This takes be back ...( 7 months ago by McKennahLane)
This takes be back to BEFORE I went to knidergarten.
My older brothers and I would watch Ray Rayner in the morning- with his winter weather reports. They would get so nervous that the video would be on TOO late, and they would have to leave for school.
WHAT memories!!!! THANK YOU!!!
Des Plaines (Chicago)-gal!
Clutch Cargo... ...( 7 months ago by McKennahLane)
Clutch Cargo... HAHAHAHAHHA!
That used to give me the CREEPS!
(On top of which... I always thought he had chapped lips!!)
I used to sing " ...( 7 months ago by McKennahLane)
I used to sing "I'm Hardrock..I'm Coco... I'm JOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOE!" to my kids and they thought I made it up.
They watch it now and they can't BELIEVE we used to (and still do) get so excited about this. But I would put this (hands down) against ANYTHING today to beloeved and long lasting video of a life time!
Suzy was a distant second...and Frosty? hated it!
I heard WJAC gave ...( 7 months ago by markgm)
I heard WJAC gave these out on a DVD one year, but until I can find them in better quality, these will have to do! I used to look forward for these to air every year when I was a kid, and once I was an adult!
Hardrock cocco and ...( 7 months ago by moneyman877)
Hardrock cocco and joe are awesome,they are so cool!
It makes Me sad, ...( 7 months ago by Hardrockerer)
It makes Me sad,that Our Kid's do not have programs like Ray Rayner,Bozo's Circus,and Garfield Goose.Those shows were hilarious and so very Memorable.I would really like to find tapes of those programs.
I always remember ...( 7 months ago by Yoshiarecool)
I always remember that when I first saw this, Santa scared me.
Also, I once played Bozo's Buckets
I grew up with this ...( 7 months ago by Philtration)
I grew up with this along with Suzy Snowflake on channel 9.
This is my first Christmas without my mom who passed away in September and it brings back a lot of memories for me.
You can get this ...( 7 months ago by Lilbern449)
You can get this stuff, visit the Museum of Broadcasting in Chicago's downtown. I have this on tape.
awesome!( 7 months ago by nina80521)
awesome!
as a kid i use to ...( 7 months ago by retired705)
as a kid i use to watch it on GARFIELD and the BOZO SHOW.3 CHEERS FOR HARDROCK,COCO AND JOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOE
I can't belive how ...( 7 months ago by MrPaulPott)
I can't belive how this and the 1954 "Frosty" bring back my childhood in Chicago! I feel badly for my wife, who grew up in Ohio, without WGN . . . Never saw these.
For Robert Smigel's dead-on parody, search: "Tingles the Christmas Tension"
MrPaulPott! I know ...( 7 months ago by vigilance77)
MrPaulPott! I know..how bout it?! Sure brings back golden memories of brisk, snowy winters in Chi-town, playing in our old rubber boots, and looking forward to Santa's visit! Great stuff! Were we lucky, or what?!! : D
Lilbern, thanks for ...( 7 months ago by vigilance77)
Lilbern, thanks for the tip! I'll check that out!!
I must have watched ...( 7 months ago by pattyberger)
I must have watched this on Bozo and Garfield Goose a thousand times. I still remember every word. Thanks for the Chicago memories.
I hadn't seen this ...( 7 months ago by kerrytrout)
I hadn't seen this in 40 years!!! And I remembered the words!! I grew up a Chicago suburb and must have seen this on WGN. What great memories! Thanks so much!
This video has ...( 6 months ago by jdoldschool)
This video has inspired the nickname of "Hardrock, Coco, and Joe" for Chicago Bulls bad bench players Aaron Gray (Hardrock), Thabo Sefolosha (Coco), and Joakim Noah (Jo...akim). I don't know why that matters, but it does.
Since when is Santa ...( 6 months ago by John71471)
Since when is Santa Asian?
Great childhood ...( 5 months ago by denten51)
Great childhood memories of my childhood in Crystal Lake and watching, Bozo, Ray Rayner and Garfield Goose!
you tube "mad men ...( 5 months ago by garyowen4ever)
you tube "mad men don's carousel speech" neighbor........
WJAC Channel 6 in ...( 3 months ago by alanr4447a)
WJAC Channel 6 in Johnstown PA has also shown this for many years (viewable to us in Pittsburgh).
This song pops into ...( 2 weeks ago by bobneub)
This song pops into my head at strange times. Nice to see it again after so many years. This Santa's pretty scary looking.
My older brothers and I would watch Ray Rayner in the morning- with his winter weather reports. They would get so nervous that the video would be on TOO late, and they would have to leave for school. WHAT memories!!!! THANK YOU!!! Des Plaines (Chicago)-gal!
That used to give me the CREEPS! (On top of which... I always thought he had chapped lips!!)
They watch it now and they can't BELIEVE we used to (and still do) get so excited about this. But I would put this (hands down) against ANYTHING today to beloeved and long lasting video of a life time! Suzy was a distant second...and Frosty? hated it!