[HN Gopher] Huell Howser Archives: California's Gold
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Huell Howser Archives: California's Gold
Author : thaw13579
Score : 56 points
Date : 2023-02-18 08:02 UTC (14 hours ago)
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| joshuaheard wrote:
| I love these shows. Huell's joyful child-like curiosity would
| light up and elucidate even the most arcane attraction or
| monument. It's good that they are saving these for posterity.
| They truly are... California's Gold.
| beej71 wrote:
| And in case you haven't seen his Simpsons appearance:
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOnbVbgrZms
| Aloha wrote:
| Huell Howser was a big part of my childhood - he had this
| authentic "aww shucks" way about him, while also asking the
| questions most people would probably ask, seeing a given thing.
| dopeboy wrote:
| He had this charm about him that made anyone talking to him
| feel heard and excited.
| suzzer99 wrote:
| "Now, now hold on a minute. You say there's a cayhhuve down
| there? And you can just go walk in the cayhhuve?"
|
| "Well ahhve just about seen everything now. Come on folks, we're
| gonna have some fun today."
| milleramp wrote:
| Gotta love the bunny museum episode! https://youtu.be/1D5LCd5ytRc
| cjensen wrote:
| Personal favorites
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| "Salt" about the salt ponds around the South Bay.
| https://blogs.chapman.edu/huell-howser-archives/1999/01/08/s...
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| "Drawbridge" about a ghost town in the marshes of the South Bay.
| To me, it was more interesting as a glimpse into how people lived
| a hundred years ago. https://blogs.chapman.edu/huell-howser-
| archives/2002/01/08/d...
|
| And because I think it's important to remember the ugly parts of
| history, lest it be repeated, I'd recommend "Manzanar"
| https://blogs.chapman.edu/huell-howser-archives/2002/01/08/m...,
| "A Tale of Two Cities" about Colonel Allensworth State Park
| https://blogs.chapman.edu/huell-howser-archives/1992/12/10/a...,
| and "Weedpatch" about the 'Okies'
| https://blogs.chapman.edu/huell-howser-archives/1995/12/10/w....
| beej71 wrote:
| Every time I'd take the train down to SJ, Drawbridge was always
| a favorite sight.
| basementcat wrote:
| I had the good fortune to meet him and he was just as warm,
| gracious and personable off camera as he was on camera.
|
| His archives are a treasure. At the 12:30 mark in the linked
| video, Huell visits NASA's Deep Space Network complex in
| Goldstone, CA. https://blogs.chapman.edu/huell-howser-
| archives/1998/01/08/b...
| mtgentry wrote:
| Any Huell link gets a instant upvote from this guy.
| Waterluvian wrote:
| Required viewing: https://youtu.be/kWVFEVWJMz8
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| Huell's show had a real loose feeling without a budget. I loved
| that. At one point he had a phone call with the owner of a cafe
| to ask about a photo of Burt Lancaster on the wall. The other
| half of the call wasn't recorded and the conversation went
| nowhere but they still aired it.
|
| I cherish the authenticity of it all.
| Buildstarted wrote:
| I was going to post this exact one if nobody else did.
| Excellent episode. It certainly was a great show. Very informal
| and informative.
| PopAlongKid wrote:
| I used to watch his programs on cable TV, back when he was still
| alive. Even after death, I recall that his videos were still
| being sold by his company/estate, both on VHS at one point and
| DVD. But I can no longer find evidence of these direct sales, so
| I guess only used copies for sale are available now.
|
| Trivia: the character on TV series "Breaking Bad" named Huell was
| a nominal reference to Huell Howser, according to the video
| commentary.
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