1950s & 60s - The Charlie Baxter / M. T. Graves Photo Gallery - RIP Charlie! Click on image to view Photo Gallery by Don Boyd at pbase.com

1950s & 60s - The Charlie Baxter / M. T. Graves Photo Gallery - RIP Charlie! Click on image to view

Charlie Baxter was on WCKT-TV Channel 7's The Dungeon during the late 50's and into the mid to late 60's starring as M. T. Graves, hosting horror movies and shows. The show was broadcast on Sunday afternoons for several years and then moved to Saturday afternoons. He then starred as M. T. Space on the show Otherworlds where he played sci-fi movies. In 1972 Charlie returned to the airwaves as M. T. Graves in a show titled M. T. Graves Presents on WKID-TV Channel 51 in Hollywood, Florida. His son Tim Baxter played "Gore the Guard" on this show. A far more complete biography is listed on George Chastain's website mentioned below.

The images in this gallery are courtesy of George "E-Gor" Chastain and Charlie Baxter who provided the photos to George for his website "M. T. Graves and Charlie Baxter present THE DUNGEON" at http://myweb.wvnet.edu/e-gor/mtgraves/ which has far more images and stories than this small gallery below.

George also operates E-gor's Chamber of TV Horror Hosts, containing material from many television horror hosts nationwide, which is located at http://myweb.wvnet.edu/e-gor/tvhorrorhosts/

Billy Small advised me on 10/5/07 that Charlie Baxter passed away on Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007, in the Nashville area. Charlie was 82 years old. RIP Charlie, you were a great man and entertainer and you will be missed. Thank you for the memories in Old South Florida that we used to share.

G. G. Faircloth has a Facebook group dedicated to M. T. Graves and other 1960s Miami Kid Shows (that is also the name of the group) and I encourage fans to view it and join it at http://www.facebook.com/groups/81328842024/ . Thank you G. G. for all that you do to keep the memories alive.

1950s & 60s - The Dungeon, starring Charlie Baxter as M. T. Graves on Channel 7, WCKT-TV Miami	1950s & 60s - Charlie Baxter on the Royal Castle "I'm a Bozo Buddy" club button	1950s & 60s - Charlie Baxter's "The Dungeon" and Graves Diggers Club	1950s & 60s - Charlie Baxter as M. T. Graves with the fur coat lady and audience on WCKT-TV Channel 7 Miami	1950s & 60s - Charlie Baxter as M. T. Graves on WCKT-TV Channel 7 Miami
1950s & 60s - Charlie Baxter as M. T. Graves on the M. T. Graves Fan Club button	1960s - a model and Charlie Baxter as M. T. Graves on a promotion for the Olympia Theatre in Miami	1960s - Charlie Baxter as M. T. Graves wooing over the ladies on WCKT-TV Channel 7 Miami	1960s - Charlie Baxter as M. T. Graves playing a shrink on WCKT-TV Channel 7 Miami	1960s - Charlie Baxter as M. T. Graves with an admiring lady fan on WCKT-TV Channel 7 Miami
1960s - Charlie Baxter as M. T. Graves on WCKT-TV Channel 7 Miami	1960s - Charlie Baxter as M. T. Graves with a very attractive model on WCKT-TV Channel 7 Miami	10/7/07 - Miami Herald news story about Charlie Baxter's life and death	10/7/07 - Charlie's obituary in the Miami Herald

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John T		06-Sep-2020 16:21
Don’t forget his TV roll as Captain Kid and his kid program broadcast from the WKID studios in Hollywood, Florida. I was a guest on the show and did magic tricks for the kids.

Guest		15-Oct-2016 19:29
Hello Don Boyd, From G.G. Faircloth: Can you be able to send me an address to my email so that I can U.S. Mail you an M.T. Book Flash Drive? My email is fairclothgg@yahoo.com Thank you. :-) I posted this message to you today on Saturday October 15, 2016.

Guest		18-Feb-2016 05:38
I will mail the SASE back to you with the flash drive loaded up with the M.T. Book. So you only pay for your SASE Postage and the flash drive that you send to me so I guess I cannot say that it is free! Oh well! This is the easiest way that I can share the book with people interested in reading it and having it with them. From Garnette Faircloth / G.G. faircloth/ fairclothgg@yahoo.com

Guest		15-Feb-2016 16:27
David Rutman, Don Boyd okayed me to use some posts from their sites in the M.T. Book! From: G.G. Faircloth.............M.T. Fans helped me to write it as well as Banjo Billy and Billy Small. I loaded it in a folder to load into Flash Drives to send free to any M.T. Fan who would want to read it. smile emoticon Mail a SASE bubble envelope to me at 1943 N.E. 6th Court M-203 Ft. Lauderdale, Fl 33304 I send it free to whomever would like a Flash Drive of it. heart emoticon grin emoticon HAPPY VALENTINES DAY EVERYONE! from G.G. Faircloth fairclothgg@yahoo.com

G.G. Faircloth		12-Sep-2015 00:34
Phil Polete, Hi! My name is Miss G.G. Faircloth and you can email me at fairclothgg@yahoo.com about getting a copy of the DVD that Art Carlson reformatted that is all about some of Charlie's t.v shows. I can email info. all about it to you when you email me. Also I can let you know about how to get a copy of the M.T. Book that I am writing as soon as I can get it all together and printed up.

phil. polete		29-May-2015 20:55
Thanks for the website. I have often with found memories thought about M T Gaves.at one time had autographed pic the one on the top right .look forward. To book or dvdbthanks againnPhil polete.

Guest		30-Mar-2015 17:21
Hi Don, I am still arranging the "M.T & Me & Everybody!" book that Billy Small and Banjo Billy, George Chastain and I and all of us M.T. Fans are creating! I hope to print the first copy in April or May 2015 and then get more printed for Charlie Baxter's Fans! from G.G/Garnette Faircloth/G.G. The Cartoonist

Guest		29-Mar-2015 18:40
Today March 29, 2015 is Charlie Baxter's Birthdate. (March 29, 1925) I am arranging the M.T. Book this month and I hope to print the first copy in April or May! Or Sooner! :-) Sincerely, G.G./Garnette Faircloth

G.G. Faircloth		01-Nov-2014 08:17
To J.R. and any fans of M.T. Graves, I can help you to receive a re-formatted DVD about M.T. Graves. Parts of His Great Escape on the Channel 7 T.V. Tower can be seen in it, too. Sincerely, G.G. Faircloth..... fairclothgg@yahoo.com

Don Boyd		03-Oct-2014 16:35
Hi G. G., thank you for letting me know because I get so many e-mails daily on five different accounts plus Facebook and on this site and another site that I can't keep up unless I totally give up working on photos which I won't do. I wanted to spend the last years of my life working on and putting up photos but my time for that has been severely restricted for the last several years. I'll answer you on FB. Thanks. Don .

G.G. Faircloth		02-Oct-2014 21:34
G.g. Faircloth To Don Boyd: :) I posted this message on your Facebook message box today Oct. 2, 2014: From, G.G. Faircloth Hi Don! I sure hope you read my message and received photos that I sent to you in your message box of Banjo Billy & Captain Jack, etc. G.G. Faircloth fairclothgg@yahoo.com

Guest		04-Aug-2014 15:21
Yes, J.R What you remember is very true! If you can contact me at fairclothgg@yahoo.com I can mail some M.T. Graves Fan Material to you for free! On Facebook I created "M.T. Graves Classics Comic Strip" Facebook Group Site. It has photos and the comic strip all about Charlie/M.T.! Sincerely, Miss G. G. Faircloth :) :D

Don Boyd		23-Jul-2014 14:55
John, that sounds funny as hell but I just wasn't the loyal viewer as many others so I really don't remember it. I will defer to G. G. Faircloth, who has comments below, and who is far more knowledgeable about M. T. Or perhaps other viewers will confirm your recollection and you can rest easy about your memories. Help John out, viewers of this page....... Don .

J.R		23-Jul-2014 01:26
Hey Don,didn't m.t. escape and while persued by the wardens henchmen,climb the ch.7 tower(the one on the 79th.st causway) and then plummet from the top(a dummy). I seem to remember that although it may be something else.Was funny as hell.

Guest		10-Mar-2014 09:22
Oh! Don! I need to correct the name, for you, of my Facebook Group Site. Thank you so, so much for announcing it in your introduction! The titles are so similar! "M. T. Graves and other 1960s Miami Kid Shows" http://www.facebook.com/groups/81328842024/ is David Rutman's Facebook Group Site. My Facebook Group Site is called "M.T. Graves Classics Comic Strip". G.G. Faircloth fairclothgg@yahoo.com

Guest		09-Mar-2014 17:39
Don! I also have many Banjo Billy Photos on my Facebook Page.....there, waiting just for you! And Dave Herbert's /Banjo Billy's Fans, too! Sincerely, G.G. Faircloth :)

Guest		09-Mar-2014 17:36
Hi Don! I wrote the comment about the M.T. / Charlie Comics and Photos To You, Don and to Charlie's Fans, too! G.G. Faircloth

Guest		09-Mar-2014 17:34
I added many photos on my Facebook Site that you are welcome to download and use. They are free to all! All my photos. I like to share all M.T. Graves and Charlie Baxter Photos all for free to all his fans! Also all the M.T. Comics & Photos on "M.T. Graves Classics Comic Strip" Facebook Group Site are there free to all M.T. / Charlie Fans. I share everything I have created about him for free. Sincerely, G.G. Faircloth fairclothgg@yahoo.com

Guest		09-Mar-2014 17:29
Hello Don, I am glad to see your post to me. I did not get back on your site until now. from, G.G. Faircloth fairclothgg@yahoo.com

Randy S.		22-Sep-2013 04:02
I saw what came to be some of my favorite horror and sci-fi movies with Charlie as the host. I did, however pay more attention to Charlie as M.T. Space when he hosted the outer space sci-fi movies. He was corny and cool at the same time. A great way to spend a saturday night, especially before you could get a drivers license.

Don Boyd		23-Mar-2013 16:29
G.G., I just joined your Facebook group and I also provided a link to your above the photos so that others can check it out. I'm sorry for the delay in getting around to it but I just remembered to do it after scrolling through the below comments. Don .

Don Boyd		23-Mar-2013 16:14
Hi G.G., thank you again for writing and I'm sorry for the delay in my response. I'm behind in everything including responses on here. I am doing much better now physically and I thank you for inquiring. Happy 2013 to you also. Regarding your comment from the 20th, please feel free to add anything from this site in your book because you have contributed far more than anyone when it comes to Charlie Baxter and I do appreciate it to keep the memories of him alive. Thank you for the information on the current status of Banjo Billy and how folks can contact him. I would like either one of his autographed card photos or a scan of one so that I can put it up here in this gallery for many others to see. G.G., thanks again for everything that you do! Don .

G.G. Faircloth		23-Mar-2013 07:47
I hope you are feeling better, Don and doing fine now in 2013 March. Sincerely, G.G. Faircloth P.S. We all get so busy in life we forget to keep up our posts to people we appreciate in our life. I send you happy wishes for 2013.

