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[Andymeets1880s]

Junior, where was your primary working spot in 1980? Do you remember?

[Junior]

Rube Dugan's Diving Bell...I played Junior Dugan!   I moonlighted at the American Plunge, Flooded Mine, Grandfather's Mansion, Treetop House, and the One Mule Swing. We worked where ever staff was shorthanded. However, the diving bell was "home base" for me from'79-'84. If you have photos or home video of your visits, please post. I've seen many posted on this site, and have yet to have seen a photo or video of me...which surprises me as somebody took my picture and shot video of me almost every day.

[Andymeets1880s]

Well, rope my feet and call me a calf! I bet it was you standing right in front of me when I was a boy. Sorry, no pics or anything, but I went on the bell twice on my one 1980 visit and was front row! But it was pretty cool to have Slim Pickens calling you his son!

[Junior]

And actor Dub Taylor was "Grandpappy Dugan's" voice!

[History Buff]

When we were at the park today, I remarked to my wife that it would have been nice to have had Donna Douglas visit as a part of the 50th celebration this year.  I don't know how she gets around these days, but wouldn't you like to see her step out onto the hotel balcony just to wave?

[History Buff]

Actually, I graduated from high school with Donna Douglas...but that was a different Donna Douglas.

[Junior]

I think it would have been a nice touch to have Donna Douglas appear at SDC this year. She is probably well into her 60's by now, if not around 70, so maybe she has retired from playing "ellie mae" now. It was the role of her lifetime.

[History Buff]

She is actually around 77 or so.  Yikes.  I mentioned Douglas, but not Max Baer, because I feel he is trying to desecrate the Beverly Hillbillies with his casino ideas.  Have a look online at his ideas and you'll see what I mean - none of the values the show and Henning portrayed.  He's not one with whom I would want to see HFE associate.

[rubedugans]

I would go see her! she was my first crush, well she was already in her 40's by that time that I saw her in syndication, but that's okay! I am a child of re-runs and b/w tv. I am building the Beverly Hillbillies model truck right now, I sat in the car at College OF The Ozarks, I have toe trading cards, I have the blueprints for the Clampett Mansion, the cookie jar with the theme song, books, comic books, lots of stuff. It is amazing with my SDC collection, my artwork, and camera collection, I have room for any other collections! I am even more amazed that my wife puts up with my loads of crap around the house!

[Zephon]

Not sure of the actual year, but it was the mid-80's, when Donna Douglas had some kind of a show (I never saw it) in a tent, yes a tent, that was erected on 76 in the vicinity of where the Grand Palace now stands.  She came out to the park a few times during that run, which didn't last very long at all, and I got to talk to her for a few minutes.  She was not nearly the looker then that she was on TBH.

Rube, I was a theater student at SofO (now CofO) when Paul Henning present that car to the museum in the mid-70's.  There was a ceremony in Jones Auditorium, and I had the privilege of driving it onto the stage as it was pushed by some of the other theater students.  I haven't been to the museum in years, but I always enjoyed it immensely.

[Junior]

Zephon, my parents were Branson business operators during the Donna Douglas tent show days, and were invited to a private party where she was introduced and then had pictures taken with those in attendance, and she signed autographs. My brother (age 13) attended with my parents, and he had his picture taken with her. She wore a low cut "Elly Mae" top, and in the picture, my brother is not gazing toward the lens...but right into her cleavage! (And with a dopy smile on his face.) You are right...the beauty was somewhat fading at that time...but the big chest was still there. A year or two later, Donna was living in Tulsa, going to a Bible school there. My good ole friend Randy Stowe...a SDC entertainment manager...was in the same class as she was, sitting just a few seats away. He said she was very nice, but somewhat quiet.  A serious student, too. I seem to remember Randy saying nobody bugged her or made a big deal out of Elly Mae Clampett being in the same class.

[okiebluegrass]

I would love to move to Branson. Y'all think there is much need for a computer tech down there. I applied at the City last June when they had an opening but I never heard back from them.

[Ozark Outlaw]

Getting a job as a computer technician at Silver Dollar City may be a little difficult. However, I am confident that there are all sorts of computer related jobs in the Branson area. Unfortunately, just like every other job search, it will take a lot of effort, and a lot of patience before finally landing one.

[okiebluegrass]

They actually were advertising for a position with HFE during the summer on some of the job web sites, so I made sure I applied but they never called me back.

[sanddunerider]

just have to keep trying....u never know what may happen.