This little cutie does a great job with the theme from The Addams Family.
Cooper’s Talent Show
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Category Archives: Starring Roles
Budgies and Celebrities
Anna Karina
Budgies on TV
Three’s Company.
Bird Song (Season 2, Episode 24).
Janet has two tickets to the Frank Sinatra concert, but doesn’t want them. Jack and Chrissy compete in doing favors for Janet hoping to win them. But who cares?! It’s all about Mr. Roper’s parakeet. Mr. Roper thinks his male parakeet needs a female companion. The Ropers have an anniversary coming up, so Mr. Roper buys a female parakeet as a gift for Mrs. Roper (what a wonderful gift!). He entrusts the roommates to care for the parakeet so that it will be a surprise. Of course, hijinks and hilarity ensue.
Full episode here.
Cooper’s Talent Show
These two make beautiful music together.
The Trouble With Budgies
Star Trek turns 50. Cooper says, “Live long and prosper!”
Budgies and Celebrities
Ann Blyth and her budgie, Brigadoon.
Cooper’s Talent Show
Kanji the African Grey Parrot being adorable.
Budgies on TV
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show.
Vanderlip Leaves His Parakeet With George (Season 5, Episode 19).
Mr. Vanderlip asks George to watch his budgie, Nancy, while he goes to San Francisco for a bankers convention. When Gracie sees the bird, she thinks it’s her anniversary present. Believing the budgie to be sad in its cage, she sets it free.
When Gracie realizes her mistake, she replaces the bird with another budgie from the pet store. Then Nancy returns. George, not knowing the bird is the “real” Nancy, lets it go. Eventually, everything is straightened out and Mr. Vanderlip and his precious Nancy are reunited.
Full episode here.
Budgies and Celebrities
Jayne Mansfield
Budgies on TV
The Brady Bunch
What Goes Up (Season 2, Episode 11).
After Bobby sprains his ankle by falling off a tree, his parents decide to cheer him up by giving him a parakeet. Because of the fall, Bobby has developed a fear of heights. The family tries to help him over his acrophobia with stilts, a trampoline and even a hiking trip. But nothing works…
Until Tiger (the family dog) chases Peter’s parakeet out the window. Peter overcomes his fear and climbs up on his swing set to get his parakeet out of a tree. Once again, a parakeet saves the day!
Bobby’s bird is never given a name, and this is its only appearance on the series. A shame, as it is clearly the best of the bunch.
Full episode here.