tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814549419838495324.post34910226910863477..comments2023-09-25T10:15:41.979-04:00Comments on NYSocBoy's Beefcake and Bonding: The Sea Monster in the Club HouseNYSocBoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06658785942817017972noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814549419838495324.post-31721361305091177532020-09-08T04:04:49.646-04:002020-09-08T04:04:49.646-04:00I was Nazarene. Altar call every Sunday night, a...I was Nazarene. Altar call every Sunday night, and sometimes in the Sunday morning service, too, with the preacher saying "We're not going to end the service until somebody comes down!" Some of the teenagers would go down just so we could go home.NYSocBoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06658785942817017972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814549419838495324.post-70301525553079126562020-09-07T16:54:31.034-04:002020-09-07T16:54:31.034-04:00So was the guy in Latter Days ;) Not me though. ...So was the guy in Latter Days ;) Not me though. I had to confess my sins in a confessional. Every Saturday night, "Father forgive me, I had impure thoughts" I don't know what I would've done if Father asked me to expand of that. It was already embarrassing enough. Had I known that I wasn't the only gay person in the world, life would've probably been nicer. cj0ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11613786831800062555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814549419838495324.post-63092335299504875442020-09-07T16:40:44.709-04:002020-09-07T16:40:44.709-04:00Unknown probably just means that he is bisexual, a...Unknown probably just means that he is bisexual, and from his experience he believe Johnny is bisexual, IOW wishful thinking ;) cj0ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11613786831800062555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814549419838495324.post-70418157240147796472020-09-06T12:05:55.848-04:002020-09-06T12:05:55.848-04:00And Billy Barty was his co-religionist!And Billy Barty was his co-religionist!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814549419838495324.post-27251988974199649102020-09-06T06:30:03.812-04:002020-09-06T06:30:03.812-04:00Yes, I believe the post mentions that Johnny was a...Yes, I believe the post mentions that Johnny was a Mormon missionary and graduated from Brigham Young UniversityNYSocBoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06658785942817017972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814549419838495324.post-55417662840422101832020-09-06T03:07:24.935-04:002020-09-06T03:07:24.935-04:00Billy Barty and Johnny Whitaker were both Mormon. ...Billy Barty and Johnny Whitaker were both Mormon. Appropos of nothing in particular or to the point!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814549419838495324.post-14567797925190148132020-09-05T19:11:06.890-04:002020-09-05T19:11:06.890-04:00Whitaker has resumed his acting career in late mid...Whitaker has resumed his acting career in late middle age. He was in "A Talking Cat" (2013) about a talking cat whose voice was provided by Eric ( I'll do anything for buck) Robers. The family comedy was directed by David DeCoteau who manages to include one of his signature cute shirtless guy scenesJP Aragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09664852451815214352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814549419838495324.post-79837684085200904762020-09-05T08:54:18.110-04:002020-09-05T08:54:18.110-04:00Very nice post- this was one of my favorite Saturd...Very nice post- this was one of my favorite Saturday morning shows - after "Land of the Lost"- never thought about the gay subtext- interesting that Whittaker and Holden are still friends - perhaps you might be right about their off screen relationshipJP Aragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09664852451815214352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814549419838495324.post-14103642785124728702017-10-07T14:49:00.022-04:002017-10-07T14:49:00.022-04:00Tell the story in more detail, like when and where...Tell the story in more detail, like when and where you met, whether it was dating or a hookup, and so on, and I'll post it on "Tales of West Hollywood."NYSocBoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06658785942817017972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814549419838495324.post-82302748569343109912017-10-07T14:41:45.676-04:002017-10-07T14:41:45.676-04:00Johnny is bisexual. I know this from experience....Johnny is bisexual. I know this from experience. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08129431592704941179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814549419838495324.post-76827924604501226242013-01-13T04:25:59.863-05:002013-01-13T04:25:59.863-05:00This and 'Land of the Lost' are the only t...This and 'Land of the Lost' are the only two Krofft shows I remember seeing as a kid (Nick @ Nite later aired all the Krofft shows in the 1990s, but by then, they were being aired as a campy "nostaglia trip" for 30-somethings who had watched the shows as kids). I guess because 'Sigmund' and 'Lost' were the only two series that made it past one season, they lent themselves to long-term syndication better than the others since each must have kept airing at least into the late 70s and/or early 80s for me to have seen (and remembered) them. I remember Scotty was the one I was attracted to. Johnny wasn't bad looking, but that awful red afro was a deal-breaker for me (bad hair was a recurring problem on several Kroff shows, which leads me to believe the low-budget production values meant capable stylists were the first thing to get cut).<br /><br />I actually re-wrote Scotty's Wikipedia page around the time you wrote this article, and through my research while writing it, it appears Johnny and Scotty were supposed to be brothers and Mary Wickes was their "Housekeeper" (sources provided on Scott's Wikipedia page). Of course, this could have been an assumption on the part of newspaper staff writer(s) at the time the show was premiering (it was just a Saturday Morning "kiddie show" after all), so they may not have bothered to have done "in depth" research beyond watching the pilot episode (if that). I have the DVDs here somewhere, but the show didn't hold my adult attention as well as 'PufnStuf' or 'Bugaloos' and I think I only made it through one disc before my "nostalgia" for the show wore off, so I don't remember if they actually specify on the show that the two are brothers or if it's left unanswered.<br /><br />One interesting note: Rip Taylor became a prominent "sea creature" character during the second season (not in one of the big full-body costumes).. And...well...Rip Taylor was Rip Taylor. He basically just played his usual wonderful, flamboyant (code: "gay") self in sea creature drag. Given, Sid & Marty's penchant for casting gay villains (Billie Hayes, Charles Nelson Reilly, Rip Taylor), I'd guess that they were "gay friendly", or at the very LEAST, fully aware that gay people (and, by inference, gay children) existed, so it wouldn't surprise me if they were quite possibly aware of gay subtext and the appeal the child/teen stars they chose held for gay boys as well as girls.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com