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I will always remember where Ernie Von Schledorn's (sp?) I marvel that I managed to meet friends at the same place, at the same time and do the same things yet had no cell phone, no IPOD, no GPS, no computer, no car, and still managed to have a great life. Milwaukee is still home to some great Pizza. WOKY got into the ac t with channel 19 and did the Red O'Rourke show with a really cheesy set with a horribly FAKE jet cockpit. Barbara Becker had married Jim Major, who started as a floor director, and went on to become the station's program director, and operations manager. and then a mirror image swooping from the tip back to the hind end. The parade started in front of my schoolSt. Mary Czestochowa. because both my parents worked. nostalgia. Judy Marks and crazy Bill Carlson the weatherman who advertised Good think it was the Shoddish and not a slow dance. On February 4, 1974, the show was re-titled You and I, with Jack DuBlon's puppets joining new hostess Darlyne Berg. The Party Line was the place to call to meet up with people. Your donation of $5, $10, $20 or more will ensure Milwaukee Memories will be here for years to come. recall--sang a baritone solo "Phil Tolken the dealer who gives you more!" the clean clothes on my moms wash line. Television debuted in Milwaukee during the medium's "Golden Age" from the late 1940s through the early 1960s. To "host" the show with DuBlon's puppets, the station turned to Barbara Becker, who also served as its weather gal (replacing Judy Marks, who had come to WITI in 1959 after the CBS-owned WXIX ceased operations, and who moved to WTMJ-TV later that year). This was because we learned to climb the fence up to the top of the huge cement ash box. If you never had one of Ma Flemming's beef sandwiches with some A&W rootbeer you never lived. Avalon Theater, Mitchell Street, Downtown, Christmas parades on Wisconsin Ave.. Is my age showing?) plane from there for basic training in Alabama. At least fourteen commercial and public television networks competed for Federal Communications Commission (FCC) construction permits and then viewers in Milwaukee during that era. possible (Courtesy of WITI-TV), The Cartoon Alley set included the "Shake Shop", in which visiting kids - especially scouting groups - were entertained. Kiddieland Who doesn't remember Zuli's pizza? My aunt and uncle owned a tavern and also had season tickets. Can you imagine today taking the markets prime time slot reserved for news and running cartoons? Animation Adventure Comedy A children's show with "Albert The Alley Cat" and Barbara Becker presenting cartoons for WITI-TV Channel 6 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin from 1968 till 1974. 33 miles and one of the first events to ask for pledges per Lambrecht, work there (though I live an hour north). We never met him, but he sure made an impression on us. Blue Jay has changed many times in the years since they closed and just re-opened as a restaurant. And it always will be for those who lived here and remember it with deep affection. Under 12 was 10 cent admission. Maybe because I was absent so often, but it was a shock, like I was a ghost. I remember Petes bakery and the cream puffs and crullers This was because we learned to climb the fence up to the top of the huge cement ash box. Speaking of Howard Gernett (Gernettski?) memories sent in by Dick Golembiewski and the Jack DuBlon puppets! Just wanted to let you folks know that the amusement park at "Funny Farms daily run came to an end, and DuBlon and new hostess Darlyne Berg transformed the show into "You and I". The little ice cream parlors all over the city like the one on Greenfield Avenue where you could get a strawberry sundae for 15 cents. (another angle street) runs into it from the west. stranger, Krazy King Konzol the Karpet King or was that a Saturday Night Live It has been replaced with a Family Dollar store. at I've only been Menu Log In Sign Up Anyone? I remember Quality candy at Christmas and Easter. opened and closed like a puppet's mouth while it sang the Tolken jingle. Fritz the Plumber and Jack Raymond on the radio. Milwaukee Here's what I can contribute: I was the last class from St. Francis to be allowed to attend a Milwaukee high school.) Bueller? This website is soooooo cool. miles to help the hungry silver GM buses used by the. Leon's is still there and still has excellent custard. The chocolate covered cherries and the huge chocolate cream eggs. The tower today is dwarfed by the new digital broadcasting A people recorded the sounds for memories. When WTMJ was on channel 3 and the ONLY TV we had? I had a Golden Book about Gertie The Duck. Where would I be if I hadn't been forced to learn the Shoddish dance with the largest girl in my class when I was easily the most skinny male. year! MAG from Whitewater. legs and trains that ran on theraised lines from theold lakeshoreplant Throughout the 40s, 50s, 60s and 70s, Milwaukee was the quintessential American town, the best place in the world to call home. If you haven't you need to see it. I recall numerous trips toCountyStadiumto watch the Braves. 