Elizabeth Montgomery, a MILF for the ages.

In addition to baseball players like Mays appearing on TV shows of the time in cameos as themselves, there were a few '60s LA Dodgers who appeared on shows as actors in bit parts, such as Al Ferrara and Jim Lefebvre.

Remember the episode where Wes Parker was dating Greg's teacher on "The Brady Bunch"? Greg also had a thing for her, and slashed Wes with a switchblade, screaming "That's my ho, muthafucka!" (marking the first time those words were heard on prime-time TV). Barry Williams actually got a little overenthusiastic filming that scene and cut Parker for real; Wes missed thirteen games and was never really the same hitter after that.

Remember the episode where Wes Parker was dating Greg's teacher on "The Brady Bunch"? Greg also had a thing for her, and slashed Wes with a switchblade, screaming "That's my ho, muthafucka!" (marking the first time those words were heard on prime-time TV). Barry Williams actually got a little overenthusiastic filming that scene and cut Parker for real; Wes missed thirteen games and was never really the same hitter after that.

You'd have thought this would have served as a lesson to the entire Dodger organization. Yet, just eight months later there was Don Drysdale giving Greg some pitching advice, only to watch in horror as the grooviest Brady later accused the Dodger righthander of coming a little too far inside on him, if you know what he means.

Chuck Connors played briefly in the majors for Chicago, which entailed being demoted to the PCL LA Angels when he couldn't hit well enough even to stick with the Cubs. He moved pretty much seamlessly from the Angels dugout into Hollywood sets and backlots.

EDIT: Hmmn, after #s 3 & 4 it looks like this is some kind of double entendre about Connors. But this is serious trivia, people!

Way back in my college radio days there was a garage band from Detroit called "The Insect" which did a song called "Bewitched" (I think) about Elizabeth Montgomery that I've since been trying to find for ages. Since the station has now been seized by robots, I can't even fly to Chicago and bust in and copy it (not that I would).

You could always be twitchin' the night away with the Embarrassment's endorable "Elizabeth Montgomery's Face".

Leo Durocher on the Munsters.....

Sandy Koufax was no match for Mr. Ed

Just put in the hold for the DVD at my library...

Way back in my college radio days there was a garage band from Detroit called "The Insect" which did a song called "Bewitched" (I think) about Elizabeth Montgomery that I've since been trying to find for ages. Since the station has now been seized by robots, I can't even fly to Chicago and bust in and copy it (not that I would).


I recently became aware of Discogs.com. There seem to be 2 CD copies and 3 LP copies available of the album you're looking for. By comparison an Amazon search finds nothing.

Although (no offense) I would have thought your college radio days predated 1997, due to your venerable status among us internet people.

You can see Mays at 5:55 of this clip.

Insect-The Detroit Sessions

Funny thing -- Leo Durocher appeared on both the Munsters and Mr. Ed episodes as the Dodger's manager. Presumably their real manager at the time, Walter Alston, didn't have the same level of "star power."

How did Brady Anderson become a spirit guide for Sabrina the Teenage Witch? Was he dating Melissa Joan Hart at the time?

Mays also appeared on the Donna Reed Show. As did, IIRC, Drysdale. Probably others too.

No I was doing the DJ thing while I was still on rec.sport.baseball. I'd say 1998 or so was probably my last year or so doing it. By 1998 I was done with the four hour shows late at night nonsense, but I had a decent setup where I could do an hour show to fill in a gap they had in the schedule.

Some of the hippies there hated me (and were an epic pain in the ass, there's nothing quite so annoying as a progressive on a power trip), the rest of the hippies there liked me and were some of the nicest folks ever. I see @DannyPostel has a twitter handle. I should look him up.

Strangely DIPS kinda became a bright line divider in my life in a lot of ways: Chicago and relatively young and thin to Phoenix and relatively old and really fat. The weight gain probably started around 1997 but didn't start to become really noticeable until around 1999 or 2000, and then spun out of control from there. I simply was not prepared for the whole DIPS to BPro to Rob Neyer to Boston Red Sox thing, and I pretty much ate all of my stress.

It's going to be interesting as the weight continues to come off. Sort of looking forward to the past sort of thing.

Thanks for the heads up. Not sure I want to drop a sawbuck (does anyone use those terms anymore?) on it but I suppose I shouldn't be a cheap bastard. IIRC the album was fairly ordinary except for the Elizabeth Montgomery song which I really liked.

Mays also appeared on the Donna Reed Show. As did, IIRC, Drysdale. Probably others too.

Mays, Drysdale, & Durocher once appeared in the same episode

Mays also appeared on the Donna Reed Show.

Maury Wills was a regular on Doris Day.

Apparently from what I remember from the Biography channel, Elizabeth Montgomery used to keep the black wig she had when she played the evil twin on "Bewitched" and bring it home so she could wear it for her husband to spice up the love life.

Drysdale also was on "Leave it to Beaver." Link


Besides Chuck Connors, another major leaguer who transitioned into acting was Johnny Berardino.

#19, FTW

and don't forget to give Connors credit for also playing professional basketball.

Apparently from what I remember from the Biography channel, Elizabeth Montgomery used to keep the black wig she had when she played the evil twin on "Bewitched" and bring it home so she could wear it for her husband to spice up the love life.

