Starter of this subject: jed dimatteo
Last post in this subject: 12/20/2000
Messages in this subject: 2
| jed dimatteo | 12/20/2000 2 replies |
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I posted the following in the kid's area without response, but am looking to see if anyone is going through the 26 episodes with their children at this time - I've been using them as bedtime fare for my child and he really enjoys the whole deal.
As part of his school program this year I related about children growing up in the 1940s without tv and going out to play after school, but coming home in time to hear radio serials replete with special offers and secret codes. And then how we had to create the images in our minds from the words and sound effects on coming through our speakers. And later after our dinner and homework listening to the final kid's program (the Lone Ranger) before falling asleep listening to other programs through the evening. He reflected and said that he wished that he had lived in that era. ----------------------------------------------- from Kid's Adventure BBoard: My 8 year old is going through the Cinnamon Bear series at this time. I told him that he was most probably the only kid in the world who was tuned into this 63 year old program, but then I read in the Encyclopedia of old radio about a "cult" of 400 people (based in Oregon) who keep the memory of this program alive. I'd be interested to know if others are playing it for their children at this time. I know my son is thouroughly enjoying it and has visions of passing it on to his own offsprings in the future. I never did hear the program in its original series or rebroadcasts, but received a copy from a dear friend of mine who has trunks full of old radio memoribelia (sp) when I asked him for copies of "Lets Pretend" programs to use during a coast to coast car trip a few years ago. He threw in these tapes as a bonus and told me he used them as bedtime fare for his own children during holiday season each year. I see that the Cinnamon Bear may also being played again around the country and would be intersted where/if it is playing in New York and Philly areas.
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| Charles Sexton | 12/21/2000 1 replies |
| I remember listening to the Cinnamon Bear in the mid to late 40s and wishing I lived in Chicago so my mother could take me to Weibolts Department Store (the sponsor) so I could enter the contest that was associated with the program at that time. As I recall, children could get a picture of Paddy O'Cinnamon to color and then winners were selected based on neatness, etc. Prizes included a silver star. My memory is fading a bit (haw! a bit!?)but that's what I remember. And, yes, I reintroduced the series to my children over 25 years ago and they were just as infatuated with it as I was. The commercials were missing, so they didn't get frustrated with missing out on the department store promotion like I did, which is probably a good thing. I remember, though, that they listened to it two or three times a year for a couple of years, and usually in one or two sittings, and, as a result, they tired of the show sooner than I would have thought. A couple of years ago I gave copies of my tapes to a young father and suggested he play them for his 5 year old daughter. She responded the same way I and my kids did. The Cinnamon Bear lives on which goes to prove a good story is timely forever. |
| Don Stoffel | 12/21/2000 0 replies |
| I also listened to the Wieboldt presentation of CB on WMAQ in the early 40's. When I had four kids of my own, I always tucked them in bed on Christmas Eve by telling them a modified version, using the same character names (Paddy, Jimmy, Jane, Krazyquilt, Inkaboos, etc.), but with a plot-line that was as close as I could remember, after all those years. It became something of a tradition, until they got old enough to be no longer interested. I never got the recorded series, though I have seen it advertised for sale a number of times. CB is one of the cherished nostalgic memories I have from my chilhood Christmases, which my mother made beautifully |