Dec. 27, 1989: Wallace, left, and Ladmo on the set of their show.
PHOTO BY: Michael Meister/Arizona Republic
Vladimer Kwaitkowski, (left) Pat McMahon and Bill Thompson made up the cast of characters of the once popular "Wallace & Ladmo Show." Wallace and Ladmo were on KPHO-TV, Channel 5, for 35 years, making it among the longest-running shows in broadcast television history.
PHOTO BY: Cori Takemoto Williams/The Arizona Republic
Aug., 2006: Pat McMahon sits in front of a picture of himself playing Gerald from the Wallace and Ladmo show. Kids booed the tantrum-throwing Gerald whenever he appeared on stage. Gerald was the "spoiled rich nephew of the station owner," and attended private schools. He had a knack for getting Ladmo in trouble with Wallace. McMahon played a host of other characters on the show.... Amazo the Magician, Aunt Maud, Bobby Joe Trouble, Boffo The Clown, Captain Super, Carney Barker, Hub Kapp, Marshall Good, Nuru The Guru, The Wizard and many characters from the Time Machine.
PHOTO BY: Cheryl Evans/The Arizona Republic
Dec. 20, 2006: Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon (left) presents an honorary Phoenix Mayorship to Bill Thompson during a 75th birthday party for Thompson at the Poisoned Pen Central bookstore in Phoenix. Thompson played Wallace on the Wallace and Ladmo Show
PHOTO BY: David Wallace/The Arizona Republic
The entrance to Legend City, an amusement park near Papago Park. The cast performed their Wallace and Ladmo stageshows at Legend City for many years. The park closed in 1983.
PHOTO BY: The Arizona Republic
A Ladmo Bag was given out to several lucky seat winners at every show. Inside were goodies from sponors, like Shasta soda and Lays Potato Chips. Winning a Ladmo Bag was like winning the lottery to any Phoenix-area kid.
PHOTO BY: Sherrie Buzby/The Arizona Republic
1974 publicity photo. (Left to right) Wallace (Bill Thompson), Gerald (Pat McMahon), and Ladmo (Ladimir Kwiatkowski). McMahon's character, Gerald, was the show's sissy, the spoiled nephew of the never-seen station manager, who loved homework, among other unpopular pasttimes. Kids booed the moment he walked on the stage. He would then hurl insults at them, perhaps by calling them "public school brats."
PHOTO BY: Arizona Republic archives
1964: A young Ladmo (Ladimir Kwiatkowski) of the Wallace & Ladmo Show. The popular kids show was a statewide phenomenon that linked three generations of residents throughout Arizona. The show ran from 1954 until 1989.
PHOTO BY: Arizona Republic archives
Dec. 28, 1989: Wallace (Bill Thompson) wears a sad face off camera as he reads his script on the last Wallace & Ladmo show.
PHOTO BY: Arizona Republic archives
1972: Bashi, a two-year-old spot nosed monkey from Africa, was a regular for a while on the show, and belonged to Kwiatkowski's son, Robin. Notice Ladmo's tie is now painted on, which drew ribs from Wallace over the years.
PHOTO BY: Arizona Republic archives
March, 1974: Clowing around backstage are, left to right, Ladmo (Ladimir Kwiatkowski), Pat McMahon, Wallace (Bill Thompson). The show ran from 1954 until 1989.
PHOTO BY: Arizona Republic archives
Dec. 28, 1989: Ladmo (Ladimir Kwiatkowski) and Captain Super (Pat McMahon).
PHOTO BY: Nancy Engebretson/The Phoenix Gazette
Dec. 28, 1989: A sad, sad day for Phoenix - the final broadcast of the Wallace & Ladmo Show. (Left to right) Wallace (Bill Thompson) Gerald, (Pat McMahon) Ladmo (Ladimir Kwiatkowski). All of Phoenix mourned when Lad Kwiatkowski, Ladmo, died in 1994.
PHOTO BY: The Arizona Republic archives/Gerczynski Photographs
1988: Ladmo (Ladimir Kwiatkowski) shares a laugh with Gerald (Pat McMahon), during a portion of a live stage show.
PHOTO BY: Chad Surmick/The Arizona Republic
Vladimer Kwaitkowski, (left) Pat McMahon and Bill Thompson made up the cast of characters of the once popular "Wallace & Ladmo Show." Wallace and Ladmo were on KPHO-TV, Channel 5, for 35 years, making it among the longest-running shows in broadcast television history.
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