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Shane Wins Again; Trey and Wife Expecting Septuplets

New Zealander Shane van Gisbergen wins in Mexico City yesterday, and it was his second win. Denny Hamlin was on paternity leave to have his third baby with his girlfriend. The boy was born on June 11. Marla's step-grandson Trey and his wife Sylvia are expecting septuplets, six boys and a girl. The names were Kyle Garrett IV, Axton Hoyt, Graiden Michael, Callen Jackson, Taylor Vaughan, Oakley Wayne and Mirabelle Anniston. The C-section will start on Sept. 30, according to the doctor.

Grace's Greatest Bills of All Time

The thirteenth episode in 2023 features the Buffalo Bills. Grace talks about 50 players. The updated version has been added once after its airing. 1. Bruce Smith 2. Jim Kelly 3. O.J. Simpson (d. 2024) 4. Thurman Thomas 5. Billy Shaw (d. 2024) 6. Joe DeLamielleure 7. Josh Allen 8. Andre Reed 9. Cornelius Bennett 10. Fred Smerlas 11. Eric Moulds 12. Kent Hull (d. 2011) 13. Darryl Talley 14. Tom Sestak (d. 1987) 15. Butch Byrd 16. Mike Stratton (d. 2020) 17. Cookie Gilchrist (d. 2011) 18. Ruben Brown 19. Kyle Williams 20. Reggie McKenzie 21. Jim Ritcher 22. George Saimes (d. 2013) 23. Fred Jackson 24. Jack Kemp (d. 2009) 25. Steve Tasker 26. Stew Barber (d. 2025) 27. Ron McDole 28. Nate Odomes 29. Shane Conlan 30. Joe Ferguson 31. Jim Dunaway (d. 2018) 32. Tony Greene 33. Nate Clements 34. Joe Cribbs 35. Aaron Schobel 36. Joe Devlin 37. Stefon Diggs 38. Mark Kelso 39. Al Bemiller (d. 2022) 40. Elbert Dubenion (d. 2019) 41. Steve Christie 42. Wray Carlton 43. Tremaine Edmunds 44. Lee Evans...

Margaret in Our Gang Shorts

In 1934, Margaret had her our gang debut in a deleted scene in "Mike Fright" with her two brothers Lonnie and Johnny. In 1935, Margaret was on tap dancing in the deleted scene of "Beginner's Luck." That same year, Margaret played one of the students in "Teacher's Beau," which featured Stymie Beard's last film. Dorothy Dandridge was also in this film, and Margaret did not know her until her 1982 interview after the birth of her grandson Faron. In 1939, Margaret played the Dean in Hayle University as Alfalfa decided to be expelled for not studying and playing football at the same time. In 1940, Margaret played the winner who did a little tap dancing in "All About Hash," but the scene was deleted. Margaret played as Margaret Smitherson. In 1942, Margaret played Spanky's last love interest in "Unexpected Riches," but her scene was deleted and it was Margaret's last our gang film and even Spanky's last.

Flashback: Erlie With 11 Boys 1935

It was January 30, 1935, president Roosevelt's birthday, Erlie hangs out with 11 boys except Spanky. The Kibrick Brothers and Merrill Strong played Erlie's three sons in Erlie's movie "Boys on the Spot." Six other white boys played as cousins, Jerry Tucker, Scotty Beckett, Donald Proffitt, Alvin Buckelew, Harry Harvey Jr. and Milton Russum. Matthew Beard and Billie Thomas played as brothers and neighbors.

Reid and Cheyenne With Dale Jr.

Marla's character children Reid Jones and Cheyenne Langston were in Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s podcast about the TV show. Somebody has a surprise guest: it's Tracy Leslie. Reid hasn't contacted Tracy since 2007 since his son Billy won the race in Winchester. Cheyenne reveals that Tracy's mother died last October at age 90. Cheyenne hasn't contacted Tracy since 2001. Before getting a surprise, Dale Jr. had a cameo in that very last episode and season of that same TV show with Rick Crawford, who is now jailed. Tracy is still married to Patricia since the late '70s. Both Reid and Cheyenne went from character kid siblings to husband and wife, and they got married in 2012, and they had two children, son Micah Reid and daughter Everly Lynn.

Lonnie and Johnny in Our Gang Shorts

In 1932, Lonnie appeared in "Readin' and Writin'" after Breezy was supposedly expelled. June Marlowe was in her last role in Our Gang. In 1933, Lonnie appeared in "Fish Hooky" as one of the students, and he was in the back on the right as Donald Haines had his last role in Our Gang. In the deleted scene, Dorothy DeBorba kisses Lonnie before Mickey Daniels and Mary Kornman try to kiss as Spanky and Cotton are sleeping. That same year, Lonnie was in "Mush and Milk" as one of the students. In the deleted scene, Louise Emmons and Lonnie were both sick after being contracted by the couple who were all sick. In 1934, Lonnie, Johnny and Margaret were in "Mike Fright," but the scene was deleted after the man said, "No boys, not you, go back." They sang "In the Highways." In 1935, Lonnie and Margaret were also in the deleted scene alongside their mother and except Johnny in "Beginner's Luck" with Carl Switzer in h...

