What a trip down memory lane. I met and knew most people in this video as a child. My mother was a commentator/TV producer for the tulsa Big Network affiliates from the late 1960s to early 1980s. Now that I'm a lot older, I consider myself lucky to have known these icons.
GREAT STUFF!...I GREW UP IN TULSA AREA AND WAS A KID WHEN FANTASTIC THEATRE. WAS ON,AS WELL AS MAZZEPPA!...I NOW LIVEIN NORTHERN MINNESOTA AND THIS SORTA STUFF MAKESME HOMESICK,SADLY FOR THINGS THAT NO LONGER EXIST!
The talented host for Fantastic theater had such a great voice timber and accent for the horror and suspense genre that his intro alone could put a chill in your spine! Good times,man. And The Mister Zing and Tuffy Show was the bomb! The host John Chick actually had a good sense of humor and liked kid's. (Unlike his constantly grouchy replacement,Uncle Zeb.) John Chick's next project The Early Morning show featured great music by local musicians and a few classic cartoons to get you ready for your day. I can still hear my mom yelling at me to "Stop watching those cartoons, and get out there before you miss your bus!"
Fantastic theater yes. My mom and I stayed up late to see Peter Hart and his show. Ad mazzeppa pompazoidy-- who doesn't know him. Mr zing was on my tv. My best friend got on the show. I was too poor to make it
Born in Tulsa 1957; never moved away, so I vividly recall all these classics. One show I don’t ever see mentioned but I think pre-dated Mr Zing and Tuffy was “Big Bill and Oomagog (the robot.)” Can anyone provide clarification on that show (or; did I just imagine it)? Btw, favorite scary movie on Fantastic Theater was “Mothra” I can recall watching it in my grandmother’s living room like it was last night. Thanks for keeping these memories alive.
I got a ?-how could I find a clip possibly,that was me circa 78,79ish on local news in tulsa(?)tulsa(?)-I dont remember which channel,but it was me very young in the hospital on Christmas with pneumonia, and Santa visited me.
