Somedays I wish I could go back to when I was a kid watching old Ray Raynor & Garfield Goose with Frazier Thomas!!!! I miss those days in Chicago!! " SLIM"
I would give 10 years of my life to relive growing up in chicago watching ray raynor and friends,bozo,howdy doody,captain veido and other great christmas treats. Lets make a deal God!!!!!
This is my absolutely favorite version of this song. The wonderful close harmony singing style of the 40's with the jazzy chords delights me every time! About 10 years ago Channel 9 was broadcasting it (obviously one of the delicate film originals) when it caught on fire in the projector. Quite alarming--it looked like the TV was on fire! I haven't seen it on Channel 9 since. Glad you have it here. Thanks very much for posting!
@bigfinewoman the Pittsburgh stations didn't play these, but WJAC-TV (Channel 6) Johnstown always did. I grew up on Suzy Snowflake, Hardrock, Coco and Joe; and this Frosty during the Christmas season.
I remember this! I heard it on Garfield Goose and Friends with Fraizer Thomas. I also remember Ray and Rayner when he use to come on in the morning. I will never forget when my 5th grade class went to see Bozo Circus, and my friend Margaret played in the games(not the grand prize game) they had right before the show would end. April 9, 1973. Foster Park School Ms. Sullivan was the teacher.
Me too...and Ray Raynor was a great broadcaster! Such wonderful memories and our senses weren't overworked, but our imaginations were filled with good stuff! Thanks for posting!
I live in Western Maryland, but we have gotten WGN for many years on cable. I remember Bozo, Harry Carry, and Family Classics with Frazier Thomas. One of the people that wrote Frosty is from about 2 miles from here. Cheers!!
Nice version of Frosty the Snowman! Of course in the original story when the song was thought up, Frosty didn't like go to the North Pole, he melted away. The point about him being back someday is he'll be back when the snow falls and when the children build him again.
Frosty, Hardrock, Coco and Joe, and Susy Snowflake were available on DVD at Amazon. I bought my sister a copy two years ago and she loved it. It was a time machine to our christmas's in the 60's
I used to watch this quite regular on WGN-TV channel 9 with Ray Rayner and friends along with Frazier Thomas. I was from Winnetka, Ilinois. Sometimes I would stay home and watch T.V. all day.
@MrMrmohawkman I TOTALLY CRIED WATCHING HARD ROCK COCO AND JOE and i am a hard EX-ARMY AIRBORNE RANGER, i'm 51 living in charlotte nc now and when i found this videos of my CHI-TOWN childhood and teens and twenties i lost it , we had so much FUN IN CHICAGO and Gary in !
Yes brings back memories when life was better Ray Raynor awesome kids today don't know TV except a place you play video games! I Remember they sold Christmas calendar on Ray Raynor that was so cool!
Thanks BadNews88, I watch this, Suzysnowflake, and Hardrock,Coco,and Joe everyday and dream that I was back in my Grandma's living room on Prairie ave. in the 60's & 70's !!! I can hear Frasier Thomas, and Ray Rayner talking now, just like I was there !!!
@northernlitez1 what i heard they remastered it becous becouse all 3 became so warn out to the point where they couldn't be shown. but i am verry happy that they remastered the 3 becous there part of tv history.
I thought this originated with WJAC channel 6 of Johnstown, Pennsylvania (originally channel 13), since my parents can attest to seeing this since when they first got a TV. WJAC might have been one of the few stations it was distributed to.
@Tony63909 Bob Bell ROCKED! I loved how the clowns were real mellow and not frantic..just regular Chicago guys who just happened to be clowns...Bob had a lot of jobs around WGN, as I remember..a real Man For All Seasons! Thank you for sharing your memories and so glad you are there for the kids on the CTA!
I did the same thing TOMCATSFRONTIER01, I would close the curtains , and sit on the couch and watch t.v. all day, until my Grandma comes in the frontroom and catches me !! HAHA!! I miss her, and those days !!!!
