Happy National Day of the Cowboy 2021!

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To celebrate National Day of the Cowboy 2021, here's a magnificent pic of those marvelous Maverick brothers, Bret and Bart! (And, yes, that's Goldie with Bart in this original vintage still from the Kellection):

Have a rip-snortin', rootin' tootin' day, everyone! :)

Happy Fourth of July 2021!

 Image courtesy VintageHolidayCrafts.com

Happy Fathers Day 2021! :)

 

Vintage illustration courtesy ClickAmericana

JK At the Tee in 1963 :)

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On June 16, 1963, a charmingly tousled Jack Kelly participated in the third annual Celebrity Golf Tournament at March Air Force Base in Riverside, California:

In 1962, JK won a trophy at the same tourney for "the longest drive off the 10th tee" (354 yards). 

Shown in the background is Bob Wilke, famed western bad guy who won the tourney's top prize in 1961 and was competing again in 1963. JK had previously faced Wilke both on the links and on Maverick.

Please stay tuned "fore" more about JK in TDS! :)

Memorial Day 2021

Vintage Memorial Day clipart courtesy of The Graphics Fairy

Lave--It's Saturday Night! :)

 Hello Everyone!

Original 1961 Maverick publicity still scanned and colorized 

from the La Bartista Kellection 

It's Saturday night, and rub-a-dub-dub, here's Bart Maverick in a tub! He's getting all spruced up for the holiday weekend.  Yaquito (Ref Sanchez) is there to remind him to wash behind his ears.

Of course, this is really a colorized original publicity still for the Maverick episode "A State of Siege", which initially aired on ABC-TV on January 1, 1961. The plot has Bart in New Mexico, where he lands smack in the middle of a political siege at his new amigo Don Felipe Archelata's hacienda. Don Felipe is played by Ray Danton. Lisa Gaye also guest stars as Don Felipe's fiancée Soledad Lazarro:

Original 1961 Maverick publicity still scanned 

from the La Bartista Kellection 

Although it's not acknowledged in the episode credits, "A State of Siege" is based--very loosely--on the Robert Louis Stevenson novella "The Pavillion on the Links", which deals with intrigue in Scotland. According to original Maverick documents in the Kellection, Stevenson's story appeared to be in the public domain in most of the world at the time and Warner Bros. acquired "all rights in the teleplay adaptation without restrictions or obligations."

Please stay tuned for much more about our amigo Jack Kelly in the next TDS! :)

An "Incredible" Mothers Day! :)

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Now, it may seem unusual to post about The Incredible Hulk TV series on Mothers Day. However, I recently purchased an incredible artifact from the show which is dated May 9, 1978--an original call sheet from the episode "The Waterfront Story", in which Jack Kelly guest-starred as "Tony Kelly":

Actually, JK didn't appear in the scenes being filmed that day, although he's listed on the sheet. The crew had to report to the Indis Terminal in San Pedro, California, at 7:00 AM and most of the cast (including star Bill Bixby) reported at 8:00 AM.   

The reverse side of the call sheet contains a wealth of technical and other info about the episode:

For example, a number of prop vehicles were needed for the shoot, including a police car and a "Thug's Truck". To keep the cast and crew fueled up, a "walking" breakfast (consisting of coffee and donuts) occurred at 6:45 AM and lunch was ready at noon. 

Well, I hope every mom has an incredible Mothers Day 2021. :)

Please stay tuned for more about JK in TDS!