G.G. Faircloth		20-Mar-2013 04:50
From G.G. Faircloth.... fairclothgg@yahoo.com Hello Don! I am trying to write a book about M.T. Graves so I wanted to ask your permission, Don , if I could include a few comments from your site. I also will list your site in the book for M.T. Fans to visit your pbase.com/donboyd/charliebaxter website! After I accomplish getting it written, I will be very happy! As for publishing it, I have no idea how to go about it. I will keep reading and looking for that information so that I can accomplish publishing it! Banjo Billy is sharing his t.v. career information for the book too! He is living in Melborne, Florida. A very nice person named Laura Curtin and her husband, Bob, befriended him into their family. Anyone who would like to email a fan letter message to Banjo Billy now in 2013 can communicate to him at Laura's email address. flutelaura@gmail.com....He wrote back to me several times and his sent autographed card photos. He is very happy about the fans who remember him! They can email him and include their home address and he will answer! He is not a computer person. He is an artist and still plays banjo music! He types his letters! He is a very nice man. His fellow tv kid show hosts are not with us on earth now, but Banjo Billy is here for us all, now, in 2013!

G.G. Faircloth		10-Feb-2013 17:09
Hi Haley! From: G.G. Faircloth The Universal Shock and Son of Shock Movie Pkg. That is the name of the movie pkg.that Charlie Baxter said that he used on "The Dungeon". Charlie told this to M.T. Fan, Bill Wilson. Also M.T. Fan, Billy Small says that Charlie showed the Universal Shock Package in the 50`s (the classics like Dracula, Frankenstein, Wolfman) and in the 60`s he showed B movies like Donavin's Brain, The Vampire and others of that ilk.

Guest		28-Oct-2012 09:26
Is there any way to obtain a list of the movies that were shown on "The Dungeon"? Thanks, Hayley

Don Boyd		03-Oct-2012 22:18
Thanks G. G., I have appreciated your comments from time to time on here and sharing information with us that none of us would have known about if not for you. That one post didn't have your e-mail address or your name and I honestly thought it was someone else posting. Again, I'm sorry for the mistake. I'll add your Facebook links to the top section after I find them; I've been busy recuperating from two operations and doc visits, tests, etc. Don : ) .

G.g. Faircloth		03-Oct-2012 17:57
:) A-O.K. I will always leave my name. I am happy about your wonderful site! Thank you Don. You are The Greatest! My Friend! :):) From, G.G. Faircloth :);)

Don Boyd		29-Sep-2012 05:33
Well G. G., if I had known it was YOU and that you had promoted this site on your Facebook group(s) I never would have said something. You didn't leave your name at the end of your post like you usually do so I thought it was another person leaving the information. I'm sorry for the confusion and that I jumped on you like that but please leave your name in future posts. I'm going to make your last two comments "non-public" because we have resolved the issue. When I find your Facebook group(s) I will post a link to them in the text above the photos. Thanks GG!

G.G. Faircloth		28-Sep-2012 23:14
The group site on Facebook is called M.T. Graves and Other 1960s Miami Kid Shows. It has info. and posts all about Charlie Baxter and M.T. Graves! So does my group site too on Facebook called M.T. Graves Classics Comic Strip!

Guest		24-Sep-2012 23:45
M.T. GRAVES AND OTHER MIAMI T.V. KID SHOWS is another Facebook group site that has lots of info. about Charlie Baxter AKA M.T. Graves and his fellow Miami, Florida Television Kid Show Hosts! Banjo Billy, Captain Jack, Jumpin' Jack, Skipper Chuck , Mary Jane & Melvin, The White Baron and more! Also M.T. GRAVES CLASSICS COMIC STRIP is another Facebook group site which has lots of posts from M.T./Charlie Fans and lots of photos and information about Charlie Baxter.

Guest		30-Apr-2012 18:04
As far as I know, the only Facebook Accounts about Charlie Baxter are the ones I have posted on Facebook and Yahoo and a Webspawner Website that I created for him, too :). If I am wrong about that.....please let me know because I am interested in any information or websites about him. Thank you so much. Sincerely, G.G. Faircloth :)

Guest		23-Apr-2012 17:38
M.T. Graves is Our Horror Movie Host Friend!...From, G.G. Faircloth! In 1961 my cousin Cookie (Toni Tant) told me that Charlie Baxter who was the host of The Fun Club and Bozo's Buddies kids television show was the same person who played M.T. Graves on the afternoon t.v. show, The Dungeon. I could not believe it! She bet me a dollar! So the next time that The Dungeon was on I walked up real close to the black and white t.v. to gaze into M.T.'s eyes and they turned out to be the very same eyes that I had become familiar with while watching Charlie Baxter and his side-kick Willy The Famous Talking Moose on Channel 7! She was right! I lost a dollar that day but I gained a wonderful and long friendship with that nice monster face on the television screen for 47 years! I also became a Graves Digger! That meant that I really dug M.T.! Just like the rest of you,M.T. Fans! When I finally met him in person, I found out that those eyes that I had gazed into were blue! This group site is a place for me to tell the story about my friendship with M.T. Graves/Charlie Baxter! Also this group site is a place for Billy Small to tell the story about his friendship with M.T. Graves/Charlie Baxter! M.T. Graves! Our Wonderful Horror Movie Host Friend! Later on in my life in 2006, I was lucky to meet Billy Small, a great fan of Charlie Baxter/M.T. Graves! Charlie, Billy and I got together in April 2007 to create a comic strip about M.T Graves! This group site is a showcase to present the comic strip! "M.T. Graves Classics" Charlie Baxter dreamed it up! Billy Small titled it! I draw it & Billy keeps the ideas flowing for it! In April 2007 Charlie said to me, "M.T. Graves will rise again! Garnette! Draw M.T. Graves in a comic strip!" Everyone who is a fan of M.T. Graves now has a place on this yahoo group site to write about their favorite horror movie host friend! M.T. Graves/Charlie Baxter! Won't You Join Us? Hi! Fellow GRAVES DIGGERS...From, Billy Small! You are in for a real treat with this new website in honor of the best horror host ever M.T. Graves! You can also see him on YouTube! Also on Facebook at the group site called "M.T. Graves Classics Comic Strip" created by G.G. Faircloth.

Guest		23-Apr-2012 17:26
I AM REPEATING MYSELF ONCE AGAIN! BUT IT IS A GOOD REPEAT!:);) Ever since I joined Facebook I have been telling Monster Kid Fans about my story of M.T. Graves and George Chastain and George`s Egor`s Chamber of T.V. Horror Hosts Website and Billy Small and Dennis Druktenis`s Scary Monsters Magazine and the M.T. Graves Classics Comic Strip that I draw in honor of M.T. Graves/Charlie Baxter and Billy Small joins me to create it and he titled it. Finally on the Facebook site created by Mr David Rutman which is called "M.T. Graves and Other1960s Miami Kids Shows"..... people started listening to me and I am grateful! I had to explain the story and had to create an organized way to present it to all M.T. Fans so that is why I wrote it on the yahoo group site that I announced on David Rutman's Group Site so that you all would know about my story. ;-) It is a story that has to be told! Well, now I am still telling it on the M.T. Graves Classics Comic Strip Facebook Group Site! Next I will tell it again in a book with the help of all the posts that M.T.'s fans have written on Facebook! Thank you all so,so much! from, G.G. Faircloth/Garnette Glenda Faircloth

Guest		23-Apr-2012 16:12
I created a group site on Facebook called M.T. Graves Classics Comic Strip in his honor. Type: M.T. Graves Classics Comic Strip.... on the Facebook address area up at top. I talk about his shows and I draw the comic and have photos, etc and M.T. fans post their memories of Charlie. from, fairclothgg@yahoo.com

Guest		18-Apr-2012 18:17
Can anyone tell me how to find the FaceBook account that was created for Charlie? I have tried all kinds of ways to enter his name and M . T. Graves. Thanks.

Guest		03-Jan-2012 17:08
Charlie appreciated watching movies and television....especially comedy. Laurel & Hardy, Jack Benny, Harvey Korman, Tim Conway, Leslie Nielsen, The British television shows like Fawlty Towers - John Cleese - Monty Python Movies. - The Grey Fox - Richard Farnsworth. The Conversation - Gene Hackman Mel Brooks Movies, Teri Garr, Anne Bancroft, Cybil Shepard, Humphrey Bogart Movies. Charlie loved the old classic movies,actors and actresses as well as modern movies starring his favorite actors. Charles Bronson, Robert Redford, Harrison Ford. Apocalypse Now - Martin Sheen, Marlin Brando, Robert Duvall.

Guest		02-Jan-2012 21:02
Even after television....Charlie kept his talent going at Buehler Planetarium in the 70s and 80s! He was a very, very talented man.

Guest		22-Dec-2011 17:31
At the Buehler Planetarium at Broward college in the 1970s to1980s Charlie dressed up as Santa and they filmed him in a short little film. It has no sound but it is nice to see. Charlie had a lot of fun portraying characters. He dressed up as Professor Klinker (later he changed his name to Professor Jupiter) and M.t. Graves and Captain M.T. Space too at Buehler Planetarium and taught astronomy to public and private schools that visited. George Washington, Captain John Smith and Christopher Columbus were other characters he portrayed.

Guest		08-Nov-2011 15:49
November 07, 2011 Rest in Peace. Thanks for the great entertainment. MT Graves was one of my very favorite t.v. shows. ~ Heather Hershey, Asheville, North Carolina

Guest		30-Oct-2011 16:05
October 31st Halloween is tomorrow night! 2011! M.T. Graves' Holiday!

Guest		17-Oct-2011 22:27
Wow I have to say this. I am 60 now and remember charlie and saturday morning so well. I was telling a lady from Atlanta about him just yesterday and came looking to find information on him so as to tell her as she in in the entertainment business. I am glad I found this site will make it a point to return more to read and catch up. Tony Parker

Guest		17-Oct-2011 18:44
Here is another Facebook Group Site called "M.T. Graves and other 1960s Miami Kid Shows" Take a look at it too! It is an Open Group and Everyone is welcome to go on it! The Facebook Group Site called "M.T. Graves Classics Comic Strip" It is an Open Group and Everyone is welcome to go on it! and Everyone is welcome to go on it also!

Guest		17-Oct-2011 18:28
Please take a look at the Facebook Group Site called "M.T. Graves Classics Comic Strip" It is there waiting for all M.T. Graves Fans! Halloween Is Near! This Is M.T. Graves' Month! October! from, G.G. The Cartoonist! & Egor's Chamber of T.V. Horror Hosts Website!

Judy connor		11-Oct-2011 15:53
I now live in Atlanta but grew up in Hialeah. I tell people about MT Graves and never find anyone who knows what I am talking about. It is great to find this site. My sisters and I looked forward to Saturday and the cheesy horror movies. We loved watching MT more. He was so entertaining.

