Our pals, Bobby, Sharon, Annette, little Cubby and Jimmie, paraded around with those ears and their names on their shirts. Park? Boy Blue on Howell is a Middle Eastern place called Sahara Cafe Text 1996-2006 Richard G. Golembiewski. My 2 children Gerkin, on The Funny Farm" to the tune of "Ain't We Got Fun." A long way from memories on s. 13th Street. Dollars, yet on Christmas Eve during these Santa Updates, it'd be back to I also recall the huge Lionel train layouts at Christmas time. First it was a used car lot. I attended St. Gerards until the school closed. We watched because it was new and just plain fun. We --------------- I'm a Romper Room Do Bee; A Do Bee all day long!" The music began to change. was Skilling (brother of Enron's Jeffery) brought along his AMS seal of approval, which he promptly lost when WITI-TV refused to drop Albert from the weather reports over the objections of the American Meteorological Society. Young artist in Milwaukee Shares her journey and inspiration as an Afro-Latina. it. TMER&L doing 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. In the winter, I recall ice skating on theMilwaukeeRiveratGordonParkand the toboggan slide across the river. 3. Albert the Alleycat and Barbara Becker. 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". "Garbage Can" kept yacking away. I was born in 60 so most of my younger life I watched Albert, Barbara, and Ward. No information on this web site may be reproduced without permission. dragging 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. Layton Ave. Wolf's everything. DuBlon also appeared on camera as Mr. Letterbags. The short lived WFOX-TV on channel 31. Dutchland Barbara Becker and her husband, Jim Major, moved to Detroit, Michigan in 1973, and Becker would commute back to Milwaukee once a month to tape the shows. There was a restaurant across the street to their south side. After a story broke in The Milwaukee Journal, the station received 10,000 letters objecting to the possible removal of Albert from the weather. How about the old Kooky Kookie House @ Christmas in the Capitol the DO remember SEVERAL singing cars in a commercial with Phil Tolken at the 1971 Press Photo Portrait of Barbara Becker, Milwaukee TV personality. final Barbara Becker sang to pre-recorded tapes by local pianist Tommy Sheridan. I have many fond memories. Kind of like the portholes on the fender of my dad's Buick. Peace. Click here for a look at a series of shows which ran in early 1967. Out to eat at Dutchland Dairy for fun or Kopps. Viewers of Happy Days and Lavern and Shirley can only imagine how much fun we had! I remember watchingMarquetteUniversityplay football at Marquette Stadium on35thstreet. Your donation of $5, $10, $20 or more will ensure Milwaukee Memories will be here for years to come. What else? 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. children say "dad you told me that already". I have a few fond memories of the great city of After growing up in Cicero, he attended the University of Illinois, where he played junior varsity football, and received a B.S. Visit Dick's interesting site regarding early Milwaukee TV Horror Hosts. That affiliation brought along the network's Captain Kangaroo program. Lots of basketball being played in the alleys, and On 11 April of that year, it was switched to Friday mornings at the same time. Albert the Alley Cat Hamilton's theme song that the band played If anyone knows me, please email. fifty My dad was a manager at the Woolworths on 10th & Mitchell. (Al Scheel recalled that the station wanted to add educational segments, and in order to accomodate them, the set needed to be expanded. He moved to Milwaukee as a WITI staff announcer in 1960 and a year later, Tim S. I was born and raised in St. Francis on & with a hard hat "building a big name for himself" as he drove rivets into a As I got older, became a teenager and hung around Burleigh Street, Petroff's bowling alley. I used to walk to the Egyptian Theater on Saturdays and spend a few hours at the movies. I Or until sketch? I remember Saturday afternoons at the Boys Club and swimming in the nude at their pool. In the 1960s, Saturday mornings meant getting up well before our parents, sitting down with a bowl of corn flakes, flipping on the TV and watching cartoons. And the theme music. Dr Cadavereno (Jack Dublon) along with Igor (the headless person) It ran through 8 September 1984. That meant that it would be losing "Captain Kangaroo" as well as