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2003/04/25 - Catherine Baranek - - Great Job! Excellent way to archive the history in one place.

2003/04/25 - Cathy M. Reavis - Cathy.Reavis@mail.va.gov - Reading the articles and looking at the
pictures, brought back some wonderful childhood memories for me. I throughly enjoyed it!!!

2003/04/25 - Robin Mullins - rgmm@triad.rr.com - Cute Website. Tom and Catherine are friends of ours.
Tom has talked about his father many times. It's good to see the website and the rest of the family. You
guys had quite a Dad. I know you have fond memories to last a lifetime! Your Dad would be honored to
know you made this website for him.

2003/04/25 - Patty Shannon - patrsha@aol.com - I had a T.V. in my room, and every morning my dad
came in at 7:00am and turned Ranger Hal to wake me up for school. We lived very close to the station,
and could see the tower from our house. I thought he really lived on the tower!!!

2003/04/25 - Dan Shannon - Dansha@aol.com - Great site. Gives an old man flashbacks. I will suggest a
special to channel 4. Thanks Dan

2003/04/29 - HalFan - HalFan - My most memorable show was actually split over two shows when he
blew up the giant balloon until it exploded. I can't forget his face as he stood next to the ever growing
balloon....just waiting for it to explode. I think they underestimated the length of time it would take to fill
that thing and to avoid viewer revolt continued on to the next show. What a riot!

2003/05/06 - Brenda Osborne - - I was on the Ranger Hal show many years ago. Can't believe there is a
website.

2003/05/08 - Sandy Baranek - - What a wonderful experience it is to review this fabulous website. I am
very proud to have been "Ranger Hal's" wife and to have such a lovely family as his legacy. This website
is a glowing tribute to an outstanding entertainer, husband and father.

2003/05/15 - Debbie Nobles Hedrick - tootles2134@hotmail.com - I love the site. I was on Ranger Hal
many moon's ago with my class from Harbor View elementarily school.

2003/06/01 - Rick Dovi - rickdparty@yahoo.com - What a great website dedicated to a wonderful man. I
remember growing up watching Ranger Hal while eating breakfast and getting ready for school. And the
cool Crusader Rabbit cartoons! What a great visit to the past!! Thanks.

2003/06/04 - Donna Davis - Davisd9@educationcentral.org - Is there anyone who still has a set of the six
shooters that Ranger Hal gave away on Saturday mornings at Edgewood Theather, or knows of where I
could find a set?

2003/06/20 - Jay Cann - kwik@fdn.com - I remember Ranger Hal vividly,; the magic drawing board, each
day a little more of the drawing would appear and by the end of week the whole picture was there. I won a
giant Tootsie Roll filled with tootsie rolls and tootsie roll pops. Also do you remember His memorable
closing each day;"Have a Happy Birthday, Get Well Soon, Listen to Mom & Dad they're Your Best Friends
and Remember it's Nice to be An American!" Later years after the show was gone, I met Henry
Baron(Ranger Hal)when he worked or Volunteered for Goodwill Industries in Jacksonville, he still looked
the same.

2003/06/30 - Jeffrey A. Clark - jclark@skidmore.edu - I was a long time Ranger Hal fan. I always thought
he was climbing down from the fire near the Humane Society, on Beach Boulevard on the Southside. I
looked for him every time we went by!

2003/07/02 - David W. O'Brien - daobrien@wachoviasec.com - Every morning at 7:00 we would watch
Ranger Hal and to this day everytime I see a ranger tower I think of my childhood. He was a wonderful
entertainer! Thank You

2003/08/01 - Charles Fails - - It is very nice to see something that is a good memory that is forgotten.
Happen to have some time to check on what about JAX. Thank you very much for having this web site. 1
JUL 03 Shuaiba,Kuwait.

