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They Don't Make TV Like That Anymore
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It would be very difficult to explain how big a deal Wallace and Ladmo were for almost 40 years on Phoenix TV, a children's show that everyone loved, an institution. Wallace -- Bill Thompson -- died Wednesday, and for people who grew up in the Valley, it's a sad time. Among fans: Steven Spielberg, who grew up with the show, and Alice Cooper, who appeared with his early band on the show way before he was Alice Cooper. You may know that one of my pet topics is local TV in the early decades -- children's TV, local horror hosts, that stuff. Wallace and Ladmo were as big as they got for longer than practically anybody. (KPHO-TV/Phoenix)
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