McCormick's sly wit and taste for the humorously grotesque has won him many fans in the showbiz community, including Johnny Carson, Don Rickles, Don Adams . But I do remember writing in and becoming a member of his "Thunder." something club--at least I think it was Thunder something--and even getting a membership card (purple and brown?). .blog-comments h2:before { He was born May 28, 1949, in Oskaloosa, Iowa, the son of Claude Parker and Charlotte Marie Dietch McCormick. Going a ways further back, I met Captain Satellite at Santa's Village around 1959 and still have an autographed publicity photo of him and his robot. padding-left: 20px; .btn-chat { Didnt know him really well, he was an acquaintance, but I do remember the show. .btn-app-container .col-lg-12, .btn-app-container .col-xs-12 { } Find top songs and albums by Pat McCormick including Pat Mccormick Roasts Arnold Schwarzenegger, Roasting Rich Little and more. Select this result to view Patrick Albert McCormick's phone number, address, and more. .view-acquia-search .field--name-field-location-phone, .view-acquia-search .field--name-field-location-address, .view-acquia-search .field--name-field-location-email { Buy "Pat McCormick on the last Dialing for Dollars on KTVU " by Jenniferkate72 as a Sticker. } No wonder the show was quirky and humorous. These are two characters weve loved since we were kids.. } border: 1px solid #ccc; } margin: 0; The Giant Behemoth (1959) and Kronos (1957) were two of the films. float: left; .step-list { padding-right: 30px; } Charley and Humphrey teaching the kids, back in the day. @media screen and (max-width: 480px) { } padding-right: 0; clear: both; color: #fff; Photo: Collage of Bay Area kids shows in the 1960s and 1970s. .view-music-collections-index.view-id-music_collections_index .view-header, .view-music-collections-index.view-id-music_collections_index .view-footer { padding: 6px 10px; } Little has been heard of Pat McCormick since 1995, when he retired to a five-acre wooded property in Gold Beach, Oregon with his wife Flora. By chance, we were seated next to each other, and I had noticed that John had some Charley and Humphrey illustration prints at his table, so we started talking about, and bonding over, our mutual love of the characters. #navbar-collapse-category { .covid-menu-inc { flex-direction: row-reverse; } transition: box-shadow 300ms ease-in-out; margin: 8px; max-width:100%; text-align: left; Another found Humphrey searching for treasure in the old Sutro Bath tunnels. He hosted telethons and the daily quiz Dialing For Dollars, and even acted as the nightly news weatherman for a while. } padding-right: 5%; position: relative; .blog-comments article h3 a.permalink, .path-comment .region-content article h3 a.permalink { .view-college-promise-comparison table > caption + thead > tr:first-child > th, .view-college-promise-comparison table > caption + thead > tr:first-child > td, .view-college-promise-comparison table > colgroup + thead > tr:first-child > th, .view-college-promise-comparison table > colgroup + thead > tr:first-child > td, .view-college-promise-comparison table > thead:first-child > tr:first-child > th, .view-college-promise-comparison table > thead:first-child > tr:first-child > td { padding-right: 5%; 2,514 records for Patricia Mccormick. } width: 100%; It was at KTVU that Humphrey first acquired his Oakland shirta gift from Sonny Barger, co-founder of the Oakland chapter of the Hells Angels. margin: 0; But we get younger kids too. .view-homepage-promo-cards.view-id-homepage_promo_cards .attachment.attachment-after .views-element-container:active { display:none; #views-exposed-form-blogs-page-2 { width: 30%; display: flex; They received a warm welcome right off the bat. font-weight: normal; box-shadow: 0 1px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0); He worked in the mail department of Allied Artists, he chauffeured studio execs from Warner Bros. and Universal, and he worked in guest relations for CBS and ABC. I was on his show too! clear: both; } @media screen and (min-width:1200px) { top: 0; } float: right; The program featured 1950s horror classics like Teenagers from Outer Space, and was hosted by Bob Wilkins (1971-79) and John Stanley (1979-84). } } Steve McCormick, who goes by Pat, said he believed his father had passed away and was stunned by the news that he was alive. .footer-nav .menu { position: absolute; As soon as I seen him, my Grandson and I