There has never been and will never be anyone like Marjorie Main. I've often thought a biopic on her life and career would be most interesting. I think Kathy...
For me it was Sunday Mornings at 9 am when our local NBC station in Portland, Maine ran the movie of the week. Kettle movies were shown regularly as were...
Hi Scotty - Thank you for your lovely compliments. I really appreciate it. I must admit, I do not keep up correspondence here as much as I should but I'm...
Wow Scotty talk about a small world, I also grew up in Maine, Buxton which is about 15 miles out side of portland. I also remember seeing the films in the 9...
Robert, I grew up in Bartlett, NH at the base of Mt. Washington. WCSH-6, WMTV-8 and WGAN-13 (Frank Fixaris)...
... See! Exactly what I was talking about! What is it about black and white? My stepsons call them "gray movies" - boring! With your wife not liking them...
And don't forget The Bowery Boys movies and the Blondie and Dagwood movies too! I'm glad some of them are making their way to DVD. Karen ... From:...
Well it IS a small world!! I grew up in Augusta Maine and also live in Orlando, Florida now. ... From: rubytarbox2 <rubytarbox2@...> Subject:...
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... From: Michelle Vogel To: maandpakettlefanclub@yahoogroups.com Sent: 6/14/2008 1:15:05 PM Subject: Re: [maandpakettlefanclub] Just to say hi! There has...
Yep, that was in my book. She rode the bus to work. Marjorie loved to take the bus because she enjoyed watching real people go about their day. She said it...
LaRue Miller What logic !!!! Most money is tainted..taint yours and taint mine.... Funny _________________________________________________________________ Be...
LaRue Miller This is very true, don't take light hearted. < TR> Slow DanceThis is a poem written by a teenager with cancer. She wants to see how many people...
Hello, I am new here, and hope to find some new friends that share our love of Ma and Pa. I do have a question? I know that Pa's name was Franklin. Wasn't...
Hi Mary - Welcome to the group! It's been very quiet around here of late but a few new members have joined during the past two weeks so that usually injects...
Hi, According to " Ma and Pa at Waikiki",Mas name is Phoebe.....Pas cousin was courting her years before and called her Phoebe.....It would be interesting...
YES! - Phoebe it was! Mary was Marjorie's birth name. Thanks so much. Now I don't have to look through my book to find it. Michelle ... www.michellevogel.com...
Just thought I'd take the time to say hi and post a small message to the group. What appeals to me most about the Ma & Pa Kettle series of films is that Ma &...
What a great family story, Walt. I really enjoyed reading it. Thanks for sharing. My grandmother was a gruff Ma Kettle type too. My grandfather, quite the...
Hello everyone, I'm the newest member of the group. I have both of the Ma & Pa Kettle DVD's. Before Marjorie became Ma Kettle, she made a number of films with ...
I may be wrong, but I do not think any of them have been released on dvd. ________________________________ From: thomascrabill <thomascrabill@...> To:...
Here's a poem that Ma & Pa would have enjoyed. Especially when they returned to their old farm house:  THE PASSING OF THE OUTHOUSE James Whitcomb Riley  We...
I've started my book on eBay (signed) at $39.99, that's $15 lower than the retail price of an unsigned book. The "buy it now" price is $49.99. That's $5 lower...
They were in three Kettle movies together. But I just watched a noir classic from 1949 called Criss Cross, and they played a couple in that film too! Does...
Well, according to the IMDB she's still alive. Born in 1926, making her eighty-three! I never found her to interview her for my Marjorie Main book... "Criss...