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jls4561

(1,241 posts)
35. I loved Wild Wild West as a kid!
Sat Feb 8, 2020, 08:20 PM
Feb 2020

I really, really wanted that train car.

Rest In Peace, Robert Conrad. You made us smile.

RIP jpak Feb 2020 #1
That was a fun show. lunatica Feb 2020 #2
It's still on in reruns. Different Drummer Feb 2020 #54
I loved when Ross Martin would be in disguise. CaptYossarian Feb 2020 #67
Ross was the better actor but Robert had lead man written all over him Kaleva Feb 2020 #70
oh my bdamomma Feb 2020 #3
That makes three. Sneederbunk Feb 2020 #4
I loved Baa Baa Black Sheep .... RIP OnDoutside Feb 2020 #5
Same as me, even thou I was in the Army. imanamerican63 Feb 2020 #29
The Godfather of Steampunk Cirque du So-What Feb 2020 #6
His show did give birth safeinOhio Feb 2020 #27
It was the highlight of my youth ChazII Feb 2020 #62
Tighest pants in the west! RIP! eleny Feb 2020 #7
I knew I was weird as a kid when I decided I liked Artemis Gordon better than him, lol. catbyte Feb 2020 #12
Artie was the best part of the show jg10003 Feb 2020 #14
I was the same kind of weird! n/t TygrBright Feb 2020 #31
Awlright! catbyte Feb 2020 #38
I liked Artemis Gordon better also, pazzyanne Feb 2020 #46
Another kindred spirit! catbyte Feb 2020 #52
Nice to learn that I am not ChazII Feb 2020 #64
It was always George eleny Feb 2020 #50
So handsome KT2000 Feb 2020 #8
Baa Baa Blacksheep underpants Feb 2020 #9
Pappy Boyington trof Feb 2020 #49
I still have some videotapes of some "Black Sheep" episodes...... lastlib Feb 2020 #75
That's sad ... always liked that dude ... WWW (syndicated) was a fave when I was a little kid ... mr_lebowski Feb 2020 #10
I remember "Hawaiian Eye". Walleye Feb 2020 #11
The Shows with Dr Loveless were remarkable PCIntern Feb 2020 #13
The show was ahead of its time. As a kid, I just thought it was a cool show. catbyte Feb 2020 #15
That was the Golden Era of CBS tv. PCIntern Feb 2020 #22
Consider how unique it was back then Haggis for Breakfast Feb 2020 #44
Yep. The Dr. Loveless episodes were good. Different Drummer Feb 2020 #56
Yes! Brilliant tv PCIntern Feb 2020 #57
I think Route 66 is still on in reruns, but I don't remember the network. Different Drummer Feb 2020 #60
My parents knew Dr. Loveless at the University of Miami Awsi Dooger Feb 2020 #76
One of my fave shows as a kid nuxvomica Feb 2020 #16
Cross gently, Pappy... Dennis Donovan Feb 2020 #17
I loved that show! GoCubsGo Feb 2020 #20
Yeah, Hutch dying in the air raid seemed gratuitous. But they had to elevate Sgt Andy Micklin Dennis Donovan Feb 2020 #25
RIP Just_Vote_Dem Feb 2020 #18
Everready Batteries OnlinePoker Feb 2020 #40
That's it-thanks n/t Just_Vote_Dem Feb 2020 #42
I remember him as Pasquinel from the Centennial miniseries. lpbk2713 Feb 2020 #19
Oddly enough... Harker Feb 2020 #53
Robert Conrad wore lifts in The Wild Wild West, and was mostly positioned between... Brother Buzz Feb 2020 #21
I always found short guys to be the cutest. SunSeeker Feb 2020 #28
Me too. I always found shorter guys good looking. IrishEyes Feb 2020 #33
Me, too, but I'm a little over 5'1" so finding someone taller wasn't too difficult. catbyte Feb 2020 #43
LOL !! SunSeeker Feb 2020 #74
Loved WWW reruns as a kid. Also one of my favorite Columbo episodes JDC Feb 2020 #23
Battle of the Network Stars Dagstead Bumwood Feb 2020 #24
Yeah, that was some great entertainment back then... PoliticAverse Feb 2020 #65
I used to serve him drinks fairly regularly at a restaurant in LA. He was a good actor, but a lousy ashredux Feb 2020 #26
I heard that often at the time DFW Feb 2020 #78
RIP...I used to watch WWW Sancho Feb 2020 #30
Watched the Wild West with with my grandma - one of her favorite shows. RIP Bob Conrad. nt iluvtennis Feb 2020 #32
Great show. Innovative and fun mountain grammy Feb 2020 #34
I loved Wild Wild West as a kid! jls4561 Feb 2020 #35
I loved that program. H2O Man Feb 2020 #36
RIP, I used to watch that show when I was a kid, and still watch the reruns Perseus Feb 2020 #37
Godfather of Steampunk. Iggo Feb 2020 #39
I hadn't heard much about him recently and was wondering how he was doing. RIP . CentralMass Feb 2020 #41
so handsome Skittles Feb 2020 #45
Big fan of show growing up. The title sequence was awesome. Dr. Mikolito Loveless was my favorite zonkers Feb 2020 #47
RIP Dr. Strange Feb 2020 #48
Loved the show (WWW) as a kid Red Mountain Feb 2020 #51
Man, he was handsome. Lunabell Feb 2020 #55
How sad Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2020 #58
RIP Thomas Jefferson Lopaka of "Hawaiian Eye"... VOX Feb 2020 #59
F Troop intentionally used actors with Bronx accents to play Native Americans CaptYossarian Feb 2020 #71
So crazy in retrospect that it's laughable. VOX Feb 2020 #80
But Star Trek had a Japanese and a Russian character. CaptYossarian Feb 2020 #85
Huge fan of Baa Baa, back in the day! Not sure what I liked more, the F4U Corsair planes, or FailureToCommunicate Feb 2020 #61
I was a secretary at Studio Center where WWW filmed. SleeplessinSoCal Feb 2020 #63
Wow! I would have loved to have worked at Studio Center in those days! Different Drummer Feb 2020 #68
I also worked at TV City. SleeplessinSoCal Feb 2020 #77
He made a friend of mine realize that he might be gay. He was so handsome Dream Girl Feb 2020 #66
He was short. And so good looking. leftyladyfrommo Feb 2020 #79
RIP Robert. I remember those old episodes. PatrickforO Feb 2020 #69
I thought he died years ago Roland99 Feb 2020 #72
Maybe you're thinking of William Conrad. I always got the two mixed up. catbyte Feb 2020 #83
When I was a kid I'd kinda mix up William and Robert (and Robert Blake) Roland99 Feb 2020 #84
Enjoyed his shows growing up. RIP Mr. Conrad. Liberal In Texas Feb 2020 #73
Kirk Douglas then Robert Conrad Tactical Progressive Feb 2020 #81
*Sigh MerryBlooms Feb 2020 #82
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