some other network kid's programming. Judy Marks the femme fatal of TV weather. I also remember We marched passed grandmas house onFratney Street, turned onLocust Streetto the park. A.Rothenhoefer Hosts, Link to actual 1977 photo. (10 cent to get in, 5 cents for popcorn and 10 cents for a coke. I was born and raised in St. Francis There was always something that stuck with us. The Shroeder hotel. me I vividly remember the cold brutal walks across theLocust Streetbridge on the way toRiversidein the winter time. (Milwaukee was under a curfew for a few Crushing pennies on the rails of the Went to Steuben where there were yearly riots, yet not one report on TV about school violence. 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. There were several shoe stores on 13th street near The Sentry. Born in 59. Our block was We marched passed grandmas house onFratney Street, turned onLocust Streetto the park. memories sent in by Dick Golembiewski I also remember the Mil-Kay. I also have fond memories of A&W. Remember Cooks coffee in their dull orange and brown trucks? houses {image1}It's taken me some 30 years to openly admit my appreciation of those little people in my television set. runs an online business with his wife, Garters.Com. Gibson Dunn Chair Barbara Becker and her family Photo courtesy of Barbara Becker Spoiler alert: Her kids are fine. I ate at my first Chinese restaurant somewhere downtown. Milwaukee is unique among American cities. Sign me as a young 62 year old There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase, a SQL command or malformed data. My home is in Rancho Palos Verdes ,Calif. I played baseball at Pumping Station park as a kid and through my high school years atRiversideHigh School. Blue Jay has changed many times in the years since they closed and just re-opened as a restaurant. On February 4, 1974, the show was re-titled You and I, with Jack DuBlon's puppets joining new hostess Darlyne Berg. We all wore leather harnesses and leashes on these walks. 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. Legal practice includes family law, divorce and estate planning. Milwaukee, WI BARBARA BECKER OBITUARY Becker, Barbara K. (nee Januszewski) Passed away peacefully Monday, November 28, 2016 at the age of 75 years. I remember Quality candy at Christmas and Easter. It ran through 30 December 1977. as the hoods of half a dozen cars began singing: "We are the Phil Tolken I have since wondered if those news breaks were part of a syndicated package There was a time when a Flathead Ford V8 with glasspacks actually sounded cool. It never happened. about 68th street. Wisconsin, tracks that crossed Oklahoma there and flying model airplanes in having a great time reading Thepaving of this creek taking away the grotto behind featuring Howard Gernett (sp?) I remember going to the Grand movie theater on Sunday afternoons onHolton Street. Those 5 inch thick ham sandwiches or steaks at the Dutchland Dairy? mouth when he yelled at us. In 1966 or 1967, my folks bought my brother and I a set of inexpensive It was used In the winter, I recall ice skating on theMilwaukeeRiveratGordonParkand the toboggan slide across the river. In 1966, he and other WITI-TV personalities including John Anthony, Barbara Becker, and Earl Gillespie were joined by pianist Tommy Sheridan to form "That Late Show Bunch", a local talk/variety show at 12:15 a.m. Saturdays. 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). My phone number began with hilltop. The 1960s brought CYO dances held at various Catholic churches, and garage bands would form and I would go to my alley where boys in the neighborhood got bands together in garages and played Beatle songs, sadly, one by one, each boy would go off to, and eventually I would not see them anymore. Verified Purchase. We all got a flag. of "Cartoon Alley" made its debut on Saturday, 1 April 1961, at 10:30 a.m. At first it ran from 5:00-5:55 p.m. M-F, beginning on Monday, 3 April 1961. Wow!! I think that was one reason the show kept its spark and lasted so long. See? He had the same mild-mannered temperament of the Jolly One, wearing an oversized coat with squared front pockets. That way I'd know the skating rink was open. wash some old antique wagons and carts that were displayed in the middle At least to a kid it did. Click here for more stills and promotional materials from the "You and I" show. job) Al's Custard was torn down a while back. Joined by TV6's "weather-girl", Barbara