GoSkins0721 Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 From my earliest memories of TV, the "Ensign O'Toole" theme with the whistle is still etched in my mind. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pw2QrsmzYSI "Herbie the Love Bug". Good times. RIP Mr. Jones & thanks for the memories! "LOS ANGELES – Dean Jones, whose boyish good looks and all-American manner made him Disney's favorite young actor for such lighthearted films as "That Darn Cat!" and "The Love Bug," has died of Parkinson's disease. He was 84. "The Love Bug" (1969) was the most successful of the genre, with Jones playing a struggling race-driver who acquires a Volkswagen that wins races for him. The Bug, named Herbie, has hidden human traits, and when it feels unappreciated it disappears. Jones must rescue Herbie from the hands of his nefarious rival and issue the car an apology before it wins the big race for him. http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2015/09/02/dean-jones-boyish-disney-star-dies-at-84/?intcmp=hpff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hazel-Ra Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 He was also great in "The Ugly Dachshund" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redskin4ever Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 As a kid, I loved his movies. My family was big on the Disney movies and the more classic family style movies. It seemed he was the main character in a lot of them. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjfootballer Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 We were a big Disney Family when it came to movies and tv shows. Time flies as I didn't realize he was that old. RIP Dean. You were a good man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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