www.hulu.com/watch/104163/highway-patrol-motorcycle

I "guess" this could qualify as a ride story, although not one of my own.  I'm not young, but I dont recall this program as a child.  One of the 1st syndicated tv shows in Hollyweird.  Another piece of useless info, the wife of the diner owner also played a role in superman about a year later. 

Kick back, grab some popcorn and enjoy. 

jb

Was on TV early 50's - Lead character was fat guy that looked like an unmade bed - Convinced me that I wanted to be a fat, grumpy guy when I grew up - Met that goal

Seahunt, Bat Masterson, The Rifleman, and Dragnet' watched em all tha time unless dad had us boys in bed early cause we had to get up early in tha morning and cut pulpwood.

Seahunt

does anyone remember Sky King

I remember watching that show, way back when. Also seahunt, one of my favorite shows.

Sure seem like simple times back then, and as kids we played outside until dark reinacting the western movie we attended earlier at the walkin for 25 cents.
Little dragon

Thanks you guys for the flashback... I'm sorry to say I remember all those shows and a few more! Those were the glory days of youth.

Yea Glory Days....where did they go.............................

This is beginning to sound like the 'old farts' forum! Yes, those truely were good days and good clean TV shows. I don't think I missed a single session of the Highway Patrol (Broderick Crawford). My wife's father was a California Higway Patrol officer on an old, left side suicide, lever shifter Harley. Susan says he hated the program and would not watch it or let her daughters watch. Too bad there isn't more viewer interest in those type series. TCM does air the old movies which are great to watch. Too bad there isn't an oldies TV network that would run the old series stuff.

Some useless info on the topic........

HP was one of the few syndicated early TV shows,. It was shot at the ZIV studios, the first independent Hollyweird studio to specialize in tv productions. A lot of the Superman episodes were also shot there. The studio has long since been torn down. Another bit of worthless info, the wife of the cafe owner, Paula Houston, appeared in an episode of Superman the year after this Highway Patrol.

The CHP has had quite a number of different brand of patrol cars over the years, in this episode Broderick Crawford is driving a 1955(?) Mercury. Later episodes had him in a Buick.

EDIT:  Hell I think I'm developing a stuttering problem !!

Thanx,

jb

Hey don't forget CHIP's from the 70's......Think that has just about been the only acting the two lead actors ever did.
OH I forgot Ponce sold some kind of turkey in commercials
One thing I always notice......when they pulled off their helmets, not one case of helmet hair, not one.
Hell if I could look that cool when I pull my hat off I would wear it all the time....LOL
Dragon

Hey BullMoose, do ya remember the name of Sky King's Airplane???

Songbird!!! .........And the Daughter was..?????

OK guys how about the name of Gabby Hay's jeep in Roy Rogers.
Dragon

Haven't got a clue!!! Thought girls had Coodies Back then!!!

Sorry Dragon NELLYBELL was not Gabbys ride It was a younger stud who didn't ride a horse...Pat Bradey
Penny was the Pig tailed daughter

Was it Nelly?

Damn Howard, you got in there before I could hit submit. But now I remember it was Nellybell

I had to work like heck to get the chores done to get to see the Satureday morning TV