"Nice to see ya. Thanks for tuning in."
If you grew up in Arizona between
the years 1954 and 1989, these words are familiar. Our pal
Wallace, also known as Wallboy, greeted us every morning or afternoon
(depending on their time slot) during the week and the fun began.
The Wallace & Ladmo Show is
truly an Arizona icon. The show
had a remarkable 35 ½ year run on local television
station KPHO-TV5 in Phoenix. It was
eventually seen all over Arizona,
northern Mexico and towns in California that
were near the Arizona border.
The show was even briefly syndicated to Los Angeles
and New York.
Apart from their television appearances, the trio that
made up the show (Bill “Wallace” Thompson, Ladimir “Ladmo” Kwiatkowski and Pat
McMahon) also made thousands of personal appearances
all over the state. Their sports team, the Ladmo Jets, raised
hundreds of thousands of dollars for local charities.
Wallace & Ladmo provided a daily dose of classic cartoons
and live skits that lampooned local and national news,
politics and life in general. Regular characters such as Marshall
Good, Captain Super, Gerald, Aunt
Maud and Boffo the Clown provided
humor that the adults could relate to while the kids in the
audience waited for the next cartoon.
Wallace & Ladmo will always have a cherished place
in the hearts of thousands of lucky people who were touched by their humor and overallfun outlook on life!!To the fanand non-fan alike,we hope you enjoy this tribute
to a very funny show put onby some very, very talented men and women.
You will see excerpts of interviews with those who created the nonsense
for all those years, as well as the fans who enjoyed it. So have
fun as you peruse this web site.