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Floyd R. Turbo

(30,362 posts) Mon Jul 28, 2025, 03:55 PM Monday

Alice and Jerry or Dick and Jane?

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Alice and Jerry or Dick and Jane? (Original Post) Floyd R. Turbo Monday OP

Run, Spot, run! Get Sally! rsdsharp Monday #1

Run Sally, run! 😨 Floyd R. Turbo Monday #13

Dick and Jane Endlessmike56 Monday #2

🤗 Floyd R. Turbo Monday #14

Alice and Jerry Glorfindel Monday #3

😃 Floyd R. Turbo Monday #15

Tom, Betty, and Susan. Plus Flip the dog. yorkster Monday #4

I flip when I see Tom. Harker Monday #10

🤗 Floyd R. Turbo Monday #16

Dick and Jane mgardener Monday #5

😂 Floyd R. Turbo Monday #17

I started with Dick and Jane, but Jilly_in_VA Monday #6

I didn't move but by and by my school made the change. Harker Monday #11

😃 Floyd R. Turbo Monday #18

Dick and Jane was used in my elementary reading classes. Emile Monday #7

🤗 Floyd R. Turbo Monday #19

... Solly Mack Monday #8

☺️ Floyd R. Turbo Monday #20

... JoseBalow Monday #24

Yes! Solly Mack Monday #27

John, Jean and Judy jxla Monday #9

🤔 Floyd R. Turbo Monday #21

I never even heard of Alice, and Jerry! electric_blue68 Monday #12

🤔 Floyd R. Turbo Monday #22

My grandma lived next door to us and taught me KitFox Monday #23

My pleasure! Floyd R. Turbo Tuesday #33

I never heard of Alice and Jerry JoseBalow Monday #25

Zeppo the Marx Brother? Floyd R. Turbo Tuesday #34

Yes, Zeppo... JoseBalow Tuesday #40

🤗 Floyd R. Turbo Tuesday #43

Dick and Jane rocked! Never saw an Alice and Jerry book... wcmagumba Monday #26

😃 Floyd R. Turbo Tuesday #35

I didn't know these books. My school used Jack and Janet (around 1970), Eugene Monday #28

😊 Floyd R. Turbo Tuesday #36

I had Ted and Sally. no_hypocrisy Monday #29

This message was self-deleted by its author wcmagumba Monday #30

🤔 Floyd R. Turbo Tuesday #37

Alice and Jerry. Diamond_Dog Monday #31

😃 Floyd R. Turbo Tuesday #38

Dick & Jane FoxNewsSucks Tuesday #32

😬 Floyd R. Turbo Tuesday #39

Omg! 😄 I'd Say MORE Than "Slighty Disturbed"!! electric_blue68 Wednesday #44

Janet & Mark ucralum Tuesday #41

🤗 Floyd R. Turbo Tuesday #42

rsdsharp

(11,105 posts)

1. Run, Spot, run! Get Sally!

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Mon Jul 28, 2025, 04:04 PM

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Floyd R. Turbo

(30,362 posts)

13. Run Sally, run! 😨

Reply to rsdsharp (Reply #1)

Mon Jul 28, 2025, 08:53 PM

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Endlessmike56

(2 posts)

2. Dick and Jane

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Mon Jul 28, 2025, 04:08 PM

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Loved the way they were drawn

Floyd R. Turbo

(30,362 posts)

14. 🤗

Reply to Endlessmike56 (Reply #2)

Mon Jul 28, 2025, 08:53 PM

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Glorfindel

(10,147 posts)

3. Alice and Jerry

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Mon Jul 28, 2025, 04:08 PM

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But it's been a very long time. I possibly may have misremembered.

Floyd R. Turbo

(30,362 posts)

15. 😃

Reply to Glorfindel (Reply #3)

Mon Jul 28, 2025, 08:53 PM

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yorkster

(3,275 posts)

4. Tom, Betty, and Susan. Plus Flip the dog.

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Mon Jul 28, 2025, 04:10 PM

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See Tom and Flip!

Harker

(16,644 posts)

10. I flip when I see Tom.

Reply to yorkster (Reply #4)

Mon Jul 28, 2025, 05:38 PM

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Floyd R. Turbo

(30,362 posts)

16. 🤗

Reply to yorkster (Reply #4)

Mon Jul 28, 2025, 08:54 PM

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mgardener

(2,115 posts)

5. Dick and Jane

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Mon Jul 28, 2025, 04:16 PM

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You can get a book on Amazon with all the books.
Got it for my grandson.
He asked why they were wearing funny shoes & were not wearing sneakers!

Floyd R. Turbo

(30,362 posts)

17. 😂

Reply to mgardener (Reply #5)

Mon Jul 28, 2025, 08:54 PM

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Jilly_in_VA

(12,547 posts)

6. I started with Dick and Jane, but

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Mon Jul 28, 2025, 04:31 PM

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then we moved, and that school system used Alice and Jerry, which I liked a whole lot better.

Question: does anyone remember the Martin and Judy storybooks? I had those before I started school. My mom used to read them to me and then when I started reading I read them for myself and also to my younger brothers.