The Marla Comedy Show 1993-1998

The Marla Comedy Show is a sitcom show that ran from 1993-1998. It premiered in Nov. 20, two months before the Statler Brothers Show had the third season. Marla played Marla Boone, a hard working mother of Reid (Reid Jones) and Cheyenne (Cheyenne Langston), and a wife of Tracy, who was played by Tracy Leslie. Jeff and Ward Burton played Marla's brothers from the first season. Joe Bessey, who was a main and recurring member, Chuck Bown, Rodney Combs and Elton Sawyer played as Tracy's brothers. Patty Moise is Elton's wife same as real life in the last three seasons. Hermie Sadler played as a neighbor who is a single father of a Down Syndrome boy as is Tim Fedewa, Dennis Setzer, and Jason Keller. Joe Diffie's son Tyler played Hermie's son Brandon. Robert Pressley, Ricky Craven, Randy LaJoie, Jeff Fuller, Chad Little, Mike McLaughlin, Johnny Benson Jr. and Steve Grissom plays as Tracy's auto workers at his own store. Ronna Reeves is Hermie's character wife from ...

The Marla Comedy Movie Shoots After the Feud

The Marla Comedy Movie has finished shooting just after the feud of the Three Stooges and Our Gang. Marla plays the divorce mother who reunites with her ex-brother-in-law who is still married, and finds her two younger brothers whose two sons Jeb and Harrison decided to give up faith, hope and charity. Here's the character life, Jeb has triplet sisters thirteen years younger than him, April, May and June. He also had a girlfriend who is the single mom of two twin children. Reid Jones and Cheyenne Langston will reprise the role. Porter Jennings, who played Porky, played the youngest child of Reid. Six drivers will played as workers for Reid's auto shop: Kris Wright, Blaine Perkins, Dean Thompson, Taylor Gray, Sammy Smith and Parker Retzlaff. Marla's ex-in-laws went like this: Brother-in-law Rodney has cancer, Chuck has diabetes and Joe was jailed for fraud checks and was sentenced to 25 years in prison. Marla divorced Tracy in 2001, and she was not remarried. Former neighbor...

Josie's Good Times

On June 3, after the funeral of Charlie Dougherty, Marla's grandson, Marla and Kyle went back to Lakeville to support Josie Tingelhoff, Mick's granddaughter. That same day, Maverine called Marla and said that Jim Marshall passed away. Two days later, Josie graduated from high school, and she will be headed to Concordia university where Milt Sunde's twin great-nieces went there.

Tom Rafferty Dies

Tom Rafferty, the stalwart of the Dallas Cowboys as an offensive lineman, died yesterday at age 70. He first joined in 1976, and retired in 1990, the same as Ed "Too Tall" Jones. Marla recalls Tom as the bass voice guy ever. He survived by his wife Donna, and two children.

Margaret and Brothers' Last Films

In 1957, Margaret replaces Dianna Darin in the newest stock footage of the Three Stooges short "Triple Crossed" while she is pregnant with her daughter Marla. In 1959, Johnny played as one of the soldiers in Gregory Peck and Robert Blake's "Pork Chop Hill." In 1963, Lonnie last played as a bully in a Jim Reeves movie "Kimberly Jim."

Atlanta Rising: Charities For Alan, Blizzards, Conway and Davey

On Nov. 13, 1993, after Ward Burton had his final (now Xfinity) Busch win, the concert was held in Atlanta, Georgia. The ABCD order went like this: Alan, Blizzards, Conway and Davey. Three people died and the thing called Blizzards in March. Joe Diffie, Mark Chesnutt, McBride & the Ride, Shelly Walther, Marla Medders and Faron Reeves performs. McBride & the Ride had one of the last performances until Billy Thomas and Ray Herndon quit nine days later. The set lists went like this: Joe: Honky Tonk Attitude Prop Me Up Beside the Jukebox Home Ships That Don't Come In John Deere Green Mark: It Sure Is Monday Brother Jukebox Almost Goodbye Too Cold at Home Blame it On Texas McBride & the Ride: Love on the Loose, Heart on the Run Sacred Ground Just One Night Trick Rider No More Cryin' (for Lane Frost) Shelly: Cool Down Lover Somebody Up There Likes Me The Garden (for Martha Jarrett) Easy To Be Brave It Was Almost Like a Song Faron: Nobody Describes It Waiting in the Wings ...

Flashback: Marla Refuses Because of Jeff

On May 4, 1991, Marla was in South Boston herself had a phone call from Travis Tritt, and the weird guy with glasses on told her and Shelly Walther that there was the unconscious man named Gary Neice, and she hung up on Travis. Jeff Burton won the race. Gary dies that same day, and the autopsy confirms that he has a heart attack, not an accident. Nine months later at the wedding on Feb. 1, 1992, Eddie Rabbitt called Marla that he needs to see her, but she is still with Jeff and his wife Kim. The next week, he saw her at the restaurant.

