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BobGreasey · June 3, 2004 6:38AM

The episode of The Munsters where Leo Durocher signs Herman up is on.

BobGreasey · June 3, 2004 7:01AM

Never mind, it's over now. Had Durocher and Elroy Hirsch at the end.

qualitycards · June 3, 2004 7:29AM

Seen that many times, its a classic. So is the Mr. Ed w/ the Dodgers. As Koufax pitched to Mr Ed and when he hit the inside the park HR and slid into home Johnny Roseboro climbed up the batting cage. Willie Mays was on the Donna Reed show, Don Drysdale & Joe Namath (diff episodes) were on the Brady Bunch etc.... jay

Stone193 · June 3, 2004 7:47AM

<< Don Drysdale & Joe Namath (diff episodes) were on the Brady Bunch etc.... jay >>

Don Drysdale also appeared on the Donna Reed show and Leave it to Beaver (long distance call deal) and Duke Snider appeared on Father Knows Best (barnstorming days).
BTW, did anyone see an episode of Beaver where he destroys his dad's ball with Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Kiki Cuyler etc.? Might have been an AS ball from the 30's - just think what it would be worth today?
Mike

qualitycards · June 3, 2004 8:05AM

STONE - I remember the Father Knows Best episode where they were panicking to have Duke and his all stars come to Springfield, since they pre-sold all the tickets. As Duke initially stated he couldn't make it, then lo & behold it was nearing game time and Duke was on the front lawn having a catch w/ Cathy (Kitten). Ahh! Everything works out on a 30 minute 1950's sitcom!!!

...jay

gemint · June 3, 2004 11:49PM

Didn't Wes Parker also appear on the Brady Bunch?

aconte · June 4, 2004 12:20AM

Drysdale was on the Brady Bunch. So was Joe Namath.

aconte

Cubfan · June 4, 2004 1:20AM

I also remember Jim Lefebvre and some other Dodger acting as warriors on Gilligans Island.

rbeaton · June 4, 2004 2:35AM

<< Drysdale was on the Brady Bunch. So was Joe Namath. >>

So were Wes Parker and Deacon Jones.

Robert

ZodiacMindwarp · June 4, 2004 2:41AM

Joe Namath played the lead in "Damn Yankees" that I saw at Jones Beach theater when I was a kid.

JrMacdaddy · June 4, 2004 2:42AM

Deleted as I guess I don't know my Brady Bunch trivia like I thought I did.

rbeaton · June 4, 2004 4:23AM

<< I believe that Rosie Grier also appeared on The Brady Bunch bragging about his needlepoint hobby. >>

Rosie was never on the Brady Bunch.

Robert

ZodiacMindwarp · June 4, 2004 4:28AM

Roosevelt Grier

helionaut · June 4, 2004 4:43AM

Sandy Koufax was also on an episode of Dennis the Menace, IIRC.

BobGreasey · June 4, 2004 4:44AM

And Chuck Connors was on quite a few episodes of The Rifleman. LA expansion was the best thing to happen to some ballplayers.

What strikes me about that Munsters episode is that Herman is supposed to look huge in the baseball uni, but doesn't he look freakishly like Mark McGwire?

qualitycards · June 4, 2004 5:01AM

Don't forget Merlin Olsen on Little House on The Prarie, and then a short-lived spinoff...jay

Stone193 · June 4, 2004 6:56AM

Ed Marinaro - former NFL running back - "Hill Street Blues"
Mike

DirtyHarry · June 4, 2004 7:14AM

Based on an article I read on the AOL tickler today, it appears that OJ Simpson is 80% locked in to a new reality series. The premise is that he will be involved in pulling pranks on the unsuspecting, and the outcome will be termed "getting juiced". True story.

Stone193 · June 4, 2004 8:51AM

I was talking to my son and he said he saw a rerun of Married with Children and Ernie Banks made a guest appearance - I vaguely remember it - but not the plot. What the heck is up with one of my favorites - I was warm for Kelly!
Mike

NBAFan · June 4, 2004 8:57AM

Don't for get Ed Too Tall Jones and Sugar Ray Leonard on Married With Children.

Best Brady Bunch was with Davy Jones.

Cubfan · June 4, 2004 9:21AM

Dont forget Kareem fighting Bruce Lee in Game of Death and Wilt with Arnold in one of the Conan movies. They were actually acting in those.

DirtyHarry · June 4, 2004 9:31AM

Wasn't Kareem also a pilot in one of those airplane movies with Leslie Whoever?

1420sports · June 4, 2004 9:57AM

Griffey, Mattingly, Canseco and Ozzie (among others) were on the Simpsons ... arguably the greatest show of all time.

1420sports · June 4, 2004 10:02AM

qualitycards · June 4, 2004 11:49AM

I remember flipping the channels one night and ran across the Cosby show, was just about to flip to another channel and I saw Frank Robinson & Joe Black on it. They even played ex Negro Leagures on the show talking about the good old days before they all went bowling.
Frank Robinson was also on "Yes Dear" along w/ Ernie Banks & Johnny Bench. They were signing at a card show, and ended up coming home w/ Greg & Jimmy, and then proceeded to beat up Jimmys father "Big Jim" (Jerry Van Dyke) for stealing the gate receipts at a minor league game.

Not sure if its good I know this stuff, or if its actually pretty sad!...jay

Cubfan · June 4, 2004 12:32PM

And then, of course, there was OJ in Capricorn One and the Naked Gun movies just tuning up for his greatest acting job of them all

.

Stone193 · June 4, 2004 12:58PM

<< Not sure if its good I know this stuff, or if its actually pretty sad!...jay >>

Jay
No, it's ALL good - I'm right there with you - some of these sitcoms around sports can be pretty funny - On the Cosby episode there is also the big "debate" about baseball ('rounders') and Crickett - "to the queen!"
Also on Yes, Dear - in that episode Jimmy Didn't believe all the stories that his dad coached until they went to the show and found out that 'Big Jim' had coached Johnny Bench - of course the newly found admiration was short lived. Whoa, this might be sad?
Mike

qualitycards · June 4, 2004 1:05PM

STONE - i didn't want to elaborate about the Crickett match in Cliffs living room, after the chinesse food that Cliff bought for having the lowest bowling score.
I also explained to my wife that Frank Robinson, Ernie Banks and Johnny Bench came up at different times, years apart.
So no way were all 3 on the same minor league team in Buffalo w/ Big Jim. The wife told me to shut up, its just a tv show...jay

markmac · June 4, 2004 1:39PM

Any good basketball appearances? I can think of Happy Hairston on Happy Days and Elgin Baylor on The White Shadow, one of my favorites.

Stone193 · June 4, 2004 1:46PM

<< after the chinesse food that Cliff bought for having the lowest bowling score. >>

Jay
You're like buttah! You're ona roll! Ok - what was the score that they needed out of Cliff that night?
Mike

qualitycards · June 4, 2004 3:07PM

STONE - Something like 75 or 77...jay

Stone193 · June 4, 2004 3:14PM

<< Something like 75 or 77 >>

Jay
Bingo! That's all he had to bowl was a measly 75! "your ball was in the gutta so many times that people were starting to call you wino" We must have similar wives - every time I say - Mary that is impossible because....she says..."Mike it's only a television show..."
Mike

bladefox · June 4, 2004 3:17PM

Also Steve Carlton on that same eps. of Married with Children.

DeutscherGeist · June 4, 2004 3:47PM

The Griffeys were on "Harry and the Hendersons"----any one remember that one?

Skinpinch · June 4, 2004 11:26PM

Hank Aaron on Happy Days. He was with Richie in the hardware store! That Brady Bunch episode had Deacon Jones, and Rosie Greer's name was mentioned, but he was not on there. There is also an alternative plot to the Brady Bunch, Davey Jones episode, where Marcia blew Davey Jones.

ZodiacMindwarp · June 4, 2004 11:36PM

A kiss.

You left off a kiss.

Cubfan · June 5, 2004 12:04AM

Mike Warren of Hill Street Blues was a starter on a UCLA championship team of the sixties.

I can also remember Larry Johnson dressing up as his grandma character to team with Steve Urkel to win the neighborhood 2 on 2 championship (my daughters were watching it and I happened to be in the room.......yeah, that was it

). It was always a sight to see Grandmama hanging on the rim after a slam.

