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Kevin Butler writes: Los Angeles kid's TV has suffered another loss. Michael Wayne Thomas, who served as the off camera voice of "Freight Train Wayne" on Bill Stulla's Cartoon Express show, died on January 27, 2009.

Wayne Thomas succumbed to pneumonia at the Huntington Silverado Senior Living Center in Alhambra, CA. He was 77 years old.

Born in Oakland, CA on August 13, 1931, he began his career in broadcasting as an announcer at several radio stations in the San Francisco listening area. He would later leave Frisco for Los Angeles where a friend found work for him. While working in Hollywood, Mr. Thomas studied with the Pasadena Playhouse's School of Theater Arts following his graduation from the Pasadena Playhouse in 1959.

He joined KHJ TV 9 as an announcer, he was the off-camera voice for the Hollywood edition of The Million Dollar Movie (a concept that was originally created for WOR TV 9 in NYC back in 1959) from 1959 to 1983.

Wayne Thomas also worked on Bill Stulla's popular LA kid's wraparound show from 1954 until 1966 where he provided the unseen voice of "Freight Train Wayne" who told "Engineer Bill" and the kids in the studio and at home when to drink their milk via the Red Light/Green Light Game.

Mr. Thomas would also be the brunt of Stulla's wise cracks when Freight Train Wayne tried to get to the fridge to obtain the pitcher of milk - he moved in such a clumsy manner that Engineer Bill would remark, "35 years in this man's army and this man still doesn't know how to march!"

Mr. Thomas helped Mr. Stulla introduce reruns of the Q.T. Hush, Spunky & Tadpole, Col. Bleep, Alvin television cartoons, Superman movie cartoons and Gumby puppet films on the show. Aside from his announcing duties, Mr. Thomas was a talented puppeteer and magician yet it is not known if he ever used those talents on any kid's TV series.

He was also the creator and producer of a mini-series of pre-awards shows called Your Choice For The Oscars beginning back in 1965. This concept was not appreciated by the Motion Picture Academy and in 1982 they threatened both KHJ TV and Mr. Thomas with legal action for the misuse of the name Oscar and for offering predictions as to who would win the awards.

From the 1970's to his later years Mr. Thomas lived in a 15 room house in the Hollywood Hills where he maintained a large collection of rare and unusual items including antique cars that he would rent out to movie producers, a player piano once owned by clown Jimmy Durante, and antique street lamps which adorned the deck of his swimming pool.

A bachelor, he is survived by his niece Laura Latt and his nephew Carl Troxa.

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Bob Huggins writes, "Some exciting news out of CBS Paramount... those who purchased Season 2, volume 1 of “The Fugitive” can now get replacement discs with most (but not all) of the original music score restored. Details here.

"There’s a link there that will take you to a page at Paramount’s site where you can download a form and instructions for the replacement discs.
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Have you seen the new Dr. Pepper commercial featuring Frasier and Lilith? Pretty clever, let's have more of this. Couldn't some Dr. Pepper wash up on Gilligan's Island for the Professor and Mary Ann?

The queen of mean Lisa Lampenelli roasts KISS' Gene Simmons. She cracks me up.

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The Closer is heading to off-network syndication in the fall of 2010.

ABC's Lost is way down this season with a number 3 placement in the 9 p.m. hour, its worst performance ever for an original episode.

FX has renewed Rescue Me for a sixth season, 18 additional episodes. Season five starts Tuesday, April 7th.

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