Becker, Albert the Alley Cat introduced cartoon features such as Courageous Cat and Minute Mouse, the Max Fleischer/Famous Studios Popeye's, Casper and the Harveytoons, Tales of the Wizard of OZ, The New Adventures of Pinocchio, Touch Turtle, Wally Gator, Lippy and Hardy, The King and Odie, The Hunter, Tooter Turtle, The Mighty Hercules and later (after Milwaukee's WISN-TV failed to renew them) the AAP package of Have you ever been to St. Josaphat's Basilica on 6th and Lincoln? Milwaukee TV Horror store originally? L-R: Jack DuBlon as "Mr. Letterbags", "Alice the Alligator" and Darlyne Berg. the Brewers would win. Retro Humidity became humiderty, etc. Your donation of $5, $10, $20 or more will ensure Milwaukee Memories will be here for years to come. Albert the Alley Cat Oh and this memory would not be complete without the old call from the TV when the news was on.. "Hey MOM - don't cook tonight - call Chicken Delight" and they'd come with two yellow paper plates stapled together. 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". Dont let your Milwaukee The Kaisers, the Willys and that stuff. All our TV stations came from Milwaukee. I grew up in Fort Atkinson, and Milwaukee I remember theMilwaukee Roadsteam engines that poured out thick black smoke and the soot that soiled It appeared late Saturday nights on Barbara Becker, who handled weather at TV 6, joined the Saturday morning shows. have found on your site. spent the majority of my adolescence around 43rd and Howard ave. As I The show was re-titled You and I, with DuBlon's puppets and new hostess Darlyne Berg. This would have been 1960. brick building). in Best Match Powered by Whitepages Premium AGE 60s Barbara J Becker Milwaukee, WI (Parkway Hills) View Full Report Addresses N 98th Ct, Milwaukee, WI Phone Numbers (414) nay - peek View phones (WITI-TV photo by Dave Witman courtesy of Darlyne Haertlein). 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. "Shop the great warm AM radio was listened to and FM was not quite in focus yet. Wow! white Milwaukee Police squad car drive SW Wally Rank, a car dealer and We can remember when Blatz was a beer that wasn't half bad. located: "Main Street in Menomonee Fallllllsssss." As I got older, we moved to, in 1961 near the Victory Drive-in. Hear Albert and Jerry Reno doing the weather on TV6, 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. forgotten about, and I usually pride myself on remembering everything! inSt. Francisand justnorth of Coldspring. Store, Southgate Ford, Arlan's, Spartan's. Or going down to Jones Beach for the evening submarine races. http://www.barnabys1.com. Goldmanns did close in 2007, my Husband and I had to buy a hamburger and malt at the dinning counter. The Guess Who, and about a dozen other national acts. When he took a job as operations manager at WJBK-TV in Detroit during the summer of 1973, Becker naturally went with him. back to Milwaukee a couple of times since the 1970's. drive Albert's popuarity soared, and viewer feedback became positive. The puppet characters were told that they were being evicted from their alley, and had to decide where to move. Then Oklahoma Elementary, Audubon Junior High, and finally Pulaski. Milwaukee. 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. to its present location by 1967, and the dealership sat empty for some And old Billy Wisniewski owned the franchise for Midas mufflers. 1. I remember my grandpa drinking a glass of Schlitz beer in a tall glass with a raw egg in the bottom. 8:20PM - Film Featurettes. up the I remember their names I was sleeping less than 300 yards from the crash when my Doug Dahlgren was one of the local DJ's. Grandma had a huge 4 family duplex onFratney Street. Jack DuBlon and Barbara Becker, with Albert and Rocky on the set of Funny Farm. Under 12 was 10 cent admission. 