Stone193 · June 5, 2004 8:13AM

I'm watching an episode of Everyone Loves Raymond and Terry Bradshaw is on the show. Raymond meets him at the pediatrician's office but it's not working out. Raymond: "I'll get my people to talk to your people...who I am kidding, these (pointing to his children) are my people"
Good episode!
Mike

qualitycards · June 5, 2004 8:17AM

STONE - Raymond had another episode regarding some '69 Mets (Cleon Jones, Art Shamsky, Tug McGraw, Ed Kranepool) that were appearing in Cooperstown, and Ray the sportswriter was covering the event. Robert went along for the ride and naturally all hell broke loose...jay

DirtyHarry · June 5, 2004 8:18AM

Bill Bradley (Knicks) wasn't on any sitcoms that I know of, be he had his fair share of time on TV as a Senator from NJ.

Cubfan · June 5, 2004 10:46AM

What a coincidence. I hadnt thought of that Kareem/Bruce Lee movie in years. I mentioned it and today it was on AMC.

How strange.

Aknot · June 5, 2004 10:54AM

Rosie Grier appeared in:
The White Shadow (TV)
Roots the Next Generation (TV)
The Thing with Two heads (M) (gotta see it funny as all get out)
AND
Kojak, I Dream of Jeannie, Man from UNCLE, CHIPS, The Jeffersons, McMillian and Wife, Wild WIld West (not that crappy movie), Chico and the Man, Larry Sanders show and the Simpsons.... (few more)

habs71 · June 5, 2004 12:40PM

Fred Dryer..Giants/LA Rams....Hunter TV series star plus dozens of other shows appearences.

Skip

purelyPSA · June 5, 2004 1:07PM

Johnny Berardino spent ages on General Hospital. Also, no one mentioned Tom Brady and Lawyer Milloy in "Stuck On You". And how about Fran Tarkenton on "That's Incredible!"?

Also, here's an amazing one: I play fantasy baseball in the nationwide CDM league. One absolute idiot over on the BBS over there actually wrote a screenplay that was made into a B movie called "The Premonition" - and one of the guys in it was Roy White. Even funnier, this movie was mentioned in Marty Appel's book of his years with the Yankees, because I guess when it came out, most of the front office went to see it.

aro13 · June 5, 2004 1:13PM

From a basketball player perspective I believe Kevin McHale was on Cheers. Wilt starred in Conan the Barbarian with Arnold and according to Wilt, Arnold wanted no close ups with him because people would notice that Wilt had bigger pipes.

Keith Hernandez was on Seinfeld.

qualitycards · June 5, 2004 1:26PM

ARO - I also remember Luis Tiant on Cheers too! ...jay

aro13 · June 6, 2004 1:31AM

Jay - I wish I had seen the one with Tiant. Wade Boggs was also on Cheers. One of the classics was Reggie Jackson on the Love Boat.

MorrellMan · June 6, 2004 2:34AM

That's Big D on "The Lawman" and Koufax in a scene from "Colt 45":

Sorry for the grainy scan; I couldn't figure out a better way to lift these from my 1960-61 Union Oil Dodger Family Album booklets.

billswinbowl · June 11, 2004 11:14AM

johnny bench once guest stared on the TV SERIES the bad news bears circa 1979....heres a good one involving the old tv series the fugitive from the 60's....a young kurt russell was guest starring -in the opening sen he was kidnapped. he had with him a nice stack of old football and baseball cards . to lead his dad and the fugitive(david janson) on his trail he rips the entire stack of cards in pieces and throws them out the car window. from the looks the cards looked all fresh out of packs and in near perfect condition. here's the kicker you could see clearly all the cards he was ripping. SERERAL 1950 MICKEY MANTLES...A FEW JIM BROWN ROOKIES...AND SERVERAL OTHER MAJOR BASEBALL STARS from the 50's....THERE might have been even a hank aaron rookie if memory serves me right. i could remember just wanting to jump through the tv set set and grap russell and say WHAT THE @#$% ARE YOU DOING !!!!!! ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR %$#@^&* MIND!!!!!

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