I remember Sandy Becker!!! lol! Loved his show, along with Soupy Sales. I was born in 1954, and grew up watching the Mickey Mouse show, Captain Kangaroo, (I still can hum/whistle the theme song, lol!) Sandy Becker, Chuck McCann, Soupy Sales, there was such great childrens entertainment programming on back then. Now, its all just crummy, cheap animation cartoons. Nothing like the classics I grew up with.
Kudos to wlhardy below. I thought I was losing my mind. The theme song That Happy Feeling, which I always loved, I said to somebody it was from his Norton Nork skit. For some reason, I thought I dreamt that name up. I remember that like it was yesterday and I was only like 4 or 5 years old when I watched him. He was off the air by the time I was in first or second grade. I grew up in North Jersey outside of Newark.
Sandy Becker was the best children's tv host out there, ever. It was so obvious he was a caring adult who didn't talk down to us and made us feel that, even though scary things happened, that everything would come out alright in the end. I wish there was someone out there who could draw kids in in this relaxed and intelligent manner nowa
When I visited my mother's parents in northern NJ in the early-mid 1960s, I loved watching the local children's programs out of NYC--Birthday House, Soupy Sales, Paul Winchell, Chuck McCann, Wonderama, and the Sandy Becker Show. I really don't remember anything about the show except a character called Norton Nork & the theme song "That Happy Feeling," but I think of being young & carefree & just enjoying what was on the TV--compared to the garbage now. I wish these shows were on reruns.
I remember the carrots.....OMG!
chasbro777 2 weeks ago
I remember Sandy Becker!!! lol! Loved his show, along with Soupy Sales. I was born in 1954, and grew up watching the Mickey Mouse show, Captain Kangaroo, (I still can hum/whistle the theme song, lol!) Sandy Becker, Chuck McCann, Soupy Sales, there was such great childrens entertainment programming on back then. Now, its all just crummy, cheap animation cartoons. Nothing like the classics I grew up with.
NJKatwoman 1 month ago
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stereo770 4 months ago
Kudos to wlhardy below. I thought I was losing my mind. The theme song That Happy Feeling, which I always loved, I said to somebody it was from his Norton Nork skit. For some reason, I thought I dreamt that name up. I remember that like it was yesterday and I was only like 4 or 5 years old when I watched him. He was off the air by the time I was in first or second grade. I grew up in North Jersey outside of Newark.
zickie2000 5 months ago
I loved Hambone.
chuggachuggawoowoo 5 months ago
@MZVIRB I remember it also. Weren't you supposed to call in after seeing Max to try to win a prize?
fscap811 5 months ago
Sandy Becker was the best children's tv host out there, ever. It was so obvious he was a caring adult who didn't talk down to us and made us feel that, even though scary things happened, that everything would come out alright in the end. I wish there was someone out there who could draw kids in in this relaxed and intelligent manner nowa
days.
Nellirubina 10 months ago
When I visited my mother's parents in northern NJ in the early-mid 1960s, I loved watching the local children's programs out of NYC--Birthday House, Soupy Sales, Paul Winchell, Chuck McCann, Wonderama, and the Sandy Becker Show. I really don't remember anything about the show except a character called Norton Nork & the theme song "That Happy Feeling," but I think of being young & carefree & just enjoying what was on the TV--compared to the garbage now. I wish these shows were on reruns.
wlhardy 1 year ago 2
Sandy was the best! And let's not forget Hambone, The Great Professor, Norton Nork and his famous dog, Shatzi!!!
37terraplane 1 year ago
1 person remembers! Thanks!
MZVIRB 1 year ago