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worcestermag.com > story > entertainment > television > 01/27/2026 > as-laverne-shirley-turns-50-remembering-worcesters-own-big-ragoo > 88307832007

Here's to you, Big Ragoo: Remembering breakout TV role for Worcester's Eddie Mekka

6+ hour, 26+ min ago   (1080+ words) Fifty years ago,onFeb. 3,1976, Worcester's own Eddie Mekka went from "Rags to Riches'when hemadehis television debut asCarmine "The Big Ragoo Ragusa on "Laverne & Shirley.' Mekka, born Edward Mekjian, grew up at 63 Francis St.He died on Nov. 27, 2021at his home in…...

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worcestermag.com > story > entertainment > movies > 03/18/2025 > screen-time-super-retro-fest-offers-flashback-fun-in-danvers > 82416490007

From 'Warriors' to 'Lost in Space,' Super Retro Fest delivers a trip back in time

From 'Warriors' to 'Lost in Space,' Super Retro Fest delivers a trip back in time10+ mon, 1+ week ago   (616+ words) If you are into Hollywood hunks, iconic "rock chicks," television legends, cult film stars, comic book writers and artists and prominent voiceover stars, you're going to love the Super Retro Fest Comic Con on March 22 and 23 at the DoubleTree Boston…...