by Paul F Anderson | Mar 31, 2010 |
It started December 16, 1954–the day after the first episode “Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter” aired on ABC. By the second episode, “Davy Crockett, Goes to Congress,” broadcast on January 26, 1955, it was a spreading epidemic that would...
by Paul F Anderson | Mar 30, 2010
THE CROCKETT CRAZEBy Paul F. Anderson”I know, that obscure as I am, my name is making a considerable deal of fuss in the world.”-David Crockett Autobiography [1834]The craze set-off by the Emmy Award winning Davy Crockett Series is a unique phenomenon of...
by Paul F Anderson | Mar 29, 2010
DAVY CROCKETT OVERSEASDavy Crockett’s popularity created one of America’s all-time greatest fads. While not quite as epic in foreign countries, it was still popular and the Disney Davy Crockett brand, with Fess Parker as the hero, had success in numerous...
by Paul F Anderson | Mar 28, 2010
THE SUNDAY FUNNIESI don’t recall when I discovered this cartoon, but I do know it was back in the “early days” of the Institute; the 1970s. Even in grade school and junior high I was interested in Walt Disney and his legacy. Moreover, I was...
by Paul F Anderson | Mar 27, 2010
Fess Parker and Pat Hogan (Chief Red Stick)”Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter” broadcast December 16, 1954FESS PARKER ON INDIANS”Well, I think there’s no question about it. It’s a very disgraceful aspect of our country’s history, past,...
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