Ed Kookie Burns passed away

[pilot Dave]

some people may remember Kookie in 77 sunset strip i never missed an episode waiting for Norms T to appear

RIP Ed and Norm

https://www.tmz.com/2020/01/09/77-sunse ... ead-at-87/

[Oldcol]

Yep , I noticed that ...89 he was!...you know time is sneakin' up on you when all the film and TV folks, musicians ,etc you grew up with , are slowly dropping off the perch.....

[pilot Dave]

Yep , I noticed that ...89 he was!...you know time is sneakin' up on you when all the film and TV folks, musicians ,etc you grew up with , are slowly dropping off the perch.....

tell me about it Col Elvis movie on now with Ann Margret in it watching while having a cuppa

Roger Smith who also starred in it passed in 2017 ages 89 he was married to Ann Margret lucky man

[Nailhead Bucket]

One of the detectives in "Sunset Strip' drove a big white T Bird as well. A rare sight in Oz back then. (drool).
Who remembers Poncie Ponce ( yes, real name) who played Kim the cab driver in "Hawiian Eye" the sister show to " 77 Sunset Strip" and "Surfside Six".
Poncie's T Bucket made an occasional appearance on the "Hawiian Eye" show. It was his own car. Can't find any mention of it on the web. Was featured in an issue of TV Week back in the day.

[pilot Dave]

One of the detectives in "Sunset Strip' drove a big white T Bird as well. A rare sight in Oz back then. (drool).
Who remembers Poncie Ponce ( yes, real name) who played Kim the cab driver in "Hawiian Eye" the sister show to " 77 Sunset Strip" and "Surfside Six".
Poncie's T Bucket made an occasional appearance on the "Hawiian Eye" show. It was his own car. Can't find any mention of it on the web. Was featured in an issue of TV Week back in the day.

yes i do remember and the guy driving the TBird was Effrem Zimbalist jr father of Stephanie
pity they dont do reruns of those shows prob too corny in todays terms

[Nailhead Bucket]

Not that we were starved for US cars back then, but it was a big buzz to see him pull out of the driveway in that big white ' Bird on TV.
When I was a kid at Punchbowl Primary in 1959 a big white T-Bird Coupe parked opposite the school on Canterbury Road, (known for it's death toll).
Well, we left school grounds and crossed the main road to ogle the 'Bird and copped it when we were sprung by a teacher. Worth every whack of the cane.

[pilot Dave]

Not that we were starved for US cars back then, but it was a big buzz to see him pull out of the driveway in that big white ' Bird on TV.
When I was a kid at Punchbowl Primary in 1959 a big white T-Bird Coupe parked opposite the school on Canterbury Road, (known for it's death toll).
Well, we left school grounds and crossed the main road to ogle the 'Bird and copped it when we were sprung by a teacher. Worth every whack of the cane.

actually sydney was luckier than Melb around then with a lot more yank cars up there at the time
i was lucky enough to buy a 57 plymouth plaza when i was at north head wish i had have kept the grille at least it would look good in my 53