Back in December 2012, came across this creepy little gem, and just had to share with the fans on the Weird Retro facebook page. The clip is from a prime-time Saturday morning US kids TV show called Andy's Gang. Which ran from 1955 to 1960. Andy's Gang was a truly bizarre slice of the surreal. Creepy doesn't even begin to cover this show and it's cast of characters. Hosted by actor Andy Devine, also featuring Midnight the tortured piano playing cat and Squeaky The Mouse (who was actually a hamster).
Andy's Gang, so to speak, never actually existed. The audience of children was stock footage. The cheers and laughter all canned. Andy filmed the whole series in an empty studio. Just to add extra weirdness, to this already creepy show.
The clip featured on Weird Retro and shared across facebook, was the infamously creepy rendition of Jesus Loves Me by Andy, 'accompanied' by Midnight on piano. There is an urban legend that has grown-up around the clip, that Squeaky The Mouse (hamster) actually died during the filming. (It is supposed to happen around 1:05 into the clip.)
Andy's Gang, so to speak, never actually existed. The audience of children was stock footage. The cheers and laughter all canned. Andy filmed the whole series in an empty studio. Just to add extra weirdness, to this already creepy show.
The clip featured on Weird Retro and shared across facebook, was the infamously creepy rendition of Jesus Loves Me by Andy, 'accompanied' by Midnight on piano. There is an urban legend that has grown-up around the clip, that Squeaky The Mouse (hamster) actually died during the filming. (It is supposed to happen around 1:05 into the clip.)
