Throwback Thursdays - Bryan on Scouting

Philo Farnsworth, inventor of modern TV, was an Eagle Scout

June 8, 2017 7

Television pioneer Philo T. Farnsworth received all sorts of belated honors for his inventions. But he never received the Eagle Scout badge he had earned.

Remember this? All about that nun reading BL in ‘Airplane!’

June 1, 2017 31

Remember that nun reading “Boys’ Life” in the classic comedy “Airplane!” Here are seven things you may not know about that scene.

What Jimmy Stewart said about the Scout Oath

February 2, 2017 28

“I happen to believe that the man who was a Scout is a better man for it,” Jimmy Stewart told a crowd in 1980 in Los Angeles.

Casper the Friendly Ghost was a Boo Scout and Cub Scout recruiter

September 8, 2016 6

Turns out Casper, that friendliest of friendly ghosts, was pretty friendly to the Boy Scouts of America, too. He was a Boo Scout and Cub Scout recruiter.

1979 Boy Scouts of America PSA features the Peanuts gang

July 28, 2016 15

In 1979, the Boy Scouts of America released a public service announcement featuring the classic Peanuts characters: Charlie Brown, Snoopy and more.

‘The Scoutmaster’ turns 60: Behind the Rockwell classic

June 16, 2016 50

This year marks 60 years since Norman Rockwell created “The Scoutmaster,” a tribute to Scoutmasters and adult leaders everywhere.

Jambo ’85: Hurricane, Beach Boys and legendary Apple bags

March 17, 2016 62

The 1985 National Scout Jamboree at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., produced stories that have been told and retold for more than 30 years.

What was John Wayne’s take on the Scout Law?

August 13, 2015 27

The Academy-award winning actor shares his thoughts on the Scout Law at a 1979 dinner honoring the Los Angeles Area Council’s John Wayne Outpost Camp.

The tallest Boy Scout ever was 7-foot-4 at age 13

July 30, 2015 12

Robert Pershing Wadlow, at 8-foot-11 the tallest man ever, was a Boy Scout. At age 13, he was 7-foot-4 — much taller than anyone else in his troop.

10 times in history when adults earned the Eagle Scout award

July 2, 2015 65

Before 1965, adults could earn the Eagle Scout award. In a few especially touching cases, an adult even received his badge at the same time as his son.