2003/08/05 - SCOTT LUCAS - scott2352@hotmail.com - WOW... WHAT FLASHBACKS....ITS DEJA
VU... ALL OVER AGAIN...WHAT MEMORIES

2003/08/18 - Rev. Ray Andrews - rayba53@hotmail.com - Some good menories of times long time ago.
Thanks guys for the menories. Blessing :0)

2003/09/04 - Ed McLuckie - edmbookman@yahoo.com - Thanks for the site and pleasant memories. My
father had a heart attack in 1968. My mom worked so i spent my days at Chappell's Kiddie garden. I
walked in one morning and kids were telling me i had won on the Ranger Hal show. The goodies arrived
at a great time to try and take a 2nd. graders mind off his fathers' health. It was a motherload too. I
remember the big Tootsie Roll, but there was a "Bathhouse Brass" toy instrument, a gas powered JU87D
airplane and a bunch of other stuff.

2003/09/06 - Bruce Purcell - bcharles@earthlink.net - As the child of a single working parent, Ranger hal
was who I had breakfast with for more years than I could remember. As I said to someone at my high
school website, I will, to this day, say to people, "have a happy birthday . . .", well you know the rest. Nice
to see him remembered.(Birds and rabbits, possum, deer make the magic line appear)

2003/09/09 - Patricia Vickers Blackner - beachrat2@hotmail.com - I loved Ranger Hal. In fact, I was on
Ranger Hal one Saturday morning. I'm not even sure how my Dad arranged it. He had connections with
someone so I got on and I even won I prize I was picked to come down and pick a number out of the
house (?) but I won a white plastic autograph cowboy hat that actually went with my cowboy skirt and and
vest and white cowboy boots a la Penny (Remember Sky King? ) pony tail and all. It must have been
about 59 or 60 because I couldn't have been more than 6 or 7.

2003/09/09 - Patricia Vickers Blackner - beachrat2@hotmail.com - Im sorry but I was just thinking what a
shame there aren't kids programming like we used to have. Remember Popeye's Pals? I think every
Brownie and Cub Scout in Jax was on that at least once!!! The other show was "Here's How" It was a
show on Saturday that took 5 or 6 Elementary school kids and went somewhere. I was picked along with
5 other Kids from Windy Hill to be on that show and we went to the downtown post office and toured it
one day and then went back to the studio another day where we sat on a panel and asked queestions of
a postal employee and this then put together and aired on Saturday.

2003/10/01 - Dave Fowler - daveba@direcpc.com - I went to high school with Ranger Hal's son Dave.He
was a close friend and was born to fly F-14 Tomcats for the Navy, which he eventually did.I remember
being on the show on my 10th birthday with my sister, Jeanne, who had won the "Buffy Look-Alike
Contest" in 1967.My sister and I watched the show every AM at breakfast and were thrilled to be on, until
Ranger Hal asked us to sing a song,"I'm bringing Home A Baby Bumblebee", for which I was razzed
about by classmates for years. He gave my sister a $500 wardrobe from the Ivey's "Buffy Collection", and
we got "Gumby" and "Pokey" bendable figures, a giant Tootsie Roll full of midgies, and our first TV
debut.(Hah!) I remember being surprised that that ladder was only 10-12 feet high,the backdrop wasn't
really the woods, and at the end of the show he climbed back down the ladder,and the stage lights would
dim and he'd relax his Ranger Hal voice a bit. We who watched him will never forget him.THANX for the
memories Dave, it's good to hear from you after all these years (1975?)!!! And thanks, Tom, for hooking
us up, I have a feeling we'd have been friends as well had we ever met one another.Your Friend, Dave
Fowler

2003/10/04 - Margie Sikes Anderson - ofchorus@gte.net - Ranger Hal was an important part of our
morning ritual on school days as he was on the t.v. (b&w) while we ate breakfast! He was my favorite
kids' t.v. personality - right up there with Captain Kangaroo! I remember he drew my name on the air and I
won a comb & brush set - something special to little girls back then! I'm delighted to find this website - I'd
always wondered what happened to "Ranger Hal" after the show went off the air. Thank you so much for
posting this site! God bless you!

2003/10/06 - Roberto Montalvo - robototx@cheapwebtricks.com -

2003/10/23 - Steven Baranek - stevenbaranek@aol.com - Wow! There are photo's here that I hadn't
seen. Dave, you've done a fantastic job of putting this together, and I hope all visitors enjoy the site; it
brings back LOTS of great memories of a special time. Thanks, Steve

2003/10/27 - Ben Hill - bhill@ensource.net - Will always love the show...

