My son Griffin knew that "Car 54, Where Are You?" is one of my all-time favorite comedies & drew this for my birthday. The likenesses of Fred Gwynne & Joe E. Ross are absolute perfection & he even included the theme song! I treasure it as one of my most prized possessions.
Thanks Griff ๐
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I still remember Fred's speech as Herman Munster. Equality and morality from Frankenstein? Fred was a good man
Ohmygosh, I remember watching that as a wee little girl. I can still hear the theme song
Very talented and thoughtful kid.
Ooo! Ooo!
Back when Kennedy was still Idlewild.
One of the earliest tv shows we watched. I loved everything about Carr 54!!!
I loved that show. Yes, your son did a great job, you're a lucky dad!
How thoughtful. ๐
I loved that show as a little girl!
Thats a beauty.
Great gift!
Such a creative, thoughtful and special birthday card.
Happy Belated Birthday! Slรกinte Mhath!๐
Ever wonder where the new kids think Idlewild is?
How wonderful on so many levels!
It has a wonderful Mort Drucker quality.
Skill on display!
Love this!!
Excellent!
Classic.
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Wow! A talented young man. Even more, what a good son!
Thatโs amazing-great gift!
The little things in life are the most special.
Amazing ! โฅ๏ธ
How lovely. Love car 54, where are you?
Happy Birthday Mark ๐๐๐๐๐
Love it! I thought I was the only fan of this great old program!
Kool
You will need a Schnauser to go with those two for sure!
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Thatโs amazing.
SoโฆI gotta ask, is he named after Private Griff from Big Red One? Because thatโs one of my favourite movies.
Sounds like you raised that boy right!
That is wonderful and thoughtful. I like that he also credited the writer of the intro song too.
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Actor. He is best remembered for his role as Herman on the television comedy series, The Munsters (1964-1966) and for his role as Officer Francis Muldoon in the television comedy series, Car 54, Where...
What an amazingly talented artist.
SUPER COOL ๐
That was a very funny show!
Well done
Heโs incredibly talented, what did he choose to do professionally ? Must be artistic too much talent to waste.
Aww.โค๏ธ My Dad and I watched that show. Your son is quite an artist! Thanks for sharing.
Priceless is right! What a gift! Happy belated birthday-day bud!
This is an awesome gift. What a talented son - he is a gift too.
Happy birthday! Loved that show. I still know all the lyrics to the theme song!
WOW ~~ Griffin is quite a talented artist๐จโผ๏ธ
{Loved Fred Gwynne, who was fabulous in โMy Cousin Vinnyโ ๐คฉ๐}
So talented. What a beautiful gift.
Ooooh! Ooooh! Jumpin' Jehoshaphat!
That is amazing!
Their expressions are spot on!
Talented!!!
Sweet! Happy birthday!
Oooh oooh I get you.
They were The Goat
Absolutely love that. Miss that show and the innocence of the time.
Did you never see the movie? It.... was not good.
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Tootie! Iโll have nice dreams tonight
One of my all time favorite shows ever, too! Ooo! Ooo!
And terrific artwork by Griffin. I say this as a former professional artist... good stuff.
Wonderful rendering!
Awesome
This protean workplace sitcom still makes my wife and I laugh out loud. The Molly Picon episodes especially.
also, Fred Gwynne "skeptical face" is the best Fred Gwynne face
Wow what a treasure๐
So special and to treasure for ever! ๐ Happy burpday, Mark!
Thanks for reminding me, Mark. I love that show and I managed to find the 1st season I bought on DVD.... It's humor I welcome.
Ridiculous. You're much too young to remember Car 54. Oh. Scratch that. We're the same age. Never mind.
Tutti and Muldoon wasn't it?
What a treasured masterpiece! Get it framed!
Beautiful. Cherish it forever. You don't watch "Car 54 Where Are You" on Pluto over and over like I watch "Love Boat"....do you?
I remember that show! One of my favorites too! Darn you Mark; you've sent me down childhood memory lane now. Remember Sugarfoot? Or Fury? Or My Friend Flicka? Ahhhh.
Heh what memories that show brings. Griffin did an excellent job with the likenesses. I've seen some of his other art and he's pretty good.๐ฆ๐๐
I had a neighbor in the 1960s a few doors away who briefly had a cow named "cow 54". My parents let him graze on our clover lawn!
๐๐๐...Happy Birthday, Mark!... Your son is very talented!
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Really nice
Wonderful!!
WOW! WHAT AWESOME TALENT!!!
Ooh, ooh ... it was one of my favorites, too. ๐
Thatโs so cool ๐
I luv it too!โค
I used to love watching that show! Amazing drawing z
Great work, Griffin! One of my favorites, too.โค๏ธ
Mine, too!โค๏ธ
I can hear that theme song in my head, particularly the eliding โโฆwhere ARRRRRE you?โ
Happy birthday. ๐
How nice!! He has talent thatโs for sure. What a great picture. โค๏ธ
Wow! Thatโs incredible! What a treasure from your son๐ and happy birthday ๐
How thoughtful! Your son is very talented & has a gift of drawing. Happy Birthday!
Wo!!!!!
I remember it as well and the song. Sometimes I would sing it at work. Ol Gunther.
That is just super cool!
Fantastic show!
Wow, Griffin nailed it! Such a heartfelt and talented birthday giftโyou can tell how much love went into it. ๐
That's fantastic. Happy birthday Mark!
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A gift from the heart is so much better than anything else.
He is very thoughtful to have made this for you.
I hope your Birthday was special and filled with much joy ๐
Very talented!! What a good son.
Ooooh, ooooh!
