Mulligan Stew

[torgman]

Oddly enough, Mulligan's stew is not very nutritious :D

[wannawatchu66]

I clicked on this thinking it was the NBC show of the same name that debuted in the Fall of '77.

[EstelleVEdwards]

@wannawatchu66 - Yes, somebody needs to find that show and upload a few of the episodes. I recall the episode where one of the adopted kids was having problems with a school bully and his gang. The ironic thing was that the adopted kid knew martial arts, but he was trying to heed his real father's teaching of 'animals react; men think'...about dealing with problems, I guess. Apparently the kid had respect for his father who believed in peaceful measures. In the end, the kid had to fight, though.

[wannawatchu66]

@EstelleVEdwards Yes, I saw that particular episode too. One of the Mulligan kids called him a "sissy" for not fighting back initially. But then the kid surprised everyone by kicking the knife outta the bully's hand, fighting back and sending the whole gang to the ground, doubled over holding their guts and groaning in pain. As I recall, this bully would pull a knife and tell kids to fork over their lunch money (basically armed robbery), and the fighting back was what put a stop to it.

[ThoughtTraveler]

Barry Michlin (Wilbur) had a number of minor roles throughout the 1970s and 1980s.[He is now a photographer in Los Angeles.

Benjamin Sands (Manny) is now a music teacher in the Washington, D.C. area.

Sherry Wright (Maggie), an actress and singer who made her home in Alexandria, Virginia, passed away in July 2009.

[ThoughtTraveler]

Larry Friedman (Mulligan) is a dancer and stage performer. He recently appeared in the musical Rasputin with Ted Neeley and John Hurt.

Mion Hahm (Micki, credited as Mi-on Hahm in the show) is now a banking professional in Florida.

Steve Einbender (Mike) is Senior Manager of Customer Analytics, The Home Depot, in Atlanta, Georgia. He still plays drums.

[francesdb1]

I thought Id never see this again...

[deyoungparker]

Manny being Manny.

[Thebigbadwoof]

Mulligan Stew is on EBAY

[hozayamz]

I think all these low budget time filler children oriented garbage shows paid their adult cast in low grade Mexican ditch weed.

[Dodger2204]

Gosh, I hadn't thought about this show in years. Used to watch it on Saturday mornings back in the day.

[pother101]

This is a stone cold groove.

[WeMustBeStopped]

This needs to be sampled so badly...I'd say right at about the 0:30 sec mark

[ThoughtTraveler]

As a white hokey from the 70s.....

I had a thing for the blond haired pig tailed "Maggie" from Mulligan's Stew

"Maggie" we are both in our 40s now. If you are available I am ready to treat you right.

[okbass]

@ThoughtTraveler Sorry to be the bearer of bad tidings, but sad to say that Maggie (Sherry Wright) passed away on July 11, 2009 at the age of 51. :(

[ThoughtTraveler]

@okbass

Thank You.

Maggie RIP. I am sorry I never got the chance to meet you as a child.

[uofmrules1]

@okbass I learned that. I was attracted to Maggie when I watched the show, but she was older back then then I was when I watched it.

[ChrislovesKrystal]

Wow, I hadn't seen that in years!

[aliensporebomb]

I remember this well and I believe I even had the comic book.

[dogman15]

You know what's weird? There's a healthy dog/cat food brand called Mulligan Stew, too.

[coolbear64]

I remember watching this in class. I can also remember ordering a comic type book on this show from those order forms the Teache's would hand out every other week or something like for you to order books and you received the books in your classes

[stopcop]

Did they do an episode on puberty which even included a subtle reference to masturbation? I remember watching such a video in 5th grade (and having absolutely no idea what they were talking about) but I can't remember whether it was Mulligan's Stew.

[Thebigbadwoof]

Never heard that before. That's a new one on me if they did.

[kcthatsawinner]

Maggie, Mickey, Mike, Manny and Mulligan? Maybe they can have a reunion tour with BARBIE AND THE ROCKERS: Barbie, Dee Dee, Diva, Dolly and Ken! ;)

[RBW1122]

Without Mulligan Stew, there would be no Beatles, there would be no Rolling Stones.

[MzSherice]

@RBW1122 ---Correction-- Without Muddy Waters, Little Walter, Willie Dixon, and other BLUES cats out there in the era, there would be no Rolling Stones, Beatles. Mulligan Stew came after.

[IrishHippie]

@RBW1122  nor Hendrix, nor Yes, nor Peter Gabriel era Genesis

[mx94racer]

omg! We used to watch this in grade school on the old movie projectors. Then our teacher would have us make 4432 slogans on poster boards and paste pictures of food on them. The most creative one in the class would win.

