#edit-district { float: left; } padding: 0 0 10px 20px; } background: #fff /*#F5F5F5*/; Of course, I replied. margin: 30px 2.5%; border-color: #4d4d4d !important; } It's just that my wife and I know what's around the bend, and it beckons.". } } Contribute to chinapedia/wikipedia.en development by creating an account on GitHub. background: black; .views-field-field-news-subtitle h3, .news-release-date, .news-release-contact, .news-release-header { } Carmichael asks you to please do what you can to slow the loss of sea ice. They were me. He had a sidekick/nemesis named Froggy (sort of like a sock puppet made to resemble a frog) who would sometimes spray Cheez-Whiz in his face. .view-locations #edit-reset { } .aspires-type { } } } padding-top: 30px; } li.dropdown.account-dropdown.parent-li.btn-dropdown-container button { padding-left: 3px; } margin: 20px 0; display:none; */ @media screen and (min-width: 1500px) { width: 70%; Buy "Pat McCormick on the last Dialing for Dollars on KTVU " by Jenniferkate72 as a Sticker. } -webkit-transition: box-shadow 300ms ease-in-out; #block-views-block-frequently-asked-questions-block-9, #block-exposedformcalifornia-room-indexpage-2-2, Hartlaub and columnist Heather Knight co-created the Total SF podcast and event series, engaging with locals to explore and find new ways to celebrate San Francisco and the Bay Area. These are two characters weve loved since we were kids.. .annotated-row { } (Page 2) SFGates Peter Hartlaub did an interview with McCormick in 2008. } padding: 25px 25px 45px; margin-top: 0; } } PAT McCORMICK His career began in 1953 as a "gofer" at the old Allied Artists Studios in Hollywood, then became an apprentice film editor and assistant co Producer Walter Wanger. height:0; } float: left; In 1971, KTVU began airing the very popular Creature Features, which was a Saturday night staple for many of us teenagers throughout the 1970s. Eventually, he would decide to adopt Bob March as his stage name. Top artists margin-bottom: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd; In addition to being the voice behind Charley and Humphrey, McCormick was also a weatherman and longtime host of Dialing for Dollars on KTVU. } In a statement to KTVU, he offered another apology, and referenced his beloved puppets. align-items: center; margin-bottom: 50px; right: 15px; Pat McCormick (born c. 1933) is a retired local television personality in San Francisco, California's KGO-TV, and Oakland's, KTVU channel 2 in the San Francisco Bay Area, where among many jobs he was the nightly news' weatherman, hosted the midday movie Dialing for Dollars program, and co-hosted the local edition of the Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon. But a sign over McCormicks office was careful to give his characters credit for his success. } View the profiles of people named Patricia McCormick. .unstyled-list-text { .btn-chat:hover, .btn-chat:focus, .btn-chat:active { .view-homepage-promo-cards.view-id-homepage_promo_cards, section#block-sitesearch, .view-id-holiday_closures.view-display-id-page_3, #block-eastsideartcontestsponsors, .path-locations-table .view-content { display: flex; position: absolute; a.toolbar-icon.acquia-active-subscription.toolbar-item {display: none;} /* Remove when done */ } } float: left; padding-right: 30px; Dr. Patrick McCormick, Professor of Religious Studies, earned his Masters of Divinity and Theology from Mary Immaculate Seminary in Northampton, PA. Two or three contestents from each school. padding-left: 30px; One of the posts asked about a children's TV show featuring a witch. .footer-row-1 { Does anyone remember an afterschool kid show that featured a witch as the host? } } .view-college-promise-comparison #edit-actions { flex-wrap: wrap; In 2015, a year after Sane and Hageman had collaborated on a graphic novel named The Woodland Welfare Manifesto, Hageman suggested they turn their efforts to Charley and Humphrey. margin-bottom: 5px; } padding-left: 30px; } #webform-submission-sjpl-works-conference-room-node-1321-add-form fieldset { .video-card .card-img iframe { /*-->*/. Pat McCormick (born c. 1933) is a retired local television personality in San Francisco, California's KGO-TV, and Oakland's, KTVU channel 2 in the San Francisco Bay Area, where among many jobs he was the nightly news' weatherman, hosted the midday movie Dialing for Dollars program, and co-hosted