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We'll miss you, Tom Bradford. 
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"Do you believe, you believe in magic?
'Cos I believe, I believe that I do,
Yes, I can see I believe that it's magic
If your mission is magic your love will shine true."
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RIP
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Rough day. RIP Mr. Patten.Comment
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I'm going to go watch the Weird Al videos he was in to remember him.Comment
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Just remembered something - he was the sheriff in WestworldComment
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It seems like he was all over TV in the '70s. He had a long career and even appears briefly in "Soylent Green".Comment
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sad news. I did not realize eight is enough only ran 4 years. seems like he was a father figure to us all in those years. RIP!Comment
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Ahhh yes ...the Baddie in DISNEYS STRONGEST MAN IN THE WORLD ....another one gone ...shucks :(if it AIN'T a toy..I DON'T WANT IT !!!
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King of the Druids in Spaceballs too. He seemed perpetually middle-aged. Was he ever young? RIP.
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Wow did not hear about this till today when I read it here, remember all those shows and more, he will be missed, rest in peaceComment
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Wow! That season's trailer sums up a lot of what most of that show's cast means to me---perfect tribute to Van Patten IMHO.
Van Patten's role on WHAT'S HAPPENING as a casting rep for a fictional hamburger chain's latest commercial is my favorite "other" role of his---that episode is REAL classic, and Van Patten is a big part of that.
Here's the WHOLE episode
This is pretty cool too!
RIP.Last edited by huedell; Jun 25, '15, 4:15 AM."No. No no no no no no. You done got me talkin' politics. I didn't wanna'. Like I said y'all, I'm just happy to be alive. I think I'll scoot over here right by this winda', let this beautiful carriage rock me to sleep, and dream about how lucky I am." - Chris MannixComment
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Yeah, I remember that ep of "What's Happening". Great stuff. We'll miss you, Dick!
Wow! That season's trailer sums up a lot of what most of that show's cast means to me---perfect tribute to Van Patten IMHO.
Van Patten's role on WHAT'S HAPPENING as a casting rep for a fictional hamburger chain's latest commercial is my favorite "other" role of his---that episode is REAL classic, and Van Patten is a big part of that.
Here's the WHOLE episode
This is pretty cool too!
RIP."Do you believe, you believe in magic?
'Cos I believe, I believe that I do,
Yes, I can see I believe that it's magic
If your mission is magic your love will shine true."Comment
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RIP Dick Van Patten/ Tom Bradford! I loved Eight Is Enough! Remembered him in 1970s Disney movies like Gus and Strongest Man In the World (w/ Kurt Russel)
He was also in Wonder Woman TV episode "Beauty On Parade" and his son Vincent was on WW TV 2-parter "Mind Stealers from Outer Space" as well as being the Bionic Boy On Six Million Dollar Man!Comment
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Yea that Bridge Burger episode is CLASSIC
Shirley was so funny in it
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