Did You Love Lucy?

If you’re reading this, that means you’re on the internet.
And if you’re on the internet – which means you know how to use a computer and get on-line – you may be too young to remember some of the good ol’ television shows.
Some of us were talking about those old shows the other night. Boy, what memories! What good, clean fun.
Do you remember any of these?
The Life of Riley, The Real McCoys, The Honeymooners.
How about Red Skelton and his various alter-egos. He was Freddie the Freeloader, Clem Cadiddlehopper, although that spelling might not be correct. Sometimes he got tickled at himself during his routines, making his performance even funnier.
Speaking of people getting tickled on the shows and being unable to stifle smiles and laughter, what about The Carol Burnett Show and Mama’s Family? My two favorites on the first one were Tim Conway and Harvey Korman. There’s almost no one funnier than Tim Conway. Vikki Lawrence as Mama was hilarious.
I Love Lucy. I really do – or did. Great comedy. Lucy and Ethel really created some real doozies with their situations.
The Dick Van Dyke Show. The Little Rascals. Amos ‘n Andy. Howdy Doody. The Three Stooges.
And we remembered The Ted Mack Amateur Hour, Arthur Godfrey, Art Linkletter. You Bet Your Life with Groucho Marx.
Fury. Ruff ‘n Ready. Lassie. Rin Tin Tin.
How about some of the westerns? Cheyenne. Gunsmoke. Sugarfoot. The Roy Rogers Shows. The Virginian. Zorro. Hopalong Cassidy. The Lone Ranger.

Ah, the good ol' days of television. No large screens, no high-definition, often no color. No surround-sound. No 24-hour stations. No individual TV sets for various rooms and family members. But lots of laughs and good memories.