1965 Press Photo Solo concert artists Ida Presti and Lagoya - lra62213 (#394466471598), 1938 Press Photo Edison Tower, dedicated to Thomas Alva Edison Foundation Inc. (#354426091216), 1990 Press Photo Crowded Mission Hill Church during Northeast Ensemble concert (#374362751760). Children were also invited to bring in their pets and talk about how to take care of them. A children's newscast was added with 4 children: Ondine Harris, Laura Kinney, Allen Keller, and Lenny Reid. Or Down-load. to the walkie-talkies. A children's show with "Albert The Alley Cat" and Barbara Becker presenting cartoons for WITI-TV Channel 6 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin from 1961 till 1968. on Howell & Howard, Airway theatre on Howell where I went to the movies every Friday & Sunday which cost 20 cents. Albert on his new set. They'd start, they may or may not stop. Our block was Bill Carlson (weatherman WTMJ) I would catch the bus on 13th & Oklahoma with my Grandpa and off we go to the Stadium. The show became the prototype for the stations high school quiz program, "Who Knows? (Jack DuBlon puppets), Send Me a Bit of memories fade away! would give us free baby root beers and popcorn. Dont let your Milwaukee We'd stop at the dime store at 35th and North. Jack was a great talent and a dear friend. for Nightmare Theatre.". We can remember the displays at the fair park on the 84th street side for cars. Mitchell Street near Sears of course. Wisconsin, He then joined the staff of WDUZ radio in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Then, throughout the evening, Mr. Gernett One of the better places to work in Milwaukee, and now is down to bare bones employment. Yes, I want to keep Milwaukee Memories alive! long wooden pole. Going to see the White Sox play several games at County Stadium between when we had the Braves and Brewers. In 1968, the station transformed "Cartoon Alley" into the "Funny Farm", with DuBlon serving not only as puppeteer, but also as a farmer named "Homer Gherkin". And then of course WCAN on channel 25. that was sent to all CBS affiliates and each local would just "insert your Participating in the 4th. 1971 Press Photo Portrait of Barbara Becker, Milwaukee TV personality. I'm not sure. Howard ave Teen H'ers. We boomers were fascinated with the simplest things, like marionette. People would speak into a juke box microphone and request a song. By the way "great idea!" play softball with only 4 players. Court in 1958. Was I - EVER - that young? He served in the USAF during the Korean War, and flew 29 combat missions aboard a B-29 before being wounded and discharged. CB at that time (ch. . Wow, I actually saw a few things on your Site that I'd Others who appeared on the weathercasts with Albert included Nancy Grundle and Jerry Reno. In 1968, the National Association of Program Executives named the TV 6 team of Allen and Albert the top weather show in the country. Dutchland Dairy was another place where we would pick up a bucket of fish or shrimp on Fridays. Ah, the innocence of my youth. The show was re-titled You and I, with DuBlon's puppets and new hostess Darlyne Berg. We lived on South Congo Ave. in "I certainly miss Jack and all the Alley gang. In 1965, she elected to leave that role after her marriage to WITI newsman and program director, Jim Major. Along with my 2 cousins,( we were around 4 or 5 yrs old) they would take us on walks to 3rdStreet all the way down to Schusters. I remember staying with my aunts and grandmother during the day in the summer months Man oh man do I love your site. by stick-drawings of kids climbing on the letters. 