way too young to like all this 60s 70s stuff

i’m 20 and for some reason (autism) i’m obsessed with 60s/70s sitcoms. my favourites include: -wkrp in cincinnati -barney miller -hogans heroes -porridge i also have a penchant for itv action shows (also from the 60s/70s) anyway the only people ik who like these shows are middle aged or elderly so i’ve turned to the internet in order to air out my obsessions

[overlyattachedto70s-sitcoms]

can’t believe they banned competitive sports today

[california-112]

So, how do we think Newkirk's jumper came to be that shade of blue. As far as I know, there weren't any issue knitted jumpers at that time, let alone blue ones. The conclusion I have to come to has to be prison laundry. At some point, it was washed with Newkirk's battledress, and it 'borrowed' some of the colour.

[overlyattachedto70s-sitcoms]

i believe i have the answer. during ww2 there was this thing called ‘the RAF comforts committee’, created bc RAF uniforms weren’t very warm and the planes were very cold, so extra insulation was needed. local knitting groups were organised and registered with the comforts committee, who offered free wool and guidance as to the type and quantity of the knitted garments requested. you could get badges and certificates for your efforts, and when you sent your knitted goods to the committee, you would be sent more wool in return. the comforts would also be distributed to POWs. the most common issues were roll-neck pullovers (like the one newkirk wears) and the official colour was grey-blue (similar to the one newkirk wears), but due to high demand and a shortage of wool starting in 1941, other colours were also used, mainly other shades of blue but also off-white on occasion. so that explains both the presence and the colour of the jumper.

as for the general inaccuracy of his uniform, that was for budget reasons. seeing as the show was filmed in the US, it was much easier and cheaper to buy surplus USAF uniforms and alter them to vaguely resemble ww2 RAF uniforms than actually buy said uniforms (that’s also why the american heroes’ uniforms were much more true to life). they didn’t bother too much with keeping it accurate bc it would be hard to make out all the fine details on a 60s television screen and they didn’t really expect anyone to go over the show with a fine tooth comb, so they figured no one would pick up on it. how wrong they were. you’ll notice his uniform is much more accurate in the pilot episode; that’s bc the show hadn’t been picked up yet, so they hadn’t committed to actually buying the costumes, only renting, and that meant they could afford to get their hands on what looks to be at least in part a genuine ww2 RAF uniform.

[ediblescab]

As I watch more and more of Hogan's Heroes the more I understand how people fall head over heels for Klink. He's so soggy, he looks like a manchild in both of these

[that1bitchqueer]

Some Newkirk angst for the silly British man lovers

Audio is from the movie “Isle of Dogs”

[that1bitchqueer]

A Hogan drawing I did a fat minute ago to mark the show’s anniversary.

Drew it with Ibis, my iPhone, and my index finger

Scar on his cheek is from my fic series “Devil Became Angel” on AO3, the fic titled “The Jesters.”

[overlyattachedto70s-sitcoms]

happy 60th anniversary woohoo!!

[ltwharfy]

Thanks to the wonderful @daddygrandpaandthebeaver for tagging me!

🎶✨ List 5 songs you like to listen to, then tag 10 of your favorite followers ✨🎶

"Weird Al" Yankovic, "Stuck in a Closet with Vanna White"

"Weird Al" Yankovic, "Mr. Popeil"

"Weird Al" Yankovic, "Everything You Know is Wrong"

"Weird Al" Yankovic, "Frank's 2000 inch TV"

"Weird Al" Yankovic, "Your Horoscope for Today"

(Just thinking of 5 songs I like was kind of overwhelming, so I decided to go with a little theme: non-parody songs by Weird Al).

I'll tag: @neothebean @nixknacks0-0 @theangrypomeranian @sailoreuterpe @electoons @meaniezuchinni @koko-raccoon @picklepuffin @spocks-evil-godmother @badassbiburgerbob and anyone else who wants to play along!

[badassbiburgerbob]

Oh yay!! I love these!

