R.I.P. Uncle Al!!

[Illoman]

If you grew up in the Dayton/Cincinnati area in the 60's you knew who Uncle Al was. He hosted a kids television show that ran for many many years. Sadly he passed away yesterday.



Mike

[typhooforme]

He was said to have been the inspiration for Alan Sues' "Uncle Al the Kiddies' Pal" skits!  I was never one of the kidlets ON the show, but watched him when I was little--with his lovely wife, Captain Windy and various puppets and Al playing his accordion and so on being the main entertainment.  And the sponsors stay with me--Barq's soft drinks, which they'd pour over ice cream to make "Brown Cows, Red Cows, and Purple Cows"!  RIP, Uncle Al--you entertained thousands of little squirts in the greater Cincinnati environs!

[Illoman]

Robert, I had no doubt you'd know who Uncle Al was!! 

Mike

[typhooforme]

You betcha, Mike!  Other sponsors for Uncle Al's show were Mama's brand cookies, and (Joe Busam reminded me) Al Naish Movers!  I think I had one of those yellow plastic Al Naish trucks once upon a time!