#lorne greene

[citizenscreen]

Betty White and Lorne Greene hosting the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade in New York City in 1965.

[bignaz8]

The Thanksgiving that Herman and Granpa Got Drunk and Dropped the "F" Bomb on Betty White.

The Munsters debuted on CBS in September of 1964. The show was an instant hit, and it was decided that Fred Gwynne (Herman Munster) and Al Lewis (Granpa) would appear in the annual televised broadcast of the Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Gwynne didn’t enjoy public appearances because it took hours to get in and out of that Munster makeup, but it was in the early days of the show, and he was convinced this would be good for his career.

So he and Lewis rode the entire parade route in the open Munsters coach, waving to the crowds in the chilled November air.

Stephen Cox, who wrote, “The Munsters: A Trip Down Mockingbird Lane,” interviewed Karl Silvera for the 2006 book. The makeup man explained how Gwynne fortified himself against the elements on that chilly November day in Manhattan.

“Fred had brought along a bottle with him, wrapped in a paper bag, and he got fractured,” said Silvera.

Apparently Gwynne started yelling obsenities at spectators. Silvera, who had the job of playing the Munster’s TV theme as they rode along, kept cranking up the music to drown out Herman’s unseasonal greetings.

Eventually the Koach arrived near the platform where parade TV hosts Betty White and Lorne Greene.

Well oiled by this point in the parade, Gwynne recognized them both in the media box, and, according to Silvera, cut loose to the cameras with a loud, “F– you!”

Once again, Silvera cranked the volume way up on the Munsters’ theme.

“I thought Betty White and Lorne Greene were going to fall off the platform,” Silvera told Cox. “But I have to admit, it was funny.”

The Munsters were not invited back for the 1965 parade.

[atomic-chronoscaph]

Battlestar Galactica lobby cards (1978)

[curatorofthisdigitalmorass]

Battlestar Galactica

[ozymandiusblog]

I love it. It's one of my very favorites, but sometimes, it does feel like that.

Special thanks to original poster, @3liza, for the original and the inspiration

[spockvarietyhour]

Battlestar Galactica "War of the Gods Pt. 1"

[toughtalkers]

Lorne Greene ~born February 12, 1915 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

🎞 Canadian actor, singer, and radio personality. His notable television roles include Ben Cartwright on the Western Bonanza and Commander Adama in the original science-fiction television series Battlestar Galactica and Galactica 1980. He also worked on the Canadian television nature documentary series Lorne Greene's New Wilderness and in television commercials. (d. 1987)

[oldshowbiz]