1. Tom Lehrer, "Poisoning Pigeons in the Park"

2. Stromae, Pomme, Elyanna, "Ma Meillieure Ennemie" ft Coldplay

3. Die Toten Hosen, "Alles Passiert"

4. Alec Benjamin, "One Wrong Turn"

5. Lindsey Stirling, "Guardians"

It's kinda hard to pick cuz im constantly listening to something and my tastes change with whatever mood I'm in. Some Sabaton and AJR songs almost made it too lol

I will tag: @carriagelamp @frau-wilhelm-klink @roemerschanze @pazithigallifreya @auxiliarydetective @benevolenterrancy @julyzaa and anyone else i forgot (because i am currently very tired lol)

[frau-wilhelm-klink]

Thanks for the tag, @badassbiburgerbob!

1) Dire Straits, "Money for Nothing"

2) Slipknot, "Custer"

3) Hatebreed, "Looking Down the Barrel of Today"

4) Sabaton, "Lightning at the Gates"

5) Sabaton, "Seven Pillars of Wisdom"

Honorable mention because it tied with #5: Sabaton, "The Duelist"

(These are just my current favorites, but they rotate all the time.)

Tagging: @overlyattachedto70s-sitcoms, @alverrann, @whatisthismandoinghere, @anna-pineappel, @spacemanxpaninis, @lost-gamer, @wandering-wolf23, @someguywriting, @blackbeltkitten2 and anybody else who wants to play!

[overlyattachedto70s-sitcoms]

oh man ok. full disclosure my music is an acquired taste. please don’t judge me too harshly i inherited most of it from my dad (his genes are crazy strong)

1. up in smoke by cheech and chong

2. war by the attila, the executor, the caresser, roaring lion, the tiger (i think) and some other guys, it’s not very clear

3. money compliments and publicity by todd snider (that’s just the current todd snider song im obsessed with but it fluctuates. good fortune, unorganised crime and vinyl records also go hard, to name a few) (i love todd snider)

4. voodoo by screamin’ jay hawkins (that man was a legend)

5. a complete history of the soviet union through the eyes of a humble worker by pig with the face of a boy

honourable mention bc frau klink did one and i am bad at picking favourites but i hate banks by mojo nixon. another legend i love that man

tagging @peter-newkirks-smolder, @all-right-then-bucko, @jumicocrimson, @vielmouse, @radarsteddybear, @addisonfox13, @cartersfelix, @beej-machinations, @juul-in-schuul and @annieslytherpuff21

[alverrann]

[overlyattachedto70s-sitcoms]

ok so i finished my hogans heroes book and here are the highlights:

“(bob crane’s) charisma carried across the radio waves. when he was on radio he had a great following because he had this easygoing charm… a smile in his voice at all times.” - ruta lee, occasional guest star

“dawson screen tested the character with a scouse accent… but the network complained that it rendered him incomprehensible… after the beatles invaded america, dawson reportedly reminded everyone at the network of his original vocal choice.” -the author, brian r young

“bob (crane) was adorable too! all the guys on that series were terribly funny. i mean terribly in the nice way. it was just one big laugh all the time. i was peeing my pants the whole time we were on that shoot… that’s how much we laughed!” - ruta lee

“he (dawson) was my favorite! he was one of the funniest human beings that i ever met in my life. and he made me laugh so hard. very much a gentleman, never came on, never did anything inappropriate. just so funny and entertaining. it was just a joy to work with him. he’s a talented, talented man, very whimsical, and he enjoyed being funny, enjoyed what he was doing. i don’t know if he was wasted on the show, but he sure did some wonderful things! and larry hovis! my husband (actor michael bell) worked with larry hovis a lot; i probably worked with larry too… and larry’s another funny, funny guy. a lot of talent on that show!” - victoria carroll, frequent guest star

