William Wagner expounded:

The old guy before Crockett was not too media wise but he seemed to
have useful info. Perhaps I was a newbie but conveying wisdom in such
a manner was like talking with extended family. Worth watching him too
bad I was out trying to extend my gene line at the time.
I'd like to see these PBS shows on DVD but alas I must settle for "Hot
Fuzz".

Before Crockett? He was the first. Bob Thompson took over for him
when he got sick - he died at 65 ( Jim was a big chemical advocate
at first, but he learned and changed in his latter years. Bob he
died of Alzheimer's, which cut his career short. More info here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Vic...den_(TV_series)
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Ann, gardening in Zone 6a
South of Boston, Massachusetts
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