Felt Fetish, Effete Nebbish
Juhl of Denial
Jerry Juhl, Emmy Award-winning former head writer for the Muppets has died at the age of 67, joining Muppet creator Jim Henson as another victim of the Felt Flu. While Henson gave the Muppets their heart, Juhl provided the subversive wit as the head writer for Sesame Street, co-writer of the “The Muppet Movie,” “The Great Muppet Caper,” “Muppet Treasure Island” and “Muppets From Space” and solo scripter for “The Muppet Christmas Carol.” He was also head writer and creative producer on the award-winning “Fraggle Rock,” Henson's 1983-87 TV series about a race of small creatures that live underground. Juhl’s collaboration with Henson actually dates back to the 1950s and Henson’s first show, Sam and Friends, the Washington, DC-based show where Henson first found the appeal of being elbow-deep in a frog’s ass.
The End is Nye
Or
Louis Nye, the Lifeless Guy
(Mad props to Monty)
Veteran comedian Louis Nye has died of lung cancer at the age of 92. A featured second banana with Bill Dana, Don Knotts and Steve Allen’s squirrel-like toupee on The Steve Allen Show, one of Nye’s roles was an unctuous ad man named Gordon Hathaway, for whom he created a national catchphrase with the salutation, “Hi ho, Steverino.” It may not seem like much, but remember this is a nation that adopts national catchphrases from hamburger commercials. With his gaunt appearance and hangdog expression, Nye was like a comic version of John Carradine. And like Carradine, Nye’s career was marked with a lot of paycheck decisions: Sex Kittens Go to College, Cannonball Run II and Won Ton Ton, the Dog that Saved Hollwood. He was better served by guest shots on television, such as Sonny, Milburn Drysdale’s son on The Beverly Hillbillies, a passenger on The Love Boat so afraid of drowning that he wears a life jacket at all times, and as Jeff’s father on "Curb Your Enthusiasm."
Jerry Juhl, Emmy Award-winning former head writer for the Muppets has died at the age of 67, joining Muppet creator Jim Henson as another victim of the Felt Flu. While Henson gave the Muppets their heart, Juhl provided the subversive wit as the head writer for Sesame Street, co-writer of the “The Muppet Movie,” “The Great Muppet Caper,” “Muppet Treasure Island” and “Muppets From Space” and solo scripter for “The Muppet Christmas Carol.” He was also head writer and creative producer on the award-winning “Fraggle Rock,” Henson's 1983-87 TV series about a race of small creatures that live underground. Juhl’s collaboration with Henson actually dates back to the 1950s and Henson’s first show, Sam and Friends, the Washington, DC-based show where Henson first found the appeal of being elbow-deep in a frog’s ass.
The End is Nye
Or
Louis Nye, the Lifeless Guy
(Mad props to Monty)
Veteran comedian Louis Nye has died of lung cancer at the age of 92. A featured second banana with Bill Dana, Don Knotts and Steve Allen’s squirrel-like toupee on The Steve Allen Show, one of Nye’s roles was an unctuous ad man named Gordon Hathaway, for whom he created a national catchphrase with the salutation, “Hi ho, Steverino.” It may not seem like much, but remember this is a nation that adopts national catchphrases from hamburger commercials. With his gaunt appearance and hangdog expression, Nye was like a comic version of John Carradine. And like Carradine, Nye’s career was marked with a lot of paycheck decisions: Sex Kittens Go to College, Cannonball Run II and Won Ton Ton, the Dog that Saved Hollwood. He was better served by guest shots on television, such as Sonny, Milburn Drysdale’s son on The Beverly Hillbillies, a passenger on The Love Boat so afraid of drowning that he wears a life jacket at all times, and as Jeff’s father on "Curb Your Enthusiasm."
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