“…i had this great top hat and tails. so i said, “jerry (london), you don’t have a choreographer for this? this outfit really needs a choreographer.” and out of the air comes this little french accent saying, “i am through working for the day. i will help choreograph something for you.” it was robert clary. so he took me in hand and we went off to the side and in twenty minutes we worked out this little number and that’s what you see on the screen.” - marlyn mason talking about her first ep (six lessons from madame lagrange) and the opening dance scene

about john banner: “i loved him. he was such a good friend. i had this little teenie wife, about 5’ 1” and one hundred pounds, and at the wrap party they danced together, and he was so light on his feet. it was something to behold.” - bruce bilson, frequent director (also worked on barney miller)

“the funniest guy was richard dawson. this guy was hilarious. we’d have a read through of the script before we’d start shooting and this guy with his ad libs! he was always breaking people up. dawson had an innate sense of humor, he was hysterical. larry (hovis), too, he was so subtle. such a nice person, no ego.” - jerry london, producer and frequent director/editor

“i think he (klemperer) was a rather amazing actor, and i think in most cases very underrated. there’s a great talent in his family. he was very well read, i think i would call him a learned man but don’t know if he would… he was a damn good actor, he played the part seriously, the only way the comedy comes out is to play it seriously, and that’s why it worked… i just loved (bob) and i continue to do so. we used to play a lot of the same theatres when we were out on the road doing plays; either i would follow him into a theatre or he would follow me, so we would see each other in arizona or in texas come place or other, because when one was following the other you went and saw the show and spent the evening with that person.” - ruta lee again

about john banner: “i thought he was terrific on the show, so original and clever. between takes one day, he said to me, “you know, alan, i wasn’t always this heavy. let me show you.” he opens his wallet and takes out a picture of this very, very handsome man, and he says, “you know i was a famous austrian actor. this is what i look like when i was much younger.” he showed me this picture and i said “my god, john! beautiful. you were so handsome!” what john did was he bought a picture in a drugstore, took out the frame, took out the picture of the handsome model, put it in his wallet, and said, “that’s what i looked like.”” - alan oppenheimer, frequent guest star

and some pictures too (they’re pretty bad quality though):

[frau-wilhelm-klink]

Putting the info that OP included in the original tags here, so anybody who reblogs this post doesn't have to include them in their tags if they don't want to.

The book in question is by Brian R. Young; it's called Hogan's Heroes: The Definitive Episode Guide. It's predominantly an episode guide, so the book is mainly plot synopses and ratings...but with the occasional little bit of behind-the-scenes info. Some of it is interesting. However, the majority of the interviews Young did ended up having little to do with HH, and more about what it was like working in the industry back then.

[overlyattachedto70s-sitcoms]

i need to like. actually work on my many many wips. but i did this instead

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obsessed with this image

[overlyattachedto70s-sitcoms]

ok so i finished my hogans heroes book and here are the highlights:

“(bob crane’s) charisma carried across the radio waves. when he was on radio he had a great following because he had this easygoing charm… a smile in his voice at all times.” - ruta lee, occasional guest star

“dawson screen tested the character with a scouse accent… but the network complained that it rendered him incomprehensible… after the beatles invaded america, dawson reportedly reminded everyone at the network of his original vocal choice.” -the author, brian r young

“bob (crane) was adorable too! all the guys on that series were terribly funny. i mean terribly in the nice way. it was just one big laugh all the time. i was peeing my pants the whole time we were on that shoot… that’s how much we laughed!” - ruta lee

“he (dawson) was my favorite! he was one of the funniest human beings that i ever met in my life. and he made me laugh so hard. very much a gentleman, never came on, never did anything inappropriate. just so funny and entertaining. it was just a joy to work with him. he’s a talented, talented man, very whimsical, and he enjoyed being funny, enjoyed what he was doing. i don’t know if he was wasted on the show, but he sure did some wonderful things! and larry hovis! my husband (actor michael bell) worked with larry hovis a lot; i probably worked with larry too… and larry’s another funny, funny guy. a lot of talent on that show!” - victoria carroll, frequent guest star

