I remember Sky King - watched it every Saturday morning, right after "Fury", the one about the black horse.

Martha, I would imagine that the mouth-breathing dweeb probably has no clue, as evidenced by his ability to hit only the first key on his keyboard. I can only offer a thank you prayer to God that he's not mine...

"And if you find yourself in that nostalgic rage, just jump right up, and show your age!"-- J. Buffet <BR> <BR>I free-associated that from Sky King's Penny, but it seems apropos.

Fury! I had forgotten that one. (Probably for a good reason.) I think I was around 8. I had a knit winter hat with a long, woolen braid on top, which I would cause to whirl around while announcing, "Skyyyy Kiiing!" I thought it was hilarious. BTW, I think the !-person is obsesses with the letter Z. I noticed a cluster of three postings on Ibiza and one on Anzac Day. And just what the heck is Anzac Day, anyway?

Helen, Anzac is an acronym for Australia New Zealand Army Corps.

Yes, it was indeed Sky King, and who can forget Spin and Marty? <BR>

Ok, Spin and Marty, isn't Anzac Day in honor of my mother's sister, Zac? Or is it the Turkish version of a popular mood alterer?

So why is there Anzac Day in Turkey?

Yeah, Elvira, for the people who are against Prozac. BUT WHY IS IT IN TURKEY?????

You can usually guess when "Topper" has been "at work" again because if you notice on the left side of the Forum the posts will show responses about 1 min. apart. <BR> <BR>For example:#6 Just returned from 5 wks <BR> in France 7-8(13:03) <BR> <BR> #7 Still need to know about <BR> oxygen 7-8(13:02) <BR> <BR>And so on and so forth. If you see this sequence, he/she has been at it again.

Since this has turned into such a free-wheeling post, who was Kukla, who was Fran and who was Ollie? Bonus point, who was Burr? Aha! Hopalong Cassidy's horse, yeah, that's the ticket.

Just a hesitant guess, but is ANZAC day in Turkey related to the Gallipoli campaign of WWI?

Fan was the human, Ollie had the tooth, and Kukla was the little guy.

Kukla was the gator/dragon puppet, Ollie was the round-headed puppet, and Fran was Fran Allison, the live one. Burr Tillstrom invented the whole thing. <BR> <BR>Topper....oooo a wise guy nyuk nyuk nyuk

Ollie the snaggle-toothed dragon puppet (I loved him so much -- I think it was because he needed orthodontia just like I did.) Kukla his clown-like buddy puppet. Fran their human friend. Burr (Tillstrom) the puppeteer. <BR> <BR>Why is does Anzac day have to do with Turkey? Simple: Turkey contains tryptophane (sp?) a calming amino acid. So theres the connection: Turkey-tryptophane-Prozac-Anzac. (Okay, well, Gallipoli might have something to do with it. Anybody want to start a Mel Gibson thread?) <BR> <BR>Philosophical question: Is it possible to be off-topic in a thread that has no topic? <BR> <BR>

My post came after yours, Martha, and you are right. Ollie (as in olligator, maybe?) was the snaggle toothed dragon. <BR>N E S T L E S Nestle's makes the very best..........?

I must confess I never had much truck with Kukla, Fran and Ollie. Back in Indiana when I was growing up "Cowboy Bob's Corral" was my favorite morning show. What could be better than a singing sourdough biscuit? <BR> <BR>I'm afraid I've REALLY offended Tony now, since tv shows don't get much more local than this!

Farfel? Is that you?

Elvira: Why, it's Farfel the dog's song! A classic right up there with "O Mio Babbino Caro" or "Nessun Dorma."

Apparently, there are several Europeans with little to do in the evenings and a several Americans in early afternoon also with time on their hands. Can we deduce from his/her topping times anything about Topper's locale? The answer will be printed upside down on the side panel of a box of Sugar Jets.