RIP Stan Freberg

[Lionel Mandrake]

A gifted comic has died. Old farts like me will remember him.

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For the youngsters, let me explain that a phonograph used a needle to play a record. If the needle was dull, it would damage the record.

Also: "Dragnet" was a TV police procedural in the 1950s. Its reruns were called "Badge 714". In the movie "LA Confidential", it became "Badge of Honor".

[A-Schwarzenegger]

1. Day-o!

"Back off a little, man, it's too piercing."

[antiquie]

2. dragon-net

[hifiguy]

3. Freberg was a brilliant comic original

Among his voice acting work is this timeless classic Bugs Bunny cartoon. Stan voiced the cretinous Pete Puma.

[annabanana]

4. Green Christmas.. Not popular with Coca Cola!

great stuff!

[Lionel Mandrake]

8. Better than that. This year we have him smoking one.

[gratuitous]

5. Truly a genius for the ages

The world is better for his life, and a little worse for his recent demise. But the work will linger on. I think in many ways, Spike Jones and his City Slickers provided the fertile ground for Stan Freberg, Stan Freberg's work provided the conditions for so many that followed, such as Cheech and Chong, Weird Al Yankovic and Garrison Keillor.

[mockmonkey]

6. I liked the commercials he wrote and more

My personal favorite thing he ever did.

WUN'ERFUL, WUN'ERFUL!

Lant!

[Lionel Mandrake]

9. Laurence Welk was such a square.

Stan Freberg's parody, as usual, was right on target.

[rhett o rick]

7. When I was a teen-ager (late '50's) in Portland of Oregon late at night

when I was supposed to be sleeping, I could pickup a Seattle radio station that played the comedy albums of the time. I remember Stan Freberg very well. RIP Mr. Freberg.