I loved this music as a child, Wild Kingdom was one of my favorite shows. It came on Sundays before the six-o-clock news. Then at seven, I watched Lassie, Then Gentle Ben, Then The Wonderful World Of Disney, after that went off I had to go to bed. I guess my parents would then turn on Bonanza, Then Ed Sullivan.
Agreed about Mutual and Disney but the night before was Hee Haw followed by some Emergency then later...a little Love Boat...But for sound tracks don't forget Kung Fu on Saturday evenings as well. Great memories
jvarela965, like you, my sunday evening consisted of Wild Kingdom with Marlin Perkins and then the Wonderful World Of Disney, with the little pixie flying around. I grew up in a southern town called Ozark, Alabama. Thank you for the memories. Also, The Ed Sullivan Show. Do you remember that as well. Maybe on another channel. Anyway, thanks for the stroll down memory lane.
Ed Sullivan's was probably the greatest TV show ever and an icon for those alive in the 60's. & early 70's. Sullivan was originally a radio sports broadcaster who in 1932 discovered Jack Benny and got him his start. Both men were close friends and both died around the same time.
This vesrion of the theme usually heard over the closing credits from 1969 through the mid-'70s; I believe it was composed for the show by William Loose...
HAHAHA...lol. You are so correct. Marlin would mix it up every blue moon, with the smaller animals that didn't require a lot of strenuous energy..Great comment...
Yes, byrd56 that is part of the theme song that i remember as well. It went something like " Mutual of Omaha is people, you can count on when the goings rough " Those were good memories.
I loved this music as a child, Wild Kingdom was one of my favorite shows. It came on Sundays before the six-o-clock news. Then at seven, I watched Lassie, Then Gentle Ben, Then The Wonderful World Of Disney, after that went off I had to go to bed. I guess my parents would then turn on Bonanza, Then Ed Sullivan.
Sheri451 1 year ago
There was more worth watching on TV then and there is on the 200+ channels I have now. lol
JaleelJohanson62 2 years ago 3
Agreed about Mutual and Disney but the night before was Hee Haw followed by some Emergency then later...a little Love Boat...But for sound tracks don't forget Kung Fu on Saturday evenings as well. Great memories
ThePretzelHead 2 years ago 2
that's right....disney was the show following the kingdom. wild world of animals was a great show as well.
sharpasaneraser 2 years ago
jvarela965, like you, my sunday evening consisted of Wild Kingdom with Marlin Perkins and then the Wonderful World Of Disney, with the little pixie flying around. I grew up in a southern town called Ozark, Alabama. Thank you for the memories. Also, The Ed Sullivan Show. Do you remember that as well. Maybe on another channel. Anyway, thanks for the stroll down memory lane.
michaiarki 2 years ago 4
Ed Sullivan's was probably the greatest TV show ever and an icon for those alive in the 60's. & early 70's. Sullivan was originally a radio sports broadcaster who in 1932 discovered Jack Benny and got him his start. Both men were close friends and both died around the same time.
jvarela965 2 years ago
reminds me of riding the santa fe texas chief with my grandmother in the 70's.
bellydancer1970 3 years ago
Archy Bunker called him Marlins Perkos
popechronicV 3 years ago 2
This vesrion of the theme usually heard over the closing credits from 1969 through the mid-'70s; I believe it was composed for the show by William Loose...
fromthesidelines 3 years ago
@fromthesidelines Personally I like both versions, this one posted and the 60s version. i wasn't too thrilled about that later electronic version.
kokujin1014 1 year ago
Yeah lets see old Marlin Perkins sitting all safe in the helicopter while Jim Fowler gets ripped apart by an alligator.
primeralives 3 years ago 6
HAHAHA...lol. You are so correct. Marlin would mix it up every blue moon, with the smaller animals that didn't require a lot of strenuous energy..Great comment...
michaiarki 2 years ago
Hearing it again for the first time in years, it sounds a lot like a soul/R&B Philadelphia sound-alike song; a la MFSB and the Three Degrees.
FischerFan 3 years ago
I like the theme too. But I really want to hear the Mutual Of Omaha Commercial song too. That DVD have it on there anywhere?
strivingx67 3 years ago
I loved hearing that commercial, "Mutual of Omaha, you can count on us."
cvjucla3 3 years ago
Close...more like "people you can count on when the going's rough".
byrd56 3 years ago
has anyone posted that yet?
soln4suhreborn 3 years ago
Yes, byrd56 that is part of the theme song that i remember as well. It went something like " Mutual of Omaha is people, you can count on when the goings rough " Those were good memories.
michaiarki 2 years ago