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DAYS OF OLD 70's

  Do you recall?
Felix the cat,
Or Taxi and Kojak.

Fantasy Island and 
Starsky and Hutch.
Monty Python and
The Brady bunch.

   Saturday cartoons and
Mission impossible.
 Batman and The Streets 
of San Francisco.

   Cling and Clang on H R
Puff n stuff.
   All in the family and 
Eight is enough.

   The Osmonds and 
Sonny and Cher.
   Quickdraw Mc Draw and
Yogi Bear.

   Josie and the Pussycats
And the jetsons.
   Green acres and 
Petticoat junction.

   Mel's Diner and
Dick van dyke.
   Columbo and
 McMillan and wife.

   Police woman and
Hawaii 5.0.
   Soul Train and
 the Cosby show.

   Underdog and
Scooby doo.
   Dragnet and 
Kung fu.

   Dr Marcus Welby 
M.D.
   A radio station named
WKRP.

   Chips and
 Quincy M.E.
   Flip Wilson and
The Partridge family.

   Sweat hogs on welcome
Back Kotter.
   The Hulk, and the 
Courtship of Eddie's father.

   The facts of life and
Bob Newhart.
   Chico and the man and
Get smart.

   Nova and the Rockford
Files.
   Dallas and love American
Style. 

     Turbo1904?
Form: Rhyme


The Comics

The Keystone Cops were funny
Chaplin, Keaton, and Fields too.
Laurel & Hardy and Will Rogers
were some of the names we knew.

Who can forget the Stooges
or all the pies we saw them throw.
Who didn't laugh at the Brothers Marx
or Abbot & Costello?

Berle, Caesar, Crosby & Hope
could always bring a tear.
So would Allen, Paar, Kovacs, and Carson
as they guffawed us to the floor.

Gleason had Carney, Martin had Lewis, Lucy had Desi
and Carol Burnett had her crew.
Cosby, Pryor, and Murphy
all taught us to laugh anew.

Cohen, Benny, Diller, Rivers, and Rickles
are names that we recollect.
Who wouldn't fall out of his chair
when Rodney "Got no respect."

Let's not leave out any of the Brits as
Benny Hill, Mr. Bean, and the Two Ronnies were funnier than some.
Their take on humor was a bit different from our own
But that's why we had such fun with Faulty Towers and Monty's Python.

We have had Billy, Whoopi, Robin, and Carlin,
Johnny, Jay, Dave, and too many more to name.
But each still brings us laughter,
Today their job's the same.

They still poke fun at life's human side
as did the jester who first began the gaff.
So, when a comic entertains you...
Be generous with your laughs.
© Dan Cwiak  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Rhyme

Tribute to Malcolm

A tribute to Malcolm 
Malcolm Jamal Warner 
Was his name 
Heaven sure did gain 
An angel on earth 
Now he's  up in the skywatching over us
To us, he was the big brother  we always wanted, you know 
He was Theo from the Cosby show
He was  an all-around outstanding guy 
We never questioned why 
He was so genuine and would give 
He is the true definition of May the life you live 
Speak volumes 
And it did 
He was our television brother , doctor, and friend 
It's tragic how his life had to come to an end.
But I will tell you something 
In the midst of his death 
He was living 
Out his dreams 
Enjoying his self 
Living , loving , loving, and living 
Malcolm, thanks for the gift that keeps on giving 
He was more than an actor 
Yes, you know it 
He was a musician,  and let's not leave out a poet 
He speaks , he spoke , and has spoken ?? 
The real 
He just wanted to give, give back, and he did 
So selfless, not selfish , 
King, you did 
You did good deeds 
You planted hope in others to let them succeed
A rare person who stamped his legacy on this earth
You impacted us all 
Yes, you did 
Thanks 
For helping us paint 
Better tomorrow's 
Even when we are going through sorrows 
We all are on borrowed time 
So Malcolm, you did fine , you did well 
You completed your mission 
You excelled 
Thanks for being the calmness before a storm 
Thanks for being the Gentle giant 
That meant no one no harm 
A great husband , a great dad , a great friend 
A great person who wanted everyone to win 
You got your wings, and so much more 
The angels open the gates
Thanks for being one of the greats 
You paved the way 
Salute you did 
This is my tribute to the one we all loved 
Malcolm rest in power with all of our love 

Written by Concetta Hardnett 
07/25/2025

Premium Member It's Wine and Brie When You'Re 53

It's Wine & Brie, When You're 53
Fifty-three's All Jive,
When Mom of the Cosby Five,
Squattin' on Dunellen Drive.