2003/11/27 - Fritz and Marge Baranek, Karen and Don Jones - svenandkatrina@peoplepc.com - My
brother Henry was also known as The Baron of Bounce, announcing for the armed services in Frankfurt,
Germany. Also attended the ColumbiaSchool in New York for radio. He was a real people person who
contributedmuch to the world. His brother, Fritz

2004/01/18 - tom atteberry - tom.atteberry@ci.monroe.la.us - I used to watch Ranger Hal on WJXT-TV 4
in the early 1960's just before going to school. It was very neat and uplifting to watch. I did like the variety
he had on his show. Is there any way videos of the film "Journey to the Beginning of Time" be bought? I
really enjoyed that series. By the way I'm 53 now and can remember the introductory song.

2004/01/23 - Tim McClellan - javelinfan@hotmail.com - Great site! My family has been close with the
Baranek clan for most of my life. I've been friends with Patrick Baranek since childhood. Their father was
an absolutely great guy. This is a nice tribute to his memory, and the joy that he brought to kids in
Jacksonville.

2004/03/10 - Richard Ayer - ramacaka@comcast.net - "I'm Ranger Hal and your my pal and we can do
many things"...I think that was how the song went. This show was watched daily at my house growing up
along with Skipper Ed and Bozo. Ahhhh, the good old days, wait did I say that? I sound like my Father!!!

2004/04/15 - Terry L Burr - kc4eyd@aol.com - I used to live next door to Ranger Hal in the 1960s on
Townsend Blvd. He will always be missed.

2004/07/16 - Mickey Bremer - kmb1153@aol.com - I can still remember the time he had a local rock'n'roll
group on the show. They were called "The Night Shades" and they all had sunglasses on. Some of those
members later became the "Classics four". I would watch that show all the time. - Mick
2004/08/02 - Alan Gordon - awgordon@tva.gov - I remember it well, growing up in Gainesville. Never
missed it, along with Captain Kangaroo and Sky King. Wish there was more of the same quality
programming for kids these days!!

2004/09/13 - Patti Isaac - patti7701@myway.com - I always watched Ranger Hal before I went to school.
One morning I was laying on the couch and heard Ranger Hal say my name. I fell right off the couch! I
had sent a poem about Ranger Hal and he was reading it on live t.v. I couldn't believe it! I remember that I
received a certificate for a six pack of Dr. Pepper and a doll for sending in that poem. I loved Ranger Hal!

2004/12/31 - Annie Lou Kulogo Horstmeyer - HFG@cfl.rr.com - I am a true native of Jacksonville (born
and raised in J'ville from 57 ~ 78 when I then married and moved to Denver. I just wanted to share that I
have wonderful memories of watching Ranger Hal with my sister Margarete. It is a shame that we no
longer have quality family shows like that on TV now!Sweet memories and thanks to the Hal family for
sharing their husband and father with us!Annie

2005/01/10 - David Hollingsworth - rhollings@tampabay.rr.com - I use to watch Ranger Hal every day
before I went to school. He was great entertainment for the kids as well as the adults. Wish television now
was as decent and pure as it was then. Miss the good old days, David, now living in St.Pete, Fl

2005/01/16 - Mark Smith - smithmarka@bellsouth.net - I'm a second generation Jacksonville native, I was
born in 1956 and I love this site! Talk about memory lane. For the past 16 years I've worked for Florida
State Parks in Gainesville, and, even though it took me a while, guess who inspired me to want to be a
"Ranger?" Those early mornings watching Ranger Hal are some of the best memories of my childhood. I
finally met him in person when I was 11, I think it was at Big Chief Tires on Normandy. It was one of the
great days of my life. Anyway, thanks to all who made this site possible.

2005/02/21 - Steve Malis - steveabcatl@juno.com - I worked at WJXT from 1967 to 1972. I worked the
Ranger Hal show doing either camera, stage Mgr., or audio. It was great working the show. Nice to see
this web site.

2005/02/22 - Joanne Malis Lyman - jojolyman@bellsouth.net - What a hoot! This is such a treat to see. I
grew up in Jax from 1961 to 1981 when I left for Atlanta. I remember Ranger Hal, Skipper Ed and Bozo
as such a huge part of my childhood. I loved the Crusader Rabbit cartoons. My brother Steve Malis (see
letter below) worked at WJXT when Ranger Hal was on the air and I remember coming down one time to
be on the show. (Or maybe that was just in my dreams!) I worked at JXT as well in 1979 but Ranger Hal
was no longer on then. Great to see this tribute,

2005/02/24 - Linda Adcock - ameliaairhead@excite.com - Boy what a great memory. I was on his
program and won a prize (a Red Skelton paper mask) for balancing plates or cups or something. My older
brother was on as a guestco-host several times and even sang "Mairzy doats". Ranger Hal also went to
our church, Christ the King. He was a nice guy.

2005/03/29 - Bob Lawson - boblaw@infowest.com - Neat idea and what a great tribute to your dad. Nice
job Bio.

2005/06/02 - Randy Garmon - randygarmon2003@yahoo.com - I loved the Ranger Hal show. One of my
best memories of it were those very large Tootsie Rolls with all the stuff inside. My older sister and I
stayed glued to the TV every morning waiting on this show and a few others to come on. But this was my
favorite. At 51, I still remember the cartoons, Smokey the Bear and Ranger Hal's kind voice and big smile.
This program is one of those that helped make me into the man I am today. Back then Ranger Hal
represented what was good, pure, wholesome and virtuous about life.You just can't find that today unless
it is attacked by the dark side of humanity. Too bad. I miss you, Ranger Hal...but I will always remember.
Randy Garmon, Columbus, GA.

2006/02/13 - Donna Walker Bell - dlulabelle@comcast.net - Thank you so much for this wonderful
website. I really enjoyed looking at the pictures and reading the stories.
Funny thing, my brother and I have argued for years over the exact wording of his sign off. I have to admit
that I remembered it wrong (I forgot the part about "they're your best friends) so I am glad to be corrected
by the definitive source!
My mom was a teacher and had met "Ranger Hal" many times. I think Mom and I were out shopping
when I was in high school, or maybe college, and we ran into Ranger Hal. My mother started to introduce
us but there was no need. I gave him the "Have a happy birthday, get well soon" spiel as best as I
remembered it and was rewarded with a hearty laugh. I felt like I had met a big star!
Thanks again for the memories!
And remember, its great to be an American! Donna Walker Bell

2006/03/08 - Jeanine Southerland - jinxso@bellsouth.net - Hi, I am 36 years old and I remember being
on a show with Bozo the Clown in Jacksonville, Florida in 1974 or 1975. I remember that I lost a game
tossing bean bags but he gave me a giant Tootsie Roll anyway. I have called WTLV to see if they have
those old shows in their archives, but they say they never kept them. I was wondering if you know if they
were ever saved. I really would like to purchase copies of them to save for my kids.

2006/06/16 - Leon Roberts - LRobe22475@aol.com - As a kid growing up in the 60's we lived in High
Springs, Florida and the only TV stations were WJXT 4, WTLV 12, and WJKS 17 in Jacksonville. How
well I remember Ranger Hal coming down out of his Fire Tower to greet his fans. My parents could never
get me up early for school, but I would get up early to watch Ranger Hal.
Popeye and Pals was also a favorite on WTLV 12. I would mail in my post cards and race home each day
after school, to watch Skipper Ed spin the squirel cage for another winner. If you hit the Jackpot you won
all the prizes on display. I always wanted to go be in the studio audience for Ranger Hal and Popeye and
Pals but never got to. Great childhood memories though.
Leon Roberts
Fort Lauderdale, FL