“…i had this great top hat and tails. so i said, “jerry (london), you don’t have a choreographer for this? this outfit really needs a choreographer.” and out of the air comes this little french accent saying, “i am through working for the day. i will help choreograph something for you.” it was robert clary. so he took me in hand and we went off to the side and in twenty minutes we worked out this little number and that’s what you see on the screen.” - marlyn mason talking about her first ep (six lessons from madame lagrange) and the opening dance scene

about john banner: “i loved him. he was such a good friend. i had this little teenie wife, about 5’ 1” and one hundred pounds, and at the wrap party they danced together, and he was so light on his feet. it was something to behold.” - bruce bilson, frequent director (also worked on barney miller)

“the funniest guy was richard dawson. this guy was hilarious. we’d have a read through of the script before we’d start shooting and this guy with his ad libs! he was always breaking people up. dawson had an innate sense of humor, he was hysterical. larry (hovis), too, he was so subtle. such a nice person, no ego.” - jerry london, producer and frequent director/editor

“i think he (klemperer) was a rather amazing actor, and i think in most cases very underrated. there’s a great talent in his family. he was very well read, i think i would call him a learned man but don’t know if he would… he was a damn good actor, he played the part seriously, the only way the comedy comes out is to play it seriously, and that’s why it worked… i just loved (bob) and i continue to do so. we used to play a lot of the same theatres when we were out on the road doing plays; either i would follow him into a theatre or he would follow me, so we would see each other in arizona or in texas come place or other, because when one was following the other you went and saw the show and spent the evening with that person.” - ruta lee again

about john banner: “i thought he was terrific on the show, so original and clever. between takes one day, he said to me, “you know, alan, i wasn’t always this heavy. let me show you.” he opens his wallet and takes out a picture of this very, very handsome man, and he says, “you know i was a famous austrian actor. this is what i look like when i was much younger.” he showed me this picture and i said “my god, john! beautiful. you were so handsome!” what john did was he bought a picture in a drugstore, took out the frame, took out the picture of the handsome model, put it in his wallet, and said, “that’s what i looked like.”” - alan oppenheimer, frequent guest star

and some pictures too (they’re pretty bad quality though):

[snipsysnips]

Richard Dawson and Bob Crane’s ‘feud’

I know it’s an old subject, but I just want to finally talk about this. Because it’s been annoying seeing people think that this was an actual thing.

While looking up the recent search results for “Richard Dawson” I stumbled upon a post that was quite old. Of two people discussing Richard Dawson’s and Bob Crane’s FEUD. And I wanted to correct both people. But, I then discovered that the post was from two years ago. So it seemed quite useless and silly to do so.

But, there still might be people who’s talking about this. Rather or not Richard hated or at least spited Bob for getting Hogan’s role.

And I wanted to say that I’m pretty certain this is just a myth. Some kind rumor that was created long ago. Because for one thing, being the big fan of Richard Dawson that I am. I don’t see Richard as that kind of guy. Because Richard has had MANY roles before where he’s never played the main character. And I don’t think once has he ever showed hatred for the actor who got the role of the main guy. And I don’t see him hating Bob Crane for it. Sure, he may have been bummed out he didn’t get the role. And he may have even felt a little envious at Bob. (I mean, most of us would, right?) But I wouldn’t say he ever had a feud or hated Bob for it. Unless him or Bob has admitted that he had. (Which, I’m not aware of, but I don’t think Bob did?)

In fact, they may have been friends. Since THAT was a thing that was actually confirmed. 

You can see in this video on youtube. That Bob Crane even interviews Richard Dawson. If they had a nasty feud, why would Bob even want Richard on his show? Unless, the producers or whatever forced him to…But I don’t think that’s the case. And not only that, but Bob refers to Richard as “HIS GOOD FRIEND”. and he also calls him “Dickie” and only Dickie. Which if you’ve noticed, not many people but good friends or girls call Richard; Dickie by that time. And they even had a laugh together.

I do not have the source to it, but in a comment on that video. The person mentioned that Richard even made a knack at himself, saying that if he played Hogan the show would be canceled in no time. Which that does sound like a thing Richard Dawson would say. But as I said earlier, I have no actual source on this besides a comment from another fan.

