Tomorrow is Norman Felton’s 100th birthday. Or it would be, if he hadn’t died last summer.

I’ve posted this essay every year on his birthday but this year, I thought I might tell you a little about the man we lost ( Read more... )

This was posted over in the MFU community on FB and it's a really interesting catch. Y'all remember "The Radioactive Camel Affair" don't ya? Well, here's what happened to it next

Verrrry interesting.

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Sold for $400 ---not a bad price.

Find article here.

This was on a blog... you can find the entry here. I'm in the midst of packing today so I don't have time to cross-post but I'll leave this public and unlocked. But here are two photos that I'm sure you'll all love. Follow the link and read the accompanying story:


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Find the article hereNORMAN FELTON, 1913-2012 ( Read more... )

Variety posted his obit this morning. He actually died on June 25. I knew about it a few days ago, but Denise said they weren't going to publicize it until his son, Jon, could arrive from France and the family could assemble ( Read more... )

A really good one, long and detailed by the folks at the Archive of American Television.

Fully interview here.

Here's a taste where he talks about Solo and MFU.

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This was posted over on Channel D and thought y'all would enjoy it too. Chevy was an early sponsor of MFU. Sadly, they chose RV to pitch the Corvair (!) I have to say, it's interesting to see the blatant commercialism of using performers from popular shows to sell. Reminds me of the host selling in children's shows that was prohibited in the early ( Read more... )

Today is a fandom holiday of sorts for MFU. It's Norman Felton's birthday. He's 98 ( Read more... )