2006/07/25 - Jerry Green - mjerrygreen@yahoo.com - Hi there, I grew up in Waycross Ga in the early
60s, and Ranger Hal was part of our morning ritual before school. I remember He'd climb down that
ladder to start the show. I remember Felix the Cat, that Space Traveler Rocket series, a time Traveler
adventure, and a bunch of Fairy Tales, I remember one about a deer who spun gold as she ran along,
until the evil villain who made her do it was buried in the gold. Lots of cobwebs, it's been so long, but
thanks for literally putting a face back on the show. We even attended a Ranger Hal Live Show, put on at
the local theater in Waycross about '63-64. Look forward to seeing more stuff on your site. Jerry Green,
Miami Fl

2006/08/06 - Marcus - subtlenerd@yahoo.com - As a native of Green Cove Springs born in 1956 our
family acquired its first TV sometime in the early 1960's. My earliest TV memories are of the Kennedy
assassination coverage and Ranger Hal. I can still taste those Chock's chewable vitamins. Marc Suttle

2006/09/06 - Rusty Smith - rustyx43@yahoo.com - Just found your website and just love it! Ranger Hal
was my favorite show when I was a kid! I met him twice in Brunswick. I even had a joke read on the show
and won the 2 tickets to "Six gun territory". I'm gonna try to send you the Rustic Dance file. I hope you get
ok. Let me know if you don't.>>> Rusty Smith

2006/11/09 - Leo Devine - LEODEVINE@aol.com - THANKS FOR STARTING THIS SITE, I WAS ON
THE RANGER HAL SHOW SOME TIME PROBALY 59/60/61 WHEN I WAS IN THE CUB SCOUTS THE
SITE BRINGS BACK MEMORIES. THE DAY I WAS ON THE SHOW WAS ALSO MY FIRST
McDONALDS VISIT IN JAX IT WAS A BIG DEAL THAT DAY FOR SOMEONE GROWING UP IN
BRUNSWICK
LEO DEVINE
BALTIMORE MD

2006/11/09 - I was on Ranger Hal when I was 4 years old. My sister's Brownie group from St. Simons
was on and my mother brought me along. I had a Confederate hat on and Ranger Hal asked if I was a
Rebel. To which I replied "No, I'm a (my last name)!"

2006/12/06 - Henry J. Braud - When I was a Cub or young Boy Scout I was on the show. They had a
contest to see who could punch the clown (the inflatable kind with sand at the bottom to weight it down)
and hit it the hardest. They placed it on a wood stump (prop) and when it was my turn I hit it just right...
below the middle.. sending it flying off the stump and against an Exit door! None of the other kids could
even make it move off the stump much less go flying about 6 feet or so across the studio!
For some reason someone (producer?) at the show decided to have us do it all over again irregardless
that I had won! I couldn't duplicate the feat so the prize went to someone else. As a little kid I was
devastated as you can probably imagine! Ranger Hal was NOT the one who made the decision to do the
contest over as I remember it was someones voice behind the camera(s) but to this day I still remember
that day vividly and learned at a young age that life is not fair.
I loved the show and grew up with it...was always thrilled to see Ranger Hal come climbing down the
ladder from the tower...wasn't until I was in the studio did I discover the magic of television and that there
wasn't a tower!
I'm 55 now ::laughing:: Sincerely, Jerry, formerly of Atlantic Beach FL, now in Riverside CA

2007/01/28 - Jack Young - I lived in Ocala Florida From 1956 until 1975 & watched the show through the
mid 60s. I do believe that was the first time & perhaps the only times I saw Ronald McDonald, was on the
Ranger Hal Show. I also thought it was odd that the Ranger would disappear up the ladder to his lookout
& then a few minutes later Ronald would show up, I always thought they were one & the same. I did enjoy
the show & this country could use that attitude today.

2007/02/21 - Erna T. Zollner - erna@stansautobody.net - I watched the D.C show as a child. I loved the
show and it was my favorite. I have thought allot about the program and never thought I would find a site
with pix and everything on it. I cant tell you how nice it is to read about Ranger Hal again. What wonderful
memories. I wish it would come back to tvland again. Im 53 and I'd still watch it again. Thanks so much
for a refreshing day. Erna T. Zollner, RR2 Box102F Keyser,WV 26726