Last Episode of Marla's Game: A Spin Off Loss: Vikings, Bills, Chargers and Bengals

Marla picks out with losing guys who did not win the Super Bowl, Jim Marshall, Joe Kapp, Bud Grant, Dan Fouts, Hank Bauer, Kellen Winslow, Boomer Esiason, Sam Wyche, Tim Krumrie, Marv Levy, Jim Kelly, Darryl Talley, Dennis Green, Cris Carter, and John Randle. Marla teaches these guys a real lesson, Joe came along and Marla said, "I don't think you get it, Kapp, I wouldn't give Mick Tingelhoff a real lesson here." Joe said, "F*** you," then she slaps him, she put her foot on his back, and Tim halted. Marla said, "Well, Krumrie, you think I'm possible to move on." Tim told Marla about the wages, as Marla said, "All right you cookie monster boy." Joe said as he got up, "Don't be calling me no Cookie." At the thrift store, Marla was looking for jerseys for her daughter-in-law's brother Reid, who also played himself. Marla finds the Art Still jersey. Dan looks over and speaks to Marla. Hank was reading the newspaper about...

Grace's Greatest Vikings of All Time

The eleventh episode in 2021 features the Minnesota Vikings. Grace talks about 50 players. The updated version has been added two times after its airing. 1. Fran Tarkenton 2. Alan Page 3. Carl Eller 4. John Randle 5. Randall McDaniel 6. Cris Carter 7. Randy Moss 8. Mick Tingelhoff (d. 2021) 9. Paul Krause 10. Ron Yary 11. Adrian Peterson 12. Chris Doleman 13. Jim Marshall (d. 2025) 14. Chuck Foreman 15. Matt Blair (d. 2020) 16. Joey Browner 17. Kevin Williams 18. Grady Alderman (d. 2018) 19. Gary Zimmerman 20. Bill Brown (d. 2018) 21. Robert Smith 22. Bobby Bryant 23. Scott Studwell 24. Steve Hutchinson 25. Jeff Siemon 26. Jared Allen (update: Hall of Fame) 27. Chad Greenway 28. Anthony Carter 29. Steve Jordan 30. Ahmad Rashad 31. Keith Millard 32. Harrison Smith 33. Ed White 34. Henry Thomas 35. Daunte Culpepper 36. Adam Thielen 37. Matt Birk 38. Sammy White 39. Stefon Diggs 40. Fred Cox (d. 2019) 41. Roy Winston (d. 2022) 42. John Gilliam 43. Anthony Barr 44. Carl Lee 45. Ed McDaniel...

Cyndy in Her Uncredited Role in Buddy Holly Story

Like Stymie Beard and Gailard Sartain, who played Big Bopper, Marla's cousin Cyndy appears in the uncredited role in the Buddy Holly Story as the secretary at the radio station where Fred Travelena who played Mancuso plays the jungle music by Buddy. In this deleted scene, she smashes the records twice, first in the walls, and into Fred's head, and he is fired.

Merle and Jessy Expecting Twin Sons

Just after Merle's sister Cheyenne is married, he and his wife Jessy are expecting twin boys due on November 8. The names were Gosdin Lane and Tuffton Glaser.

Matt Splits Up With New Girlfriend

Before the quadquin's first birthday, Matt and his girlfriend Cassia, who is the mother of five, have officially split up after 10 months together in Waco, Texas. Cassia lost her husband and Matt also lost his wife of childbirth. He also had a new girlfriend Madison Randolph, who is the mother of Brayten, 10, Luciana, 6 and Ollie Dean, 3, and she is from Nebraska, same as Matt's dad.

Maverine To Be A Executive Producer in New Australian Cartoon Show

On Feb. 8, Maverine had a call from an Australian friend, and she wants to be the executive producer of the newest cartoon show, "The Selwood Boys." It's about Troy, Adam, Joel and Scott. The book was by Tony Wilson. The show airing has been postponed due to the death of Adam on May 17, three months after his twin brother Troy died of suicide. Maverine has rescheduled the airing in October.

Erlie's Our Gang Appearances

In 1930, Erlie appeared as Mary Ann's mother in "When the Wind Blows." The Chaneys were the duplex neighbors, according to the deleted scene. In 1932, Erlie appeared as Dorothy's mother in both shorts "Readin' and Writin'" and "Free Wheeling," but the scenes were cut. In "Readin' and Writin'," Erlie told Dorothy to get ready for school. In "Free Wheeling," she told Lillian Rich, her character sister to take care of Dorothy as her cousin Dickie, who hurt is neck, is gone. Erlie doesn't have time to chase, but she goes to the mall to find some clothes. In 1935, Erlie appeared with Margaret and Lonnie in "Beginner's Luck." Erlie told Spanky's mother that Lonnie won a contest after Spanky disqualifies. Erlie also appeared in "the Lucky Corner," but the scene was also cut. She was drinking lemonade with starch, and spits, and she told Leonard Kibrick and his father about the same ingred...

Natalee's Son Killed of ATV Accident

Yesterday at 4:30 PM, Natalee's son Charlie was killed in an ATV accident as another girl was injured in Charlotte, North Carolina. Charlie was ten years old. The surviving girl is also ten years old, and she was hospitalized as of now. Marla was devastated by the loss of another grandson.