Guest		08-Oct-2011 22:09
I grew up in North Miami and M.T. Graves is one of my fav memories of TV in the 60s!! I totally love this website

Guest		20-Sep-2011 20:19
I created a Facebook group site. I created it for all M.T. Graves Fans! Because M.T. Graves/Charlie Baxter Belongs To His Fans! I draw M.T. in a comic strip because Charlie asked me to in April 2007. I share and give it to all of his fans. I draw the comic strip in his honor and mail copies of it to all his fans that email their addresses to me. I send them copies of M.T. Material and the M.T. Comics. Free To All! I helped Charlie answer his fan mail in 2005, 2006, 2007. George Chastain mailed Charlie his fan mail. Charlie Baxter inspired me to be a cartoonist and I am very happy to draw M.T. as a G.G. Cartoon in the comic strip. I keep M.T. Fans (Graves Diggers!) going forward with their memories of M.T. Graves! They really dig M.T.! "M.T. Graves Classics Comic Strip" is the name of the Facebook Group Site. M.T.'s comic strip idea was dreamed up by Charlie Baxter in April 2007! Drawn By G.G. Faircloth. Titled By Billy Small. (Billy keeps the ideas flowing!) I found lots of M.T. Graves Fans on Facebook! George Chastain created E-gor's Chamber of T.V. Horror Hosts Website! He brought Charlie Baxter back to his fans in 2003!

Guest		16-Apr-2011 16:46
It is very good that Charlie Baxter had so many friends in this world and I have been lucky to meet many of them. I always keep them posted on whatever news is posted on here and any t.v. shows that mention Charlie and his career. He enjoyed hearing from his fans and friends by mail and phone very much. Garnette

Guest		11-Apr-2011 15:34
Hi Janet! This is from me, Garnette. I have wanted to get in touch with you ever since Charlie was in Nashville during 2005, 2006,2007 when I finally was able to see him again. I tried to send you a mssg. on a Bahamas website asking you to email me since I wanted you to call or visit Charlie in 2006. I found the site in 2006 and I think he told me that you had gotten married and moved to The Bahamas. He introduced us (you and I) at the planetarium in late 70's or early 80's when i worked there. Thanks to Charlie I still have a job here now. They rehired me to draw for them and to be a clerk on their p/t budget. I wanted to find you somehow so you could go to see him when he was in Nashville. I was sad that I never heard from you on that Bahamas site. Today I was so so happy to read your mssg. He cared about you very much and often talked about you. He was a very wonderful person. He always kept in touch with his friends and I know you and he are and were very, very good friends. I sure hope you can email me, Janet. I am so happy that you left a message on here. I know that Charlie would be happy that I saw your message on here. from, Garnette Faircloth: fairclothgg@yahoo.com

Guest		09-Apr-2011 00:51
I knew Charlie for many years. At one point we were to be married (1965). Even though he was nineteen years older then me we just seem to blend in with each other. I did some shows with him and went on many personal appearances too. I even played his Mummy; I guess you can say I was his second Mummy as he did have someoneelse who originally played the part. Our love for each other never stopped. We married others but we kept in touch as we had a bond that was everlasting even though we were physically apart. Years past and we drifted away from each other. I in my world with my husband and he in his. He, without a doubt, was a unique man. He was classy, extremely intellegent, well spoken, and had a charm about him that would make your head spin. Whoever had this Special man in their life was blessed, I know I was. Here's to you Charlie, the words we use to say to each other in Russian "Ya Vas Lu Blu" Janet

Guest		29-Mar-2011 17:13
Today, Tuesday, is March 29th....Charlie Baxter's Birthday. from, Garnette :)

Guest		28-Mar-2011 20:14
March 29th is the date of Charlie's birthday. Tommorrow. He was born March 29, 1925. He used to talk to me about many interesting stories about his life. He always had some funny stories to tell about himself. He would laugh at himself. That is a good thing for all of us to do. A sense of humor is very healing and so is laughter. He taught me to always laugh at myself. Some people in this world are much too serious. I have found that out! Garnette :)

Guest		18-Mar-2011 17:53
I, too, saw the "Pioneers of Television" program and am glad that Charlie was shown, however briefly. I wish they had used some of his video material, but he was featured pretty prominently in several still shots and that was nice. I hoisted a glass of root beer when he appeared. Charles Lawson

Guest		18-Mar-2011 17:50
I wanted to let you all know that recently there was a program from PBS called Pioneers of Television: Children Shows. It was about children's tv of the 50s and 60s. They had a picture of Charlie Baxter with Willy The Moose which they showed three times, along with his name in the credits as a Pioneer. The stories and interviews were all of other children's show hosts, but I thought it was neat that he got recognized! Bill Wilson

Guest		18-Mar-2011 17:38
I post the comic that I draw to honor Charlie Baxter and his M.T. Graves character now in 2011 on Youtube under the M.T. Graves videos sections. Also it appears often in Scary Monsters Magazine since I asked the magazine if they could publish it after they wrote wonderful articles all about M.T. Graves in their fall issue of 2008 (Enter The Dungeon Tribute Issue) and in their 2008 Scary Memories Yearbook. Charlie dreamed up the idea for me to draw M.T. in a comic strip in April 2007, Billy Small thought of the title and I now still draw it to carry on Charlie Baxter's Memory for his fans. The comic is titled "M.T. Graves Classics" Garnette G. Faircloth/G.G. Faircloth/ G.G. The Cartoonist

Guest		18-Mar-2011 17:30
I post the comic that I draw to honor Charlie Baxter and his M.T. Graves character now in 2011 on Youtube under the M.T. Graves videos sections. Also it appears often in Scary Monsters Magazine since I asked the magazine if they could publish it after they wrote wonderful articles all about M.T. Graves in their fall issue of 2008 (Enter The Dungeon Tribute Issue) and in their 2008 Scary Memories Yearbook. Charlie dreamed up the idea for me to draw M.T. in a comic strip in April 2007, Billy Small thought of the title and I now still draw it to carry on Charlie Baxter's Memory for his fans. The comic is titled "M.T. Graves Classics" Garnette G. Faircloth/G.G. Faircloth/ G.G. The Cartoonist

Guest		18-Mar-2011 17:09
That is a nice story to hear. He was always so giving and welcoming to people and ready to help them shine! from, Garnette

Guest		16-Mar-2011 18:33
When I was very young, Charlie Baxter used to come into my father's drug store (Keystone Point Medical Pharmacy). That's where I met him. At the time, he was hosting 7's Circus and would have various local dance schools perform. He found out that I was taking dance classes. So when my dance school started performing on the show, he asked the dance teacher if she would include me. She was relieved that I was one of the better students at the dance school. So I danced on his show at least twice--maybe more.

Guest		14-Dec-2010 16:59
Charlie Baxter's Legacy.com guest book is running for 2011 so that fans and friends can post their messages on it about Charlie.

Garnette		01-Nov-2010 19:30
George Chastain: The Creator of Egor's Chamber of T.V. Horror Hosts brought Charlie Baxter / M.T. Graves back to his fans in 2003 by adding Charlie / M.T. to his Egor's Website! Lots of Charlie's fans e-mailed George and George mailed the printed e-mails to Charlie. Also fans wrote letters to Charlie through George's mailing address. George hooked up M.T. with Forrest J. Ackerman, too when they exchanged autographed photos with each other with George delivering M.T.'s photo himself to Ackerman in person. George brought all of us together who appreciate Charlie Baxter. Charlie's co-workers, friends & fans. Thank you Charlie & George! Happy Halloween 2010!

Guest		11-Oct-2010 18:16
Dear Charlie, I kept your guest book on Legacy.com open for your friends and fans to leave their thoughts about you and to you. Today is October 11, 2010. I am drawing your comic strip for you about M.T. Graves in your honor for your fans so that I can carry on your M.T. Graves legacy and your sense of humor for them and for me. I learned alot from you Charlie and I am very happy that you told me to draw M.T. in a comic strip in April 2007. You taught me to have a better sense of humor and you told me to stick to my drawing. Drawing the comic has helped me very much to feel happy and to give me something to do that I love and enjoy. I feel you with me when I draw it. Billy Small keeps the ideas flowing! He encouraged me to continue drawing it and you and Billy and I are all connected to this wonderful endeavor "M.T. Graves Classics" Love Always, Your Friend, Garnette

Guest		05-Oct-2010 15:04
Dear Mr Baxter, I am so sorry to hear of your passing. May God rest your soul. As my Mom and Dad have also passed, I have such fond memories of our family waiting for the MT Graves show to come on, and what a great time we had watching it together. I, as so many other kids in my neighborhood belonged to the Graves Diggers Club. You brought so much joy and fun into our world. God rest your soul. We'll always miss you. Semper Fi Marine! ~ John Mongiove, Lecanto, Florida \|Contact Me December 09, 2008 Mr. Baxter, Thank you for the memories at WCKT Channel 7 Miami, Fla., circa 1960 to 1966. Wonderful show, "MT Graves" on Saturday afternoons. Truly remembered & never forgotten. G-D speed to you sir.... ~ Dr. Frank Austan, Voorhees, New Jersey October 21, 2008 I saw these words written and rewrote them to say that Charlie Baxter gave us all wonderful things to think about and to do. He was a very helpful person about dealing with everyday life and sharing the knowledge he knew. You can feel sad that he is gone, You can smile because he has lived. You can open your eyes and see all that he has left. Your heart can still see him, It's full of the love and knowledge and humor that he shared. You can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday. You can cherish his memory and let it live on. You can do what he would want: smile, open your eyes, love and go onward toward your cherished dreams and goals

Guest		14-Sep-2010 14:24
Charlie surely was the very definition of "mentor." I learned so very much from him and still put his lessons into daily practice. So depressing that our lives are so short... However, Charlie does live on in what he passed to us and what we can pass on to others. The Dungeon's opening music: Yes, that music is the opening to the ballet "The Firebird" by Igor (Ha!) Stravinsky. At other times around MT Graves events, Charlie used excerpts from "Church Windows" by Howard Hanson and some of the incidental music to "Night of the Hunter." All great, dramatic stuff. Charlie sure knew how to pick it! From a Buehler Planetarium co-worker- Charles Lawson

Bob Engler		21-Aug-2010 15:11
I remember Charlie, aka M.T. Graves, who gave us a break from the BAD THINGS ie Cuban Missle thing and stuff while we were growing up in S. FL in early 60s. I met Charlie once with a Friend who became close to him throughout the years until the end. He was like our Mr. Rogers but not as scary. So RIP Charlie and thanks for the memories I had forgotten until a friend sent my her letter about your passing. Bob

Guest		16-Aug-2010 14:03
I am very glad that M.T. Graves can now be seen on Youtube! Garnette :)

Guest		16-Jul-2010 20:27
I was and still am his biggest cheerleader! I always cheered him on and was always ready to be Charlie's best fan! HE WAS MY BEST FAN TOO! HE ALWAYS CHEERED ME ON IN MY DRAWING! from, Garnette

Guest		25-Jun-2010 17:48
Nobody has as much to say about Charlie Baxter as I do I know! I WAS VERY LUCKY TO HAVE HIM AS MY FRIEND. HE HELPED AND INSPIRED MANY PEOPLE. I know of several who I have met in person.! A science fiction writer and artist who has had many of his books published. When Charlie saw talent in others he encouraged them to go forward. Several actresses. People that he met in his dailey life. People he worked with. Charlie Baxter was a very wonderful human being. A very talented writer,actor,announcer and narrator. A very wonderful friend to have as a friend. I have met many of his friends. He gave me ideas to draw and he offered his stories to me to illustrate. He asked me to draw a comic strip for him about Charlie & Toby based on his t.v. show "Charlie Reads The Comics". He offered it to the Miami Herald He always wanted to help others with their talents. Later he helped me to be hired at Buehler Planetarium to draw slide artwork for the children's astronomy shows. When he wrote ideas for children's books he asked me to draw artwork for them. Charlie and I have worked together creatively for years! To this day I am still drawing the characters he created at Buehler Planetarium in a comic strip called "Star Tails" for their monthly booklet Florida Skies..My artwork continues because of Charlie Baxter. I still draw his characters that he asked me to draw for him to this day and always will! G.G./Garnette Faircloth

Guest		16-Jun-2010 17:43
Charlie asked me to draw M.T. Graves in a comic strip. He and I and Billy Small spent some happy moments in April 2007 talking about new adventures for M.T. to get into as he resided in The Dungeon in his comic strip. He even wrote to a fan and I listened as he dictated the letter to me to mail to Dr. Brad Garrigues. Charlie said "M.T. Graves will rise again!" in the letter that I wrote for him to Brad in 2006. I was not sure what Charlie meant! So, in April 2007 Charlie said to me :Garnette! I want you to draw M.T. in a comic strip!" So Charlie and I and Billy began to talk about it and Billy thought of a title for it! Well, I drew some M.T. comics for Charlie and he told me to paste them up in his room so that he could look at them! Charlie dreamed up the comic strip! Billy titled it! And, I, Garnette draw it! I am very happy to draw it in honor of my friend Charlie Baxter! Now, Charlie's humor can live on for his fans through my G.G. Cartoons and M.T.'s comic strip! Because.....M.T. Rules!!!! M.T. can entertain his Graves Diggers once again in a comic strip drawn by me with love and in honor of Charlie Baxter/M.T. Graves. from Garnette Faircloth/G.G. The Cartoonist. PS.....My payment for drawing M.T.'s comic is the joy of drawing it and offering it free to all his fans! I love to give it to M.T. Fans that I meet up with in my life! Sometimes, I meet them at bus stops and grocery stores and bus rides and doctor's offices, comic/horror conventions and just about everywhere that I go in S. Florida. I am Charlie/M.T's number one fan! fr

Phil Estrin		13-May-2010 05:42
I remember M. T. Graves well, having been 10 years old in 1957. Included were his friend Igor whom I beleive lived in a file drawer, and of course that accursed Warden. The music for the show was Stravinsky's Firebird. Well, this is a shout-out for everyone who graduated from Biscayne Elementary School in 1959!

Guest		29-Mar-2010 18:23
March 29th, 2010 is Charlie's Birthday. M.T./Charlie.... Your memory is being carried on by my cartoon artwork- drawings of your planetarium characters at Buehler Planetarium where you and I created them for the planetarium's childrens astronomy shows and I still draw M.T. Graves ........All drawn with love, in your honor, Charlie. from, Garnette

Guest		15-Mar-2010 17:39
M.T. Graves was our favorite TV character, plus he played great mostly-campy movies. Thanks for helping to make our South Miami childhood so wonderful. Phil Rutledge, Charlotte, North Carolina

Guest		15-Mar-2010 17:35
The best show in the 60's on Saturday's was MT Graves' the Dungeon...my first intro to horror movies and I am still a fan today...Charlie was a great character and an asset to the S. Florida community...may he rest in peace. ~ Mary Lapointe

Guest		15-Mar-2010 17:33
M.T. Graves was our favorite TV personality when we were kids.. Sorry to hear of Charlie's passing. We sometimes referred to him as Barley Chaxter as kids. ~ Barry Reed, Portland, Oregon

Guest		15-Mar-2010 17:32
Loved your show. A big part of my childhood memories while living in Miami as a child. ~ Jim Lisenbey, Columbus, Georgia

Guest		15-Mar-2010 17:31
The Dungeon was one of the few shows in the Miami area, besides American Bandstand, that kids could enjoy during the late 50's. Thanks to Charlie from an MHS 60 grad who looked forward to his show and never forgot him! ~ Rachelle Fenton, Texas

Guest		15-Mar-2010 17:29
Charlie. Thank you for your humor,talent,kindness and friendship. Your buddy forever. ~ William Small, Nashville, Tennessee

Guest		15-Mar-2010 17:27
There is no way I can top all of the due praise Charlie Baxter has deservedly earned during his years in the public eye. He will be sorely missed by many of us who grew up in South Florida in the 1950's or 1960's. I recall vividly how he came to [what was then] Ida M. Fisher Junior High and during his visit, showed us his trade secrets... he became M. T. Graves right in front of us! Years later, I was searching for a piece of production music a rival station used, and Charlie had access to it in Channel 7's music library; sending me a tape of it! I was so thrilled to hear the music in its entirety... of course, thanks to the kindness of Charlie Baxter... May he enjoy eternal rest and peace... and the unending thanks from a couple of generations of kids who loved his warmth and humor... ~ Jeff Levine, Miami, Florida

Guest		15-Mar-2010 17:24
Mr. Baxter, Thank you for everything you gave of yourself. ~ John Moore, Hickory, North Carolina

Guest		15-Mar-2010 17:22
When I was a kid growing up in Miami I watched the M.T.Graves show. I loved it. I still have an autographed picture that a school friend got for me from Mr. Baxter when he was lucky to meet him one day. I have saved it all these years in my school yearbook. It meant a lot to me. My deepest sympathy to his family. ~ Mary Ann Hansen, Miami, Florida

Guest		15-Mar-2010 17:20
Charlie was one of the three outstanding pioneers in local children's television in Miami. Along with Channel 10's 'Uncle Martin and The Sunshine Ranch", Channel 4's "Skipper Chuck Show", Charlie's Saturday morning's "The Dungeon" was "must-see" for local kids in the late 1950's and early '60's. A proficient newsman and weather reporter,his persona of "M.T. Graves" will be his T.V. legacy All who faithfully watched him remember him warmly (including "The Warden"). ~ Bob Wanner, Miami, Florida

Guest		15-Mar-2010 17:19
Alex...may God bless you and your family and send peace and comfort...you are in my thoughts and prayers. Frazz ~ Brigette Graves, Greenwell Springs, Louisiana

Guest		15-Mar-2010 17:18
Mr. Baxter (or Charlie) as we knew him was a friend of my parents back in the 60's and 70's when my mom was an on air radio personality. He visited our home many times and I as a child loved watching his show. I send my condolences to your family. ~ Monica Grimaldi, Kissimmee, Florida

Guest		15-Mar-2010 17:15
Tim, You and your dad were not only co-workers but dear friends. We think of both of you often. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. Bill and Martha Chesser ~ Martha Chesser, Phoenix, Arizona

Guest		15-Mar-2010 17:12
Charlie, Thanks for scaring me every saturday. I always looked forward to seeing what predicament you and the warden cooked up. The best part of your show for me was the very beginning when all you saw was the coffin in the dungeon and you would hear the wind and wolves in the backround as the coffin lid slowly opened and M.T.Graves slowly sat up. God Bless you Charlie. Love, Lou ~ Louis Sguros, Plantation, Florida

Guest		15-Mar-2010 17:11
I loved M.T. Graves!!!! Thanks SOOOO much for memories. He was definitely a part of my childhood. May he rest in peace. ~ Ursula Harricharran, Palmetto bay, Florida

Guest		15-Mar-2010 17:06
Dear Baxter Family; The memories of M.T. Graves will be with my family forever, my Mom, & brothers and sisters loved Charlie's The Dungeon!! They are probably the finest memories in my great childhood! Thank you Charlie for all the wonderful memories!! God Bless you and your family! George M. Ellison & Family Miami, Florida

Guest		23-Feb-2010 16:56
Just want to say again that if there is anyone in this world who is absolutely thankful and happy to have known Charlie Baxter and had him as a wonderful, wonderful friend in her life..it is me! Garnette! He was wonderful and to this day I remember every wonderderful day that I have had his friendship and every smile he smiled and all the good things he told me in my life and i was very lucky he was my friend. Noone else is like him! I met him in person in 1961 and wrote fan letters to him and sent lots of my drawings to him of M.T. and Capt. Space and later I drew drawings for his shows at the planetarium and we had a very wonderful friendship and I know it most of all. IT WAS THE BEST BLESSING ANYONE COULD EVER HAVE AND HE WAS A SHINING, BRIGHT SOUL ON THIS EARTH! AND I AM SO THANKFUL I MET HIM.

Guest		23-Feb-2010 15:21
To Danny Santiago: Look on You Tube! ======= M.T. Graves

Guest		08-Jan-2010 17:14
I recently met some fans of M.T. Graves from Miami, Fl! They watched "M.T. Graves Presents" on Channel 51 wkid in the early 1970's. One fan goes to horror movie conventions. He went to to a recent one in June or July 2009 held in Orlando, Florida. He collects monster magazines like Famous Monsters. I heard that Famous Monsters Magazine is being revampedd this year in 2010. I am glad that I still hear from lots of M.T. Graves fans! I like to keep M.T./Charlie's Legacy going! Charlie still inspires my artwork, just from the fact that he told me to keep drawing! fairclothgg@yahoo.com Garnette

Guest		17-Nov-2009 14:11
legacy.com guestbook for Charles Morrison Baxter has been re-sponsored for 2010 so that his family, friends and fans can post messages on it or read the posted messages that are already on it.

Kathy		03-Nov-2009 18:00
Arrrgghh....I remember the how when M.T. Graves moved to WKID it was on late enough that they decided to play stuff uncensored (the FCC had actually said you could after midnight). Saw "Dementia 13", "Nightmare In Wax" and other stuff I was probably too young to see at that time of the night. :-) RIP, Mr. Baxter.

Guest		11-Sep-2009 17:22
M.T. GRAVES' FAVORITE MONTH OF OCTOBER IS FAST APPROACHING! 2009! I look forward to it! I am very happy about the time when Charlie read the poem "The Raven" to me! I recorded it on my cassette recorder in the 1980's! I cherish it! G.G. The Cartoonist!

Guest		30-Jun-2009 20:06
They had the Monster Bash 2009 from June 26th through this past weekend. George Chastain usually goes to those conventions. Forrest J. Ackerman did too but he passed away. George arranged a way for Charlie and Forrrie to exchange autographed photos. You can see the photos on George's....... E-gor's Chamber of TV Horror Hosts Website. George often wished that he and Charlie could attend one of those Monster Bash Conventions together. I hope that George was able to attend this 2009 one!

