Loved the show as a small kid. Never missed it. Perkins cutting to Jim doing something is famous still today...."Lets watch Jim wrestle a alligator"
Jim Fowler, who with his friend Marlin Perkins co-hosted "Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom," died Wednesday, according to the official website for the show.
He was 89 and died at his home in Connecticut.
The website paid tribute to his decades of onscreen exploits that included feats like "hanging out of a helicopter, bluffing a herd of elephants or wrestling an anaconda."
He and Perkins won four Emmys for "outstanding program achievement" in 1966, 1967, 1969 and 1970.
Besides his role on "Wild Kingdom," Fowler logged more than 100 appearances on "The Tonight Show," first with Johnny Carson and then Jay Leno. He also made appearances on "Late Night" with Conan O'Brien, the website said.
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Did he wrestle you to the ground and tag you for future studies?
I loved Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom as a kid. Every Sunday night we'd gather round the tv and watch Jim do all the manual labor while Marlin barked orders from a safe distance.
hepcat wrote: ↑Fri May 10, 2019 11:17 am
I loved Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom as a kid. Every Sunday night we'd gather round the tv and watch Jim do all the manual labor while Marlin barked orders from a safe distance.
hepcat wrote: ↑Fri May 10, 2019 11:17 am
I loved Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom as a kid. Every Sunday night we'd gather round the tv and watch Jim do all the manual labor while Marlin barked orders from a safe distance.
MAD magazine always had fun with this.
I actually don't remember the show very well. Though we also watched it when I was a wee lad. Mostly I remember Robin William's routine. It was along the lines of the MAD magazine approach.
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hepcat wrote: ↑Fri May 10, 2019 11:17 am
I loved Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom as a kid. Every Sunday night we'd gather round the tv and watch Jim do all the manual labor while Marlin barked orders from a safe distance.
MAD magazine always had fun with this.
Oh god, that's right. I remember those now! Wow, what a trip down memory lane.