went to say Hi. } width: 100%; He got it on a Friday and called me the following Monday. max-width: 100%; display:none; His self-deprecating humor was very funny to me as a young boy, and some of his skits between movie segments were quite amusing. } Care about whats happening in Bay Area arts? } To show Pat what we wanted to do, Justin wrote a short, 8-page pitch story, Hageman says, and I did the illustration and some character sheets. The other is a rubber-faced bulldog in an Oakland Raiders shirt. margin-top: 30px; I cant express all these viewpoints as one person, so I do it through friends like Charley. He continued, I suppose there are many sides to my personality. I don't remember the music but kind of can visualize the Golden Gate bridge backdrop. margin: 0 20px 20px 0; padding-right: 0; 2 in Oakland), and Charley & Humphrey with Pat McCormick (KTVU ch. I can say Im so proud of my dad and Judy for doing what they did for the kids. } And no, it wasn't Pat McCormick. max-width: 70%; Justin has a brilliant mind for humor.. padding-right: 30px; padding: 20px 30px 30px; /* End Footer Update 2020 */ .sjpl-search-wrapper input { .path-app-faqs .view-display-id-page_2 .view-content, .path-search-faqs .view-display-id-page_1 .view-content { Humphrey Hambone, Public Relations., Meanwhile, in Arizona, McCormicks Shagnasty Show and The Charley Horse Show began broadcasting in 1961. display: flex; } section#block-sitesearch, .view-id-holiday_closures.view-display-id-page_3, #block-eastsideartcontestsponsors { width: 100%; .news-release-header p { Actor, Writer. } section#block-views-block-homepage-promo-cards-block-3 .view-homepage-promo-cards.view-id-homepage_promo_cards { @media screen and (min-width: 1300px) { He showed episodic series like Flash Gordon and Rocket Man. KTVU: Charley and Humphrey (with Pat McCormick) KTVU: Romper Room; KTVU: TV Pow (with Pat McCormick) Sacramento/Stockton. display:block; McCormick is a rarity among modern large-market weathercasters. KTLA-DT: Popeye and Friends (with Tom Hatten and Edwin McCormick) KTLA-DT: Popeye And Friends and Three Stooges Uncle Woody Show (with Woody Bryant) KCOP: Romper Room ("Miss Mary Ann", "Miss Socorro") . } } .flex-center { min-width: 225px; padding: 20px !important; clear: none; top: 0px; background: #fff; } That's a great memory Raye, and very cool that you've still got that autographed photo! Anyone else have memories of it? Peter Hartlaub is The San Francisco Chronicle's culture critic and co-founder of Total SF. I work in a lot of satire, McCormick told the Arizona Republic. } KTVU reached McCormick Tuesday at his home in Oregon, where he apologized for the. background:#77477B; border: 1px solid #ddd; border-top: 0; display: none; .view-locations #edit-reset { bottom:15px; Facebook gives people the. 2023 FOX Television Stations, from SAT 4:00 AM PST until SUN 4:00 PM PST, Southern Lake County, Northwestern Mendocino Interior, Northeastern Mendocino Interior, Northern Lake County, from SAT 4:00 AM PST until SUN 4:00 PM PST, Mendocino County Coast, High Stakes: Sports Betting in California, After Ohio's toxic train derailment, Biden orders door-to-door checks, Washington avalanche: Body of 1 climber recovered; 2 others still buried in the snow, Road closures at Mt. By contrast Charley and Humphrey were my passion. Pat McCormick (television personality)::"For other, similarly named persons, see Pat McCormick (disambiguation) ". display: flex; padding: 0; padding-right: 0; I had written and illustrated an undead Victorian romance graphic novel titled Heart of a Corpse, Sane explains. } .view-homepage-promo-cards.view-id-homepage_promo_cards, section#block-sitesearch, .view-id-holiday_closures.view-display-id-page_3, #block-eastsideartcontestsponsors, .path-locations-table .view-content { Play over 320 million tracks for free on SoundCloud. @media screen and (min-width: 1500px){ The story of how Pat McCormick brought these puppets to life is as scrappy as the shows sets, but it also reflects the puppeteers tenacity, creativity and oddball sense of humor. .faqs .view-header p { The first ten issues of the series have already been story-boarded, with the first one hitting shelves at the end of December. } This is a very embarrassing family situation and I regret it, he said. .d-none { } In 1977, Wilkins launched an afternoon kids show called Captain Cosmic, which ran various science-fiction serials like Ultraman and Buck Rogers. position: relative; @media screen and (min-width: 1200px) { In addition to introducing the cartoons, the Oakland Tribune reported, they give brief news reports adapted for little ones; a nice idea.. They were me. } margin-bottom: 5px; .nav-pills > li.active > a, .nav-pills > li.active > a:hover, .nav-pills > li.active > a:focus { .global-padding { He had a show on Channel 7 weekdays from 7-8am. .faq-category-list li { } Watched him every day. .footer1-container.sjpl-mission { } clear: both; div#libchat_6be3c271faa36bb51e26b67a229ee3ac button { } .blog-comments h2 { margin: auto !important; 27 relations. #views-exposed-form-sj-aspires-opportunities-block-1 .form--inline { left: 0; } Charley and Humphrey send their love to everybody., Peter Hartlaub is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. } padding: 0 0 0 12px; Thank you for sharing! Charley and Humphrey, the beloved puppets who once dominated local kids entertainment. Tim Hollis documented about 1,400 local children's shows in a 2002 book called Hi There, Boys and Girls! He has also served as a morning movie host at Channel 2, and was the creator of the TV puppet characters "Charley and Humphrey.". } } @media screen and (min-width:1500px) { padding: 3%; to {right: -2000px;} padding-right: 0; The San Jose Mercury isn't digitized, though you might visit us at the California Room once we're through the pandemic and search through the SJ Mercury on microfilm for listings. Pat really killed me with the Danny Thomas joke and the Ernest Borgnine joke. transform: scale(1.6) rotate(-90deg); @media screen and (max-width: 991px) { He also hosted Dialing for Dollars for 17 years. Care about whats happening in Bay Area arts? margin-top: 0; display: block; Patricia McCormick is a journalist and writer. } He had a sidekick/nemesis named Froggy (sort of like a sock puppet made to resemble a frog) who would sometimes spray Cheez-Whiz in his face. Who was he and what was the show called? } in Management/Marketing and Accounting The Columbus Organization 350 Sentry Parkway Building 620, Suite 120 Blue Bell, PA 19422 Phone: (610) 592-0292 Toll Free: (800) 229-5116 Fax: (888) 379-2524 Email: info@columbusorg.com justify-content: center; clear: both; .blog-comments article, .path-comment .region-content article { } a.toolbar-icon.acquia-active-subscription.toolbar-item {display: none;} /* Remove when done */ The "amount" was the amount of money to be won. .view-homepage-promo-cards.view-id-homepage_promo_cards { My memory reaches as far back as two years old (I recall my third birthday very clearly), and the first program I remember watching was Captain Kangaroo. They all very kindly responded, and I framed the photos and hung them near the television to share with my son. cursor: text; .view-homepage-promo-cards.view-id-homepage_promo_cards .view-content, .view-homepage-promo-cards.view-id-homepage_promo_cards .view-header { Links and References Gone But Not Forgotten: Charley & Humphrey SFGate.com float: left; GitHub export from English Wikipedia. } Say that to someone who grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, and they suddenly remember a frantic bulldog puppet trying to hide a broken lamp from his best friend. clear:both; } } width:100%; } .path-comment .region-content, Fans share artwork, places to buy Charley and Humphrey merch, and clips from the 1970s. I have a monitor set down on the floor in front of me, so Im always able to watch how theyre projecting on the home sets., Word spread about the the show, and on Aug. 1, 1960, Charley and Humphrey came to San Francisco to join KGO-TV. margin-left: 0 !important; } "Thank you for your concern. I hope you find the archives you are looking for and I hope you and Gus are well! .path-comment .region-content form textarea.text-full, (509) 313-6715. mccormick@gonzaga.edu. left: 6px; } } article.contextual-region.webform.full.clearfix form { margin: 0; font-weight: 400!important; padding-right: 10%; I loved that show Whachamallalit and we watched it because we all thought Gus was so cute!! width: 100%; float: none; Pat McCormick (born c. 1933) is a retired local television personality in San Francisco, California's KGO-TV, and Oakland's, KTVU channel 2 in the San Francisco Bay Area, where among many jobs he was the nightly news' weatherman, hosted the midday movie Dialing for Dollars program, and co-hosted the local edition of the Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon.