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ED: I remember Weird and the LJK. Although I was only 7-11 years old when the show was popular on WFLD -TV 32, it was some of the best writing (honestly). I actually still remember wanting to find out IF it was Weird with a baldy sour haircut. You didn't get that kinda suspense from every show for kids.

BJ: Thank you, Ed. And now I'm the one with the "baldy sour haircut."

Larry: Do you happen to have a picture of Mertz the Martian Meenie?

BJ: This one's for Larry:

James: For a kid, television just didn't get any better. You should know that my mother, who was fearful of big-city driving in those days, packed my brothers and sisters and I in our 72 Chrysler one afternoon and braved the freeways to take us on a surprise trip to one of your live shows in Chicago. I remember coming around the block in that big car and seeing the theatre
marquis for the first time and shouting out the words in excitement.

BJ: "Pee Wee Herman!" No, just kidding. I remember that each stage show had its own appeal and provided me the great pleasure of seeing my kids (viewers) in person.

Robert: (Re: Mimicking the character's voices in college) I started in on my impersonations of DD, Maynard (since I was from "down on the farm") and The Blob. Well, after doing "Blobbo", and making others laugh, it inevitably became my nickname.

Bill: I just wanted to be sure and let you know that your creations will never be nonexistant! You taught us fair play, to be kind to the elderly and how not to judge people by their exterior but by the measure of their heart. Your shows may be off the air but they will never be nonexistant.

John: (RE: watching the DVD's) Your characters were so memorable that as I saw each of them again, I not only immediately remembered them, but started to remember all the other episodes that I remembered them from. It has been like being a kid again for the last few weeks!!

Again thanks for all the fond memories and I wish you all the best in your future endeavors.

BJ: Future endeavors? Maybe I could bottle the shows and sell them as anti-aging cream. Oprah, here I come!

John: It was like you were talking directly to us. We were comfortable with you because we felt we knew you and you never tried to talk over our heads. You were never condescending. There were programs parents could watch with their kids rather than turning on the show and leaving the room because they are so silly or disgusting. You could lend so much to this withering industry who tends to think less about our children and more about making a profit from mass marketing. They want to sell the goods and the children are secondary. That is wrong. The children should come first. That is what you always taught us. This is what you could teach them. As I said, I can understand you not want to perform but you could contribute behind the scenes and help give our kids and their kids the same chances you gave us.

BJ: Thank you for your praise. To my knowledge there is no part of the industry today that would embrace my approach to children's entertainment. Believe me, it was not that sought after by the programmers in the 60's and 70's. But while I ran the race, we had fun, didn't we?