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| Jungle Larry, his wife Safari Jane, and one of their sons |
But did you know that Larry Teztlaff (his real name) once managed a drug store in Lorain? Or that he was the real thing when it came to going on safaris and collecting animals, once working with Frank "Bring'em Back Alive" Buck? He wasn't just a guy who wore a safari hat.
Read all about him in this informative and entertaining article by Kathy White that ran in the Journal back on July 19, 1970. (Click on it for a readable view.)
Here's a great YouTube video of Jungle Larry on Captain Penny's show.
And here are a few more postcards of Jungle Larry, including one of the entrance to his winter compound down in Naples, Florida.
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Jungle Larry has been a favorite topic on this blog. I wrote about his time as manager of the Muir Cut-Rate Drugs store back here.
My siblings and I thought it was pretty exciting to visit Safari Island at Cedar Point back in the days when we watched Jungle Larry on TV. The Jungle Larry website has a page devoted to Safari Island here.
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| Courtesy JungleLarry.com |
Local tv was a playground for kids back then, from Barnaby to Ghoulardi, so much cool stuff available at the turn of a dial!
ReplyDeleteI remember that EXACT Jungle Larry visit. Mostly because of the battle that ensued upon me telling my little brother he looked "just like Rudy!"
ReplyDeleteAfter that, every time we saw a monkey or chimp, we'd immediately point at one another. Why, I liked doing it so much, I did it (and still do it) when my kids are nearby.