The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966) - Newspaper Ad

San Francisco Examiner - May 18, 1966

While I did watch and enjoy The Incredible Mr. Limpet, The Reluctant Astronaut, and The Shakiest Gun in the West whenever they aired on TV, back in the day. My title choice for this blog makes the admission that The Ghost and Mr. Chicken is my all time favorite no surprise whatsoever.

"Atta, Luther!"

The film was directed by Alan Rafkin, who worked primarily in television. Amongst the hundreds of credits are numerable episodes of sitcoms I was exposed to during my childhood. Which means that the work of Alan Rafkin was an unrecognized element of the pop culture miasma I experienced as a child in the 70s and as a teenager in early-to-80s.

An incomplete list includes, but is in no way limited to, The Dick Van Dyke Show (4 episodes), Gomer Pyle: USMC (5 episodes), I Dream of Jeannie (3 episodes), Bewitched (2 episodes), The Andy Griffith Show (27 episodes). The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1 episodes), Get Smart (6 episodes), The Odd Couple (3 episodes), Love, American Style (9 episodes), The New Dick Van Dyke Show (5 episodes), Rhoda (2 episodes), The Mary Tyler Moore Show (4 episodes), The Bob Newhart Show (29 episodes), What's Happening (1 episode), Sanford and Son (17 episodes), M*A*S*H (2 episodes), Alice (5 episodes), Laverne & Shirley (22 episodes), The Love Boat (11 episodes), and One Day at a Time (123 episodes).

There are a lot more. though. The above list are just shows I remember watching, either every now and then, or with week-to-week regularity.