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I had Charlie McCarthy and Howdy Doody. Still have Howdy

[HardyGirl]

This commercial terrified me as a kid. Seriously could not get out of the room fast enough when it came on. Funny thing is, the movie isn't very scary at all.

It had the opposite effect on me. I was 12 when this movie came out, and I would wait for the ad to come on. But then, I cut my eye teeth on Twilight Zone eps "The Dummy" and "Little Caesar". I found this movie at a used book store, but haven't watched it yet. I need to.

My dad (RIP) had a really funny story about his Charlie McCarthy dummy. It was one of the few real toys he actually owned, and his younger brother and sister figured if he could talk he could eat. So one day when my dad was at school, they stuffed him full of creamed spinach, and put him back in my dad's room. Sadly there was no saving Charlie after that. He had to be thrown out.

And BTW, I LOVE Jeff Dunham! He's coming to Oakland in March! HOORAY!

[PNGwynne]

Lol.

Speaking of Magic, I found the commercials terrifying and that's what made me pack up Charlie. But, when I saw the film many years later it was just creepy.

[jwyblejr]

I find some of his stuff funny, but he's a better comedian than ventriloquist. He's constantly moving his lips!

Chris

Must be doing something right. Dude makes 20 million a year.

[jacoblb]

I had a Howdy Doody too. My 2 cousins each had one as gifts for Xmas from our grandparents. Theirs was a trigger squeezing talking version compared to the draw string type I had to open and close the mouth. I assume I had the older model. I've always wanted to get one again, but the prices are insane in the membrane.