Andy's Gang ONE of THREE

[WytZox1]

Albert Brooks used to joke about how Froggy the Gremlin might've livened up Preisdent richard Nixon's TV speeches.

[nycruise]

Hot shirtless males - I know that was one reason I watched so intently at the age of 6...

[GooglFascists]

If you hadn't known dear old Andy, and saw a stout, homely middle aged

man goofing off with kids, would you want YOUR KID around it?

Shame how society has deteriorated to where a kindly neighbor who

likes children would be suspect and probably reported to police.

[knurlykneed]

As a child at the baby sitter's apartment in the Bronx, this program was the delight of a child who remembers Andy's laughter, Froggy, and a fascination with Sabu's world. Television was glorious in the 50s!

[redheadedgolem]

Andy Devine = (John Madden / Andy Griffith) ^ 2

[Synthophonatic]

Oh Man! One of my favorite shows as a kid! RIP Andy. You made a lot of us kids happy.

[ShockDoc]

When smilin' Ed died, Andy took over. He always reminded me of an overweight older bro of Andy Griffith

[kehefoods]

As a sidebar, Vito Scotti (Rama), ubiquitous character actor of films and TV from 1940's onward, appears in "The Godfather" (1972) as pastry shop owner Nazarino & in five "Columbo" episodes; also guested Andy Griffith Show, Batman, Bewitched, Bionic Woman, Bonanza, Charles in Charge, CHiPs, Farmer's Daughter, Get Smart, Golden Girls, Happy Days, Hawaii Five-0, Hogan's Heroes, Mad About You, Man From U.N.C.L.E., My Favorite Martian, Perry Mason, Police Woman, Rawhide, Virginian, Who's the Boss?

[shanghaibenny2]

Andy Devine was content to show footage of jungle (Whoops!), rainforest animals in combat. Nowadays, he would have to go to India himself and get perilously close to dangerous creatures while telling kids not to try this themselves.

[TaterGumfries]

This video supports gangs.

[drakestraw]

I watched the show regularly on KTTV when I was a kid. BOINGGGG!

[abukamoon]

Gunga Ram and Rama both moved to Chicago in the late Eighties and opened Seven Elevens.

[camaysar222]

Correction, Gunga Ram was played by Nino Marcel. Scotti played Rama in a movie, "Sabaka".

[camaysar222]

Actually, Rama is not played by Sabu. Believe it or not, it's Vito Scotti, the same Italian actor who used to square off against Froggy the Gremlin!

[Juliaflo]

I was, too, I was, I was.

[Nyyss0nen]

Dudes save the monkey. :)

[Bucksylvania]

Too bad Salk didn't make a cameo.......

[143AC]

"The Andy's GangTV Show"with Mr.Devine &

Co. was taped at the old KTTV Ch.11 studios in

Hollywood..The studios sadly don't exsist anymore.

[blazehok]

Hiya kids, Hiya hiya.

Squeaky the mouse and Midnight the cat were my Saturday morning friends.

Buster Brown shoes was a sponsor.

[143AC]

Dear Hhrtwo,

The series began on NBC radio and later on

NBC TV with "Smilin Ed"McConnell. But..Mr.McConnell died in 1954 and Mr.Devine

became the show's second and last host/performer. Mr.Devine mc'd the show from 1957 to 1960.

[hhrtwo]

I always thought it was SMILIN ED....Have I lost something??

[planetiowa]

There was a "Smilin' Ed," but I thought he was on radio. Anyway, Andy Devine was clearly the star here.

[witgw]

Plunk your magic twangy froggy.

Saturday mornings were never the same

after

Plunk your magic twangery foggy.

Saturday mornings were never the same after andy's gang went off the air.

[Nuloniu]

That's not Sabu -- it's Nino Marcel.

[jacobsimon]

a la recherche du temps perdu