Six Degrees of Gail Farrell #8

The time is right, and I know you're ready for it!

It's time for another edition of Six Degrees of Gail Farrell!

And today, we'll attempt to link Gail with famed attorney Clarence Darrow!

And here we go.....

1. CLARENCE DARROW defended John Scopes in the famous Tennessee vs. Scopes trail in 1925 which was coined the Scopes Monkey Trail by journalist H.L. MENCKEN.

2. MENCKEN was best friends with author F. SCOTT FITZGERALD who wrote the novel "The Great Gatsby"

3. FITZGERALD'S Gatsby was later made into a movie in 1974 that starred ROBERT REDFORD as Jay Gatsby

4. REDFORD later starred in "All The President's Men" in 1976 which also starred the character actor JACK WARDEN

5. WARDEN was a guest on THE TONIGHT SHOW with Johnny Carson, which bandleader Lawrence Welk at one point was also a guest.

6. And one of the stars on the Welk Show, none other than Gail Farrell!


Always keep a song in your heart and if you ever inherit the wind, make sure it is a cool breeze!

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It's been quite a while, but I feel the time is right to have Gail in another Six Degrees Of....

Today we'll link her with actor, singer extraordinaire Susan Anton!

And away we go!

1. Susan guest starred on an 1983 episode of The Love Boat alongside fellow guest star Linda Evans

2. Linda was a member of the ABC team on Battle of the Network Stars X with Scott Baio as team captain

3. Scott was one of the co-ringmasters on Circus Of The Stars #7 with Peter Scolari as one of the star studded performers

4. Scolari co-starred with Bob Newhart in the CBS sitcom Newhart

5. As for ol' Bob himself, the theme song for Newhart was composed by none other than Henry Mancini

6. And Hank himself guest starred on the Lawrence Welk Show with Gail Farrell



It's a small, star-studded world.....don't you think?

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By popular demand, it's back....and if you're both a Welk fan and Dancing With The Stars fan, you'll love this one!

Today, in six degrees or less; we'll link Gail

....with Lacey Schwimmer, one of the talented professional dancers from DWTS

And away we go!

1. Schwimmer was on Season 7 of DWTS which one of dancing celebrities was Cloris Leachman

2. Leachman in turn, was known as TV's Phyllis Lindstrom on the classic 70s sitcom The Mary Tyler Moore Show where one of her co-stars was Ted Knight as TV's Ted Baxter

3. Knight later starred in one of Hollywood's classic movies Caddyshack as Judge Smails alongside comedian Rodney Dangerfield 

4. Dangerfield appeared on The Hollywood Squares for the week of February 27, 1978 as one of the celebrity squares along with David Doyle

5. Doyle also was a guest panelist for several episodes of Match Game many of which were alongside Brett Somers

6. And of course Somers was on Match Game for the episodes in which Gail Farrell was a panelist! 


It is indeed a small world after all....especially in Hollywood

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In honor of the new Land Of The Lost movie out this weekend in theaters, I thought the time is right for a new Six Degrees segment.

Today will link Gail.....

....with the Robinsons; Holly, Will and Rick from the original series!

1. Richard Kiel guest starred in two episodes of Land of the Lost as the character Malak

2. The same Kiel who also starred in two James Bond movies, The Spy Who Loved Me and Moonraker with Roger Moore

3. Moore also was cast in the classic Hal Needham movie The Cannonball Run alongside country singer/actor Mel Tillis

4. Tillis also appeared in the sequel Cannonball Run II with Charles Nelson Reilly

5. And Reilly is best known as a panelist from Match Game....which our Gail Farrell was also a panelist!

That was fun, keep a song in your heart and watch out for sleestak

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The sun is shining, the birds are singing.....it's a perfect day for another Six Degrees Of installment!

Today will attempt to link Gail.....

 

.....with Christine "Moose" McGlade, star of the legendary kids' show You Can't Do That On Television

  

1. McGlade also starred on YCDTOTV's spinoff series Whatever Turns You On alongside Ruth Buzzi

2. Buzzi is also best known as one of the regulars from Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In and one of her fellow castmates is Judy Carne 

3. Carne was once married to actor Burt Reynolds

4. Reynolds starred in the 1984 movie Cannonball Run II with Dom Deluise 

5. Also appearing in Cannonball Run II with Deluise is Charles Nelson Reilly 

6. And Reilly is best known as a panelist from Match Game, appearing with Gail Farrell back in 1980 and 1981.

This is way more fun than an opposite sketch! 

 

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Just saw Gail this morning on a episode of Match Game.

That's an excuse to do another six degrees with her, and today we'll try to link the lovely Miss Farrell......

.....with former NFL quarterback Neil Lomax

1. Lomax's head coach for three years with the Cardinals was Gene Stallings

2. Stallings spent fourteen years with the Dallas Cowboys as an assistant coach to Tom Landry

3. Landry was good friends with and spoke at the many crusades of the Reverend Billy Graham

4. Rev. Graham also had Norma Zimmer appear and sing at one of his crusades

5. And of course, Norma is the Maestro's Champagne Lady....alongside fellow music maker Gail Farrell!

Only five degrees this time....I'm getting good at this

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This six degrees thing has gone over very well....I thought the time is right to do another one!

Today, we'll link Gail.....

....with legendary singer, activist and fellow piano player Elton John!

And away we go!

1. Gail Farrell attended the University of Tulsa as did fellow singer, actress and writer Mary Kay Place 

2. Mary Kay hosted the December 10, 1977 episode of Saturday Night Live alongside regular cast member Jane Curtin

3. Curtin's fellow SNL castmate was Chevy Chase 

4. Chase appeared in the 1983 movie National Lampoon's Vacation with model Christine Brinkley 

5. Brinkley was married to singer Billy Joel 

6. And Joel has appeared and performed onstage with Elton John!


Small world, ain't it?

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Six Degrees of Gail Farrell

You all know about the world famous Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon game based on the small world phenomenon that any actor or famous person can be linked to the famous actor....in six degrees or less.

We at Welk Musical Family thought we try that six degrees concept here using one of our music makers.

Here, we'll try to link Gail Farrell

....with teen pop sensations The Jonas Brothers

....and away we go!

1. Gail Farrell appeared on five episodes of the Match Game in 1980 with actor-singer-songwriter Paul Williams on the panel

2. The same Paul Williams appeared in the 1977 movie Smokey and the Bandit where he played Little Enos Burdette that starred Burt Reynolds cast as the Bandit

3. Later Reynolds starred in the CBS sitcom Evening Shade with Charles Durning....

4. While Durning appeared in the 2004 movie Death and Texas with Billy Ray Cyrus

5. ....who happens to be the father of Miley Cyrus (Hannah Montana)

6. And both Cyrus and the Jonas Brothers are stars on the Disney Channel!

It is a small world after all......

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