Nope, not just Canadian... I watched it as a kid in Virginia. It was one of my
favorite shows, along with Supercar (anybody else remember that one?). My
friend across the street had a Fireball XL-5 plastic model and I spent a lot of
time at his house playing with it.
A bit of trivia: In one episode of the HBO miniseries "From the Earth to the
Moon" they used part of the Fireball XL-5 theme song. I was really disappointed
that they didn't include a little footage from the show, too.
Oh -- I scored 20 on the test, so I'm "older than dirt" (47) too!
Gary Nolan <[log in to unmask]> on 04/10/2002 04:39:15 PM
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Me too.... Maybe a Canadian thing? Loved Fireball XL-5, can still remember
running home from school to watch it. and yes it got me hooked on the exact
same science fiction writers also.
Saw Fireball XL-5 on one of the kids TV channels lately boy did it look
corny.
Gary
----- Original Message -----
From: "Guy HPTraderOnline" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 1:14 PM
Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] [OT] Monday Humor (feeling old)
> > 13. Howdy Doody
> only reruns etc.
>
> I never saw Howdy Doody. We did get Fireball XL-5,
> http://www.tvcentury21.com/marc/models-of-xl5.html.
> It was a science fiction version. It got me started in reading Robert A.
> Heinlein, Isaac Asimov, Larry Niven...
>
> Guy Avenell
> www.hpto.net
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Scott Swartzell" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 6:12 AM
> Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] [OT] Monday Humor (feeling old)
>
>
> > My turn to (not) feel young....
> >
> > > Ratings at the bottom.
> > > 1. Blackjack chewing gum
> > yep, also been reissued. Blackjack 'classic' anyone? Same company
> > had clove flavored gum, right?
> > > 2. Wax Coke-shaped bottles with colored sugar water
> > yep
> > > 3. Candy cigarettes
> > yep
> > > 4. Soda pop machines that dispensed bottle
> > yep
> > > 5. Coffee shops with tableside jukeboxes
> > no
> > > 6. Home milk delivery in glass bottles with cardboard stoppers
> > yep
> > > 7. Party lines
> > yep....my first roomie had one well into the 80s. it finally went
> > away when the neighbor moved away.
> > > 8. Newsreels before the movie
> > no
> > > 9. P.F. Flyers
> > yep. weren't the competing Keds named 'Red Ball Express' or some such?
> > > 10. Butch wax
> > ???
> > > 11. Telephone numbers with a word prefix (Olive - 6933)
> > yep, I remember the prefix of ours in Indiana...JAckson 5-xxxx
> > > 12. Peashooters
> > no
> > > 13. Howdy Doody
> > only reruns etc.
> > > 14. 45 RPM records
> > yep. I cringe looking at the titles of the ones that I still own.
> > I need to bury them in the backyard at midnight or something and
> > hide the evidence.
> > > 15. S&H Green Stamps
> > yep
> > > 16. Hi-fi's
> > yep
> > > 17. Metal ice trays with lever
> > yep
> > > 18. Mimeograph paper
> > yep - ahh, the smell of freshly mimeographed school papers...
> > > 19. Blue flashbulb
> > yep
> > > 20. Beanie and Cecil
> > who?
> > > 21. Roller skate keys
> > yep
> > > 22. Cork popguns
> > yep
> > > 23. Drive-ins
> > yep, heh-heh....
> > > 24. Studebakers
> > yep, but keep in mind that they weren't all immediately scrapped
> > when the company folded. there's a guy in my neighborhood with
> > an old Studebaker pickup.
> > > 25. Wash tub wringers
> > hmmm, mainly as antiques...
> > >
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