2007/08/09 - Mark Aldren - Mark.Aldren@cbs46.com - What wonderful memories I have of Ranger Hal!
As children, my brother and I watched him every morning. We were thrilled when he announced on the
show that we had won a set of toy guns from him. And we were just as excited when our Mom took us to
meet him in person at Utsey's Shoe Store when he was making a personal appearance. Many years
later, I worked as a news reporter for WJXT and later WJKS. One night at WJKS, I walked into the "green
room" to wash off my make-up after anchoring an early evening newscast and there was a fellow
dressing in a full clown suit preparing to record a commercial. Despite the fact that his face was totally
covered in white make-up, when he said hello I immediately recognized his distinctive voice. He said,
"You're Mark Aldren." I excitedly responded, "And YOU'RE RANGER HAL!" I was just as thrilled to
meet him then as I was as a kid.
        Ranger Hal brought a lot of joy to a lot of people over the years. He was great for TV and great
for the Jacksonville community. I'll always remember him fondly.
Mark Aldren, Executive Producer for Special Projects
WGCL/CBS46 News
425 14th Street, NW, Atlanta, GA 30318

2007/09/12 - Margie Sikes Anderson - ofchorus@verizon.net - Hey... Margie Sikes Anderson here again.
Awesome film clips of our Ranger Hal. I remember the amphicar - how neat was that? I'm so tickled you
found someone to play the piece to put it on the site! I know you can't live in the past, but it's great to
reminisce and just remember some wonderful times with a wonderful man from my childhood. I went to
high school (at Terry Parker) with Steve Baranek and never knew he was Ranger Hal's son until this site.
I'd also be glad to hear from friends & acquaintances from school days in Arlington. Blessings, Margie.

2007/10/03 - Patrick D. Rushing - patrick.gator@gmail.com - When I was a youngster (about 1959-60
time frame) I used to watch Ranger Hal on WJXT on Channel 4 out of Jacksonville, we lived in Ocala and
watched the program very early before school on weekdays. He used to have the 'Magic Drawing Board'
and the 'Drawing Barrel where you could guess what animal was on the Magic Drawing Board each day
and send a postage card in with your name and your guess. I sent mine in guessing the animal and put
my name and address on the card, however everyone in those days called me 'Pat' instead of Patrick, so
that is the name I put in the return address. My card was drawn and I was correct on the animal guess... I
WON!!!! Unfortunately the show thought that I was a girl not a boy and I was sent a large walking doll!
Everyone in school that knew me saw that program, I begged my mom not to send me to school but she
made me anyway, kids can be cruel.
We wrote a letter to Ranger Hall explaining that my real name was Patrick and I was a boy - he promptly
apologized and sent me a 'Chuck Conner's Flip Special' rifleman replica rifle - man was it great! I got a lot
of mileage out of that toy and Ranger Hal was always my favorite TV show for many years!
        PS, my mother kept that walking doll in her bedroom until she passed away in 2003, she
cherished it like it was hers!
        I am still in the Air Force at US Central Command at MacDill AFB in Tampa, proudly serving and
protecting our country, I will be 57 in November but I will always have fond memories of the Ranger Hal
Show! I think I can sum up how most of the kids felt about Ranger Hal and what he did for the children of
my time in North Central Florida, he was a very special influence on the kids of our area back then.... God
Bless Ranger Hal and all he did for the Children of our area...May he rest in peace......

2007/11/17 - Charles McStay - nmcstay@cox.net - I was a fan as a child. I won a ridding firetruck as a
child. Had to be a great moment as a child. My mother still has the little ridding tody minus the steering
wheel. I'm sure I wore it out as a small child. Thanks for the memories.
Charles McStay
born 1952 Jacksonville Fl.

2008/01/15 - Mitch Bronson - mbronson@harris.com - I grew up in Live Oak, about 90 miles west of
Jacksonville in the 60's and watched Ranger Hal faithfully. He was my hero. My older brother was actually
a Forrest Ranger for awhile. Thanks for creating this website as great tribute to the program.
Mitch Bronson
Port St John, Florida
(Florida native)

2008/03/16 - Rusty Smith - rustyx43@yahoo.com - "Journey to the beginning of time" is available on
youtube. I haven't seen it since it the Ranger Hal days. So good to see again. Rusty Smith