1977 photo. A south sider born in 59 8 Captain Video. Gerkin, on The Funny Farm" to the tune of "Ain't We Got Fun." I grew up across the street from McGovern Park. Tim S. I was born and raised in St. Francis He always said if we would swallow the egg like he did, we could drink the beer. Paddy wagons were these strange looking truck-like vehicles. The show's immense reputation stemmed from its simplicity, gentle fun and frolic with puppets. human hosts nor puppet hosts nor ANY hosts at all, called Cartoon Capers. Peggy Sue that field. Perhaps this was a seventies version of the old '59 ad perfect arrow. Albert the Alleycat and Barbara Becker on Cartoon Alley Ice Skating on the Humboldt Park Lagoon. Someone asked about Pate gas stations- this station was located at 60th and I think we took the Greyhound bus from Whitewater. In 1971, he produced a Christmas record featuring his voices of Albert, Alice, Rocky and Santa! The two Leon's on 27thStreet, when 27th and Cloudflare Ray ID: 7a12571c28041fec the Brewers would win. The late Jack DuBlon (October 28, 1929 - July 25, 1988) was the puppeteer behind the Brooklyn-accented Albert the Alley Cat, Albert's twin brother, Filbert, Alice the Alligator, the cigar-chomping Rocky and all the other non-human denizens of Cartoon Alley, which appeared on WITI-TV6 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Goldmanns did close in 2007, my Husband and I had to buy a hamburger and malt at the dinning counter. walkie-talkies. Remember Dance Party with Johnny Anthony? when it was actually run by the Bradleys, until their death. Surely you had to take precautions or a spring from the seats might significantly alter your sex life. Grease and all. time.". fourgreat I remember always being asked how old are you? This arrangement continued until the last Funny Farm show on February 1, 1974. memories surrounding my time in Milwaukee and surrounding areas. Click to reveal (WITI-TV photo) Since 1959, Barbara Becker had done the weather forecasts on WITI (replacing Judy Marks, who had gone to WTMJ-TV). L-R: Jack DuBlon as "Mr. Letterbags", "Alice the Alligator" and Darlyne Berg. there). Then Oklahoma Elementary, Audubon Junior High, and finally Pulaski. 8:00PM - Gay Nineties. Young America On Wheels 1972 what a great marketing tool it was. childhood..we Bay View pep rallies and night football games (St. Francis did not have a high school, so they sent us to Bay View. The puppets were sold directly by Hagensick Toys in Milwaukees Capitol Court shopping center.) I was glued to the set hoping she'd say my name. Braves I recall eating at the lunch counter at Gimbels. Is there more information about that others can share? There's also a biographical page devoted to. Thanks--keep up this great piece of history for Milwaukee. Many, many times we sneaked through the fence by the old pumping station and walked down that path to Kern Park past the home of one who was referred to as "old lady Kane". When In addition to those duties, he served as the stations resident character actor. Main St. of our world. fields behind Southgate and the flooding that came each spring on white go-go boots at Gimbels. on Forest Home Avenue with its My dad was a manager at the Woolworths on 10th & Mitchell. Red Owl food stores. Barbara also answers to Barbara Ulrich, Barbara U Ulrich and Barbara J Becker, and perhaps a couple of other names. lived at 35th and Brown. blessed. - eBay Money Back Guarantee - opens in a new window or tab, Report this item - opens in new window or tab, 1958 PRINT AD ~ WITTNAUER CINE-TWIN MOVIE CAMERA PROJECTOR New Invention (#174916113208), 1978 TV AD JACK LAMBERT PITTSBURGH STEELERS SAM NOVER ANDY RUSSELL NFL FOOTBALL (#185666614175), 1957 CBS TV AD SEARCH FOR TOMORROW SOAP OPERA MARY STUART ACTRESS (#185715743638). for West Rogers St. Rustbuckets that used more oil than gas. After a story broke in The Milwaukee Journal, the station received 10,000 letters objecting to the possible removal of Albert from the weather. hear about suspicious persons being stopped, break-ins, etc. St. Veronica School is now called St. Thomas Aquinas Academy from Grade 4 to 8. Then Iworked at Allen Bradley for 10 yrs. reporting on Santa's progress from North Pole Thiele All day degree in mining engineering. We all got a flag. I also recall riding theWells Streetstreetcar across the viaduct( that was as scary as anything you could imagine). The chocolate covered cherries and the huge chocolate cream eggs. I remember the kidney shaped pool and 4th of July in the park. What a man. tunnels of the creek beneath Treasure Island, andPointLoomis in I grew up in Fort Atkinson, and Milwaukee The walking of the By 1965, Albert became a fixture during the 10 p.m. news segments with weatherman Ward Allen. I was born in December 1944 at St. Joseph's Hospital. (WITI-TV photo). I remember Petes bakery and the cream puffs and crullers You could make deals there on furniture nobody else could touch. (10 cent to get in, 5 cents for popcorn and 10 cents for a coke. Sentry Foods on Howell was very convenient to shop at because I did not need a car to go there. Albert the Alley Cat and WITI-TV's Early Morning Kids' Shows. I wonder if anyone remembers the huge S&H Green Stamps billboard painted on the side of a down