Sammy Terry Dead at Age 83

[HavokCycle]

holy **** he was still kicking? i remember him when i was a kid, even my dad thought he was gone.

 

[Sajer]

I have no idea who this is.

 

[Sgtusmc]

I have no idea who this is.

Sammy Terry is a hoosier thing who used to watch channel 4 in the 70's

 

[littletommy]

I didn't know he was still around. I loved watching his show when I was a young pup. We were talking about him a few weeks back at work......only us "old" guys new who he was.

 

[4570Hunter]

Sammy will be missed

 

[indyjohn]

R.I.P. Sammy Terry. We had a Grandfather clock that always seemed to chime at just the right time when he was talking between commercials. Made us jump every time.

 

[SSGSAD]

I remember Sammy well ..... RIP .....

 

[Dirtebiker]

We were just talking about him Saturday. My daughters wedding was as the mansion that was owned by the founder of channel four, in Bloomington. We were talking about the old channel four shows. Sammy Terry, Cowboy Bob, Janie, etc.

Mr. carter and his wife owned a music shop, and actually taught us to play the "flute-a-phone" (some schools had "recorders") in second grade. We talked him in to doing his famous creepy laugh. All the kids loved him!

 

[BuckCreek]

Wow. I loved watching him when I was a kid.

RIP Sammy.

 

[Sgtusmc]

We were just talking about him Saturday. My daughters wedding was as the mansion that was owned by the founder of channel four, in Bloomington. We were talking about the old channel four shows. Sammy Terry, Cowboy Bob, Janie, etc.

Mr. carter and his wife owned a music shop, and actually taught us to play the "flute-a-phone" (some schools had "recorders") in second grade. We talked him in to doing his famous creepy laugh. All the kids loved him!

Funny you mention Cowboy Bob. I used to live close to him when I was a teen. I was riding my bike on a country road in Martinsville one day and here he comes barreling down the road in his brown sports car. Cowboy Bob ran me off the road into a ditch, I kid you not.

Cowboy bob always looked like he could be Mellencamps dad

 

[jbrownrfn]

Sad news indeed

 

[Pinchaser]

Funny you mention Cowboy Bob. I used to live close to him when I was a teen. I was riding my bike on a country road in Martinsville one day and here he comes barreling down the road in his brown sports car. Cowboy Bob ran me off the road into a ditch, I kid you not.

Cowboy bob always looked like he could be Mellencamps dad

I went to HS at Whiteland with his daughter. The stories she told.......

 

[GLOCKMAN23C]

I met him a number of years ago at the state fair. What a truly nice man. He will be missed.

 

[IUprof]

I remember him well and the movies scared me as a kid!

 

[theweakerbrother]

I will gladly take care of George now that Sammy is gone.

 

[Pinchaser]

The public visitation Is Friday, July 5th, From 4pm to 8pm, at Singleton Mortuary On Madison Avenue.

Bob Carter's funeral will be private.

 

[jerryv]

R.I.P. Sammy .. Watched many hours of bad movies with that guy ..

 

[PappyD]

Sad news indeed. Grew up on the southeast side- Mr Carter would substitute teach occasionally at my grade school. When he did it was "Sammy Terry, Sammy Terry!" all over school. If we were lucky he would close the day by saying, "have a good e v e n i n g" in that creepy voice.

Wow, watching Nightmare Theater, eating Tu Your Door Pizza, and drinking RC Cola. Lon Chaney as "Wolfman". Channel 4 in black and white. Who can forget staying up late enough to watch a station go off the air? Remember the poem and video with the jets flying? F-4 Phantoms I believe....and then the test pattern?

Off topic but...."4 channels kids..4,6,8, and 13. And 4 was usually crappy!

Good times! Thanks for the memories, Mr Carter

 

[rkwhyte2]

RIP Sammy you will be missed. I spent many a Friday evening watching and yes I remember when we only had the 4 channels. Channel 4 was always a weak signal.

 

[miguel]

Maybe Bauhaus will do a song about him?