Guest		15-Jun-2009 14:08
Guest 15-Jun-2009 13:59 The weekend after Wed. Oct. 3, 2007 I was headed for a bookstore. I knew M.T./Charlie had passed away on Wednesday. I knew nothing about the article in the Miami Herald about him. There was a bar a few doors down from the bookstore and it was a hot afternoon and I was riding city buses that day so I knew a cold beer or a soda would hit the spot on that sunday afternoon. The bookstore was scheduled to open, later. I had been thinking about M.T. Graves all morning and as I sat in the bar....I thought to myself I wonder if anyone in here was a fan of M.T.'s., too like me. A man was talking quite loud and I could hear parts of his conversation...all of a sudden he said loud and clear "There is an article in the Miami Herald all about M.T. Graves today! I used to watch that show "The Dungeon"! Charlie Baxter passed away and the article has alot of information in it all about him. He was a great person!" I ran out of the bar to the 7/11 across the street and bought a copy of that newspaper! I am glad I went into that bar and I went up to the man and told him that I was a good friend of Charlie's and thanked him for what he had said....... Sincerely, Garnette

Guest		29-May-2009 17:39
M,T. Graves on youtube. WOW still cool after all these years..THANK YOU. The memories are priceless.

Guest		29-May-2009 16:37
You Tube===M.T. Graves

danny Santiago		27-May-2009 00:37
does anyone know if any of his shows or any footage was saved?? would love to see M.T. again

Guest		30-Mar-2009 15:21
Happy Birthday..March 29th 2009 M,T. Graves/Charlie Baxter..You are remembered my good friend:) Love, Garnette, your faithful friend.

abuiltmale		21-Mar-2009 18:11
The movies were terrible on there, but Charlie was great !!! The best part of my Saturday afternoon.

Guest		06-Feb-2009 23:27
At Legacy.com there is a 2009 guest book for Charlie Baxter's fans and friends to write their thoughts about him.

Stan Horowitz		02-Feb-2009 16:39
I was fortunate enough to be freinds with Charlie Baxter and spent many weekend afternoons in the studio with him during his portrayal of M.T. Graves. He was a serious newscaster as well as a funny M.T. Graves.

Guest		07-Jan-2009 03:36
Freedom To be yourself! Be yourself and follow your goals and stick to them! Do the happy things in life and look upward to happiness and move forward! Do the things you want to do! Don't stray off of your happy path! It is wonderful when you finally know what you want to do in your life! To be creative in my art! That is what I choose to do! What do you choose to do? Make sure that it makes you feel happy! That is a very important part about it all! Now! Go and do it! This is what Charlie Baxter taught me and I am happy that I can draw! I am very happy and proud to draw my cartoons about Charlie. He liked for me to draw all of them! It all was meant to be! For me to draw his characters as well as the other characters that I have fun drawing. He is my hero and I am so happy I found such a wonderful person on this earth as Charlie, my friend..... Sincerely, Garnette :):):) from,

Guest		28-Dec-2008 16:44
On Memorial Day Weekend 2006 I was lucky to meet Billy Small for the first time in Charlie's room at the nursing home. Billy had driven all the way from Las Vegas, Nevada to move to Nashville, TN to live with and help to take care of his older relatives living in Nashville. He had no idea where Charlie's place was located, exactly, but he found it! I had decided to fly to Nashville from South Florida to visit Charlie that weekend. So we both arrived on the same day! Billy had gone out to get Charlie some Kentucky Fried Chicken when I arrived. In a few moments a tall, smiling, very nice-looking fan of Charlie Baxter's walked in with a box of chicken. Charlie introduced us! He also said with a grin, "Billy Small is Tall!" Billy and I took turns taking pictures of all three of us and Charlie enjoyed mugging for the camera! We all three shared a very wonderful magical day talking, laughing and enjoying time together! from, Garnette

Guest		28-Dec-2008 16:40
Charlie loved watching "Larel and Hardy" videos and dvd's and "Jack Benny" ones, too. He showed me the Laurel and Hardy scene when they sang the song "Look On The Sunny Side Of life!" George Chastain sent Charlie his fan mail and he and Billy Small made sure that he had his favorite movies and movie and tv personalities on video and dvd! Charles Lawson mailed Charlie his favorite classical music pieces on cassette and cd! Charlie loved Kentucky Fried Chicken and Billy Small kept him supplied with his favorite foods on his visits with Charlie each month. Another good fan brought him pizza! from, Garnette

Guest		19-Dec-2008 08:20
I want to thank Don Boyd for creating this message board for people to write about their memories about S.Florida and all the people and places that have a sentimental or important meaning to them. This tribute site has helped me especially and I did not mean to be so greedy to add and add so many messages here but I meant every word I wrote and it has helped me very, very much to express my true feelings and thoughts all about Charlie Baxter, a very important and big part of my life. I know that family is very important but also being a friend and having a friend you care for very much is just as important. Being apart from a friend is sad. Reuniting with your friend is wonderful. I am very happy I was reunited with my friend, Charlie, finally after so many years of missing him. Also I am thankful that George Chastain reunited Charlie with his fans in 2003 through his E-gor's Chamber.... Website. Showing happiness and smiling is a great thing to do and I never smiled so big as when I finally got to see my friend again. Billy Small and I took pictures of the three of us 2006 Memorial Day Weekend...Charlie, Billy and me, Garnette. I met Billy for the first time that day when he and I showed up on the same day to visit Charlie! I have more to say about it all but I have said a lot on here already and I am thankful I could say my happy thoughts about my wonderful friend Charlie Baxter. All I wanted to do was to be able to see him again and enjoy that time when he was here on this earth and I am thankful that I was able to do that. To finally be able to see him in front of my eyes and for him to not be so, so, so far, far, far away....He was very glad that I had the initiative and the desire to go forward to make those visits to see him.......my cherished friend again! :):):):):) from, Garnette Faircloth

Guest		19-Dec-2008 03:43
I found Charlie Baxter one day, like magic, on tv! I wrote him a fan letter! He answered it and then Charlie became a real and lasting and true and wonderful and shining friend in my life. I had made a new friend and that friendship was real and it grew into a lasting friendship! 1961 to 2007! Garnette

Guest		19-Dec-2008 03:30
Charlie Baxter was a shining light in my life and when he was in his 80's I was so thankful that he was still on this earth! I rushed to visit him in 2005, 2006 and 2007 since I had not been able to see him in person since 1991. In 1961 he became my wonderful tv friend and that friendship lasted throughout his life on this earth. I am thankful for his inspiration in my talent to draw and he told me how happy he was to see me continuing in my art and I told him how happy I was to have him as my cherished friend. Everyone needs friends and when family members are older they need those friends to visit them. I stuck to my cherished friendship with Charlie, no matter what. My memories of his tv career and the times when he and I created ideas through his talents for narration and writing and my talent to draw cartoon artwork are cherished by me. He is still inspiring me now in my art as I remember all those wonderful memories and characters he asked me to draw for him! They are all still alive in my mind and heart! He would smile and say my name so wonderfully,"Garnette! You're Great! Keep on drawing like mad!" He had a wonderful personality and there is noone else like him. He helped people to shine! So if anybody wonders why I was visiting him when he was 80 it was because he was Charlie, my cherished friend . I found one him day on tv, like magic, and he became a real and wonderful and shining friend in my life! God was there making it happen when I met him and it was a lasting friendship that was made especially for me. Not many people in life find a treasure like that in friendship and it lasted for 46 years! I appreciated that person very, very much. His fans did, too. I was lucky to have him in my life. I am a faithful friend. And I posted the post about how I was a true friend to Charlie no matter what any others' opinion were about it all. They'd be glad Charlie had my friendship and that I had his friendship if they were in my shoes. And if they were not in my shoes... then they need other shoes or newer shoes or no shoes at all and maybe they should run barefoot in the park to feel more free.....in their hearts. from , Garnette Faircloth with a smile... :)

Guest		18-Dec-2008 23:38
A FRIEND is one who is tolerant, flexible, forgiving, accepting, always ready to give, never condemning, ready to serve, ready at a momemt's notice to help, ready to do anything for another, doing all things without expectation or for reward or ego, making life a better experience for those involved, honoring the sanctity of confidence, complete trust, respecting differences of opinion and honoring differing points of view, always honest even if it makes the other aware of an apparent weakness, sacrificing one's time, energy, substance to help at any time, never say "NO" or at least not to often, going above and beyond what would ever possibly do for someone else, giving whatever one ever could to make a difference in a time of great need, loyalty, companionship, faithfulness, understanding, compassionate, unconditional love and kindness always. That's the kind of friend Charlie Baxter had in his life..no matter what others' opinions were about it all. We all deserve friends like that and that is the kind of friend that I was to him.

Guest		31-Oct-2008 20:22
October 31,2008 Today is M.T. Graves Day! Charlie told me "Smile, Life is a cartoon, all the time!" from, Garnette with a smile! :)

Guest		27-Oct-2008 15:25
Charlie Baxter had a wonderful way with words! He could write them and speak them very creatively! He wrote wonderful children's stories for Buehler Planetarium and very informative and colorful articles for magazines and newspapers on many subjects: Religion, Astronomy, Ecology & Energy Crisis, History of Classical Music, Biographies, Feature stories, Comical Scripts and Educational Articles and Scripts for Radio and Television Shows, Narration, Children's Stories and Commercials. from , Garnette G. Faircloth This is M.T. Graves' kind of month!......October!

Guest		07-Oct-2008 22:15
Charlie Baxter is and was The Man With The Golden Voice! He voiced many television and radio commercials in his radio and t.v. career at television and radio stations in Michigan, Ohio and South Florida. He narrated wonderful planetarium shows at Buehler Planetarium at Broward College in Davie, Florida during the 1970's and 1980's! His voice was smooth and clear and strong....a very pleasing sound! Charlie Baxter's voice was also kind and gentle and cheerful sounding as well as playful and sophisticated and mighty and bold as it resonated across the planetarium dome theater, theatrical stage, symphony theater, television screen, or radio! Charlie Baxter also used his voice to create fun and unique personalities for his television characters, like M.T. Graves and Captain M.T. Space and Professor Klinker as well as cartoon characters like Zeeky Zebra, Waldo The Clown, Mable the Witch, Harvey & Abe The Two Soldiers/Shepards and Professor Jupiter! He announced classical pieces which played on WTMI radio in Miami, Florida, as well as announcing the news and weather on television and radio during his career. He had a way of giving all people his full-undivided attention and that brought out the best in them all!

Guest		07-Oct-2008 22:07
October 5, 2008 I cannot believe that it has been a year already, but Charlie is always near the forefront of my thoughts. All those who knew him will forever have his powerful voice ringing in their ears with grand pronouncements or witty observations. I have never met anyone who made me laugh harder or expanded my thinking more. Since I still do much of the same type of work I did with him, I can hear his particular words of encouragement or caution as I go about my duties every day. I can also hear his unique and hilarious commentaries when I run across a bad performance or production. His insights are a gift that keeps on giving. Some people you just never stop missing... Charles Lawson (Washington,D.C.)

Guest		01-Oct-2008 18:36
Our friend Charlie Baxter is just a thought away. It has been a year since our friend went onward on Oct. 3, 2007. I have many wonderful memories to remember about him.

