I miss the show. It is a part of an ever fading childhood. I was five years old when the show left the air, so bear with me. I saw reruns in the late 1980's.
You had to watch the show to get a feel for it. Jasper, the ignorant bigot that he was, and how his words of ignorance were presented and how educated Kene Holliday was presented in response. I believe all shows should present bigotry of any form as it truly is... pure ignorance. It was good for that reason alone.
But as I look back now, a thirty year old man, I realize just how much I loved the show from Clinton Corners, Ga. When Victor French passed away, my mom told me, " Chief Roy died... " simply because that's how I remembered him... he was Chief Roy Moby. That really hurts even to this day.
I found out here that Mayor Teddy died. And Jasper and Cloris. If it weren't so sad, I would want Tom T. Hall or Gene Watson to write a song about it.
May their spirits rest in peace and thank you for a part of my childhood.
You had to watch the show to get a feel for it. Jasper, the ignorant bigot that he was, and how his words of ignorance were presented and how educated Kene Holliday was presented in response. I believe all shows should present bigotry of any form as it truly is... pure ignorance. It was good for that reason alone.
But as I look back now, a thirty year old man, I realize just how much I loved the show from Clinton Corners, Ga. When Victor French passed away, my mom told me, " Chief Roy died... " simply because that's how I remembered him... he was Chief Roy Moby. That really hurts even to this day.
I found out here that Mayor Teddy died. And Jasper and Cloris. If it weren't so sad, I would want Tom T. Hall or Gene Watson to write a song about it.
May their spirits rest in peace and thank you for a part of my childhood.