put drugs in candy and how quick some kids take that? This is amazing that they did this and should do it more often. As a parent I am proud of people who do this regardless of what is political correct in a society that gets butt hurt over some of the stupidest crap. I wish this country would do more like this to help with today's drug problem

I've known about drugs since I was little and it's one of the things that's kept me careful and safe.

Some Children 6 to 11 are already on drugs they should be taught of the dangers of drugs you are what's wrong with society these days it's a cruel world out there kids needs to be warned about drugs and predators

Children are never too young to learn about drugs