town building in Milwaukee and a near by revival center. Sausage, Alas, I am not an author--as you can prob'ly tell by my use of such words as There was a restaurant across the street to their south side. bottom with over two thousand, 25 watt light bulbs and proclaimed I also remember the Mil-Kay. Holding both a copyright and a design patent on the production, DuBlon moved to Milwaukee in anticipation of WITI-TV running the show. with a hard hat "building a big name for himself" as he drove rivets into a My aunt and uncle owned a tavern and also had season tickets. tower in the world. I loved Albert the Alley Cat on Channel 6 (ABC). Please look up his obituary. (Jack DuBlon puppets), This Web Site Created And Maintained By (Courtesy of WITI-TV). St. Paul' Grade School is also St. Thomas Aquinas Academy for the lower grades. I'd hear Diana Ross and The Supremes as clear as a bell. Jack DuBlon performed as a mailman called, "Mr. Letterbags". --TjH, Even More Memories No information on this web site may be reproduced without permission. root footage of it. 9. She attended Marycrest College (Davenport, IA), and UCLA and was active in a number of theatrical productions at the Pasadena Playhouse. Layton Ave. I remember theMilwaukee Roadsteam engines that poured out thick black smoke and the soot that soiled Thora Of course no more streetcars. There was a time when a Flathead Ford V8 with glasspacks actually sounded cool. Delivery times may vary, especially during peak periods. We lived in Fox Santa's Helper Southgate had one, Capitol Court had the other. since I was 1 year old. They had something called the Automatic Hostess where they played 78 rpm records for taverns. The most unusual pets were a pig brought in by a young farm boy and a "singing dog" that howled musically with a little coaxing from his owner. (WITI-TV photo by Dave Witman). They had these great hot dogs with buttered buns. I loved visiting my dad at the Woolworths. 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DuBlon created Albert and Cartoon Alley in 1956 for a television station in Texas. Grandma would take off the milk cap and pour the cream that collected at the top and I would drink it and she'd put it in her coffee. The closing song was sung to the tune of "Aint We Got Fun". That smell of yeast on the freeway on the way to downtown. I didn't know it at the time, but some guy named Willard Scott was Bozo before he grew up, and out, to be a popular weather guy. Oh how many guys cruised "Mitchell Street" on the weekends? professional name. -------------------- This version ran through December 30, 1977. She was a fifth grader, and told him that she had a class project on the weather. Albert continued to be one half of the WITI weather team until 1981. Ice Skating on the Humboldt Park Lagoon. WOKY was the hot spot on the dial (yes a dial radio, no buttons to press). Nordberg, Tanks would roll through our neighborhood to make sure that we were on our porches at the early curfew. up the Judy Marks the femme fatal of TV weather. The Kaisers, the Willys and that stuff. Milwaukee's "Tower of Light". I think I need a George Webb and a Gettleman's. the Pon-ti-acs" and then one of the salesmen--poorly dubbed, if I My mom would shop at the Grand and Gimbels right there on Mitchell Street. A.Rothenhoefer Two of my aunts lived in the upper and lower rear duplexes. http://www.barnabys1.com. Store, Southgate Ford, Arlan's, Spartan's. of July Parades with my children, representing St. Veronica's. While at the schools, he continued to have his visits filmed. This was the first children's show to be equally popular with children and adults. Omar, He began his tenure as the puppeteer for "Cartoon Alley" in 1961. I was surprised that old guys lived there and sat around Good old "Buffalo Bob" Smith would always ask us, "Hey kids, what time is it?" Timing it perfectly for the moment of passion. Wow! Oh how good it was. Of course, the kids relatives did so as well. Photos appearing on this web site are the property of their respective owners, are protected by copyright, and may not be reproduced without permission. But I Rick Bates identified the puppet maker as Martin Puppets of Princeton, Wisconsin. Out to eat at Dutchland Dairy for fun or Kopps. own host" or if it was specially produced for Channel 12. I loved visiting my dad at the Woolworths. towers nearby. In the 1960s, Saturday mornings meant getting up well before our parents, sitting down with a bowl of corn flakes, flipping on the TV to watch cartoons. We all got a flag. "Hall Chevrolet--Hey!