Old Moparz posted:
Gomer Pyle was funny, well, I was a kid & thought so. I'm sure if was recycled humor then as wll as everything we see now.
(Full Metal Jacket was awesome, btw)
Interesting about your Dad trying to get you to shave. I didn't get that from my Dad, but heard it from my Grandfather. He'd also bust my balls about how I needed a haircut. My parents said as long as my hair was clean they didn't care how long it was. Maybe that was reverse psycology since I didn't have to be rebeelious.
You ever see Dobie Gillis? I saw reruns of it, but it wasn't that funny to me. I suppose it was political back in it's day, but Bob Denver was better at being Gilligan.
I never saw Growing Pains, but do recall the show. Boner? That's fucked.....LOL
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Tell me how fucked up this is for a "family" show? Shit, i didn't even remember the "Dickey" part. His real name was Richard, and they opted to go with either Dickey or Boner... how could anyone believe this was a simple coincidence? Incidentally, much like the Cooter thing, the only Boner i knew was the one on Growing Pains, but i used to find it downright hysterical that his father's name was Sylvester Stabone...
[edit]Holy crap, look how freaking close that kid comes to being plowed by that car at 0:54...
They used to show Dobie Gillis reruns on Nick at Nite when i was a kid. As for the hair thing, my dad hated long hair on a boy(
hippy was one of the kinder words he used, but the likes of
queer and
pantywaist were more common), and his word was rule in our house. He used to drive me down the street to Norm's Barber Shop(Norm was actually an old buddy of his) when he thought my hair was getting too long, until i was about thirteen, when he'd just give me the money and tell me to go walk down to Norm's and come back with a "decent haircut." When i was sixteen, an unprecedented display of testicular fortitude led to me giving Dad back his money and saying i didn't feel like getting a haircut, which somehow actually worked... i later learned that Mom stood up for me on this one, pointing out to Dad that i got good grades and stayed out of trouble, and letting me grow my hair long was a small concession to make. My father was never one for compromises, but somehow, he let that one slide, and my hair has been long for the last fifteen years.
Full Metal Jacket was awesome, and R. Lee Ermey was the best part of the whole movie. I've been a fan of his ever since(particularly because he always plays the same role).
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/14/2009 08:12PM by bluenihil.