I have a couple of friends of a certain age who grew up in Santa Barbara who watched her too.
Tito’s still gives out half dollar coins in change. They must have a deal to get every one of them in LA from the banks. There was, at one time, another Tito’s in Anaheim or something. I don’t know anyone who went there because obviously if you ever found yourself in OC, you’d go to an In-n-Out.
I always liked that about Tito’s. I went to the one in OC once. IIRC that one is a ‘rival’ to the one in CC, rather than another location. Some family friction or something. I prefer the one in CC. There was nothing like renting a helicopter on a Saturday morning, flying for an hour or two, and then heading down to Tito’s for two tacos, refried beans, and chips. (Sometimes I’d get a bowl of chili too, and make two meals out of it.)
Which has nothing to do with Hobo Kelly, of course! Any more than Versailles and their Cuban roast pork! 
When Hobo Kelly was on, I was young enough to believe that she could actually see kids through her big glasses. Not understanding that the parents had to send one’s name in, I was always disappointed that she didn’t ‘see’ me – and that I never won the toys! (Hm… I just got an idea for a character who grows up with a deep-seated resentment against the Irish scamster! )
Here is an interesting article on Sally Baker, aka Hobo Kelly. She was on from '65 to '73 and in the last couple of years was also shown in Portland, OR and Minneapolis.
Interesting that someone named Schurman became an advocate for Irish causes. I thought maybe her husband had Irish roots, but re-reading the article it says she created the character before they met.
I must have been in high school when The Froozles came out, so I never saw it. I wonder what she’s been doing since then?
What about “The Big Donut”—can you remember where that was?
Randy’s Doughnuts is near LAX, off the 405 in Inglewood on Manchester.
Randy’s. I think it’s on Inglewood and 405.
Back in the sixties there was also something on the west side of Sepulveda actually called “The Big Donut,” which I think became a Randy’s in the seventies. It actually had a giant donut on the roof. We lived in west L.A. near the UCLA campus, and I distinctly remember two specific landmarks on the way to LAX: The Big Donut, and the car dealership on the east side of Sepulveda with the red and white rocket, which as a preschooler I thought was a real rocket. I’m sure there must be pictures of the donut somewhere; I’ll go see what I can find. Both structures persisted well into the mid to late seventies.
Still looking for more info…
Lucy’s Chicken Tacos, which moved…over to Pico by Danny’s Oki Dogs and Roscoe’s Chicken and Waffles.
Now, there is a Johnny’s pastrami there…oh yeah!
I tried Johnny’s Pastrami, but I always preferred the pastrami sandwiches from Sorrento Italian Market (in Culver City).
That rocket is still there and I think that it’s still a car dealership.
Haj
Venice High School
Class of 1982.
Born in 1960, lived in El Centro, CA, 1967-1970. we got a bunch of the L.A. stations via cable.
…Anyway, there were several kid’s shows on KCOP, depending on the day of the week (IIRC). I vaguely remember one called The Jack and Phyllis Show.
Me too! Born 1957 and grew up in the Antelope Valley. My best friend dressed up like Hobo Kelly one Halloween and won first prize for best costume. She even had an oversize pocket watch on a chain. I think it was a kitchen clock.
I remember Engineer Bill and Sheriff John. And Tom Hatten with Popeye cartoons!
Good times!
Family Film Festival! I watched that every week. Aside from Tetsu-Jin (known here as Gigantor) when I was living in Japan, and Kimba The White Lion shortly after that, F[sup]3[/sup] was my first exposure to anime. That is, it was the first time I saw anime and knew it was anime. Not to mention Pippi Longstocking, Mad Monster Party, and the other fine films the series had in rotation.
As a kid in San Diego, I used to like to watch The Little Rascals on Sunday (?) mornings. I thought it was hosted by Darla Hood, but I can’t find anything.
As for the Hobo Kelly era, I also used to watch Bozo, which I think was on KCOP, and Winky Dink. Seems I could watch the former at home, but had to go to a friend’s house to watch the latter. They had a better antenna (remember those?) that could pick up the L.A. stations without so much static.
Good thing you did, or Julian Forward would have eaten a bunch more hyperdrive ships without getting caught.