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Growing Up In the 50's With Ding-Dong School

Do you remember 'Ding-Dong School' An 'educational TV show' Who were they trying to fool Were the viewers at home or the teachers the ding-dongs That I can't answer, but about the music I'm not wrong 'Cos I'd watch and I'd laugh all morning long at the ridiculous lyrics of their 'hit theme song:' "I'm your school bell: ding-dong-ding Boys and girls all hear me ring Every time I ding-dong-ding Come with me to play and sing." I'd laugh so hard that I'd cry My mother asked me, 'But why?' I told her to check out some Dr. Seuss So I could turn my starving brain loose _______________________________________ 'Ding-Dong-School' ran on American TV between 1952-1956. (I was born in 1950). If you want to howl, just google the video of the show's theme song. It's one-minute twelve-seconds of pure embarrassment... Then the Russians sent up Sputnik I, and we got a little more serious over on this side of the world...

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Date: 9/3/2020 4:19:00 PM
G'day Gershon ... don't think this program down here. The Mickey Mouse Club had us enthralled. Sounds like something amiss Gershon - Lindsay
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 9/3/2020 6:01:00 PM
No. America was too embarrassed to export this loser... Mickey Mouse was o.k. Who did you have a crush on, Diane or Annette? No matter. They're both gone now... The Times roll on... Who is this 'Grover' anyway?! lol. Thanks, Gershon
Date: 9/3/2020 9:01:00 AM
i think miss frances must be rolling over in her grave, gershon! how innocent life was back then...
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 9/3/2020 11:33:00 AM
You like how they air-brushed her name? It was Horwich, I think. At any rate, after Dr. Seuss, I never looked back. Farewell to Dick and Jane as well. ~ See Spot run... See Puff pee... ~ Leaky Boat
Date: 9/3/2020 3:16:00 AM
Lol must check it out, but for some reason Chuck Berry's ding a ling is in my head lol. Tom
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 9/3/2020 11:32:00 AM
Warning: Do NOT remove Chuck Berry's song for Ding-Dong-School... May be hazardous to your health! lol. Thanks Tom, gw
Date: 9/2/2020 8:01:00 PM
LOL... not every theme song is a hit...lol
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 9/3/2020 3:05:00 PM
LOL!
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 9/3/2020 11:30:00 AM
No... But this theme song is a piece of sheet... It's horrrrrrrible! :) gw

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