If it was the same episode I saw, that was the E! True Hollywood Story on Bewitched. Another thing that episode mentioned was that when Elizabeth would play Serena wearing the black wig, she would get hit on by many members of the production staff. The staff did not realize that the actress playing Serena also happened to be married to the show's producer/director, William Asher.

I was watching a rerun of Malcolm in the Middle just last night, and Reggie Jackson was a guest star in a subplot involving a baseball card show. He had a funny line that he delivered well; "I thought you said this area was going to be roped off."

Yankees on Sgt. Bilko

Yankees on Bilko

My favourite MLB cameo was Roger Clemens as Skid Mark in Kingpin, which was a Farrelly follow-up to having Cam Neely play Sea Bass in Dumb and Dumber, the greatest pro-athlere cameo ever.

Drysdale also was on "Leave it to Beaver."

This sentence would have been better if it was Leo.

I remember getting a Durocher bio out of the library and looking in the index. Under Durocher it had the various categories

Durocher, Leo:

birth of,
Brooklyn Dodgers and,
Day, Laraine and,
New York Giants and,
Penile Implant and,
Ruth, Babe and,

etc.

Durocher, Leo:
Day, Laraine and,
Penile Implant and,

Durocher was always all about the foreplay, because he knew that nice guys finish last. Besides, how do you think he got his nickname?

I have seen Dumb & Dumber probably literally dozens of times, but I had no idea Cam Neely was in it. This information pleases me.

the greatest pro-athlere cameo ever.

Let us not forget Brett Fav-ruh in "Something About Mary."

the greatest pro-athlete cameo ever.

"Tell your old man to drag Walton and Lanier up and down the court for 48 minutes!"

"I must kill the queen."

After buying this for my first daughter a couple years ago I was thrilled to see on the 40th anniversary 'Best of' Seasame Street DVD a number of athlete cameos, including Mookie Wilson and Keith Hernandez, (also Harry Carson, and it looked like Gary Reasons and maybe Landeta)

They used a different Willie Mays for his second cameo though.

After buying this for my first daughter a couple years ago I was thrilled to see on the 40th anniversary 'Best of' Seasame Street DVD a number of athlete cameos, including Mookie Wilson and Keith Hernandez, (also Harry Carson, and it looked like Gary Reasons and maybe Landeta)

Put Down the Duckie!

Mookie and Keith at 1:47-1:51 (interrupted by Jane Curtin)
New York football Giants at 3:37-3:45 (interrupted by Pete Seeger)

Insect-The Detroit Sessions

Pfft...Elvis Hitler, they are not.

Johnny Bench played a waiter in a Partridge Family episode.

Elvis Hitler, they are not.

I think the 'Disgraceland' album is money.

New York football Giants at 3:37-3:45 (interrupted by Pete Seeger)

You mean there is a NY baseball Giants still?

And I still get a kick of watching the original version of "the Longest Yard" and seeing all the old football players from the 60's and early 70's in it.

Duke Snider on Father Knows Best. "Hey, look who's in the backyard playing catch with Kitten. That's Duke Snider!"

New York football Giants at 3:37-3:45 (interrupted by Pete Seeger)

You mean there is a NY baseball Giants still?

No, but amazing things can be done with editing. Like John McGraw saying,"Put down the duckie" or dancing Gangnam style.

I think the 'Disgraceland' album is money.

They're all good. They had one last one named "Two Headed Cousin", that might have been Jim Leedy's best work, but it never got released. I wish I still had the cassette (!) copy of the master that he gave me.

Jimmy is an old friend of mine from the Lili's 21 days in Detroit, so I'm kinda biased.

####### those were fun times. Thanks for reminding me about them.

I watched Bewitched fairly regularly when it was in first run. I have a disturbing memory of Montgomery opening a serving dish on the dinner table and the laughing head of her mischeivous uncle, played by Paul Lynde, being on the platter. "I Dream of Jeannie" pretty much ruled over "Bewitched", however. Barbara Eden + skimpy outfit > Elizabeth Montgomery, RIP Larry Hagman.

Larry Csonka on the $6 M Man.

Dick Butkus acted very badly on lots of stuff. Merlin Olsen and Fred Dryer acted semi-competently (i.e. they didn't seem surprised to find a camera pointing at them). And who can forget Ed Marinaro?

Merlin Olsen and Fred Dryer acted semi-competently

Alex Karras, too. For a while it seemed like half the shows on TV had former NFL defensive linemen as stars.

Roman Gabriel in The Undefeated, however, was impossibly bad.

I went through a phase when I watched reruns of Bewitched fairly often, and thought it a pretty smart show compared to its peers; but my brain could just be spongy from too much TV.

Jim Burt on Aqua Teen Hunger Force...for the win!

Apparently from what I remember from the Biography channel, Elizabeth Montgomery used to keep the black wig she had when she played the evil twin on "Bewitched" and bring it home so she could wear it for her husband to spice up the love life.

I would maintain that Elizabeth Montgomery had Inner Circle credentials all along, but this pretty much would seal it.

Deacon Jones was on "The Odd Couple." You'd think they would have had more sports stars on that show, but he's the only one I can think of, aside from Howard Cosell.

Bobby Riggs did an Odd Couple cameo, too.