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that's too funny. What character is that avi on The Simpsons? I'm having an Alzheimers moment....ElfDude wrote:And I impersonate him in person too... many many times a day.Big Blue Owl wrote:Down with everybody!
I've heard Elfies avatar character say a pretty mean Yeeeessss as well.
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He's a remake of a character that was on the Jack Benny show (both radio and TV) that was played by Frank Nelson.
Here he is making a guest appearance on I Love Lucy:
On the Simpsons it's the same thing. But I've been doing his, "Yeeessss?" as long as I can remember. I think I must have picked it up from Bugs Bunny cartoons or something...Nelson's entrance usually went like this: Jack would need something, for example, airline tickets at an airport. He would go up to the agent, saying "Oh Mister? Mister?" Then would come the "reveal," with Frank turning to bellow "Yeeeeeessssss?" The two men would banter with each other. Frank gleefully delivered one-liners such as "Is that a hairpiece or did someone plant moss on your head," and, "Do I work at this airport? No, I'm a 747 with a mustache." Frank continued to appear on Jack's show when Jack came to television in 1950, doing the same "rude clerk" schtick. His other catchphrase, that would be worked into every routine, would have Benny asking something mundane, such as, "Do these shirts come in a medium?" and Frank would bellow, "Oo-oo-oo-ooh, do they!" He also appeared on several other radio programs, including serving as a regular on The Abbott and Costello Show.
Here he is making a guest appearance on I Love Lucy:
Aren't you the guy who hit me in the eye?
I got it....thanks.ElfDude wrote:He's a remake of a character that was on the Jack Benny show (both radio and TV) that was played by Frank Nelson.
On the Simpsons it's the same thing. But I've been doing his, "Yeeessss?" as long as I can remember. I think I must have picked it up from Bugs Bunny cartoons or something...Nelson's entrance usually went like this: Jack would need something, for example, airline tickets at an airport. He would go up to the agent, saying "Oh Mister? Mister?" Then would come the "reveal," with Frank turning to bellow "Yeeeeeessssss?" The two men would banter with each other. Frank gleefully delivered one-liners such as "Is that a hairpiece or did someone plant moss on your head," and, "Do I work at this airport? No, I'm a 747 with a mustache." Frank continued to appear on Jack's show when Jack came to television in 1950, doing the same "rude clerk" schtick. His other catchphrase, that would be worked into every routine, would have Benny asking something mundane, such as, "Do these shirts come in a medium?" and Frank would bellow, "Oo-oo-oo-ooh, do they!" He also appeared on several other radio programs, including serving as a regular on The Abbott and Costello Show.
Here he is making an guest appearance on I Love Lucy:
Don't start none...won't be none.