I was seriously attracted to the human female host of this creepy children's TV show

FTFY.  

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Is that really her? Seems more like it might be a modern mix.

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August 25

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I’ve seen Zardoz at least twice… i think it’s actually 3. Though it has been years… i keep meaning to inflict its awfulness upon my brothers. Though i have shown the trailer to them before, it’s really something to behold.

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Reminds me of The Children’s Hour which aired on Sunday mornings on KXAS in Fort Worth. Similarly, the host’s name was Bill and he read the funnies. The sidekick was a local kid who was lucky enough to be selected that week. I am pretty sure they taped it in advance, so I guess they got an early copy of the funnies. They also showed Jot cartoons and (IIRC) Davey and Goliath. (This was preceded by The Carpenter’s Children, which a local church produced, and followed by Oral Roberts which at one time had Krofft puppets in the cast.)

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Sticks? It was Tiger for me. I think she brought out some paternal, protective instincts in my little self.

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And, I would, if it was on one of the three streaming services I use. But that pretty well kills my entertainment budget, so bummer.

http://www.dickdyszel.com/ !!

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You take that back!

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Then make them watch The Final Program, and totally blow their minds. Those two movies back-to-back are the nes plus ultra of weaponised 1970s weird.

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That’s not Yvonne de Carlo…or it’s a photoshop of her head on someone else. Case in point:

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It’s definitely awful. I still love it though.

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???

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A creepy kids’ show with a human host…

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I’m sure it’s a Photoshop job. There’s no way the bigwigs at NBC would have allowed that as a publicity shot for a family show in 1964.

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Read it on an official CBS site, referencing an interview with Roddenberry. You’re right- It was the pilot, not this particular scene.

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Wilma’s white costume was a large reason for the infatuation.

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For your consideration JoAnna Cameron

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