wow ... just wow ... I'm 54 and grew up in the Philadelphia suburbs. Captain Noah, Chief Halftown and Larry Ferrari were staples on Sunday mornings in our house. I'm a big nostalgia nut (sometimes a little too much - but is that a bad thing?). Take me back to the 70's and 80's any day. Thank you Mr. Feaster for making these gems available. It makes me able to escape modern life, if even for just a little while, to a time that was simpler and more wholesome, but we didn't know it at the time. Funny how time works, huh?
@JeremyW-h9y Glad you enjoyed it. If I had a way, I’d go back too! We had some great stuff in Philly. Gene London, Wee Willie Webber, & Pixanne as well.
I love this,it is amazing. Thank you so very much for sharing this. I remember when this was seen on cable tv in the Poconos. And so it was popular with this NYC kid. As was bozo via wgn america, unlike my parent's version borrowed from whdh Boston;Lol😂 I hope all is well. And please keep doing what you are doing, it is greatly appreciated.
From 1963 to 1972, WPIX in NYC aired a similarly formatted children's show hosted by Captain Jack McCarthy. I'm sure there are viewers in the area who remember this show as well. A former sportscaster, McCarthy began his career in radio as a pageboy for NBC Radio in NYC in August 1933. Best known for hosting the broadcast of the New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade for 41 years on WPIX, Jack passed away in 1996 at the age of 81.
@@ronkeyes659 by any chance do you know if that show was replaced by the magic garden? Because, I think my dad mentioned captain Jack McCarthy, having a children's tv show up to that point . By the way, thank you for the information.
@@Jeremy-iy1zd You are welcome! The Magic Garden was another live-action children's television program that aired from 1972 to 1984 on WPIX-11 in the New York City metropolitan area. While I can't say it directly replaced Captain Jack McCarthy, it served as another engaging option for young viewers in the market. I almost forgot about this show; in fact, I think it was produced at the WPIX studios, which are located in the NY Daily News Building on 42nd St. At the time, the WPIX-FM 102 studios also originated from the same building.
Captain Noah's real name is William Carter Merbreier. He passed away in 2016 at the age of 90. A former pastor of St. Matthew Lutheran Church on Broad Street in Philadelphia, he began his television career in the late 1940s, delivering the “Prayer for Today” and “Prayer for Tomorrow” at the beginning and end of each broadcast day at WFIL-TV.
wow ... just wow ... I'm 54 and grew up in the Philadelphia suburbs. Captain Noah, Chief Halftown and Larry Ferrari were staples on Sunday mornings in our house. I'm a big nostalgia nut (sometimes a little too much - but is that a bad thing?). Take me back to the 70's and 80's any day. Thank you Mr. Feaster for making these gems available. It makes me able to escape modern life, if even for just a little while, to a time that was simpler and more wholesome, but we didn't know it at the time. Funny how time works, huh?
@JeremyW-h9y Glad you enjoyed it. If I had a way, I’d go back too! We had some great stuff in Philly. Gene London, Wee Willie Webber, & Pixanne as well.
I love this,it is amazing. Thank you so very much for sharing this. I remember when this was seen on cable tv in the Poconos. And so it was popular with this NYC kid. As was bozo via wgn america, unlike my parent's version borrowed from whdh Boston;Lol😂 I hope all is well. And please keep doing what you are doing, it is greatly appreciated.
From 1963 to 1972, WPIX in NYC aired a similarly formatted children's show hosted by Captain Jack McCarthy. I'm sure there are viewers in the area who remember this show as well. A former sportscaster, McCarthy began his career in radio as a pageboy for NBC Radio in NYC in August 1933. Best known for hosting the broadcast of the New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade for 41 years on WPIX, Jack passed away in 1996 at the age of 81.
@@Jeremy-iy1zd As long as fans of the channel keep passing audio to me, I’ll keep posting!
@@ronkeyes659 by any chance do you know if that show was replaced by the magic garden? Because, I think my dad mentioned captain Jack McCarthy, having a children's tv show up to that point . By the way, thank you for the information.
@@Jeremy-iy1zd You are welcome! The Magic Garden was another live-action children's television program that aired from 1972 to 1984 on WPIX-11 in the New York City metropolitan area. While I can't say it directly replaced Captain Jack McCarthy, it served as another engaging option for young viewers in the market. I almost forgot about this show; in fact, I think it was produced at the WPIX studios, which are located in the NY Daily News Building on 42nd St. At the time, the WPIX-FM 102 studios also originated from the same building.
Captain Noah's real name is William Carter Merbreier. He passed away in 2016 at the age of 90. A former pastor of St. Matthew Lutheran Church on Broad Street in Philadelphia, he began his television career in the late 1940s, delivering the “Prayer for Today” and “Prayer for Tomorrow” at the beginning and end of each broadcast day at WFIL-TV.
Thank you. I hope you are able to find more Captain noah.
And "Mrs. Noah" was his actual wife, Patricia Merbreier, who was also the puppeteer for all the animal characters.
You are correct!@@zazelby
AHOY!