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At a time when
cowboy westerns were king, Hollywood stars who visited his Circle Six Ranch
reads like a
who’s who: Gene
Autry, Pat Buttram, Tex Ritter, Hank Williams, The Lone Ranger, Ken Maynard, Guy
Madison, Smiley
Burnett, Dennis Weaver, Duncan Renaldo, Johnny Mack Brown, Vincent Price, John
Caradine, Steve McQueen, Captain
Kangaroo, Little Big Man, Arnold Stang, Vic Morrow, Amanda Blake, Milburn Stone,
Leslie Neilsen, Jane Mansfield, Andy Griffith, and Chuck Connors
1949 WAFM-TV13 signs on (First TV station
in Alabama) Benny starts a few weeks later
Live commercial- Selling Ideal
Dog Food on Western Theatre 1949
Benny Carle's Circle 6 Ranch meeting -full
house, Saturday Mornings at the Alabama Theatre
Benny with children on set at
WBRC-TV Circle 6 Ranch 1958
In the fishbowl at Cerebral
Palsy Telethon 1961
Another day's delivery of
contest mail 1962
Benny recommends children drink
lots of milk
Benny welcomes good friend &
fellow children's host Capt Kangaroo (Robt Keeshan) 1962
Tryin' to find the winner of the donkey
contest 1963
The Cisco Kid (Duncan Renaldo) hams it up
with Benny 1963
Screen actor Edward Everett Horton helps
Benny dress the part 1964
Junior Auction
Saturdays at 11AM, bidding for prizes with Golden Flake potato chip bags
1964
(L)The 6 family in the early '60's-
Joe Langston, Pat Gray,
Ward McIntire, Harry Mabry, Benny Carle, Fannie Flagg (Tom York was on
vacation)
The Benny Carle Show featured the famous Framischlocker (where
the Looney Tunes cartoons came on in the studio)
Benny Carle in“The
Rifleman”
Excellent Book on Birmingham
Broadcasting from Tim Hollis-go out and buy today! (similar pictures of other Birmingham classic shows from the era in the book)
Blast back into Birmingham TV history. Check this out:
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