Long before "reality TV" contestants were
burning up the Billboard Hot 100, TV stars have been capitalizing on their small screen success by using their vocal talents. I'll start with a look at sitcom stars of the 1960s.
The late BEVERLY HILLBILLIES star and Republican whack-job Buddy
Ebsen recorded
Buddy Ebsen Says Howdy back in 1965. Among the tunes can be found classics like
You Are My Sunshine and
Your Cheatin' Heart, as well as curiosities with titles like and
Keep A-Thinkin' Pretty and
Dear Hearts and Gentle People. One wonders where his pretty and gentle
thoughts were when he campaigned
against co-star Nancy
Kulp (Miss Jane
Hathaway) when she ran for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Ebsen supported incumbent Bud
Shuster, recording a radio ad for
Shuster, labeling
Kulp as "too liberal". Fuck him.
Not to be outdone,
Hooterville neighbor Eddie Albert came out with
The Eddie Albert Album in 1966. This bizarre offering was from Bob Dylan/Simon & Garfunkel producer Bob Johnston and featured
The Green Acres Theme and
Blowin' in the Wind.
Future Oscar-winner Sally Field, star of THE FLYING NUN (and SYBIL!) released the single
Find Yourself a Rainbow in 1967. An album followed, and apparently you can download the tracks
here at your own risk.
Patty Duke (whose voice was later dubbed in VALLEY OF THE DOLLS) released a bunch of singles and
LPs during the run of THE PATTY DUKE SHOW. The 45 RPM
Don't Just Stand There was her VERY FIRST RECORD!!!
The album
Don't Just Stand There followed and the cover showed her sitting. On the floor. With her hand on her knee. Shouldn't it have been called
Don't Just Sit There On the Floor with Your Hand on Your Knee ?
Next came
Patty featuring a cover that probably drove Lesley Gore and Dusty Springfield nuts. I mean, I'm not a lesbian, but there's something really hot and butch going on there. Is it just me?
Evidently Patty had enough "hits" for United Artists to put out a
Greatest Hits collection in 1966!
They later recycled the cover photo for
TV's Teen Star Patty Duke in 1967 and I would think the track listing is pretty much the same too.
MUNSTERS star Butch Patrick had to wait till 1972 (when he was almost 20) for his shot at music stardom.
I.O.I.O. was the single, but B side
I Want Sugar sounds like something I need to hear. Come back tomorrow as I look at 70's sitcom stars and their recording careers!
Well it looks like she spent much time "looming"! Well, now you too can make pot holders, purses and placemats just like the perky airborn bridge of Christ played by future Emmy and Oscar winner and anti-war activist Sally Field! This kit from Habro is adjustable and fully assembled - and comes complete with a generous supply of fine jersey loops, yarn and instructions! Apparently it also comes with mozzarella cheese and pepperoni slices! 