AL Z.		12-Aug-2008 07:30
Charlie Baxter was indeed a South Florida Icon! So sad to hear of his passing, as he was loved by so many people. As "M.T. Graves" in "The Dungeon" T.V. show on Sunday afternoon's, he added "Schtick" to some rather lame "B" monster movies. I remember him shaving "Reginald" (the rubber head in the Morgue drawer). He put shaving cream on Reginald's face, & used a hatchet to shave him! LOL! Many people don't know that Charlie also did the "Kwik-Chek" (Winn Dixie), T.V. commercial's for the South Florida food chain. There main office was in Miami, Fl. Thank-You Charlie..."Thanks for the Memories!!!" AL: Z.

Guest		19-May-2008 12:12
When we have friends we try to be there for them when they need help or we give them encouragement and Charlie was that kind of friend to others and I am happy I was that kind of friend to him. He made life more wonderful and he was a very kind and wonderful and lasting friend. Sincerely, Garnette

Guest		31-Mar-2008 15:33
Charlie said "Garnette, Why don't you draw up my funny stories as cartoons?" So, that is what I did! He was very happy everytime I mailed one to him from 2005 to 2007! He is the best friend I ever had in my whole life!

Guest		28-Mar-2008 20:19
Charlie always told me so many funny stories about himself. I always would say"Charlie, tell me that story again about the time you forgot you set the pizza on the top of the roof of your VW for a moment after you picked it up at the pizza parlor to take home and then you drove home with it on top of the car and forgot all about it. He would chuckle and then I would laugh and laugh and say"Did the pizza reach your house, okay, Charlie?" and he would say said in a sort of exasperated matter of fact way "No.....it fell off somewhere along the road on my way home." Also I liked to hear him tell me the story about when he used to go to downtown Miami and sit on the bench across from Burdines to eat his lunch and watch the people walk by. "And! Nobody recognized me, at all, Garnette he'd laugh. I would say to him, "I bet if you were dressed up as your M.T. Gaves character they would have!" He always had a funny story to tell me and I remember them often and laugh just as much as I did the first time he ever told them to me! Happy Birthday, Charlie! March 29, 2008 Saturday, tomorrow! Garnette Faircloth

Guest		28-Mar-2008 18:40
A great Charlie story that he told me....from Garnette...... "Years ago, I went to Hollywood ,California to try out for a Paramount movie job. Well! That deal fell through!" Charlie laughs, "But one day while I was walking down the sidewalk in Hollywood, California..... I happened to pass by Jim Backus (Mr. Magoo) and he smiled and waved at me! Jim Backus acted like he knew me! I couldn't believe it!" He greeted Charlie with a big hello and smile and asked him how things were going with him in the movie industry. "He thought that I was some famous movie star that he had met somewhere!" Charlie laughs.....when he tells the story! Jim Backus said "Well! Hello! How have you been? I haven't seen you in a while! Have you made any movies, lately?" Charlie smiled back a big smile and greeted Jim with a big hello, too and said "I'm doin' great, Pal! How are you doin?'" I might have one cookin' soon!" Charlie always got a kick out of telling me that story and I always asked him to tell me the story again whenever I'd go there for a visit.... so finally he said you tell it to me this time, Garnette! Also he and I used to talk about new adventures for M.T. Graves in The Dungeon! He would think them up and I would write them down! Sometimes for fun,I would draw them for him. He enjoyed talking about M.T.! Any cartoon that I drew ..... he would tell me to paste it up on the wall in his room! He would direct me on just where to paste it and tell me if it was straight or not. I also helped him read and answer his fan mail that he received from George Chastain's E-gor Website. Billy Small also visited Charlie , very often! They talked and had fun together with lots of stories to share about acting and the movie and broadcasting business. Billy always provided Charlie with Charlie's favorites on DVD's and he made sure Charlie got a Kentucky Fried Chicken dinner whenever he wanted one and his favorite candies and snacks and sodas.! Charles Lawson another good friend and fan of Charlie's provided Charlie with classical music CD's by mail. Also Charles and George Chastain communicated to him very often by phone. Marsha Nord a wonderful family friend and fan corresponded with Charlie with her cards and letters and phone calls, very often, too!. Charlie had many, many friends and visitors in his life!

Guest		28-Mar-2008 17:10
Charlie told me lots of stories about his life and I drew cartoons for him for fun about each story. He always encouraged me in my art & cartooning. I want to let others see his stories, too, that he told me, so I typed a few of them here on Charlie's Tribute Site. (How Charlie Baxter Found His True Calling In Life!) It happened during the Lindbergh Kidnapping in 1932. As a young boy, Charlie sold newspapers on a busy city sidewalk corner! Charlie says: "I was calling out 'Lindbergh Baby Kidnapped! Read All About It! Lindbergh Baby Kidnapped!' But I was no good at selling papers! Walked too fast! If anybody ever caught up with me and bought one....they were lucky! Back then newspapers only cost two cents a copy! What a time they had trying to buy a newspaper from me! That's when I found my true calling! Announcing! I did a good job of it! I guess I could say that was my very first announcing job!

Guest		28-Mar-2008 16:56
Charlie loved to tell this story about his very first baseball game announcer's job! "One time I was about to place the needle on the record of the record player so that I could start the baseball game event off with the National Anthem! Well....I accidentally dropped the needle onto the record and it bounced and the music kept starting over again and again!! The audience kept standing up and sitting down....they didn't know what to do!"

Guest		28-Mar-2008 16:29
Happy Birthday Charlie/M.T. on March 29th 2008,Tomorrow! For Pete's Sake! I'll never forget your birthday, M.T.! And every time I would say "For Pete's Sake! " Charlie would smile and say "What's Pete got to do with it?" He would also say "Smile! Life is a cartoon, all the time!" from, Garnette

Guest		25-Mar-2008 19:57
You remind me, again, Garnette, of what a fantastic storyteller Charlie always was. My mom says he could make high drama or comedy out of reading the telephone book! His recollections of the Mud Hens games made me laugh so hard I couldn't breathe. I can still picture all those fans bouncing up and down...as well as throwing hotdog and popcorn remains at the loudspeakers when he made them angry once... I'll never forget all those great stories and Charlie's unfailing, self-deprecating nature. Most celebrities are so full of themselves that they'd never tell a tale casting themselves in a bad light. Charlie was as human as they come and never forgot that people are just people no matter what. I wonder if he had any inkling how special he really was. Oh sure, we could tell him, but I wonder if he ever truly realized the impact he was making. Well, I suppose he does now. from Charles Lawson.. ....Charlie's friend and planetarium co-worker who recorded and helped to produce Charlie's astronomy programs at Buehler Planetarium.

Guest		24-Mar-2008 18:03
I am so sorry to hear of Charlie's passing. I am so sorry to hear this. I am grateful that you managed to keep us in touch with Charlie, Garnette. He is greatly missed and will always be a wonderful source of fond memories. Frank

Guest		10-Mar-2008 12:09
To the post previous to this one...just write to the address on Charlie Baxter's/M.T. Graves' web pages on E-gor's Chamber of TV Horror Hosts Website and George Chastain or one of his helpers can provide you with a Gravesdigger membership card again and any other items george may have about Charlie Baxter's T.V. Shows...... Just type in the name of that website..E-gor's etc. on Yahoo Search and it will be listed and then you can find it very easily..

Guest		06-Mar-2008 16:27
I was born in 1955 on Miami Beach. I live in Houston now and my brother who still lives in Fl told me about this web site. I am suppossed to be looking for a job, but I am remembering all fun stuff of my childhood. MT Graves was a HUGE favorite. I had that membership card (wish I still did). I loved his show.

Guest		04-Mar-2008 17:06
Charlie taught me to look at life and others in a positive way no matter what! If more people could have been like him everything would have been a lot more brighter and happier. I am very happy he and I had that thought to share in our friendship. He also told me to practice like mad in whatever it was that I wanted to learn and accomplish in life. He also said to smile at the camera and focus on it just like it was your best friend. He also used to say "Great!" and "You bet!" and he had the best wave when he greeted people with a hello or good bye. He would light up the whole room with life when he smiled and he was very animated and fun and interesting to talk to and he had wonderful blue eyes and a wonderful voice. from, Garnette

Guest		22-Feb-2008 21:37
Now in 2006 - 2007.... I again was hired at Buehler Planetarium as a clerk and also they asked me to draw for their newsletter (a comic strip featuring Charlie's characters that he created in the 1970's & 1980's for the planetarium shows..Space Mouse, Elmer Rabbit, Chippy Chipmunk, etc.) So...because of Charlie I am thankful to have that job, now. Many people were so lucky to know him and they too received a blessing in their lives because of of his kindness to them! I am enjoying the times when I get to draw those characters in that comic strip for the planetarium! from, Garnette/G.G. The Cartoonist :) with a smile.....

Guest		22-Feb-2008 17:28
I found George Chastain's Website ..........E-gor's Chamber of TV Horror Hosts in 2003. I was not familiar with the internet nor computers but in January 2003 I decided to try to learn e-mail at a library night class. That is when I found George's site. As I read the comments on his site about M.T. Graves, I saw that George asked if anyone knew the whereabouts of Charlie Baxter...I e-mailed George and told him that I was Charlie's good friend,Garnette. Then I wrote to Charlie and asked him if he would like to " hook-up " with George and he said "Yes!"So I e-mailed George Charlie's address. I also e-mailed George all my memories of Charlie's television days from my point of view. I was very happy to do that for my good friend..... Charlie Baxter. I watched him on television since 1960. I wrote him a fan letter in September 1961. He was very nice to answer me and after that ....everytime I sent him a cartoon drawing or a friendly fan letter he would graciously and politely answer back. We kept up a correspondence through the years and I was always a fan of his in that way. From 1977 to 1984 I work at Buehler Planetarium at BCC. He told the director that I was a good artist.... so they hired me! I was lucky to draw many cartoon drawings for Charlie's astronomy show presentations there that he wrote, narrated and produced! Later in the 1980's he moved to Tennessee but he still visited Florida, often. I had not seen him in person since 1992 but I did correspond and call him through the years. In 2005 I finally was able to see him again in person and we had a wonderful time talking and visiting with each other as friends. Two great friends on this earth! I continued to visit him in 2006 and 2007 and I am very, very happy that I was able to continue and enjoy a truly joyous friendship with my best pal in the whole world, Charlie Baxter! from, Garnette

Guest		19-Feb-2008 13:13
Charlie Baxter was the most talented celebrity in Miami, Florida. I put him 'right up there" with the actors and entertainers in movies and t.v. in Hollywood , California and New York City and More! My friends told me how much they loved him on Charlie Reads The Comics. A neighbor of mine had a little boy who loved Captain Kid on Channel 51 WKID and he was thrilled to get an autographed photo in the mail of Captain Kid! from, Garnette....Charlie's good friend and fan!