Harker

(16,644 posts)

11. I didn't move but by and by my school made the change.

Reply to Jilly_in_VA (Reply #6)

Mon Jul 28, 2025, 05:41 PM

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Everything was "by and by" with Alice and Jerry, and I had never heard anyone say that.

Edited to correct "bye" to "by." I still haven't heard it in real life.

Floyd R. Turbo

(30,362 posts)

18. 😃

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Mon Jul 28, 2025, 08:55 PM

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Emile

(36,206 posts)

7. Dick and Jane was used in my elementary reading classes.

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Mon Jul 28, 2025, 05:01 PM

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Floyd R. Turbo

(30,362 posts)

19. 🤗

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Mon Jul 28, 2025, 08:55 PM

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Solly Mack

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8. ...

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Mon Jul 28, 2025, 05:11 PM

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Floyd R. Turbo

(30,362 posts)

20. ☺️

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Mon Jul 28, 2025, 08:55 PM

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JoseBalow

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24. ...

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Mon Jul 28, 2025, 10:08 PM

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Solly Mack

(95,378 posts)

27. Yes!

Reply to JoseBalow (Reply #24)

Mon Jul 28, 2025, 10:13 PM

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jxla

(245 posts)

9. John, Jean and Judy

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Mon Jul 28, 2025, 05:17 PM

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I went to a parochial (Catholic) school. I learned about Dick, Jane & Sally later, but I've never heard of Jerry & Alice before now.

Floyd R. Turbo

(30,362 posts)

21. 🤔

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Mon Jul 28, 2025, 08:56 PM

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electric_blue68

(22,696 posts)

12. I never even heard of Alice, and Jerry!

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Mon Jul 28, 2025, 08:10 PM

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But I have a pretty distinct memory of seeing the Dick and, Jane, and Spot books on the? school, or regular library shelves.

Floyd R. Turbo

(30,362 posts)

22. 🤔

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Mon Jul 28, 2025, 08:56 PM

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KitFox

(341 posts)

23. My grandma lived next door to us and taught me

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Mon Jul 28, 2025, 09:52 PM

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to read when I was 4. Before she married my grandpa, she was a first grade teacher. When I started school in 1st grade, I was started in Dick and Jane, but was soon switched to Alice and Jerry “Down the River Road”. Thanks for the fun post evoking long ago memories 😊

Floyd R. Turbo

(30,362 posts)

33. My pleasure!

Reply to KitFox (Reply #23)

Tue Jul 29, 2025, 08:02 AM

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JoseBalow

(8,026 posts)

25. I never heard of Alice and Jerry

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Mon Jul 28, 2025, 10:12 PM

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For me it was Sally, Dick, and Jane. And sometimes Zeppo.

Floyd R. Turbo

(30,362 posts)

34. Zeppo the Marx Brother?

Reply to JoseBalow (Reply #25)

Tue Jul 29, 2025, 08:03 AM

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JoseBalow

(8,026 posts)

40. Yes, Zeppo...

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Reply #34)

Tue Jul 29, 2025, 02:10 PM

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Sometimes!

Floyd R. Turbo

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43. 🤗

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Tue Jul 29, 2025, 09:00 PM

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wcmagumba

(4,478 posts)

26. Dick and Jane rocked! Never saw an Alice and Jerry book...

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Mon Jul 28, 2025, 10:13 PM

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Floyd R. Turbo

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35. 😃

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Tue Jul 29, 2025, 08:03 AM

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Eugene

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28. I didn't know these books. My school used Jack and Janet (around 1970),

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Mon Jul 28, 2025, 10:27 PM

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followed by Tip and Mitten.

Floyd R. Turbo

(30,362 posts)

36. 😊

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Tue Jul 29, 2025, 08:04 AM

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no_hypocrisy

(52,420 posts)

29. I had Ted and Sally.

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Mon Jul 28, 2025, 10:35 PM

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Response to no_hypocrisy (Reply #29)

wcmagumba This message was self-deleted by its author.

Floyd R. Turbo

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37. 🤔

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Tue Jul 29, 2025, 08:04 AM

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Diamond_Dog

(37,797 posts)

31. Alice and Jerry.

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Mon Jul 28, 2025, 11:42 PM

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Later on, Tom, Betty, Susan, and Flip the dog.

Floyd R. Turbo

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38. 😃

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Tue Jul 29, 2025, 08:05 AM

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FoxNewsSucks

(11,238 posts)

32. Dick & Jane

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Tue Jul 29, 2025, 12:03 AM

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https://imgur.com/gallery/i-am-slightly-disturbed-r4p9MkQ

Floyd R. Turbo

(30,362 posts)

39. 😬

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Tue Jul 29, 2025, 08:05 AM

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electric_blue68

(22,696 posts)

44. Omg! 😄 I'd Say MORE Than "Slighty Disturbed"!!

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Wed Jul 30, 2025, 03:04 AM

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ucralum

(98 posts)

41. Janet & Mark

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Tue Jul 29, 2025, 05:49 PM

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In kindergarten we worked on pre-reading skills--lots of letter recognition and phonics. Then in first grade we began to learn actual decoding using the Janet & Mark readers. I just looked them up; the series was first published in January of 1966 and I started first grade in Los Angeles County in September 1966.

Floyd R. Turbo

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42. 🤗

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Tue Jul 29, 2025, 09:00 PM

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