[cldwtr99]

Wow... trippy!

[burnit666999]

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[ben20906]

Manny is my DAD!

he is a music teacher in DC now

[kengorski]

omg I loved this show

THANK YOU!

[gutsdozer]

I'm surprised nobody's ever sampled this theme.

[floooky1]

@gutsdozer Really?

[Zeab70]

The theme has a funky/Hip hop break to it. DOPE!

[wishingstar22]

"And we're Mulligan Stew! Yeah!" I just love that, for some strange reason. lol

[hoffenpot]

I always used to get frustrated by the books on TV shows having the only entry for Mulligan Stew be a forgotten show from fall 1977 that lasted just a few episodes. THIS is the Mulligan Stew TV show I remember! Yes, I had the comic book (which was thrown away years ago). I remember the no-bake cookie recipe. I seem to remember them calling butter as "oleo". The 4-4-3-2 thing was handy. It sure was better than that crappy pyramid they have now. What a great artifact from the 70's!

[gumbypiz]

Ditto to that, I remember being forced to watch this every few weeks or so back in the 3rd grade ('76-'77). We had coloring books to go with the show too. Actually compared to the "educational" crap they kids are forced fed now, Mulligans Stew was pretty cool. Catchy songs too, though even by the late 70's, they were cheesy. "Bad food and fad diets, are bad for you, so don't try it"...Wonder what happened to the actors?...

[DevilotsAdvocate]

I'm at work and this song popped in my head. Last time, it was Kidd Video. Before, I would have stuff playing in my head for weeks. With the Internets, I can satisfy my weirdo brain cravings any time I please.

Thank You, Internets. You're my bestest friend. <3

Or my favorite drug dealer. one of the two.

[PURPLE40ICE]

I miss seeing those show, tunes would get stuck in my head,,,bad foods and bad diets,,,,lol,,,omg,, do you remember one song on kidd video,, carla sang it,, something like turn it up... i can remember the video but not the song,,,lol

[hustoni]

I think this goes to prove that not just ANY shmuck could replicate the magic of ZOOM or Electric Company

[heyjude3110]

I am dying to find that "no bake cookie" recipe for memories sake, I don't care how bad they are for me. If anyone can find it let me know! I will be grateful!

[mec441]

I remember my teacher showing this to us in grade school back in the seventies. There was another show called Bread and Butterflies. Wow the 70's....

[ra70s]

I'm so glad that I have this entire series on a 2 dvd set.

[setxantiquenut]

Where did you get that? Ebay? I would so love to have one!

[katrinamelfa]

Internet rule 34 on Maggie.

[setxantiquenut]

Why not? Even then, she was a great-looking blonde chick!

[witchman67]

Yes, this was a rather strange show, even by 70's standards.

[mhirtes12]

I remember the comic they used to pass out at school when this show was on. One of the things I remember was that in their tortured sense of logic, pepperoni pizza was a well-balanced meal:

Crust-- Bread & Cereals Group

Sauce - Vegetables Group

Pepperoni - Meats Group

Cheese - Milk Group

Imagine the major poopstorm that would ensue if they tried claiming that today.

[ccie12933]

I found a copy of the comic on eBay - they also palm off a double cheeseburger as a well-balanced meal. :)

[hollywoodartchick]

You mean Ketchup as a vegetable?

I remember that comic book too. They also had some "no bake cookies" that were supposedly nutritionally balanced. The Flim-Flam Man was always trying to get them on Fad Diets. If they bring the show back, let's see if he does Atkins, the Zone, and South Beach.

[ccie12933]

Good God, you really CAN find anything on YouTube!

Thanks for posting this. That tune's been in my head for 35 years. Which explains many things!

[chadsummers01]

YOUR HEAD?! I can't believe I'm seeing this again! LOL

[meesterfonnyboy]

I remember this...1972-73 -- we were made to watch this in school; we had the comic books and everything...4,4,3,2!

[EarlSnohomish]

I also watched this show a few times in school. Don't really remember watching it while I was home, though.

[aliensporebomb]

Me too. I remember the episode where the band deserted Mulligan and he played a sad song about fad foods and bad diets on his guitar all by himself. I wonder whatever happened to the comic?

[meesterfonnyboy]

Maybe one will pop up on eBay. I remember it had the recipe for "No-Bake Cookies" in it.

[uofmrules1]

@aliensporebomb I recall that ep. I recall wanting to join the others because I hated being laughed at.