Eugene Lockhart played the judge
A degrees of separation thing
In Miracle on 34th Street (1947),
the judge was played by Eugene Lockhart.
- Eugene Lockhart
is the father of June Lockhart.
- June Lockhart
played the mother on Lassie.
- The theme on Lassie
had whistling. (WAV)
- Another TV show theme that had whistling
was The Andy Griffith Show.
- MIDI version of the Andy Griffith theme.
- Lyrics, never aired to the Andy Griffith theme.
- Andy Griffith, itself a spin-off from The Danny Thomas Show, gave birth to numerous spin-offs, including Gomer Pyle USMC, Petticoat Junction, and Green Acres.
- On The Andy Griffith Show,
the boy who played Andy's son was Ron Howard.
- Ron Howard
later played Richie Cunningham on Happy Days.
- Before Andy Griffith, Ron Howard sang a solo in the movie The Music Man
- After Happy Days, he became an acclaimed director
- Happy Days directly or indirectly spun off several shows, including
- Lavene and Shirley from which spun off
- Lenny & Squiggy (early version of Dumb & Dumber… mercifully short-lived or urban legend?)
- In one episode of Happy Days, Richie Cunningham
was the target for an earthling-napping alien named Mork from Ork, played by Robin Williams.
- Mork from Ork
got his own spin-off series the next season, Mork and Mindy. Nanoo Nanoo.
- In the third season of Mork and Mindy,
their baby was played by Jonathan Winters.
- Jonathan Winters
had one scene in the movie Penelope (1966) starring Natalie Wood.
- Natalie Wood
played the little girl, Susan, in Miracle on 34th Street (1947).
- In Miracle on 34th Street (1947),
the judge was played by Eugene Lockhart.
Elseweb:
Six Degrees of Miracle on 34th Street to Star Wars Holiday Special
When on Johnny Carson show in 1991 promoting "Only The Lonely" Johnny asked [Maureen O'Hara] about "Miracle on 34th Street. She said that not long ago she was in New York and was coming out of Mass and these two little boys came up behind her and tugged on her coat. One said, "Are you the lady that knows Santa Claus?" and Maureen smiled and said, "Yes, I know him well."
Six Degrees of Miracle on 34th Street to Star Wars Holiday Special
When on Johnny Carson show in 1991 promoting "Only The Lonely" Johnny asked [Maureen O'Hara] about "Miracle on 34th Street. She said that not long ago she was in New York and was coming out of Mass and these two little boys came up behind her and tugged on her coat. One said, "Are you the lady that knows Santa Claus?" and Maureen smiled and said, "Yes, I know him well."