Comments on: Classic 1960s Christmas #14 – My World and Welcome to It “Rally Round the Flag” https://popculturereferences.com/classic-1960s-christmas-13-my-world-and-welcome-to-it-rally-round-the-flag/ Brian Cronin takes a look at interesting pieces of pop culture history from the worlds of TV, film, music and more. Wed, 15 Nov 2023 19:44:17 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 By: Commander Benson https://popculturereferences.com/classic-1960s-christmas-13-my-world-and-welcome-to-it-rally-round-the-flag/#comment-14310 Wed, 01 Nov 2023 14:29:53 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=3515#comment-14310 . . . like watching Fred McMurray playing schemers and weasels in old movies when I knew him primarily from My Three Sons.

Aye, it’s a similar inversion for folks who know Mr. Windom only from either his appearance as Commodore Decker on Star Trek or his later cranky, overweight character parts. The Farmer’s Daughter surprises them when they see Windom as a handsome leading man.

A couple of months ago I binge-watched the first season and a half of the show. I had watched it during its original run, but, with older eyes, I had a better appreciation for it, now. Windom was quite capable as the male lead, handling both dramatic and comedic lines well (although his tone was always a bit brittle).

One surprise I received in my viewing was the second-episode “Past Perfect”, first aired on 09 October 1964. It’s Windom at his best, and it shows that Inger Steven could act. It was one of the best episodes I’d ever seen of, not just this show, but any series. (It’s available for viewing, in three parts, on YouTube.)

]]> By: Fraser https://popculturereferences.com/classic-1960s-christmas-13-my-world-and-welcome-to-it-rally-round-the-flag/#comment-14307 Wed, 01 Nov 2023 09:50:21 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=3515#comment-14307 I don’t doubt Windom was good but my family arrived in the US too late to have seen it. Might be interesting to see it now — like watching Fred McMurray playing schemers and weasels in old movies when I knew him primarily from My Three Sons.

]]> By: Commander Benson https://popculturereferences.com/classic-1960s-christmas-13-my-world-and-welcome-to-it-rally-round-the-flag/#comment-14264 Mon, 30 Oct 2023 13:45:33 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=3515#comment-14264 Some actors are able to escape the typecasting of their break-out rôles. Ironside didn’t carry any Perry Mason baggage for Raymond Burr. Gilligan’s Island made you forget all about Bob Denver’s Maynard G. Krebs.

But, I never could get past William Windom’s excellent stint as Congressman Glen Morley on The Farmer’s Daughter. And any rôle which took him too far afield of Congressman Morley I just couldn’t accept. That’s what doomed My World and Welcome to It for me.

]]> By: Fraser https://popculturereferences.com/classic-1960s-christmas-13-my-world-and-welcome-to-it-rally-round-the-flag/#comment-14224 Sun, 29 Oct 2023 05:43:28 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=3515#comment-14224 I loved that series. Also had a crush on Gerritson, who IIRC went on to become Phyliss’ daughter in “Phyliss.”

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