Comments on: Reasons I Am the Way I Am #17 & 18

By: Rory

Rory — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 12:47:58 +0000

Hi, just wanted to let the Chicagoans know that Gigglesnort Hotel was shown over here in Singapore in the 80s. I vaguely remembered the Lemon Joke Kid dropping bombs from the helicopter and that it used to scare the hell out of me as a kid. But for the life of me, couldn’t remember his name or the name of the show until I finally did some serious googling today. Now if I could just find some clips of him…

By: teahouseblossom

teahouseblossom — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 16:05:51 +0000

Heh..I always thought the H.R. Pufnstuf was weird and psychedelic. But I loved Land of the Lost!!

By: Hilly

Hilly — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 01:50:33 +0000

I totally have that Electra Woman song going through my head!

By: jenny

jenny — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 23:02:15 +0000

nat: i almost called you when i read kris’ comment – you weren’t crazy after all!
peggasus: i’m almost certain i saw some ray raynor on youtube – good luck!
kris: i’m about *this* close to ordering the DVD so i can see the lemon joke kid – he’s not on any of the youtube clips.
churlita: i think it’s awesome that you remember all the theme songs. as soon as land of the lost came on, i instantly remembered it, “marshall, will and holly… on a routine expedition…”
mad william: another friend mentioned lidsville to me last weekend, but i don’t remember that show. sid and marty totally ruled!
pete v: i love how all of us thought we had hallucinated this entire series. that’s the sign of a really good show, if you asked me.

By: PeteV

PeteV — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 22:36:42 +0000

Man, I loved GiggleSnort Hotel. Thanks for confirming the lemon joke kid. I thought that all was just a fever dream…

By: Mad William

Mad William — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 22:03:22 +0000

That was some of the greatest TV ever!.
I still remember all of the theme songs for HR Pufnstuf, Lidsville, The Bugaloos.
Sid and Marty were brilliant.
Thank you for that.

By: churlita

churlita — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 21:02:05 +0000

The sad thing is, that I can remember all the words to the theme songs of all these shows.
Growing up in the seventies was so confusing, because it wasn’t until you were older that you realized that pretty much every children’s television show writer was on some kind of hallucinogen.
I lived in Chicago from the age of 10-14. I TOTALLY remember The GiggleSnort Hotel.

By: kris dresen

kris dresen — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 20:00:38 +0000

Natasha – The Lemon Joke Kid did ride in a helicopter and throw lemons! And do you remember when he stuck a lemon in Dirty Dragons nostril and it caused all sorts of whackiness?
Then again, why do I remember that??

By: Peggasus

Peggasus — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 18:58:25 +0000

I LOVED H.R. Pufnstuf, and my brothers never let me forget it. I’ll have to send them this clip.
Are there any there for Garfield Goose? The Ray Raynor Show? I am off to search!
Thanks for the trip down Memory Lane!

By: Natasha

Natasha — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 17:50:20 +0000

Thanks Kris Dresen for remembering the Lemon Joke Kid. See Jenny, I told you I didn’t make that up! He rode in a helicopter and threw lemons I swear it. I may be mixing that up an episode with WKRP in Cincinnati though.