It's (Almost) Wordless Wednesday... and Denny the Dell Rat Wants To Know!

Put On Your Thinking Cap

(Avoid the Dunce Cap) -

It's Another

Shady's Place

Brain-Buster Quiz! 

That's right, dear friend, It's time to bust your brain

on Shady Del Knight's latest Mom & Pop quiz.

Try to contain your enthusiasm.

Can your noggin pass the test?

Denny the Dell Rat wants to know!

Hi, I'm Denny

the Dell Rat.

I might be a rat,

but I'm curious

as a cat. I'd like

to know if you

can find the

common link

between five

great recording

artists of the past.

Listen to their

hits and see if

you can tell me:

WHAT DO

ALL OF

THESE

SINGING

STARS

HAVE IN

COMMON?

BOBBY DARIN 

"If I Were a Carpenter" - Bobby Darin

(Oct./Nov. 1966, highest chart pos.

#8 Hot 100/#9 Cash Box)

RICKY NELSON 

"Never Be Anyone Else But You" - Ricky Nelson

(Mar./Apr. 1959, highest chart pos.

#5 Cash Box/#6 Hot 100)

MARVIN GAYE

& MARY WELLS 

"Once Upon A Time" - Marvin Gaye & Mary Wells

(May/June 1964, highest chart position

#19 Hot 100 & R&B/#27 Cash Box) 

BELOW IS THE B SIDE OF THAT MARVIN & MARY SINGLE.

THE RECORD WAS A DOUBLE-SIDER AKA A TWO-FER.

BOTH SIDES CRACKED THE TOP 20. BUYING THE 45

MEANT YOU GOT TWO HITS FOR THE PRICE OF ONE.

"What's The Matter With You Baby" 

- Marvin Gaye And Mary Wells

(June/July 1964, highest chart pos.

#17 Hot 100 & R&B/#25 Cash Box,

B side of "Once Upon A Time")

MARVIN GAYE

& TAMMI TERRELL 

"Your Precious Love" - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell

(Oct./Nov. 1967, highest chart pos. #2 R&B,

#5 Hot 100/#6 Cash Box)

What do all of these great

singing stars have in common?

(SCROLL DOWN FOR THE ANSWER)

ANSWER:

All of these great singing stars died

before reaching the age of 50!

Tammi Terrell died at age 24.

Bobby Darin died at age 37.

Marvin Gaye died at age 44.

Ricky Nelson died at age 45.

Mary Wells died at age 49.

   Did you guess

   the correct

  answer before

 scrolling down?

Denny the

Dell Rat

wants to

know!

If you got the answer... good for you.

If not, you know the drill.

Have a Shady day!

NOTE: The character Denny the Dell Rat was inspired by

my high school classmate, fellow Shady Dell regular

and good friend Denny Neiman. 

Dennis "Denny" Neiman

1949 - 2010

"I Hates Those Meeces... to Pieces!"

BRAIN BUSTER

TRIVIA QUESTION:

Which cartoon character

is known for saying: 

 "I hates those meeces... 

 to pieces!"? 

(HINT: IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH DELL RATS.)

SCROLL DOWN: 

ANSWER: 

 Mr. Jinks, the cat in 

 the cartoon TV series 

 Pixie and Dixie 

 and Mr. Jinks. 

Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks is a Hanna-Barbera

animated series that was featured in the late 50s

through early 60s as a regular seven minute

segment of The Huckleberry Hound Show. 

The insert series stars two mice, the bow-tied Pixie

(voiced by Don Messick) and the vested Dixie

(voiced by Daws Butler)...

and Mr. Jinks, the cat (voiced by Daws Butler).

In every episode Jinks is outfoxed by the mice...

causing him to utter his trademark line

"I hates those meeces to pieces!" 

57 episodes of Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks aired on Huck Hound

from 1958 to 1961. The first episode, "Cousin Tex," was broadcast

October 2, 1958. That same week, Phil & Don, The Everly Brothers,

were in the top 3 with their country-pop crossover hit-- "Bird Dog!" 

"Bird Dog" - The Everly Brothers

(Sept./Oct. 1958, highest chart pos. #1 Country,

#2 Hot 100 & Cash Box & R&B) 

The final episode of Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks entitled "Home Flea"

aired October 13, 1961. That week, country-pop singer Sue Thompson

was crossing over and making a run at the top 5 on the pop chart with

her million selling signature song "Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)." 

"Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)" - Sue Thompson

(Sept./Oct. 1961, highest chart pos. #1 Easy Listening,

#5 Hot 100 & Cash Box) 

This year Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks will appear in Jellystone!...

a new animated series set to premiere on HBO Max. Based on

Hanna-Barbera cartoon characters, Jellystone! will bring back

other characters from The Huckleberry Hound Show along with

the stars of other cartoons including Ruff and Reddy, Quick Draw

McGraw, Yogi Bear, Peter Potamus, Atom Ant/Secret Squirrel,

Wally Gator and Magilla Gorilla. 

  

Have a Shady day!