Guest		07-Jan-2008 18:31
During my friendship with Charlie Baxter I always told him how happy I was to know him . I always made sure that I called him on the telephone and wrote letters and sent cards to him and my cartoons that I drew for him the whole time that I was blessed to be his friend on this earth. He knew very much how much I appreciated our friendship, together. He told me that I did just fine as his friend and he was very happy that I visited him in 2005, 2006 and 2007. My life is much better and brighter because of him! Garnette/ G.G. The Cartoonist. (Today is my birthday . I am happy to always remember the wonderful friendship we had!)

Guest		03-Jan-2008 15:43
Charlie Baxter told me about "The God In Me Sees the God In You saying. I live my life based on that thought. He read lots of books and he was interested in many subjects. I am so happy that I had the priviledge to have him as the most wonderful friend of my life and I miss him very, very much. Garnette

Garnette Faircloth		18-Dec-2007 15:56
In India they put their palms together and bow and smile and silently say "The God in me..... sees the God in you! Charlie Baxter loved that and he did it often! So Roberta was right...there is a Spark of God In Each One Of Us! We all are God-Looking!

Garnette G. Faircloth		12-Dec-2007 14:05
Charlie Baxter was a very wonderful celebrity. He was gracious and kind and polite to his fans and he appreciated them. He had a very endearing way about him and gave his undivided attention to whoever talked to him on camera and in real life. He was my hero and I wanted to be just like him in my personality, too. He was giving and fun to know. He was a warm, gracious, friendly-natured person. He was very talented and creative and he loved classical music and reading as well as entertaining kids with many adventures on his t.v. shows. He brought out Toby The Robot and Willy The Moose as being as human and real as Charlie, himself! He was a magical person and there's nobody else like him!

Guest		07-Dec-2007 15:12
Charlie Baxter was a very wonderful person while he was here on this earth! I am grateful that I was very lucky to have been a fan and friend of his. While people like Charlie are alive on our earth we should always let them know how much we appreciate and love them while they are alive for us! It is good to smile and laugh and talk and enjoy each others company while we all are alive on earth. Telling each other wonderful things while we are alive is what counts. Being thankful that our friends and family members have happiness in their hearts by our friendship and our love for them is the best present we can give to those we love in our families and to our cherished friends and acquaintances. Communication to each other and kindness and holding onto those moments when we can give others a smile and a laugh or kind word.... instead of holding onto stuff that makes us unhappy. Charlie Baxter's smile was very uplifting and he had a wonderful kind voice and personality that he shared with all of us!

Guest		19-Nov-2007 17:39
Charlie is visiting his favorite fellow celebrities too like Laurel and Hardy and Jack Benny and Jim Backus and the actor who played in the movie "The Grey Ghost". He watched many movies that he loved especailly "Singing In The Rain" with Gene Kelly. He is in a happy place with all those he knew and loved in his past as he lived on our earth. Sincerely, Garnette

Guest		13-Nov-2007 13:15
I feel like Charlie is looking at us and seeing everyone's comments on this site. He was and is a very wonderful person and loved his family very much. He is with all who he loved him on earth now in a shiney, happy place visiting them and doing the things there now that he loves. All his family members and relatives and friends and co-workers that he had on earth are there too and they are having a very happy reunion. Garnette

Roberta Perry Hughes		08-Nov-2007 21:10
mts_kid...My heartfelt condolences to you, in the loss of your father...& your mother. I'm sure you realized, long ago, how very much us kids adored your father, as M.T. Graves, & as the other characters he brought to life for us, on our B&W small screens. We reminesced about M.T., for years, long after we moved away from Miami, & we would laugh, & do our impersonations of him...& remember, in looking back, the old B&W horror movies, that were aired on "The Dungeon," that were filmed before we were born! So many memories! As long as Charlie Baxter, & M.T. Graves, are remembered with love, he will live on, in our hearts! Is it possible, that the old TV show, "The Dungeon," can be released on DVD?? Do those taped shows still exist?? Can you look into it for us?? I'm sure there would be many people (myself included!) who would jump at the chance, to have such a set!

Guest		31-Oct-2007 19:20
Missing my dad on this first Halloween without him. It's wonderful to know how special he was to so many people. He was truly unique and richly loved and blessed. Hank, if you happen to check back here: I remember you and Gloria and I have fond memories of your health food store that I visited frequently! I think I still have the yogurt maker...handed down to me from my dear mother, who passed away less than 3 years ago. Thank you for posting that message. It means so much.

Guest		30-Oct-2007 15:42
Happy Halloween M.T. Graves! We love you! from, All Your Fans! This Is Your Month! October! I will never forget the time you came to Holiday Park in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida on the back of a police motorcycle for a special personal appearance. As you got off the motorcycle, you stood for a moment and walked over toward the audience of fans (lots of young kids) with me, included! You started talking to them and as I stood there trying to listen.... a giant movement of all those fans began rushing forward behind me.... like a giant mountain falling over me! Before that mountain reached you .....the police motorcycle rushed off with you on it,too! Somehow I managed to not get knocked down and was thankful for that!. But I felt sad as I watched the motorcycle drive away very fast! That policeman sure got you out of there! M.T.! All I got was a glimpse of you! I was hoping for a longer time to see M.T. Graves in person. And I never got you out of my mind, ever since! Little did I know, that a very great friendship with you awaited me in the future! I am thankful for That Longer Time that I was lucky to share with you as a life-long friend, M.T. Graves! Your Friend, Garnette G. Faircloth

Paul Gereffi		29-Oct-2007 23:45
Or was that Ed "mark 'em down" Lane that sold the cars?

Paul Gereffi		29-Oct-2007 19:30
I sure loved that MT Graves character...and I was young enough to believe it! I remember, also, the Municipal Auto Sales ads. and Jack O'Brien slapping the side of each car. They'd often have a "gag" car where the door or fender would fall off...along with sportscaster Jim Dooley who had drawings for each baseball team as he gave the scores. One for a win and won for a loss. For example, if the Pirates won, they be forcing the other team mascot to walk the plank...if they lost, they would be tied up and shoved off the piarte ship. Does anyone remember Commander Bolt?...he MC'd a kids show every afternoon in Miami. Charlie Baxter, Skipper Chuck, Rick Shaw's morning TV show...they just don't make that local stuff anymore. Paul Gereffi Ft. Lauderdale

Guest		24-Oct-2007 18:35
Zeeky Zebra will always love and remember his good friend Charlie Baxter. He won't ever forget Charlie's smile and sense of humor and Charlie's kindness to him, either. Zeeky appreciated Charlie's writing 2 planetarium shows about Zeeky Zebra & Waldo The Clown. One was called "Zeeky Zebra On The Planet Zee" and the other one was called "Waldo At The Circus". When Charlie lived in Gallatin, TN, Garnette asked "Charlie! What are all those "ZZZZZZZZ" sounds that I keep hearing around the trees?" Charlie laughed and said " Why! That's Zeeky Zebra buzzing around the place, flapping his long ears and flying around past the trees and over the mountains of Tennessee, Garnette!" Charlie and Zeeky both loved ice cream sundaes and they made sure they ate alot of them at the icecream parlor! Zeeky learned alot from Charlie! Zeeky sure misses him! Zeeky Zebra has a group site on Yahoo Groups with photos and information about Zeeky Zebra and Company, as well as Charlie Baxter and M.T. Graves. It is called: zeekyzebraandcompany and it was created in Charlie Baxter's honor in 2003.

Guest		20-Oct-2007 15:43
Laff Lab's Professor Klinker, Other Worlds' Captain M.T. Space, The Dungeon's M.T. Graves & The Warden & Reginald & Count Down The Vampire, Channel 51's M.T. Graves Presents & Harry Skull & The Guard, Bozo's Buddies' Charlie & Willy The Moose, Bozo The Clown, Felix The Cat , The Royal Castle Fun Club Members, Orville and Wilbur The Singing Worms, 7's Circus Ringmaster Charlie Baxter, Duffo The Clown, The Super Heroes' Commander Baxter, The Bat Cave Show Members, The Mysterious Stranger, Toby The Robot, The Charlie Reads The Comics Show Visitors, Harvey and Abe AKA The Soldiers and Shepherds, Cowboy Sam & Silly Sal, Space Mouse, Elmer Rabbit, Chippy Chipmunk, Mr. Sun & Mother Goose Space Time & All The Other Cartoon Planets and Characters at Buehler Planetarium, The Toledo Mud Hens, Zeeky Zebra, Waldo The Clown & Flower, Penny, Buttons & Happy (3 little dogs), Irma Butterfly, Harry Bumblebee, and all the other cute little cartoon dragonflies, lady bugs and caterpillars & etc., Garnette Faircloth/G.G. The Cartoonist, Billy Small and George Chastain will miss Their Best Friend. He was A Wonderful Friend To Many! "We will love you for always, Charlie!" XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Guest		19-Oct-2007 19:18
I was sure lucky to meet Charlie Baxter and to have his friendship. He helped me to get a job as an artist at Buehler Planetarium at BCC in Davie, Florida. I am lucky to still work there again, now, in 2006 and 2007, part-time ...... because of Charlie's help to hire me in 1970's and 1980's . I visited him in Mt. Juliet at the nursing home. Billy Small and I met each other , for the first time there, with Charlie and we took pictures . Charlie and Billy and I had a wonderful day that day and Charlie smiled and mugged for the camera. We all 3 were sharing happiness with each other! Charlie Baxter was a friend to us and he was happy we were there with him each time we visited. He was not the same Charlie of younger years but he was the same Charlie of the person he was on this earth in this time we all share on the earth. We loved him at 80 as well as we loved him at the age he was on television entertaining us . Whatever age he was or whatever place he was living at .....we were there with him..... as friends visiting and sharing happiness with each other at whatever age we all were ......during our life on earth. Friends are friends, forever. Smiles are the best gifts we all can give to each other! I am happy that Charlie Baxter was my best friend in this whole world and I was so happy to meet Billy Small who was also a fan of Charlie's! Sincerely, Garnette G. Faircloth __________________________________________________

Hank Slaughter		16-Oct-2007 18:17
Hank Slaughter Dec. 1972, my wife and I opened a health food store in Dania. We put every penny we had into the store, slept on a mattress in the back room, cooked on a hot plate, and washed our dinner dishes with a garden hose in the parking lot. One of our first customers was Charlie, his wife Margot and daughter Sasha. I had loved M.T. Graves since I was a kid and couldn't believe my eyes that he was in our store. Charlie must have sensed that we were struggling to stay open. Charlie and Margot would come in daily and buy groceries and the more expensive items they did not need, things like a yogurt maker and a juicer. Honestly, without Charlie and Margot we would have lost the store. Charlie gave me a large autographed picture of M. T. Graves. I closed the store in 1987, went on to bigger things but the picture hangs in my office still to this day.

Garnette G. Faircloth		15-Oct-2007 17:37
I have known Charlie Baxter as a fan and as a friend since 1961. He is the best friend I ever had in my life. He inspired me to stick to my drawing of cartoon artwork. Just knowing him helped me to have a smile on my face and his sense of humor and kindness and helpful knowledge added to the happiness of my life. I will always cherish him.

