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First "OP" session with son. Wooooo--Woooooooooo

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Posted by trainboyH16-44 on Monday, September 19, 2005 12:06 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by rrinker

This obviously means you need to name the 2-6-0 'Pixie'

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and about now some of our younger members are going "huh?"


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Posted by rrinker on Monday, September 19, 2005 1:39 PM
Pixie, and Dixie, the mice - and Mr. Jinks, the cat! It's a cartoon. Probably older than I think it is, but I remember it well from when I was a kid. "I hate meeses to pieces!"



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Posted by BR60103 on Monday, September 19, 2005 8:30 PM
I think Pixie and Dixie were in the Hucklebrry Hound show. Yogi Bear was in it too, for a while, until he got big enough for his own show.
Chip:
Looks good for you.

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Posted by selector on Monday, September 19, 2005 9:10 PM
Were they in the same house as the Kaztenjammer Kids? [:-^]
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Posted by rrinker on Tuesday, September 20, 2005 9:27 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by BR60103

I think Pixie and Dixie were in the Hucklebrry Hound show. Yogi Bear was in it too, for a while, until he got big enough for his own show.
Chip:
Looks good for you.


There were so many various incarnations of the shows it isn't funny. Those are all Hanna-Barbara cartoons so at various times they appeared together in 'shows' - and don't forget Quickdraw McGraw and Babalooie!
Just like there have been umpteen Warner Brothers shows mixing and matching Bugs and Daffy and Porky and so on.

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Posted by rrinker on Tuesday, September 20, 2005 9:28 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by selector

Were they in the same house as the Kaztenjammer Kids? [:-^]


No, I thought the Katzenjammer Kids was a King comic, along with Popeye. Maybe?


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Posted by SpaceMouse on Tuesday, September 20, 2005 9:46 AM

Chip

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Posted by selector on Tuesday, September 20, 2005 11:11 AM
Aaah, yesss...!
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Posted by rrinker on Tuesday, September 20, 2005 12:06 PM
Now quick, which one is which?

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