Note to ksol1460, 4687878, & HiddenScholar: Add to this list *one more* Nostalgic (And misty-eyed) Chicagoan who LOVES this'n, m8's.. Fahey Flynn (TV-7), Mike Royko (Print media), Frazier Thomas, Ringmaster Ned, Ray Rayner, Harry Caray, and all the rest: R.I.P. Happy Christmas to ALL!
@Tony63909 I sure will! Two of my kids are autistic and people who are gentle and patient mean SO much! You are a true Santa Claus, Tony, and I love to think of all the wonderful memories you're giving lots and lots of kids (and their often-frazzled parents!:)) I'll look you up next time I'm in my home city of Chicago! xxx
@Tony63909 To me the only Bozo was Bob Bell, and I was born in 1961. Mr. Ned was very cool, and I watched Bozo everyday, but WGN doesn't want to release those old shows to the public for, some reason !!
@Tony63909 I hope someday they put Garfield Goose, Ray Rayner, and the old Bozo's Circus back on the air, or at least sell the dvd's of all of them in their entirety !!! I don't remember that specific one, because I was a little younger (1961), but I loved the sound of that flapping beak !!!!!
I got to go to the Bozo Show & played in the game...NOT Bozo Buckets, but the games boys against girls...I remember we had to take a helium balloon out of a box, run down to the other side & tie it on a wooden bar...I remember the colorful jumper my mom dressed me in, that we think made them choose me out of the line to be in the game...I remember the 1st girl, let all the balloons escape, and they stopped, took 1/2 the boys balloons & we started over...
They showed this Hardrock Coco and Joe and Suzy Snowflake every year till Frazier Thomas died in 85. I was one of the last kids to see these. Quite special times!! WGN is weird like that with oh gee dont show the Bozo Circus/Show Ray Raynor or Garfield Goose I'd love to know my guess (and its only a guess) is because then we'd (the public) would have to go to where the display is at the Museum of Broadcasting!
I'm with you Mohawkman!...just to hear this as a kid,..then run out and dig out the cars in Speigel's parking lot for money,..even tho we buryd them while all their workers were inside!,...lol
@sallythewerewolf I was deeply moved by your post.Kids are the world to me. I love them soooo much. If you ever need a ride on CTA, stop by the Damen/Milwaukee Blue line train station and say hello. GOD BLESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@4687878 If you ever hear that the old episodes are on the market, please let me know. "Bozos Circus" was also great. You might not remember him because you are younger, but my favorite Bozo was Bob Bell. He was something special with kids. I work for the CTA and love kids. To this day I don't ask them ,"How old are you?". I always ask."How many fingers old are you?" That was the kind of influence Ned Locke,the Ring Master, had on me.
@4687878 Have any ideas on how I can get to see old "Garfield Goose" episodes? I tried RU-vid, but I could find any to watch. I am 54 years old and I still remember many episodes. My favorite was when Romburg Rabbit snuck behind Frazier Thomas as Frazier was reading a riddle. He would then quietly whisper the answer to Garfield Goose. "Garfield Goose" was my favorite show. I'd get a real blast watching it again.
@54krazimary MERRY CHRISTMAS To You and Yours TOO!! HAHA! Yeah my lady (i'm guessing your a lady by your name-if not "my man" : ) Yeah , I did not know how blessed i was to grow up in the 60's in Gary IN (wasn't any killing then , it was mostly white then , GOOD OLE DAYS) I ENJOY HOW YOU CAN FIND ANYTHING YOUR MIND CAN REMEMBER ONLINE! Especially movies,songs,tv programs , right on RU-vid! HAPPY NEW YEAR! REMEMBER ,JESUS IS REASON FOR THE SEASON!
bigfinewomen i know what you meant. i took no offense. just adding some pgh. trivia. nollaig shona Dhiut! which in irish means happy Christmas to you. and a happy new year to you and yours. drohegda
@Moviewhiz1 Don't worry about them , you are what is called "PRECOCIOUS". Intelligence way above your natural years! Any one who says gay is immature to use that word in that context. YOU RULE young man! BE KOOL!
WXYZ ran this on the SOUPY SALES SHOW as well. While I may have a bias, coming from Detroit, in all honesty, I believe we had the best locally produced shows. Sorry, but GARFIELD GOOSE cannot compare.
