How I know that I'm getting old

vsp · 05-21-2007, 11:13 AM

While out with the wife yesterday, I was flipping up and down the XM dial looking for something interesting. I hit one of the comedy channels and nearly drove off the road.

What did I hear?

Another exciting episode of the most fantastic crime fighter the world has ever known...
BAWK BAWK BAWK BAWWWWK... CHICKENMAN! (He's everywhere, he's everywhere!)

I nearly went out of my gourd, while my wife stared at me in confusion.

Y'see, when I was but a wee lad with curly hair and short pants in the mid-seventies, WIP was not yet the cannibalistic sports-talk cauldron that it is today. It was, instead, a Philadelphia institution as a music station, and it just so happens that they carried the adventures of Chickenman on a regular basis. While my young mind kept waiting futilely to hear Chickenman, y'know, actually FIGHT someone Batman-style, I found them greatly amusing nonetheless.

And now they are back in syndication. The site linked above even offers a limited-edition 14-disc set (!) containing all 273 episodes for the low low price of $129.00 plus shipping.

I was grooving on nostalgia when it hit me. Not only was this something that I hadn't heard for THIRTY YEARS, but thirty years ago I was also old enough to have this register in my memory as something notable.

Get off my lawn.

SteveDallas · 05-21-2007, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by vsp

Get off my lawn.

For the sake of humanity, please drive with extreme caution when you're near farmers markets etc.

xoxoxoBruce · 05-21-2007, 01:54 PM

Yes, for god's sake, think of the eggs.

Dan O'Day · 05-21-2007, 06:46 PM

Thanks very much for linking to the Chickenman package. (It's my site.)

If "West Chester" is in Pennsylvania, then you live just down the road from the hometown of Chickenman's creator, Dick Orkin. (Lancaster area, I believe.)

Again, thanks.

Dan O'Day

BigV · 05-21-2007, 07:17 PM

Welcome Dan O'Day! Sit a spell, won't you?

xoxoxoBruce · 05-21-2007, 09:49 PM

Yeah, welcome to the Cellar, Dan.

There was a late night DJ on WBZ in Boston during '62/'63, that did some chickenman routines. I wonder if that was inspiration or even the beginnings of the Chickenman series?

bluecuracao · 05-22-2007, 05:42 PM

Wow, that's weird...just a couple of weeks ago, the Chickenman intro popped into my head for no reason. My fiance thought I made it up (and thought I'd lost my mind).

I remember listening to Chickenman on the car radio in Albuquerque, NM while mom dropped dad off at work. And now, here he is again! He really is everywhere.

Cloud · 05-22-2007, 05:54 PM

I remember reel to reel tapes, the original TV dinners, and black and white TV--but I don't remember The Chickenman.

Lucky me!

bluecuracao · 05-22-2007, 06:13 PM

I miss those TV dinners in the foil trays.

DucksNuts · 05-22-2007, 06:35 PM

Even I remember The Chickenman!!

Cloud · 05-22-2007, 08:58 PM

I remember when plate tectonics was a crackpot theory.

richlevy · 05-22-2007, 09:47 PM

Nope. Draws a blank.

I remember Dr. Shock, Dr. Demento, etc. I just don't remember Chickenman.

zippyt · 05-22-2007, 10:08 PM

how do I know I am getting old , when the play boy bunnies in the center fold , are young enough to be my daughter !!!

The First time I relised I was growing up was when a young kid at a mall said " Escuse me SIR , What time is it ?"
I answered him then had to sit down for a sec ,
Adulthood ??
ME ???????

wolf · 05-23-2007, 02:39 AM

I loved chickenman. I also loved the series of commercials that Dick and Bert used to do in the Philadelphia market.

Great stuff.

jester · 05-23-2007, 10:49 AM

I haven't heard of the chickenman either. Do remember black & white tvs, having to "get up" and change the channel, having only 3 stations and the "National Anthem" at 12 midnight - when all channels were off.

