Television of Temporary Interest
I'll be back in this space next week with a huge sprawl about forgotten comedian Tubby Boots, but in the mean time... a lazy man's post.
Dinah! with guests Henry Winkler and David Bowie - This 1976 episode of Dinah Shore's daytime talk show has Bowie exulting his love for The Fonz - and plenty more.
The Tonight Show with guest The Backwards Talker - Johnny Carson interviews a man who can speak backwards with the greatest of ease.
The Tonight Show with Jack Paar on Vinyl - I'm always interested in old episodes of The Tonight Show, so naturally I would be interested in an LP devoted to Jack Paar's opening monologues. I posted the whole album on Classic Television Showbiz this week.
Post's Cereals Non-Vinyl - What could possibly be a cheaper form of recording than the old Evatone Soundsheet, y'know, those ol' flexi-records you used to pull out of magazines? How about a record made out of a cereal box? Featuring The Archies no less.
The Forgotten Looney Tunes - The final days of Termite Terrace produced some truly strange cartoons. Here's a sampling of three late sixties Looney Tunes that you probably don't remember. The third one, Norman Normal is of particular note.
did you catch who wrote the theme, produced and did some of the voice work for Normal Norman? none other than N. Paul Stookey (a.k.a. "Paul" of Peter, Paul & Mary fame). far out...
Posted by: krup | February 17, 2008 at 10:40 AM
Stookey's production of Norman Normal was given a bit of advance notice in the pre-metal Hit Parader of '67-68. I considered myself a very fortunate fellow for having stumbled into the right Columbia Missouri theater on the right weekend and actually seeing Norman Normal on the screen. The rest of the audience seemed impervious to the kismet
Posted by: tomb urges | February 19, 2008 at 12:57 AM
I was all set to comment about the N. Paul Stookey connection. Norman Normal just rocks! I wonder how they managed to sell it as a children's cartoon. Same year as "The Graduate". I wonder who influenced who....
Here's some more fun:
http://www.davemackey.com/animation/wb/hkbh.html
Posted by: Dale Hazelton | February 22, 2008 at 09:50 AM