That's a super-keeper! I too have been a fan and would have recognised those two. The absence of a key element from the sketch begs the question: Car 54, where are you?
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That is lovely work! (And happy birthday, sir!)
What a treasure!
Ooooh oooh!
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HA! Me and a fellow I play golf with were singing the "Car 54" theme song just last Friday.
Wow! Great work. Heโs quite the artist.
Ooh ooh!
My husband is a freak about old time radio shows.
You're welcome, dad. (Not your son but just let me have this one...)
Car 54 was the best! What a great son.
Your boy has skills ๐ Also as a Total ๐ค it's all I can do not to say "that phrase" ๐๐คฃ๐คฃ
Be Well Mr Hamill Much โค๏ธ๐โค๏ธ
Ps The life of Chuck ๐๐๐
That young man is very lucky to have you as a father.
That is beautiful, Mark. Could your son possibly draw me a picture of a Muscovy Duck? I'm looking at one on my patio.
Great job. I used to watch that. We must be same age
Loved it. Do you remember it's about time, it's about space?
Nicely done
This is so cool & special. Heโs really talented.
How lovely!
That show had a great opening, I can still hear it from when I was about 6.
So cool โค๏ธโ๐ฉน
What about officer Leo schnauzer?
He is an amazing artist! Iโd take a handmade gift over one that cost a million dollars any day. Happy Birthday!
The best present, ever.
Your son is a gifted artist! What a treasure to receive for your birthday! Definitely worth framing to hang in your home in a special place!
Hello Mark It is a sad day for the rebels in France, Dominique Collignon Maurin, Lukeโs French voice died today. Hope he joined the Force.
I remember that show! It was hilarious.
Awesome, next can he do a portrait of you singing out of a Van, from Corvette Summer?
Wow! Heโs so very talented! What a wonderful keepsake. Way to go, Griffin!
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"Khrushchev's due at Idlewild" is theme song gold.
Fred Gwynne's eyebrow raise! Even visible with him as Herman Munster, but especially in My Cousin Vinnie ๐คฃ "I'm sorry...what is a yute?"
Thatโs amazing. Now I have to find somewhere to watch it. Me and my 9 year old grandson have bonded watching Andy Griffin Show. Of course Barney is our favorite.
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Talented
Nice ๐
I watched that as a kid
One of my favorite shows from my "UTE." (See how I mixed two obscure references there??)
The drawing is excellent and meaningful.
Wow...
A wonderful, thoughtful person. Wonder where he gets it from - oh, yeah, I know. Lucky son, lucky dad.
Well done! Great memories!
Outstanding!!!
Terrific art. The likenesses are exact. I loved that show, too and I can still sing the theme song.
So talented! What a thoughtful, lovely gift! Happy Birthday!
Love this โค๏ธ
As soon as I saw Toody & Muldoon, I didnโt even have to read it. I started singing the theme in my head. LOVE this!โค๏ธ
Ooh! Ooh!
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Brilliant show, should seriously be taught in script writing classes
The kid is talented!
This is outstanding! Your son is so thoughtful, and he mustโve become that way thanks to wonderful parents!
That's GREAT.
I loved this show when I was a child.
I loved that show, too!
A favorite of mine as well. Heโs very talented! ๐ค๐
Wow! What an artist. And a thoughtful son. ๐ซถ๐ผโก๏ธ๐คฉ
Your son is a very talented chap X
Wow! Thatโs incredible!
Loved this show too! Used to watch the reruns on Nick at Night.
Absolutely brilliant & wonderful birthday present!
I saw Fred Gwynne in The Last Meeting of the Knights of the White Magnolia, maybe at the Kennedy Center in 1976. I remember his his 6'5" frame packed into a wheelchair, his deep voice filling the theater. He was more of an actor than the popular roles, for which he is remembered.
I still sing that theme song! ๐ถ
Geez I had forgotten about that show. Nice!
Very good!
My dad liked that show. I still remember the theme song.
Great job! My hoomom just said she cannot even draw straight stickmen!
How wonderful! The sketch is so good I would have known without your description. Talent.
Wowsa!
I remember that show!
Idlewild. RIP President Kennedy.
Oh my goodnessโmy husband and I were listening to Pavarotti singing Pagliacci yesterday and laughing about how Toody would act out the famous aria, complete with clown makeup. What a fabulous, hilarious show
Awesome! The drawings are spot on!
There are few things more more gratifying than for a child to love you enough to care about something that matters to you and then take the time to honor it. It's so much easier just to buy a Hallmark, and while appreciated, it means so much less.
Awwww andโฆ.well doneโบ๏ธ
Wow!! Heโs good!!๐
Loved that show!
I loved it too!
Weโre dating ourselves, old man! โฎ๏ธ๐๐คท๐ผโโ๏ธ
I love the show. Your son did a great job.
So sweet
I remember it well!
Beautiful.
Thatโs the good stuff
Best gift ever!
Oh, that's wonderful. I vividly remember that show. An indelible part of my early childhood.
When I get lost in orchestra rehearsals, I often sing to myself โBar 54 where are you?!โ
I loved that program too.
That show was hilarious. What a great likeness!
It captures the essence of those two crazy cats. I loved that show! Well done, Griffin!!
OUTSTANDING!!!!
The Force is strong with that oneโฆ..
Awesome artwork! Happy birthday
I actually own this:
He gets to stay in the will.... Great drawing. ๐ค
OMG I loved that show! What a great drawing
It is perfect!
"Car 54 where aaaaaaaare you?๐ต ๐ถ
I've been binge watching this on Plex. It's a quality show! Too young to remember it first time round. Always been a big fan of Fred since The Munsters.
I loved that show too. That is an awesome drawing!!!! Very talented.