Fifty-three's Germ Free,
Periodic Number in Chemistry,
Of Tincture O'Iodine.

Firstborn at 5 Club Road,
Number 5 of 5 Toads,
Hil's "High 5" Unloads.

Her B'Day's Twelve Twenty-Eight,
Her Gifts, Poverty is Great,
'Cuz Xmas is also Late.

John, Ellie, Sam N'Will,
Fill Hil's Moonshine Still,
Witch's Brew, Loch Raven Swill.

Economist, Health Career,
Researcher Extraordinaire,
And Badminton Player.

To Kill a Bird Mockin',
Hil and Scout Won in '61,
Both Enjoyed Tom-Boy Fun.

This Poem's Far from Great,
'Specially Since It's a Day Late,
But it's Haiku Which Ain't Fishbait!
Form: Haiku

Premium Member Classic Reel

in the 1940s many movie comedies dealt with heaven
hell, reincarnation, the devil, angels, body snatching
I get a channel called Classic Reel with my Roku
The movies shown are from the 30’s, 40’s, 50’s and 60’s

I saw three of these shows this week
the one about hell was spooky in black and white
maybe more creepy than if it had been in color
they were plausible, warm, and witty

I got reintroduced to Betty Grable, Betty Hutton
Bob Hope, Bing Cosby, and Jimmie Stewart
They were intriguing shows, amusing
I was not bored, I was intrigued
Plots much more entertaining than today’s movies


A Generation

   We had Wonder Woman, 
and The Rocky Horror
 Picture Show.
   We had MASH,
 and Hawaii Five-O.

   We had Bonanza,
And the Nanny and 
    The Professor.
   We had the Jeffersons,
And Stevie Wonder.

  We had The Odd Couple,
And Flip Wilson.
   We had Welcome 
Back Kotter,
And the Datsun.

   We had Hogans Hero,
And Sonny and Cher.
   We had Lucille Ball,
 and a movie called Hair.

   We had Fat Albert,
with the Cosby kids, 
and The Exorcist.
   We had the Land of
The Lost, And the
 Midnight Express.

   We had Josie 
And the Pussycats, 
And the Mississippi Queen.
   We had the Flintstones, 
and Americans living
the dream.

   We had Planet
Of the Apes,
And the Brady Bunch.
   We had room 222,  
And Starsky & Hutch.

  We had the 
Midnight Special,
And The Partridge Family.
   We had Mighty Mouse,
And Laverne & Shirley.
 
   We had Star Trek, 
And Dog Day Afternoon.
   We had The Sting,
And National Lampoon.

   We had I'm OK,
You're OK, 
And Leif Garrett.
   We had the Love Story,
 and a horse named
 Secretariat.

       Turbo1904?
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member We will-shake his stage'

He was a one who liked the bums, who filled the blanks in
Others puns.' He took the literary litrally..And lauded all the
royals most librally' he was into his cottaging i beleive?
He kept some tricks, in his long old sleeves! He shook his
Spear at many a lad..And the upper crust he made real
Glad, he'd trowl on praise like no one else, leaving Anne truly
On the shelf.) A thespian he trod some boards' old willies
Wiles oft had them floored' an actor like so many others!
Lauded and praised he has yet; his lovers.' Theres a solid line
Of similar rakes wilfred bramble of the latter dates' bill 
cosby, puff the daddy to' and then there was the wacko
Who sang of it blue (of men and mirrors) it gets me thinking?
Of richards and parnes and glitter and even sir saville stinking' of
liberace and even
da'vinchi.' With machinations contravening convention' opening this subject thats
My intention! (anthony kidman?) but not Jon Wedger..' Now
We have a man of a differentt feather.' Yet we never really hear
Of him!! Still alive but his profiles dimmed.? Mel Gibson
Also an honest agent' yet vilified in many pages, jim calviezel i rate him well 'and sound of freedom' what happened pray tell? Oh yes I remember!! An old plan-demic came,  and couple of wars.)
And threats to life..Have we been there before? They let
The days accumulate; the decades form, to cover the cake
Maybe we'll sleep? ( yet not to dream?) While a nightmare
Continues along with humanitys muted screams!
Form: Rhyme

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