RealChoice (Free subscription) | 08/13/2008
I remember her from The Dick van Dyke Show and Hollywood Squares . Well, here she is in her original career, as a child singer: This is a real treat. I'm trying to find MP3s. Here's a Vitaphone classic. She sings three songs -- and she's only 5 or 6 years old: Wow!
Black Voices Blogs (Free subscription) | 08/09/2008
Filed under: BlackSpin , Elections , Barack Obama , John McCain Black Voices Blogs : So Sen. John McCain supports a black president on TV, but not one in real life. And Obama still likes the Dick Van Dyke show?Now I know you can't judge a book by its cover. But can you judge a candidate by his pop culture picks'Leave it to the hip,... Read more
Althouse (Free subscription) | 08/07/2008
... at the movies? "I think I may have teared up at the end..."... "Oh, yeah, I cried.'' And how about favorite TV shows? Isn't it obvious which one is Obama and which one is McCain? "I think M*A*S*H was probably my favorite. [My wife's] favorite is The Dick Van Dyke Show, which she sometimes now watches [in reruns]. I have to say The Dick Van Dyke Show ranks right up there.''... 'There are shows...
Movie Marketing Madness (Free subscription) | 06/21/2008
I love the old Don Adams-starring television show “Get Smart.” I have a lot of fond memories of watching that on basic cable back in my early/mid-80’s childhood, where it was mixed in with rerurns of “The Munsters,” “I Love Lucy,” “The Dick Van Dyke Show” and other staples of classic television. The whip-smart writing [...]
Chicagoist (Free subscription) | 06/20/2008
We've made no secret of the fact that we love watching MeTV . You can keep your crappy network reality TV, thank you very much. When it's time to wind down the evening we'll stick with Twilight Zone at 10pm, followed by The Dick Van Dyke Show (which apparently Michelle Obama loves ). Especially now that there are two MeTV channels , there's rarely a moment when there isn't a vintage goodie airing...
TV Squad (Free subscription) | 06/15/2008
Filed under: Video , TV Squad Lists , Reality-Free , The Dick Van Dyke Show It's Father's Day. Dad's day of the year. Earlier this week, I took the AOL TV Dad's Quiz , like Debra , and I was reminded of the variety of fathers on the tube. I think I have a unique take on TV dads. My own died when I was just eight, so I tend to admire those characters that remind me of him. For that reason, the pipe-smoking,...
Variety.com (Free subscription) | 06/11/2008
Film News: Achievement in Film Awards -- Father-and-son duo Carl and Rob Reiner have forged a transgenerational brand that has reached all the way to the Holy Land. Carl became a household name for his TV work, including "The Dick Van Dyke Show," then went on to direct hit feature comedies, including "All of Me," "Oh, God!" and "The Jerk."
BlondeSense (Free subscription) | 06/01/2008
Hagen, who was 88 when he died Monday in California, wrote the themes to many 1960s TV shows, each expressing the essence of the show and its setting in less than a minute (The Andy Griffith Show, The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Mod Squad, I Spy, That Girl, Gomer Pyle) Earle Hagen is gone but his whistle lives on.... he wrote "The Fishin' Hole," the theme song of the "Andy Griffith Show." He also
p2pnet (Free subscription) | 05/28/2008
p2pnet news | Music:- You may not know his name, but you know his songs, says AM, Then FM, going on: “Earle Hagen composed some of the most recognizable instrumentals of the 20th century.” He composed the Andy Griffith show tune, the themes for The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Danny Thomas Show, I Spy, That Girl, [...]
Entertainment - The Post Chronicle (Free subscription) | 05/28/2008
The Chicago native penned music for "The Andy Griffith Show," "The Dick Van Dyke Show," "I Spy," "That Girl," "Make Room for Daddy," "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.,"......
The Hype Machine (Free subscription) | 05/28/2008
in post The man behind the theme from AM, Then FM .
TV Squad (Free subscription) | 05/28/2008
Filed under: Celebrities , Obituaries , Reality-Free A roundup of TV people from in front of the camera and behind the scenes who have passed away. Earle Hagen: He was a veteran composer of music for TV shows, including the themes to The Dick Van Dyke Show , The Andy Griffith Show , I Spy , That Girl , Gomer Pyle, USMC , Make Room For Daddy , The Mod Squad , and Mike Hammer ("Harlem Nocturne"). He...
Reuters (Free subscription) | 05/28/2008
LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Earle Hagen, the prolific Emmy-winning composer of theme songs for "The Andy Griffith Show," "The Dick Van Dyke Show," "That Girl" and "The Mod Squad" died of natural causes at his home near San Diego on Monday. He was 88.
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 05/28/2008
LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Earle Hagen, the prolific Emmy-winning composer of theme songs for "The Andy Griffith Show," "The Dick Van Dyke Show," "That Girl" and "The Mod Squad" died of natural causes at his home near San Diego on Monday. He was 88.
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 05/28/2008
Earle Hagen, the Emmy Award-winning television composer who wrote the theme music for "The Andy Griffith Show," "The Dick Van Dyke Show,"...
