Bill Jackson Interview

[KC587680]

Bill Jackson also had a kid's show in the early to mid 60's on WLW-I channel 13 in Indianapolis. I remember our entire kindergarten class getting to be on the show and sit in the studio audience in 1964.

[Rlotpir1972]

Haven't seen that show in three decades, was aired weekdays on WPIX-11 New York in the mornings and WTAF-29 Philadelphia in the afternoons. That show should be on DVD.

[herrveidt]

CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF TOWN MONUMENT BLOB!!!!

[DISHMAC]

This interviewer goof forgot to mention CARTOON TOWN, probably BIGGER than Gigglesnort hotel!

[torchkit]

@DISHMAC Cartoon town was local to Chicago only. Gigglesnort Hotel was syndicated nationwide.

[mariesguy65]

this is what actually made me get out of bed before school in the mornings. without it i would have never got up for school. i really miss these days of the best tv ever. thanks for bringing back some of the best memories of my childhood.

[smith1958b]

Children's Tv in Chicagoland during the sixties featured Bozo's Circus, Ray Rainer and Friends, Garfield Goose, but Bill Jackson's Cartoon Town was the best.

[CollegeTom]

♪♫ Dirty Dragon For President

Fee Fi Fo Fum

Dirty Dragon For President

Fee Fi Fo Fum!♪♫

Man, does anyone remember the rest?

When something something blah blah blah

He knocks them over with a great big 'FIE"!

Right?

[johngrabar]

@CollegeTom

"He'll look the enemy in the eye, bowl him over with one big FIE"!

I was at that "Rally" in Lincoln Park in '68. A few days later Daleys cops were busting heads!

[shannonm75]

I hadn't seen Giggle Snort in 20+ years...

[MELISSA84008]

I thought I was the only one who remembered this show! Also used to watch a kids show called "magic door"? gilly,gilly;gilly.ots ,sot,sot.........w/e :)

[NoirFan01]

@MELISSA84008 Magic Door was an interesting show. Wasn't there "Booby the Beaver"? Booby being a Yiddish word for "friend."

[NoirFan01]

@MELISSA84008 Booby the Beaver was a character on "Magic Door," which was a Sunday morning show on WBBM-TV in Chicago.

[mykmmc]

blob was the best!!!!!!!!!!!!

[crazyandsocool]

The Blob sounds like BARNEY FRANK!!!

[yak6ex]

At 2:37 what does Blob say?

[yak6ex]

Horrible and yet I liked it.

[goldeylockss]

I used to pretend I was sick as a child so I could stay home and watch this show!!! ha ha

[jbearden]

@goldeylockss .... I swear it, I did the same thing! I'd get "sick" and watch the show, all because of that damn blob character! hahaha..

[mamalu1007]

bill jackson is my grandfather....REALLY!

[thedps1998]

Cartoon Town ruled! Cable killed creativity.

[harryanchan]

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, Bill Jackson! Wow! I simply adore the show our three kids grew up on. It was popular even with adults, such as myself. Here in Western Canada, it used to air on the YTV network during the mid-80's. I only wish we could see the whole series again. God bless you and you crew, Bill.

[goodolddaysgal51]

Grew up watching Cartoon Town with the wonderful Bill Jackson. He really entertained and inspired me with his artwork especially! I saw him live when he came to my own town back in the early 70's in the Chicago suburbs. It was such a thrill to see him then and I am thrilled to see him here on youtube now! Thank you Mr. Jackson for all the joy you brought to me and my siblings during our childhoods.

[acdeucee]

I saw him live too. Back in the 70's at North School. We all decorated our cars and had a blast. This was in the Chicago suburbs. Mrs. Jameson was there and MR. Bennett.

[hotpeach9]

I love this video.Thank you Bill Jackson for being my chicago childhood inspiration.

[crystalship42]

Ohhh my...I didn't imagine I was going to find this in You Tube...Wow yes a lot of memories...

[davehd97]

I watched this as a kid ,loved it,i remember dirty dragon the most of all!

[hotpeach9]

WSNS TV 44,WFLD CH 32,and WLS TV CH 7,BJ and Dirty Dragon,great cartoons,and Gigglesnort hotel,it made growing up in chicago great.Bill Jackson,awesome talent and my inspiration as a little boy.Awesome and educational programs for me in my youth.

[gl0bal74]

truly a talented man

[66tdawg40]

I'm so glad that gigglesnort is still alive and well. i loved it as a kid and bought a couple of vhs on ebay a few years back and when I watched them i was kind of creeped out! lol! Bill Jackson is/was a genius and deserved far more recognition...

