Dr Max & Mombo

1970s Cedar Rapids Iowa cartoon show

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[Micheal4462]

@BansheeVomit Dr Max's son used to bowl at Town and Country in Cedar Rapids. My Mom bowled at the same time and we would see Max in the bar or at the snack counter eating. A little kid kept pestering him for an autograph so Max apparently had a few too many and told the kid to " stop pestering me you little F**KER and I'll sign this napkin for you". The little kid ran off and told his dad and next thing you saw was old Dr. Max hiking it up the stairs to leave.

[rgjraccoon]

colortoons, Davey and Goliath, that thing that slipped around your ankle and had a ball at the end of a string.

Dr. Max and Mombo was a real class act. Not having kids on the set all the time made it better. Just you, Dr. Max and Mombo and some colortoons. Sorry, but I always liked it better than Floppy, though Duane and Floppy at noon was fun (again, no kids!)

[TheWordyNerd]

"I dunno, D-a-a-a-a-a-vy."

[BansheeVomit]

Dr. Max & Mombo were supposed to be the grand marshals of a parade that I and a bunch of other 10-year-olds were in, circa 1970 in Oelwein. We waited and waited for them to show up, and after maybe 45 minutes it was decided we should start without them. Moments after the marching band started playing and all of us kids began parading down the street, Dr. Max & Mombo, having heard the band, came flying out of the Hotel Mealy bar.

[azureisland16]

I still say "Skissors"

[labeachgal58]

Never missed this after school!!! And don't forget "Along the River Bank"

[dano1962]

I grew up in Waterloo and Cedar Falls both and I remember Dr Max & Mombo and all the great cartoons he showed. Three Stooges and Davey & Goliath also!! I saw him at Crossroads Mall and he was selling his "Importan Book". He began yelling at the kids and frightened alot of us. I still watched him after that though!!

[kenmottet]

Around 1967 the Max and the Momb appeared at Whoopee Days in Brighton, Iowa. And I sat right next to Mombo in the local restaurant. He was in full costume. I recall being fascinated by his wedding ring. I guess I didn't believe that clowns could be married.

[countbelchula]

If you remember Dr Maxx then you remember the Davey and Goliath films he showed? How about The police officer Captain Gardener, the puppet lady Mary Jane from the Humane society? I loved Dr Maxx and Mombo!!

[richard52402]

I agree, when i was a kid i loved Mombo and he never freaked me out. i still have my signed autographs from them!