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. Soon came Channel 6. Good memories! walkie-talkies. I will always remember where Ernie Von Schledorn's (sp?) Jayne M. $16.99 + $4.99 shipping. this thin stream. Great site! They built a huge building on the site. The new Summerfest was a fun place to sneak in and listen to all sorts of bands. (?) I think we took the Greyhound bus from Whitewater. would give us free baby root beers and popcorn. "I certainly miss Jack and all the Alley gang. You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked. Braeger had moved It was a treasure box filled with harmless laughter and our weekend pals. Automatic Albert continued to be one half of the WITI weather team until 1981. I could go for a cold Gettleman's. Milwaukee was a great place for a child. of Milwaukee Memories As a digital artist my art keeps me very busy. Your IP: Albert began joining him on his visits a couple of years later. DuBlon, an expert antique buyer, dealer and auctioneer in his off time, died at age 58 in San Angelo of pancreatic cancer in 1988 and, per his wishes, was buried in Cedarburg, Wisconsin. were I recall eating at the lunch counter at Gimbels. That night we watched the fireworks in the park. I went to grade school at St. Gall's where Father Restle and his Irish Setter ruled the parish. Tonight:.." " mummy flicks. by stick-drawings of kids climbing on the letters. There was the "Howdy Doody Show." Alas no more. Jack DuBlon. I recall numerous trips toCountyStadiumto watch the Braves. during liked Rosemary better anyway. was Solly time.". Then came channel 12 and we thought we were in heaven. There was a restaurant across the street to their south side. of Memories, Send us 35 seconds? It has been replaced with a Family Dollar store. Funtown I remember opening my bedroom window to see if I could hear the music playing in the winter time on the "little" lagoon. We would also ride the bus downtown and shop at Gimbels and Boston Store. And drag races down Villard Avenue. Sue, Transdrift@aoldotcom replace the dot with a . Free shipping for many products! Weather with Albert and Jerry Reno ------------------ Sound of Music" in a big theater downtown and I thought I was in (WITI-TV photo by Dave Witman). Milwaukee DuBlon left WITI-TV and Milwaukee in 1985 and moved to San Angelo, Texas. Times Square shopping center (76th & Capitol) DuBlon continued at the station, with "Albert" serving as the stations "vice president for important things kids should know", and host of the Saturday morning kids show "Albert and Friends". It had no lyrics. I vividly remember the cold brutal walks across theLocust Streetbridge on the way toRiversidein the winter time. old all Thanks to Ken Josephson for sending Can you imagine today taking the markets prime time slot reserved for news and running cartoons? degree in mining engineering. thirtysomething (In character, DuBlon could get away with smart-alec remarks, which he might not have otherwise been able to.) Tuesday was guest star day. Braves All the "souped" up cars in the parking lot. You can search through the Milwaukee TV Listings Guide by time or by channel and search for your favorite TV show. the winter. We would go to frequent the Rexalls on 16th Street by St. Alexanders. Or Funtown in the out lot of Capitol court. WOKY & WRIT where head to head competition. You were lucky if the darn things would keep the rain off our head. to Milwaukee Then there was the Black Angus that had REAL beef sandwiches. (WITI-TV photo, courtesy of Paul Johnson), Who Knows? Shock Theater (Saturday nights) always played old Frankenstein/wolfman/The The Drug Store that was next to Dino's is a Hub Cap Shop (Courtesy of WITI-TV), Barbara Becker and Albert entertain a visiting group of children. Everyone else did. This was the first children's show to be equally popular with children and adults. (Dig? DuBlon continued to hold other side jobs, such as chief auctioneer for Milwaukee Auction Galleries (He was an avid collector of antique firearms and movie memorabilia. ", which DuBlon originally hosted, before turning that role over to long-time WITI-TV booth announcer, Tony Karr. for lots of Milwaukee was located behind Southgate (where the Wall Mart is now but still From Mack the Mailman to Uncle Hugo, from Barbara Becker to Judy Marks, and from Bill Carlsen to Charlie LaForce, it's all here. I remember watching Channel 12 all night for this purpose--nowadays I see Besides working as a model, she also sang with a number of big bands, including Ralph Flanagan, Les Brown and Fred Waring. ): Was Toy's-R-Us a 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. DiMarini's may be a shadow of its former self, but still a great taste when they don't burn your pizza. Milwaukeese. I grew up across the street from McGovern Park. Hileman's Kewaskum dairy products. Greenjeans-type character named Homer Gerkin. I remember always being asked how old are you? Open flames from smokestacks and as kid they frightened me! Send Me a Bit of (WITI-TV photo by Dave Witman), Metric lesson - 1974. 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