--Eleven-O-Eleven west North 1959 TV ARTICLE~BARBAR A BECKER WITI MILWAUKEE WEATHER GIRL~BILL KISS SPORTS Condition: Used "WONDERFUL CONDITION." Price: US $9.75 Buy It Now Add to cart Add to Watchlist Returns accepted Ships from United States Shipping: US $5.75Standard Shipping | See details Located in: Winnetka, California, United States Delivery: Remember when Purity did home delivery of potato chips? Behling liked the concept and script. (Strand, liked Rosemary better anyway. More Milwaukee Memories Page 9. . Irv The Workingman's Friend "Garbage Can" kept yacking away. For those who miss Milwaukee Wisconsin's Television Window. Since 1959, Barbara Becker had done the weather forecasts on WITI (replacing Judy Marks, who had gone to WTMJ-TV). Big Boy is a Perkin's Restaurant. Barbara Becker, who handled weather at TV 6, joined the Saturday morning shows. It made its debut on Monday, 4 February 1974. Starlight drive in theater, Victory drive in theater. He did it in two swoops, when It was at this time that DuBlon's Albert puppet joined the new weather man, Ward Allen, and began mangling the weather terms on the six o'clock and ten o'clock newscasts. We also wore them in the yard with a leash rope about 15 ft long tied to the washpoles. It is one block long. We can remember when Blatz was a beer that wasn't half bad. Wouldn't Have you ever been to St. Josaphat's Basilica on 6th and Lincoln? Click here for a look at a series of shows which ran in early 1967. At least there still is the Butler Inn for good BBQ. {image1}It's taken me some 30 years to openly admit my appreciation of those little people in my television set. Albert the Alleycat and Barbara Becker. For fun, I would go to the rooftop of St. Joes and look down on the city, marveling at how high I was (all of maybe 6 stories). And it always will be for those who lived here and remember it with deep affection. on 27th St. Gentlemen's Jim and White House liquor stores. Students at UWM will always remember Rice's Deli on Silver Spring with fondness. Blue drive-in. I remember watchingMarquetteUniversityplay football at Marquette Stadium on35thstreet. Girls wore bracelets with soldiers names on them. Old Frankfillinglittle brown bags with penny candy. "Albert and Friends" made its debut on 24 January 1981. Behind the Scenes Shot of the SUMA Set in 1966. That meant that it would be losing "Captain Kangaroo" as well as some other network kid's programming. Drew's Discount Variety Store on 51st and Howard. Your donation of $5, $10, $20 or more will ensure Milwaukee Memories will be here for years to come. At least there still is the Butler . The parade started in front of my schoolSt. Mary Czestochowa. I could go on and on, but my favorite memories of Milwaukee include-- going to the Eagles with my Friends to dance on Saturday nights. If anyone knows me, please email. 7:55PM - Barbara Becker Sings. Road, correctly the voice of Albert the Alley cat was of Jack DuBlon also Copyright 1995-2023 eBay Inc. All Rights Reserved. I was born on an Army base in KY but lived in Milwaukee on the way home from school at Walt Whitman Elementary. The Site was the place to be seen and heard by the, since I was 1 year old. We would also ride the bus downtown and shop at Gimbels and Boston Store. that SOB A long way from memories on s. 13th Street. Amongst other things, viewers sent Albert hundreds of custom-knit sweaters, which he would wear on-the-air. L-R: Wally Dobiesz, Larry Grzegorek as "Jeremy the Jogger", and Darlyne Berg. about 68th street. Beecher meats? The parade started in front of my schoolSt. Mary Czestochowa. Under 12 was 10 cent admission. The plane that crashed at Mitchel Field and was blocking traffic on Not to mention Halans. (Courtesy of WITI-TV), The gang is transported back to the time of King Arthur. I also Beginning on 11 July, it ran one hour later, at 8:00 a.m. On 3 October it shifted back to its 7:00 a.m. slot, and on Monday 27 October, it was once again scheduled M-F at 7:00 a.m. During this time period, Jack DuBlons station duties became more time consuming, and he left the show. "I always do everything right. My friends dad was a banker and had season tickets. on WTMJ Sundays,sponsored by Bluemound Furniture. I was born and raised in St. Francis The idea was neither Allens nor DuBlons (Operations director Bob Oliver gets credit for it.) heaven. Yes, I want to keep Milwaukee Memories alive! Milwaukee CB When the Oscar Meyer weinermobile used to park down on State St. DuBlon also appeared on camera as Mr. Letterbags. Refresh your browser window to try again. I also belonged to one of the only urban 4-H clubs in Milwaukeethe J.M. philanthropist, shows off part of ..and moved to Milwaukee when I was married in December of 1967. 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