PROGRAMS - HAPPY HOUR

with Happy Marsden, Sammy the Goose and Mike the Bartender

Happy Hour

Happy Hour is a kid's show, hosted by the affable Happy Marsden from a bar with his friends Sammy the Goose and Mike the Bartender. Each show, he shows an episode of the 1940's serial, Six Gun Justice. Important Happy Marsden episodes include:

  • Being incarcerated with the rest of the staff in Stalag SCTV

1 Happy Hour [6 - 6 (4)]

Happy starts the show with the birthday wishes. Mike is watching the fights. Mike's trick of the day is to immobilize Happy's thumbs by putting beer bottles on them. Happy discusses Cheaplaffs Johnson's career.

Six Gun Justice Episode 6 "Going to Town"

Recap: Don and Cheaplaffs are gunned down by Slade and Blackie. The only casualty is Chaplaffs' hat. Don goes to the Butterfield Ranch while Cheaplaffs gets supplies. The Fight. The Wolf Gang wins and ties them up under a chandelier.

Don Mills - Levy; Cheaplaffs Johnson - Short; Slade Cantrell - Flaherty; Blackie - extra

Happy Marsden - John Hemphill; Mike the Bartender - Mike Short; Sammy the Goose - extra

1a Promo: Happy Hour [6 - 7 (1)]

Mike shows how to get a dime into a beer without touching the dime, and Happy invites us to join him this week for Six Gun Justice.

Happy Marsden - John Hemphill; Mike - Mike Short; Sammy the Goose - extra; announcer - staff announcer

2 Happy Hour [6 - 8 (4)]

Birthday wishes. Mike's watching the 20 Minute Workout. Mike's put up some drawings the kids sent in. Trick of the day: Happy can't break an egg in one hand. Happy talks about Don Mills.

Six Gun Justice Episode 7 "A Date With Tojo"

The wheel spokes miraculously fall between Don, Maggie and Cheaplaffs, loosening the ropes. Slade and Cantrell find a secret map in the Butterfield deed, and hurry back to the Butterfield Ranch. The Fight. The Wolf Gang wins. Cheaplaffs stumbles across the entrence to the mine "real convenient-like". Slade and Blackie tie up Cheaplaffs, Don and Maggie in the mine. Don gives a stirring speech. Slade and Blackie grab the radium and blow up the explosives Don, Cheaplaffs and Maggie are sitting on.

Don Mills - Levy; Cheaplaffs Johnson - Short; Slade Cantrell - Flaherty; Blackie - extra; Maggie Butterfield - Martin

Happy Marsden - John Hemphill; Mike the Bartender - Mike Short; Sammy the Goose - extra

3 Happy Hour [6 - 10 (6)]

It's jobs day. Mike's watching the roller-derby. Happy's Happy Topic is film editing. Happy demonstrates how to use a splicing machine. Happy discusses Maggie Butterfield and how Don likes her.

Six Gun Justice Episode 8 "Last Chance for the Allies"

The shock of the explosion loosened the ropes. Maggie heads back to the ranch. Don and Cheaplaffs saddle up. Slade and Blackie jump Maggie when she arrives. Don and Cheaplaffs camp in bear country. They are attacked by Indians, who were put up to it by Slade. They head back to the ranch. The Fight. The Wolf Gang wins again. Slade and Blackie tie up our heroes, and pour honey around. Slade and Blackie leave. The honey attracts a bear.

Don Mills - Levy; Cheaplaffs Johnson - Short; Slade Cantrell - Flaherty; Blackie - extra; Maggie Butterfield - Martin; Indians - extras

Happy Marsden - John Hemphill; Mike the Bartender - Mike Short; Sammy the Goose - extra

4 Happy Hour [6 - 15 (5)]

Mike's watching horse races. The birthday crawl and then straight into Six Gun Justice. Happy explains that episode 9 was never sent to them, so they're showing episode 10. Mike's bet Happy he can't stand next to a wall and lift up the outer foot without falling over. Today's favorite character - Slade Cantrell.

Six Gun Justice Episode 10 "East Meets West"

Don, Cheaplaffs and Maggie survive being shocked in the bathtub. Don and Cheaplaffs pursue the Wolf Gang back to their camp. Don and Cheaplaffs overhear their plans. The Wolf Gang and Tojo head back to their new seat of power, the Butterfield Ranch. Don, Cheaplaffs and Maggie get on the train. Don, Cheaplaffs and Maggie meet the President, who has a plan. Slade, Blackie and Tojo are preparing the Butterfield Ranch when our heroes return. The Fight. The Wolf Gang wins again. They tie up the heroes and head out, leaving Don, Maggie and Cheaplaffs to be bombed by their own bombers.

Don Mills - Levy; Cheaplaffs Johnson - Short; Slade Cantrell - Flaherty; Blackie - extra; Maggie Butterfield - Martin; General Tojo - extra

Happy Marsden - John Hemphill; Mike the Bartender - Mike Short; Sammy the Goose - extra

5 Happy Hour [6 - 17 (3)]

The birthday crawl. Mike's watching National Geographic. Today's character is Happy's favorite, Blackie, who's real name is Merle Marsden Sr.

Six Gun Justice Episode 11 "Toe to Toe With Tojo"

The bomb is a dud. Don chats with Maggie about their future. Blackie and Slade have to return to the ranch to recover some ceremonial objects they forgot for Tojo. The Fight. The good guys win! Don rides off to confront Tojo. Don gives a stirring speech about being an American. Tojo and Don fight. They are interrupted by a phone call. Don decks Tojo. The President gives a radio address with Cheaplaffs, Don and Maggie.

Don Mills - Levy; Cheaplaffs Johnson - Short; Slade Cantrell - Flaherty; Blackie - extra; Maggie Butterfield - Martin; General Tojo - extra; President - Flaherty; singers - extras

Next week, a new serial "Rocket Man Versus the Martians". Happy signs off as Merle Marsden Jr.

Happy Marsden - John Hemphill; Mike the Bartender - Mike Short; Sammy the Goose - extra