On another note. This is more of a theory. But Larry Hovis and Richard Dawson were good friends. And well, Carter and Newkirk seems to be best friends on the show. Such as, Newkirk seems to be close to Hogan in the show as well. They’d sass each other, but it was in a friendly way. It felt like Hogan’s And Newkirk’s friendship was more than just acting.  There was nothing indicating that showed hatred between Bob and Richard. And that’s probably because there was never really any. 

It’s also worth a mentioned that Richard also invited Bob to his son’s birthday party. While yes, I do know that it wouldn’t be a “Hogan’s Heroes” birthday party without Hogan. But if Richard really had a strong dislike for Bob. You believed he’d just say “fuck bob” and not invite him? I mean, you wouldn’t really want someone you despite at work to go to your house as well, right?

And on a side note of this. I also heard that Bob visited Richard quite often. But I’m not sure if that’s true or not.

I heard that Richard Dawson never attended Bob Crane’s funeral or any of the casts’ funerals. (Which would have been weird, since it was obvious that Larry was a very good friend of Richard’s.) But this may not be because Richard spited Bob. As I said before, there’s really no records that Richard has ever been to any funerals that I can think of. There may be a personal reason to that. Such as it’s too depressing for him. (Since well, Richard has had some degree of depression before, and I’ve known other people who doesn’t attend funerals because it’s too depressing for them). I have no source of Richard attending or NOT attending Bob’s or anyone’s funeral. Just me analyzing it.

But given that little interview and other things. I just don’t see Richard being enemies of any kind with Bob. And it’s tiring to see people trying to make Richard out to be some kind of jealous brat when he wasn’t like that at all.  In fact, I believe they were actually friends. Maybe not best friends, but I’m sure they were at least friends.

[overlyattachedto70s-sitcoms]

i have this book called ‘hogans heroes; the definitive episode guide’ by brian r young and he interviewed jerry london (producer and occasional editor and director of the show) amongst others. there’s this one quote from london i wanna bring up: “…the only tension between any of them was between Werner Klemperer and John Banner. John was a funny guy, hilarious, and Werner kept winning all the Emmys! I think (John) resisted that.” so id say that’s proof positive that there was never any feud between bob crane and richard dawson. like if jerry london picked up on the fact that there maybe might have been a bit of resentment between banner and klemperer, he would’ve noticed some bad blood between dawson and crane, but he didn’t. no one who worked on the show has ever said anything that suggests they didn’t like each other, everything i’ve read makes it seem like everyone got along, i think the media just wanted to gossip so they lied

[colpapabear]

[overlyattachedto70s-sitcoms]

tiny jennifer sketch in honour of loni anderson

[baileyquarters]

Loni Anderson, ‘WKRP in Cincinnati’ Star, Dies at 79

Loni Anderson, who played the savvy, high-heeled receptionist Jennifer Marlowe on “WKRP in Cincinnati,” Died on Sunday, according AP. She wa

RIP Jennifer Marlowe. What an icon.

[addisonfox13]

Was rewatching “The Inventor” and I am not okay. Wojo starts talking about how Harris is self-centered and Barney treats him like a child, but when it comes to Dietrich, he says nothing bad.

“Dietrich doesn’t patronize you, he talks to you. Like you can understand what he’s talking about. A lot of the time I don’t, but that’s just cause Dietrich’s a smart person. And I think Dietrich’s got more brains than the rest of us put together.”

To which Dietrich replies

“I got to sit here and take this garbage.”

I know he was joking, but I believe Dietrich was actually…happy to hear that. Since his first appearance in Season 2, all Dietrich has tried to do is fit in. And he does that using his knowledge of various things. Most of the time his endless knowledge is dreaded and sometimes even cut off by Barney or others. Hearing Wojo say this was probably relieving for Dietrich to hear and realize that SOMEONE actually enjoys who he is and what he says.

@theol1-2 @tempest-jackal-ingalls

Or maybe I’m thinking too deep into this?