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Jim from Mutual of Omaha's 'Wild Kingdom' is dead
« on: May 10, 2019, 10:15:17 AM »
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/09/obituaries/jim-fowler-dead.html?action=click&module=Well&pgtype=Homepage&section=Obituaries

Jim, Marlin Perkins, and Wild Kingdom were a staple of my television viewing for many years.  We will recall how often Jim was out there wrestling the wild animals while Marlin offered helpful advice from the Land Rover.
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Re: Jim from Mutual of Omaha's 'Wild Kingdom' is dead
« Reply #1 on: May 10, 2019, 10:17:50 AM »
Brings back childhood family night memories. RIP Jim.
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Re: Jim from Mutual of Omaha's 'Wild Kingdom' is dead
« Reply #2 on: May 10, 2019, 10:18:01 AM »
I loved that show when I was little. I liked how Marlin always wove some ad into the wildlife narrative, "Just as the mother lioness looks after her cubs, Mutual of Omaha is there when you need..."
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Re: Jim from Mutual of Omaha's 'Wild Kingdom' is dead
« Reply #3 on: May 10, 2019, 10:50:43 AM »
Marlin: While Jim is off risking life and limb wrestling the 30ft anaconda I'll be getting to know a local native girl better in my tent
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Re: Jim from Mutual of Omaha's 'Wild Kingdom' is dead
« Reply #4 on: May 10, 2019, 11:01:59 AM »
That episode with Jim wrestling the giant anaconda was one of the more famous ones. IIRC it was damn serious for old Jim there for a bit.
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Re: Jim from Mutual of Omaha's 'Wild Kingdom' is dead
« Reply #5 on: May 10, 2019, 11:04:49 AM »
Spent lots of Sunday afternoons at my grandparents eating grilled cheese sandwiches and Fritos while watching Wild Kingdom and Wonderful World of Disney. Lots of memories there. Of course I had to sing along with the Mutual of Omaha jingle every time it played.

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Re: Jim from Mutual of Omaha's 'Wild Kingdom' is dead
« Reply #6 on: May 10, 2019, 11:35:21 AM »
Quote from: Brad Johnson on May 10, 2019, 11:04:49 AM
Spent lots of Sunday afternoons at my grandparents eating grilled cheese sandwiches and Fritos while watching Wild Kingdom and Wonderful World of Disney. Lots of memories there. Of course I had to sing along with the Mutual of Omaha jingle every time it played.
Similar to how I remember seeing this show - watching TV in the living room at my grandparent's house while the adults were doing something else like playing pinochle in the kitchen. (Usually there was a Flash Gordon serial on before Wild Kingdom.) Even as a younster, it was Jim Fowler who seemed to be the one who knew what he was doing, and Marlin Perkins was a nature faker.

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Re: Jim from Mutual of Omaha's 'Wild Kingdom' is dead
« Reply #7 on: May 10, 2019, 02:03:43 PM »
Quote from: WLJ on May 10, 2019, 10:50:43 AM
Marlin: While Jim is off risking life and limb wrestling the 30ft anaconda I'll be getting to know a local native girl better in my tent

Uhm.... Bloom County, right? Opus the Penguin watching TV...
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Re: Jim from Mutual of Omaha's 'Wild Kingdom' is dead
« Reply #8 on: May 10, 2019, 02:07:24 PM »
I just checked, and I was surprised to see that Mutual of Omaha still has an Native American head in a war bonnet as their logo.  I would have thought that was changed years ago.
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Re: Jim from Mutual of Omaha's 'Wild Kingdom' is dead
« Reply #9 on: May 10, 2019, 02:11:10 PM »
Quote from: Mike Irwin on May 10, 2019, 02:03:43 PM
Uhm.... Bloom County, right? Opus the Penguin watching TV...

Yep I think that's where I'm remembering that from!
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Re: Jim from Mutual of Omaha's 'Wild Kingdom' is dead
« Reply #10 on: May 10, 2019, 07:58:37 PM »
Quote from: Brad Johnson on May 10, 2019, 11:04:49 AM
Spent lots of Sunday afternoons at my grandparents eating grilled cheese sandwiches and Fritos while watching Wild Kingdom and Wonderful World of Disney. Lots of memories there. Of course I had to sing along with the Mutual of Omaha jingle every time it played.

RIP.

Brad

Must have been a weird time warpy retread thing going on,  My grandparents did almost exactly that with us in the late 80's.  Usually city chicken and pretzels for us though.
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Re: Jim from Mutual of Omaha's 'Wild Kingdom' is dead
« Reply #11 on: May 11, 2019, 01:03:16 PM »
RIP.

I remember watching that show in my grandma's living room.

I was fortunate enough to meet Jim a few years ago when he visited our campus.  He was carrying around hissing cockroaches in his pocket for a presentation!

Got some pictures of him with my children.
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Re: Jim from Mutual of Omaha's 'Wild Kingdom' is dead
« Reply #12 on: June 23, 2019, 12:11:29 PM »
Guy visits Perkin's grave and statue.
I couldn't help but notice that there appeared to be red paint on the statue.

What happened to Marlin Perkins of MUTUAL OF OMAHA"S WILD KINGDOM?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3fOT2pBLFc
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