Yahoo (Gulliver's Travels) committing the "Son of Sam" murders in 1976. Yahoo (Gulliver's Travels) Yahoos are legendary beings in the 1726 satirical novel "Gulliver's Travels" written by Jonathan Swift. Their behavior and character representation is meant to comment on the state of Europe from Swift's point of view. The word "yahoo" was coined by Jonathan Swift in the fourth section of "Gulliver's Travels" and has since entered the English language more broadly. Its most famous use is as the name of a pioneering search engine, Yahoo!. Swift describes Yahoos as filthy with unpleasant habits, "a brute in human form," resembling human beings far
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (TV series) The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (TV series) The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters is an American western television series based on Robert Lewis Taylor's 1958 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name. The series aired on ABC for one season, 1963-64, and was produced by MGM Television. The series was aimed at teenaged boys and young families. It was known for the breakthrough performances of the 12-year-old Kurt Russell in the title role and Charles Bronson as the second wagon master, Linc Murdock in the last thirteen episodes. Bronson began his role in the episode "The Day of the Toll Takers"