tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post2980986465939822590..comments2024-03-08T18:49:51.289-05:00Comments on Classic Film and TV Café: 15 Greatest TV Characters of the 1960s: Festus HaggenRick29http://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-8144622236243033762017-11-09T11:19:01.855-05:002017-11-09T11:19:01.855-05:00I absolutely loved Festus, particularly with the l...I absolutely loved Festus, particularly with the love-hate relationship he had with Doc. He was a much better character that Chester.<br />Susan Clarknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-2449735039431934672012-05-31T01:44:00.921-04:002012-05-31T01:44:00.921-04:00I was blown away years ago when I discovered he wa...I was blown away years ago when I discovered he was Charlie in The Searchers with that golden voice. Oh my God! Never had I heard "Skip to my Lou" like that and never will again by anyone else. He also replaced Sinatra when he left the Dorsey Orchestra... that said a lot. Good ol' Festus!Tonya Ricehttp://tonyalit.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-45054281280443259842012-05-20T16:09:47.711-04:002012-05-20T16:09:47.711-04:00I am absolutely not sure why this is, but when I w...I am absolutely not sure why this is, but when I was about 8 or 9, I had a huge crush on Festus. I even wrote Ken Curtis a fan letter! He responded to me by sending me an autographed picture...which I threw away a couple years later when my friends laughed at me for having had a crush on him.<br /><br />Now, I think it's hysterical that I was so wild about him...because I prefer my men clean-shaven. Festus SO does not appeal to me now. However, I wish I had kept that photo, even if just to put it on the internet so his current fans could see it.Patti https://www.blogger.com/profile/12931836399684850729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-64670256053800729512012-05-18T23:35:43.680-04:002012-05-18T23:35:43.680-04:00Cult film fans may know Festus/Ken Curtis as the p...Cult film fans may know Festus/Ken Curtis as the producer of The Giant Gila Monster and The Killer Shrews - schlock horror at its best.Grand Old Movieshttp://grandoldmovies.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-7825814905211028602012-05-18T10:27:24.829-04:002012-05-18T10:27:24.829-04:00I was hoping to get a chuckle or two out of Janet&...I was hoping to get a chuckle or two out of Janet's comment.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-16292637157883299312012-05-17T22:44:39.660-04:002012-05-17T22:44:39.660-04:00CW, the anecdote about your daughter was hilarious...CW, the anecdote about your daughter was hilarious! BTW, I thought you'd like this profile.Rick29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-13261499446027615952012-05-17T22:44:22.549-04:002012-05-17T22:44:22.549-04:00Toto, I remember when GUNSMOKE fans bemoaned the l...Toto, I remember when GUNSMOKE fans bemoaned the loss of Dennis Weaver as Chester. But then Festus came along and became almost as popular, with GUNSMOKE running for many more years.Rick29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-20481076858539808072012-05-17T10:08:48.637-04:002012-05-17T10:08:48.637-04:00I've been waiting for this one!
Other Festus ...I've been waiting for this one!<br /><br />Other Festus traits: Mentioning a "ticklety" in his throat to coerce Doc into buying him a beer.<br /><br />Fave quote when asked why he never learned to read: "How do you know if the feller that wrote the reading, wrote the reading right?"<br /><br />Other classic episodes:<br /><br />"Mad Dog", a serio-comic story of the adventures Festus encounters when he believes he has contracted "hydrophobie".<br /><br />"My Brother's Keeper", when Festus' good intentions toward an elderly Native may do more harm than good.<br /><br />Favourite quote within my family: In "Quiet Day in Dodge" when Festus' noisiness kept Matt from sleeping my daughter asked, "Is this the episode where Matt kills Festus?"Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-40889480541044827792012-05-17T07:11:11.221-04:002012-05-17T07:11:11.221-04:00On today's posts I noticed a Ken theme, from O...On today's posts I noticed a Ken theme, from Osmond to Curtis! I didn't watch the Western shows when I grew up but Festus is a character everyone knows and it was interesting to read his back story.toto2https://www.blogger.com/profile/09652682900471649463noreply@blogger.com