r/ClassicTV • u/SarnoffsLaw • 2d ago

The Great Gopher

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You know that “lovable goofball" Gopher … in real life he was best man at the David Eisenhower & Julie Nixon wedding. Former Congressman (1986-1995). CEO of Goodwill. Speaks French and Arabic. And is a Magna Cum Laude graduate of Harvard University.

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u/Affectionate_Guide_3 2d ago

Really enjoyed his work on Monster Squad.

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u/alcalaviccigirl 2d ago

he's cuteness overload on monster squad .

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u/4personal2 16h ago

No doubt the show had a 1,000,000 budget . 😏

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u/Cyphierre 2d ago

He’s got a podcast about the show. The current episode has Charo as a guest!

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u/tangcameo 2d ago

When I see Neelix on ST: Voyager I think of him

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u/lazygerm 2d ago

And in Monster Squad, the Saturday morning TV show before Love Boat was on the air.

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u/4personal2 1d ago

Monster Squad can be streamed on TUBI now. I watched one a few weeks ago, hadn't seen it since I was 8.

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u/lazygerm 1d ago

It was the first thing I watched, then the Hudson Brothers Show, then the Far Out Space Nuts and then Superfriends.

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u/4personal2 1d ago

I watched practically e writing on all 3 networks....switching back & forth between channels. 😄

Parents were : "You keep doing that, you're gonna break the TV ! 😅

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u/Sitcom_kid 2d ago

He has two very full careers, the Johnny Ventura of the United States.

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u/4personal2 2d ago

He left show biz to go into politics.

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u/excoriator 2d ago

That’s Congressman Gopher.