[IsaAbdulmali]

na'aam, Youtube... thanks for the memories, life was really cool in Chicago... inna.

[fuimfunny]

The Shusher.... Every Sunday Morning... the best... I loved growing up in Chicago.

[1pick2sticks]

it use to scare me when the guy would drop lemons on everyone from the plane.

[Kjr0se]

I LOVED Gigglesnort Hotel, it was a funny show, as well as educational, I loved all of the characters as well.

[SamLog23]

I loved this show!!

[torpedoboy4]

I was lucky enough to have been corrupted by this show in Paris, Texas. Bill Jackson is the man~!!!!!!!

[jobypoet]

thank God for Youtube and for people being able to find these old classics. I grew up on B.J. and Dirty Dragon in Chicago. Even though these seem cheaply made, they were very creative and clever. Way better than what passes for kids' entertainment today!

[coolestdude80]

BJ was a hippie. He resembles Sonny Bono...

[herbst9189]

I watched this show in Dallas, TX !

Genius, pure fun !

[mcauleymike]

What a fun show...all of the four of us enjoyed it in Chicago. VERY creative...met him about 10 years ago when he was inducted into the Museum of Broadcast communications...

[cowboat]

I got to watch Chicago and Peoria TV in the 70's. Captain Jinks & Salty Sam from Peoria. Nothing else like it. BJ & dirty Dragon, Garfield Goose & Frazier Thomas, Ray Rayner, Bozo (Bob Bell whom Dan Castellana said he based the voice of Krusty The Clown on! Bill Jackson drew cartoons live. I loved watching him draw. I started to try to draw while watching him, but then the show was off the air I stopped. Sometimes powers that be do not know when educational TV is educational.

[bunzy11]

he's such a nice guy, i've e-mailed him a couple times and he always sends a christmas card to my e-mail every year

[chemicalcarlos]

I'd love to get back in touch with him. I met him a couple of times as a kid, the first time when I was doing radio on WBEZ back in the '70s (I think it was around Xmas 1977 to be exact). We got along famously, and he even interviewed me for a TV project he was working on.

[owneroftheinternet]

"B.J. & Dirty Dragon Show" was his best work.

Thanks Bill Jackson!!!!!!

[143AC]

I hope that along with his memiors as

a kid..growing up with carnival performer

parents?

I hope and pray that Mr.Jackson("BJ")

will write another book about his career

in Chicago and NYC kids tv history.

[WhatsMyMoFoName]

Bill Jackson..what an amazing talented guy. I used to watch Cartoon town and BJ/DD show when he was on in Chicago in the early 70s.

[VoyBoyX]

Painful to watch the interviewer. I thought he was interviewing the ceiling he was looking up so much.

Good info from Bill tho.

[nowpitching22]

Wow! Thanks so much for posting this! People at work thought I lost my mind when I tried to describe the characters. I may be crazy anyway but at least now there is proof of it's existence. Sunday mornings in Chicago.  This and the Magic Door - even tho we weren't Jewish it was the only thing on for kids at that hour back then. Ahhhhh the memories.

[ChristiRich]

Thank you! I so wanted to see this interview. I think it was only broadcast in Chicago.

[JellicleKat]

Oh wow did that bring back some good memories!!! Thanks for posting this.

[hootyhaha]

You all can order his show from his website. THIS IS NOT SPAM I PROMISE. Bill Jackson has a website. You cant put websites on comments here , so go to YAHOO and search for Giggle Snort Hotel Dirty Dragon Site. He has a site called Dirtydragon (dot) (com). The poster who posted this should send a message to everybody who left a comment so they can all know since they may not see my comment.

[Pawn2007]

Oh my God I remember this! It was on Sunday mornings in the mid 70s.

[hugedumps]

great show. i wish re-runs were on.

[wudangbum]

I remember watchin Gigglesnort Hotel back in Gary,In ! Dirty Dragon,Dr.Dunepuss,Lemon joke kid & Mean Mama right ? BJ LOL !

[capvance]

Nobody I know remembers this show except me! I'm glad to know that it does exist after all.

[hamwinkie]

I used to get high, really high and watch the BJ Dirty Dragon Show. I think that was around 68-71? Funny stuff! That was his earlier stuff. Creepy but funny! I quit watching TV around then so I don't recall his later things but they were the same more or less. Peace

[3636mm]

old show i love.

[slickpanther06]

me too