the local edition of the Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon. padding: 15px; left: 0; .global-padding { background-color: #f5f5f5; } } padding-right: 12px; margin-bottom: 10px !important; One of the stations used to play SciFi/Horror movies in the late afternoon under the title of (as I recall) "Chillers from Science Fiction". width: 100%; background: #fff; width: 70%; margin: 30px 1.5%; It was a local sf kids after school show. .view-homepage-promo-cards.view-id-homepage_promo_cards { display: -webkit-flex; padding: 10px 16px; I know I have many points of view on humor. Elsewhere in the interview, McCormick objected to Charley and Humphrey being referred to as puppets. margin: 0 5px 10px; .blog-comments .indented article { } Diablo State Park keep out visitors eager to see snow, Watch: Connecticut teacher rescues unconscious driver from burning car, Security guard attacked after recording burglary suspects in Oakland. } At the beginning of the show, the count was determined by spinning two wheels, one of which resulted in a number and the other in "top" or "bottom". } It was a PSA run on KTVU over and over, spun off of The Charley & Humphrey Show created and mostly performed by Pat McCormick. .view-empty { Didnt know him really well, he was an acquaintance, but I do remember the show. bottom:15px; .page-node-type-page-web .main-container .col-sm-3 .sjpl-chat-container { 3. @media screen and (min-width: 1200px) { We were amazed to find, when the puppet was finished, that Humphrey had virtually become a dog with a million faces.. KTVU says former personality Pat McCormick is not dead, despite earlier reports to the contrary. border-bottom-width: 2px; clear: both; GitHub export from English Wikipedia. } My dad, Bud Walling and Mrs. Claus, Judy Oates donned their Christmas gear every night from thanksgiving to Christmas Eve. } width: 100% !important; position: relative; padding-bottom: 0; } .chat-bubble { McCormick had a distinctive appearance being 6'7" tall, weighing 250 lbs and having a walrus . One tale had Charley and Humphrey crashing a boat into Alcatraz. } border: 1px solid #ddd; } margin-bottom: 0; Santa Cruz Mountains, California& The Mysterians; 13th Floor Elevators; 1910 Fruitgum Company; A Flock Of Seagulls Wed had so much fun and worked so well together on that previous book, that I knew it would be a blast crafting the world of Charley and Humphrey with him. As a young kid I remembered when the legendary, late Carol Doda would do the station identification's for what was then KGSC's "The perfect 36." padding-left: 0; .path-locations-table table > thead > tr > th, .path-locations-table table > thead > tr > td, .path-locations-table table > tbody > tr > th, .path-locations-table table > tbody > tr > td, .path-locations-table table > tfoot > tr > th, .path-locations-table table > tfoot > tr > td { .lang-btns p { The "amount" was the amount of money to be won. .faq-dd { #block-ultimenumainnavigation #ultimenu-main.ultimenu .ultimenusub .menu--main li { min-width: 103px; } Going a ways further back, I met Captain Satellite at Santa's Village around 1959 and still have an autographed publicity photo of him and his robot. display: flex; .view-homepage-promo-cards.view-id-homepage_promo_cards .view-content, .view-homepage-promo-cards.view-id-homepage_promo_cards .view-header { /* End Footer Update 2020 */ .page-node-type-page-web .main-container .col-sm-9 { After the show He autographed his promotional pictures to each one of the kids there. padding-bottom: 56.25%; Hullabaloo was an American musical variety series that ran on NBC from January 12, 1965 through April 11, 1966 (with repeats to August 1966). display: flex; } float: left; } @media screen and (min-width: 992px) { Her the best movie is Sold. padding-left: 10%; KTVU reached McCormick Tuesday at his home in Oregon, where he apologized for the. } } Hi Carmen, it appears to me that the SF State Archives will be your best and perhaps only resource. margin-left: 8px; Haven't a clue anymore as to what he said, but at the time I would tune in every week to watch the show. The drama started Monday morning after a man identified as McCormicks only son, Steve Pat McCormick, e-mailed The Chronicle, wanting to let readers know that his father had recently died after a bout with melanoma. align-items: center; height: 2em; article.blog .author, article.blog-old .author { padding-right: 0; padding: 20px 0; } background: #105f84; display: none; .view-homepage-promo-cards.view-id-homepage_promo_cards .attachment.attachment-after .views-element-container, .view-homepage-promo-cards.view-id-homepage_promo_cards.view-display-id-page_1 .views-row { For a time, he was an assistant film cutter at Disney. I was on the Mayor Art show, although I couldn't tell you when exactly, mid sixties I think. transform: scale(1.6) rotate(-90deg); In a statement to KTVU, he offered another apology, and referenced his beloved. width:100%; } float: left; } margin-top: 10px; .global-padding .view-header, .global-padding .view-footer, .view-music-collections-index.view-id-music_collections_index.view-display-id-page_2 .view-content { } But it was a chance encounter at ABC that would change McCormicks life. width: 75%; She graduated from Rosemont College in 1978, followed by an M.S. .path-locations-table .table thead tr { "versatile personality" c Reverso Context: But this versatile personality does not stop at what has been accomplished and often. "versatile personality" c Reverso Context: But this versatile personality does not stop at . .blog-comments article:hover, .blog-comments article:focus, .blog-comments article:active, background: #F5F5F5; width: 100%; McCormick and his wife, Flora. } } McCormick saw the puppets potential and bought it from Shaften. .flex-center { margin: 5px; color:#23527c; position: relative; float:left; She is a celebrity journalist. } Then there was Pussyfoot, a yellow cat who played classical music on the piano. .view-acquia-search .field--name-field-location-phone, .view-acquia-search .field--name-field-location-address, .view-acquia-search .field--name-field-location-email { } padding-right: 30px; margin: 20px 0; margin: 0; to {opacity: 0;} left: 0; display: block; box-shadow: 7px 9px 14px rgba(0,0,0,0.6); .view-id-holiday_closures.view-display-id-page_3, #block-eastsideartcontestsponsors { .view-college-promise-comparison table-hover > tbody > tr:hover { .view-college-promise-comparison table thead { padding-left: 30px; top: 15px; .people-card, .flex-wrap-card.people-card { width: 100%; [1] While working at ABC-TV in Los Angeles, McCormick pitched a children's program to a CBS affiliate in Fresno, California, and went on the air there in Spring 1959 with Charley (inspired by Dennis Weaver's character Chester on Gunsmoke) and his sidekick Humphrey. He had pretty good sets and sound effects right in the studio this was sometime in the early 60's. } Does anyone remember an afternoon tv show with a guy in a suit who sat in front of view of golden gate-SF that featured different programs each week? } } #ThrowbackThursday! padding-bottom:0; The Charley Horse Show was born, and became an overnight successkids loved its humor and parents appreciated its positive messages and lessons. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate. float: left; 6 relations. clear: both; Does anyone remember a TV show, I believe was made at KTVU, called the Lizzie Luau Show? float: left; .chat-cards #libchat_d281a06c0b8f53e791abeba9bf0b9029 iframe, .chat-cards #libchat_f6c91f46e9dd3ace51570bf203bb5efb iframe, .chat-cards #libchat_028ba638f9d339194272be42ae319059 iframe, .chat-cards #libchat_cb01fdc888b7a35e4f4d6b2150cf4ef2 iframe { float: right; display: -webkit-box; KTVU also gave McCormick the opportunity to expand into other programming. display: flex; clear: both; After word spread on an SFGate.com blog and by social media, fans shared hundreds of fond memories and tributes to McCormick and his puppets, Charley and Humphrey. I think it was on channel 36. .view-music-collections-index.view-id-music_collections_index .view-header, .view-music-collections-index.view-id-music_collections_index .view-footer { I don't remember it myself. Hi Rozann, I ran a digital newspaper search for Kipper the Cop (Kop) in the 1960s and didn't find anything (also tried just "Kipper"). justify-content: center; /* COVID-19 Menu Card - Homepage */ top: -5px; /*.blog-comments article .links.inline.list-inline, .path-comment .region-content article .links.inline.list-inline { My family appeared on the show and we were given a dog from the Oakland SPCA after ours was killed. Bob Eldred hosted an evening version called "The Jackpot Movie." KUSA - Denver, Colorado, also as KBTV, Stormy Rottman hosted the segments.