Don Boyd		11-Oct-2007 19:14
Reposted but without the 2 pages of blank space at the bottom of it that hides everyone else's comments: Eileen Pedre Bacallado ebjazz@bellsouth.net gallery - 1950s & 60s - The Charlie Baxter / M. T. Graves Photo Gallery - RIP Charlie! hide \| delete 11-Oct-2007 18:36:50 Dear Tim, You don’t know us but we certainly knew of your Dad. My husband and I were born and raised in Miami and we were very sad to hear of your Father’s passing. Your Father gave so much joy to children growing up in Miami. Back then, we children were very aware of adult concerns. How could we not be? I remember… several hurricanes, the polio scare, Civil defense classes being taught at local PTA meetings (how to build a bomb shelter), struggles w/ bringing my Mom’s family over from Cuba, the October Missile Crisis, race riots, and construction strikes which affected by Dad’s livelihood, just to name a few events that had a localized effect on Miami. But the one thing that was always safe and reliable was your Dad’s shows. His attempt at “scaring” us was done with creative humor. His type of “terror” was always really safe for us kids, at a time when the world didn’t feel very safe at all. Charlie’s Baxter’s warmth and kindness always showed through the make up and costumes. Kids could use a dose of Charlie Baxter today. Years later when my husband and I moved to Hollywood we ran into your Dad at the local Treasury Store. He was just as gentle and humble as we knew he would be. We were able to enjoy his gracious nature when he hosted the local planetarium shows at BCC in Davie. We then lived a few blocks away and would visit often. Time and tide took us to live in Raleigh/Cary for 26 years and now Atlanta where I am back in school starting a second half of life career. So with all those memories, we just had to take the time to write our condolences to you and your family. I have sent the Herald article on to some old friends…the kids from the old neighborhood. Sincerely, Abe and Eileen Bacallado Villa Rica, Georgia

Stephen		09-Oct-2007 13:18
Oh! The good ol' days. Royal Castle pig out on a buck!, Skipper Chuck take home gift bags!, 39 cents whoppers, drive-in on friday and saturday nites!, hunting for garter snakes and box turtles!, Flamingo Park!, Governor Cafeteria!, Sears train set up at X-Mas!, Crandon Park mini train and zoo!, Shell City Market!, the Goodyear blimp on Watson Island!, Orange Bowl parade!, George Mira Sr., Ted Hendrix!, paddle boats at Greynolds Park!, Scotty's Drive-In! I hope I brought a smile to your face!!!!

Billy H. Mehaffey		09-Oct-2007 10:09
What kid in Miami that grew up at that time didn’t watch MT Graves? Sandlot baseball or backyard football games came to an end in time for everyone to get home or to the neighbors house with the best TV. Center floor in front of the TV was primo. I being the youngest and lightest, I had to be the quickest. Then have to fight to keep my spot until the show started. Then all you would have to endure is a few elbows. Thank you Charlie Baxter

Charlie Folds		08-Oct-2007 02:16
Louis - thanks for your comments about Charlie Baxter and Toby the Robot. Email me your address and I will send you an original picture of Toby the Robot with Charlie when we did the Miami Herald comics. Charlie was the best and I literally owe him my career as a children's show personality. Charlie Folds aka Toby the Robot Count Down the Vampire, Duffo The Clown, The Count (Batman Batkids), The Mysterious Stranger (The Fun Club), Sandrake the Magician (1959) on Laff Lab with Professor Klinker (Baxter).

The Godfather		07-Oct-2007 16:25
With sadness, I read in this mornings Miami Herald that we lost Charlie. From MT to the Fun Club and all in between, those of us that recall him on Saturday's on Channel 7, lost a pioneer. As a boy, I sat with the other kids at the Fun Club with Willie the Moose there too. Taped on Wednesday night and shown on Saturday morning. Farewell Charlie....make'em laugh in heaven...The Godfather

Steven Johnson		07-Oct-2007 12:16
My father was a funeral director in the early 60's at the old Hollywood Mortuary on Young Circle. Charlie did a Halloween show there and used my Dad's hearse to ride up on stage as MT. Charlie was a one of a kind guy and was great with all the kids. We lost an original and I hope he is with Skipper Chuck now laughing and entertaining the kids in Heaven.

Louis		06-Oct-2007 21:04
Charlie Baxter, boy this brings back some very fond memories. Where are the pictures of Toby the Robot? You gotta have Toby the Robot here! Anyone have a pic of Toby?

Don Boyd		28-Aug-2007 05:46
The recent photos of Charlie in the nursing home with his buddy Billy and G. G. the Cartoonist have been removed at the request of Charlie's family in a letter that I received today from Billy. Don

katherine mcormick		27-Aug-2007 22:30
i tell people what scared me as a child, and it was watching your show on the weekends, im 56 yrs.and ii still remember saturdays in blk.and white tvs., the kids in the neighborhood running home to watch you. what a joy you are in my memories. god bless you and your family. thanks for all you did for kids. love ya lots. kathy

Guest		21-Aug-2007 01:30
bill small thanks for the great pictures !!! we the fans are all praying for charlie and wish him a speedy get well and wish him all the best charlie looks so very happy with his fans by his side

Roberta		15-Aug-2007 05:04
OOOPS!! I meant to say "good-looking as ever," but left out one of the o's! I was just so excited to see recent photos of Charlie Baxter, my spelling...typing?...got off kilter!

Roberta		15-Aug-2007 05:01
Thanks, Billy, for the recent photos of Charlie Baxter! Tell him I said he's still as god-looking as ever, & that all of his "Grave Diggers" still love him & remember him so fondly! He was our family!! After all, he was in our living rooms every week!! So very much a part of our childhood days!! Hope & pray you are feeling better, & that you get stronger, every day, our dear friend!

Don Boyd		14-Aug-2007 05:09
Many thanks to Billy Small for sending me prints to scan and post above. I'm sorry for the delay in getting them up but I've been on three trips out of town off and on for the past month and really getting behind in the photo work. Let's all pull for Charlie to get better soon. Keep us posted Billy! Don

Don Boyd		17-Jul-2007 00:35
Congrats on surviving #4 Jumpin' Jack! The spelling is corrected, thanks for the correction. I'm going to copy your post into the comments under your first photo so more people can read it. Don

Jumack		16-Jul-2007 21:34
Well now, let me see....since I last posted here I have had heart attack number 4... it's all that good living I do up here in Cane Ridge, Tennessee (20 miles south of Nashville) my heart doctor is amazed that I can still walk around and he says I must have a second heart in back on the first one...cause my front one is more than half dead. It's the good Irish stock I come from!! I have been "down" for about two months, but I now and up and working again and all is right with the world. Called Charlie Baxter when I got his number from one of you, but he never did call me back, so I guess he doesnt remember me or whatever...I sure do wish him well and if any of you is in contact with him, please say "hi" for me. I will be collecting pictures of Jumpin Jack and some municipal auto sales things and sending the along as soon as I dig them out of the attic...going to the attic is NOT on my things to do list just yet...too steep of a climb...damn, I am almost 80 and, if I remember correctly, that is NOT middle age any more! More later...oh...no big deal, but my last name is spelled O'BRIEN...my daughter, who lives in Miami told me to get that corrected! Enjoy this sight a lot... my e-mail address is jumpinjack@comcast.net should you care to say hello. Jack!

Roberta Perry Hughes		09-Jul-2007 04:32
Lots of love goes out to Charlie Baxter, aka M.T. Graves, & best wishes, & our prayers, too, that this fine entertainer will soon feel better. I can only hope he knows how very much all of his Grave Diggers fan club just idolized him, & that our memories of him & his show are forever in our hearts & minds. Also, best wishes to Mr. Jack O'Brien, of the exciting MAS commercials. We got such a kick out of watching those! I saw on this Web Site a feature about Mr. Rick Shaw. How about posting one of good ol' Charlie Murdock, of WQAM? Listened to his show every day! Anyone remember "The Blue Gook" commercials on the radio, about a slurpy flavor, popular @ the Seven Eleven Stores? What about the continuing radio serial drama called "Chicken Man?" ("Pock! Pock! Pock! POCK!!")? Never missed it!

Don Boyd		07-Jul-2007 20:26
Thanks for the information. Best wishes to Charlie and his family to pull through this episode okay! Don

Billy		07-Jul-2007 15:34
Hi Everybody. Charlie is not doing very well right now (heart problems) His family is not allowing visitors at this time. When I get some up dates I will pass them along

Sharon		02-Jul-2007 22:53
I and several friends faithfully watched M. T. Graves. We even formed a "monster club", each of us drawing our best creatures. I sent one to M.T. and received his black & white headshot with "To My Cool Ghoulfiend, Sharon. I still have that and a letter from The Warden, dated April 15, 1959. I just ran across it yesterday! Brought back some great memories. Glad to see there are still fans of M. T. out there!

Dave		25-Jun-2007 10:27
Billy: You are thinking of M.T. Graves alterego M.T. Space. Charlie Baxter was great! We kids always rushed home to see his show even if we were at the movie matinee. I also remember those Jack O'Brien commercials and him slapping the side of the car to move on to the next one! Imagine what they are all worth today as "classics"!

Guest		21-Jun-2007 18:32
what was the wardens nephews name he appeared in the drawer mt would open from the cell wall igore i think and didnt charlie baxter have a space show also i remember getting an evelope of moon dust --hes a miami memory i will never forget

Bill Smith		18-Jun-2007 13:42
My friends and I would rearrange our busy summertime schedules to catch M.T. in the dungeon at the appointed hour, even if it meant coming back from fishing early. We got a real kick out of those feet of his. We could ignore much of the feature but HAD to watch his segment between commercials. Live long and prosper old fiend - errr friend...

Don Boyd		14-Jun-2007 12:31
Where near Nashville? I'm going up to Franklin next month for a week. Does he like visitors at the nursing home? Don

billy		14-Jun-2007 04:00
Charlie is still alive & kicking & just as cool as he ever was but is not doing so good right now. I paid him a visit on his birthday march 29. He is 83 now and lives in a nurseing home near Nashville tn

Guest		05-Jun-2007 00:29
Jumpin' Jack O'Brien?!?!? Live commercials in the parking lot at WCKT for Municipal Auto Sales! Classic live television that's never been equaled! Jack, you might remember my dad, Art Carlson, from the WCKR radio days. I followed in his footsteps, working at WPLG for nearly 20-years, but nothing ever compared to those early days with you and Charlie Baxter!

Jack		03-Jun-2007 16:28
Charley had a lot of fun playing M.T. Graves and we had fun watching him! He was on rival Channel 7 up on the 79th Street Causeway and I was working for Channel 10 down on Biscayne and 36th doing Jumpin' Jack and the Weawther for a while and then Dialing for Dollars and finally having a ball in the Sports Deprtment. Seems like a long time ago....because it was....Besst wishes to all of you who were alive during that era....I am still pokin along here In Nashville, retired! Jack O'Brien jumpinjack@comcast.net you DO remember Jumpinjack...right??? Right!

Guest		01-Jun-2007 15:49
all I can say is WARRRRRRRRRRRRDEN

Guest		31-May-2007 23:12
Thanks for the memories -- a lot of work and excellent memorabilia.....

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