Does anybody like John Wayne? What about Laugh In?

Poppies on the east slopes of the Franklin Mountains, I took this shot in 1997.
@rebelann (112983)
El Paso, Texas
January 22, 2018 1:54pm CST
Ok ok, the two don't really go together, right? Well folks, I'm here to tell ya that the man was not above makin money ..... I just wonder how much he was paid to do this: Oh, I took the picture above in 1997 when the eastern slopes of the Franklins were covered in poppies, I keep dreaming it'll happen again one day.
Hosted by Dan Rowan and Dick Martin, this ground-breaking variety show was a fast moving barrage of jokes, one-liners, running skits, musical numbers and mad...
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@sallypup (61643)
• Centralia, Washington
23 Jan 18
I liked Laugh-In more than John Wayne. My Dad sure was into John Wayne, though.
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@rebelann (112983)
• El Paso, Texas
23 Jan 18
Yeah, he was @sallypup I'd forgotten about him singing.
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@sallypup (61643)
• Centralia, Washington
23 Jan 18
@rebelann Wow. No. I also watched the Beverly Hillbillies episode that had John Wayne in it- him standing next to Granny was pretty amazing. Made her look tiny.
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@sallypup (61643)
• Centralia, Washington
23 Jan 18
@rebelann Wow. I don't know. I liked Festus a lot. He was a good singer, too.
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@DianneN (247184)
• United States
23 Jan 18
That is such a gorgeous photo! I liked John Wayne, but loved Laugh-In. I was surprised to see this. I had a good chuckle!
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@rebelann (112983)
• El Paso, Texas
23 Jan 18
Thank you, I doubt the slopes will ever look like that again. I'm so glad you got a chuckle ...... if only they'd make shows like that again.
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@rebelann (112983)
• El Paso, Texas
23 Jan 18
exactly @DianneN too bad they haven't done a remake of that show
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@DianneN (247184)
• United States
23 Jan 18
@rebelann I agree. The shows on now aren't worth watching.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
22 Jan 18
i suppose it was funny because it was so bad!
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@rebelann (112983)
• El Paso, Texas
23 Jan 18
Well, yes, it was definitely bad but I suppose what I found funny was that John Wayne had always struck me as the Cowboy rather than a comedian.
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@rebelann (112983)
• El Paso, Texas
23 Jan 18
Did they ever run the Laugh In TV show over there @jaboUK ?
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
23 Jan 18
@rebelann Yes, it's precisely because he was known for something else that made it funny.
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@just4him (317238)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
25 Jan 18
Now that gave me a great laugh! He almost couldn't say that last line. It was awesome. Yes, I like John Wayne. I just got a classic collection of his movies I hope to watch soon.
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@rebelann (112983)
• El Paso, Texas
25 Jan 18
There were several good ones on YouTube, I just never thought to see JW do skits like those.
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@rebelann (112983)
• El Paso, Texas
25 Jan 18
I didn't either but apparently he was on at least once @just4him There's more on YouTube.
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@just4him (317238)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
25 Jan 18
@rebelann I wouldn't have expected it either. I watched Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In and don't remember ever seeing John Wayne.
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
22 Jan 18
Many famous people made guest appearances on Laugh In including President Nixon. It was the hip thing to do then.
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@rebelann (112983)
• El Paso, Texas
22 Jan 18
It sure was. I just couldn't help putting that video up though, I thought it was funny.
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@kobesbuddy (78871)
• East Tawas, Michigan
22 Jan 18
Your photo is beautiful, it should be on a calendar! Yes, I loved John Wayne and Laugh-In was a very funny show! Goldie Hawn, playing the part of a dumb blonde and look how wealthy it got her:)
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@rebelann (112983)
• El Paso, Texas
23 Jan 18
I thought Wayne was so funny, apparently he did several skits with the cast of Laugh In.
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@kobesbuddy (78871)
• East Tawas, Michigan
23 Jan 18
@rebelann I thought Laugh In was so darn funny!
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@rebelann (112983)
• El Paso, Texas
23 Jan 18
Me too @kobesbuddy it was so interesting, Arte Johnson was a hoot.
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@LadyDuck (472078)
• Switzerland
23 Jan 18
I like your photo more than I liked John Wayne, but this video is funny.
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@rebelann (112983)
• El Paso, Texas
23 Jan 18
Thank you, I wish the poppies would sprout again. I'm not a JW fan either but that video got me laughing so I had to share.
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@LadyDuck (472078)
• Switzerland
24 Jan 18
@rebelann The video is really funny.
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@Tampa_girl7 (50524)
• United States
26 Jan 18
I loved John Wayne and Laugh-In
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@rebelann (112983)
• El Paso, Texas
26 Jan 18
Did you get to see Laugh In when he guest starred on it?
@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
23 Jan 18
Ha! I do know his pictures and they're alright- not the biggest fan but love Laugh-In !
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@rebelann (112983)
• El Paso, Texas
23 Jan 18
I'm not a big fan either but that video had me laughing and because I love Laugh In I just had to share. It was so out of character for JW.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
25 Jan 18
@rebelann Haha! Very true and funny!
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• United States
23 Jan 18
I liked some of John Wayne's movies. I loved Laugh In. It was one of the very first somewhat controversial TV shows back in its day, along with Rowan and Martin.
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@rebelann (112983)
• El Paso, Texas
23 Jan 18
Yes, it was at that ...... they opened the doors to make a few reforms to censorship
• Trinidad And Tobago
23 Jan 18
I remember him vaguely. Thanks for the share.
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@rebelann (112983)
• El Paso, Texas
25 Jan 18
Maybe @Gita17112016 there were a lot of cowboy movies being made when John Wayne was alive.
@rebelann (112983)
• El Paso, Texas
23 Jan 18
He was a famous movie star in the 30s, 40s and 50s mostly playing the part of cowboys or soldiers.
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• Trinidad And Tobago
24 Jan 18
@rebelann Then I saw him in cowboys movies.
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@dgobucks226 (35744)
28 Jan 18
Laugh-in was ahead of its time. If you watch Saturday Night Live many of the stuff they do is using the Laugh-in format (especially from the original cast). I still watch the re-runs on a channel called "Decades."
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@rebelann (112983)
• El Paso, Texas
28 Jan 18
Reruns of Laugh In??
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@rebelann (112983)
• El Paso, Texas
29 Jan 18
I don't have cable @dgobucks226 I usually just stream via Netflix, Hulu or Amazon.
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@dgobucks226 (35744)
30 Jan 18
@rebelann I wonder if U Tube has any Laugh-In episodes or clips to watch. That might be worth a look?
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• United States
23 Jan 18
@rebelann That show was crazy, even the president was on it.
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@rebelann (112983)
• El Paso, Texas
23 Jan 18
It sure was, I loved it. You know, people can say what the want about Nixon but I still think he wasn't as bad as G. W. Bush, that's one president I couldn't stand.
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• Gate City, Virginia
23 Jan 18
Ought to be funny enough to be worth watching, if I weren't in a public place with sound disabled (I almost always am). My Significant Other was a Green Beret in Vietnam and up-voted John Wayne's portrayal of one...and I like Goldie Hawn (a fellow knitter whom I met in real life in a wool shop).
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@rebelann (112983)
• El Paso, Texas
23 Jan 18
Oh wow, how kool is that! I like Goldie but my favorite character was portrayed by Arte Johnson, that German dude even made dad laugh and he wasn't a big fan of Laugh In.
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