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"We've come to the end of the program and the end of an era as they say in our Mahogany Row And, it is the end of an era. When the Sheriff John left the air in 1970 after 18 years, he bid farewell to all his faithful viewers with these words: To teach the lessons, the Sheriff used songs like "The Advice Song" (If you like to scatter your toys, don't do it, don't do it.) the "Eat your food, wash your hand and face, brush your teeth and take a nap" song that promoted good heath habits ("this is the way we wash our hands.Merrily, we brush our teeth") and "The Safety Song" that cautioned kids of the "Fun Brigade" not to play with matches, run with sharp objects ("I could fall down and spoil my fun")', get into cars with strangers, ("Never accept gifts or candy from strangers, remember this and there'll be no danger") and most of all "Safety, safety all the while, safety, safety with a smile safety on the way to school, safety first our Golden Rule." This information was surreptitiously provided by the kid's parents a few weeks earlier.īeside birthdays, Sheriff John taught lessons about life and appropriate behavior to his viewers. While Sheriff John sang the song, the carousel cake spun in a circle while displaying the words "Happy Birthday Brigadiers" on the side of the cake.Īs a special treat Sheriff John would mention the location (under the bed, in the closet, etc.) of where kids could find gifts in their own house. The birthday cake in question was decorated with thick frosting, candy and lollipops. "Put another candle on my birthday cake, were gonna bake a birthday cake. To celebrate the Big Day he sang the song: The highlight of the program were the birthday announcements when Sheriff John dedicated birthday wishes to kids born on that day. Occasionally, real farm animals visited the set or an artist named Sketchbook Suzie arrived and drew pictures requested by the kids at home. The programs opened with Sheriff John entering his office (a jail house like Andy Taylor's in Mayberry) while lip-sinking to the record lyrics "Laugh and be happy and the world will laugh with you when people see you smiling, they can't help smiling, too." Then Sheriff John went to the check list, the bulletin board for pictures about safety, and then to the US flag for the Pledge of Allegiance.ĭuring the show, Sheriff John showed cartoons like Crusader Rabbit and Porky the Pig. He grew up in an abusive household, feeling alone and unloved, and it meant a lot to him to have Fred Rogers say he was his friend and to stell him "I like you just the way you are."įiogf49gjkf0dFriendly, fatherly law enforcement officer (played by John Rovick) who hosted the popular Los Angeles-based kiddie shows SHERIFF JOHN'S LUNCH BRIGADE (11:30am to 12:30pm) and his afternoon show SHERIFF JOHN'S CARTOON TIME beginning in 1952 on KTTV Channel 11. Rogers told where an adult approach him to thank him for being his friend. Yeah, his cartoons were pretty awful (though a novelty in and of themselves for that reason), but he had the ability to connect with children in a way that seems pretty much a lost art today. He died shortly after but the mom wrote Sheriff John to thank him and tell him how much joy he brought her child during his too short life. The boy told his mom not to cry and that she should "laugh and be happy" like the Sheriff John song said, and he sang it with her there in the tub. The mom was bathing her son and started to cry because she could see his body wasting away. I'll blow out the candles on my birthday cakeįiogf49gjkf0dI remember one New Year's Day seeing a special on LA children's programming personalities (Hobo Kelly, Engineer Bill.) and John Rovick told a very touching story about a letter written by a mom of a child with leukemia. I'm gonna have a party with my birthday cake
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