05-21-2007, 11:13 AM	#1
vsp Syndrome of a Down Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: West Chester Posts: 1,367	How I know that I'm getting old While out with the wife yesterday, I was flipping up and down the XM dial looking for something interesting. I hit one of the comedy channels and nearly drove off the road. What did I hear? Another exciting episode of the most fantastic crime fighter the world has ever known... BAWK BAWK BAWK BAWWWWK... CHICKENMAN! (He's everywhere, he's everywhere!) I nearly went out of my gourd, while my wife stared at me in confusion. Y'see, when I was but a wee lad with curly hair and short pants in the mid-seventies, WIP was not yet the cannibalistic sports-talk cauldron that it is today. It was, instead, a Philadelphia institution as a music station, and it just so happens that they carried the adventures of Chickenman on a regular basis. While my young mind kept waiting futilely to hear Chickenman, y'know, actually FIGHT someone Batman-style, I found them greatly amusing nonetheless. And now they are back in syndication. The site linked above even offers a limited-edition 14-disc set (!) containing all 273 episodes for the low low price of $129.00 plus shipping. I was grooving on nostalgia when it hit me. Not only was this something that I hadn't heard for THIRTY YEARS, but thirty years ago I was also old enough to have this register in my memory as something notable. Get off my lawn.

05-21-2007, 01:54 PM	#3
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Yes, for god's sake, think of the eggs. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

05-21-2007, 07:17 PM	#5
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Welcome Dan O'Day! Sit a spell, won't you? __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

05-21-2007, 09:49 PM	#6
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Yeah, welcome to the Cellar, Dan. There was a late night DJ on WBZ in Boston during '62/'63, that did some chickenman routines. I wonder if that was inspiration or even the beginnings of the Chickenman series? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

05-22-2007, 05:54 PM	#8
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	I remember reel to reel tapes, the original TV dinners, and black and white TV--but I don't remember The Chickenman. Lucky me! __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

05-21-2007, 06:46 PM	#4
Dan O'Day Kinda New Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 1	Thanks very much for linking to the Chickenman package. (It's my site.) If "West Chester" is in Pennsylvania, then you live just down the road from the hometown of Chickenman's creator, Dick Orkin. (Lancaster area, I believe.) Again, thanks. Dan O'Day

05-22-2007, 05:42 PM	#7
bluecuracao in a mood, not cupcake Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 3,034	Wow, that's weird...just a couple of weeks ago, the Chickenman intro popped into my head for no reason. My fiance thought I made it up (and thought I'd lost my mind). I remember listening to Chickenman on the car radio in Albuquerque, NM while mom dropped dad off at work. And now, here he is again! He really is everywhere.

05-22-2007, 06:13 PM	#9
bluecuracao in a mood, not cupcake Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 3,034	I miss those TV dinners in the foil trays.

05-22-2007, 06:35 PM	#10
DucksNuts Bitchy Little Brat Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,067	Even I remember The Chickenman!!

05-22-2007, 08:58 PM	#11
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	I remember when plate tectonics was a crackpot theory. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

05-22-2007, 09:47 PM	#12
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	Nope. Draws a blank. I remember Dr. Shock, Dr. Demento, etc. I just don't remember Chickenman. __________________ Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE! I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama

05-22-2007, 10:08 PM	#13
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	how do I know I am getting old , when the play boy bunnies in the center fold , are young enough to be my daughter !!! The First time I relised I was growing up was when a young kid at a mall said " Escuse me SIR , What time is it ?" I answered him then had to sit down for a sec , Adulthood ?? ME ??????? __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

05-23-2007, 02:39 AM	#14
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I loved chickenman. I also loved the series of commercials that Dick and Bert used to do in the Philadelphia market. Great stuff. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

05-23-2007, 10:49 AM	#15
jester why so serious Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,712	I haven't heard of the chickenman either. Do remember black & white tvs, having to "get up" and change the channel, having only 3 stations and the "National Anthem" at 12 midnight - when all channels were off. Last edited by jester; 05-23-2007 at 10:49 AM. Reason: spelling

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