roll bounce is a 2005 american comedy-drama film written by norman vance jr. and directed by malcolm d. lee .

the film stars hip hop artist bow wow as the leader of a roller skating crew in 1970s chicago .

the film also stars nick cannon , meagan good , brandon t. jackson , wesley jonathan , chi mcbride , kellita smith , and jurnee smollett .

( the name of the film is derived from the 1979 song " bounce , rock , skate , roll " by vaughan mason & crew . )

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roll bounce dazzles us with a classic late 1970 ' s feel , but this coming of age film could have been more than just a spin around the roller rink .
the end of the dismal summer movie season couldn ' t have been blessed with a more satisfying coda than the rollicking , funny , relentlessly cheery and genuinely touching spirit that makes roll bounce a captivating delight from start to finish .
roll bounce is a 2005 american comedy - drama film written by norman vance jr . and directed by malcolm d . lee . the film stars bow wow , nick cannon , meagan good , brandon t . jackson , wesley jonathan , chi mcbride , kellita smith , and jurnee smollett .
film by film , the makers of
roll bounce
have been creating a new world in american movies . this is a world in which black people live in well - kept homes , have jobs , don ' t do drugs , don ' t have guns , aren ' t in gangs , don ' t call anybody
bitch
and do not use a famous 12 - letter word .
the “draghi bounce” from bond - buying plans to ease the debt crisis showed no sign of waning today as global share markets pushed higher and spain and italy saw more step falls in their borrowing costs .
at times ,
roll bounce
feels a bit silly , but at it ' s core , it ' a about a family in harsh times , as they see everyone around them having a good time . as x ( bow wow ) and his friends have faced the final days of their skate rink , they must choose to go over to the rich side of town to skate , where they run into old aquiantences and new rivals ! the emotional tone of this film is phenomenal , seeing as this film goes from extremely silly to extremely heartfelt in seconds . i love the 70 ' s feel of this film , it is done perfectly , and the music choices are fun . the direction is done well enough and the acting is very commendable .
roll bounce
is a very nice film to watch !
now consider some titles . the producers of
roll bounce ,
robert teitel and george tillman jr . , also made
soul food ,
men of honor
( with cuba gooding as the first black navy diver ) ,
barbershop
and its spin - offs , and
beauty shop .
some of the movies are better than others , but all of them have good hearts . they reflect a reality that is missing in the friday night multiplex specials .
i believe it ' s called
let ' s roll .
i ' ve been looking for it everywhere and i cannot find an outlet to download it . so good luck . . . it ' s a great song . ( thanks to aj , st . louis ) add more info
roll bounce ,
a nostalgic memory of disco roller - dancing in the late 1970s , has warm starring performances from bow wow ( formerly lil bow wow ) and chi mcbride , who are funny , lovable and sometimes touching . in their different ways , they ' re mourning the death of a mother and wife ; xavier ( bow wow ) hangs out with four friends at a chicago south side roller rink and curtis , his dad , ( mcbride ) obsesses on repairing his dead wife ' s car . it is his secret that after 10 years as an engineer , he lost his job when his company closed , and he is out of work .
lively , sweet , and yes , bouncy , roll bounce is mostly innocuous , sometimes tedious . while the film means to be feel - good , its formulaic route to that end is often tedious . more symbolic than developed , naomi only seems to exist at sweetwater , where she provides pretty reaction shots as x and the boys ply their routines to music by kool & the gang , the bee gees , and donna summer . naomi serves as occasion for x ' s crucial life lesson - - don ' t be mean to girls who are nice . the always engaging jurnee smollett is underused here , but the 1970s fashions , music , and references are sensational .
new tracks from brooke valentine , beyonce , keith sweat and a collaboration by ray j and r . kelly will lead the soundtrack for the made - in - chicago film ' roll bounce ' . valentine ' s jazze pha - produced cover of the ' 70s favorite ' boogie oogie oogie ' featuring fabolous and yoyo will be the set ' s first single . beyonce tackles rose royce ' s ' wishing on a star ' , while keith sweat puts his stamp on the intruders ' ' i wanna know your name ' . ray j and kelly contribute the new song ' quit actin ' , while destiny ' s child ' s michelle williams reworks al green ' s classic ' let ' s stay together . ' sanctuary . 2005 .
“i think it was just happenstance , ” sondheim said of the split . “hal got interested in other people’s work , and i saw one of james’s plays and wanted to work with him . ” he also noted that decades later , he and prince did reteam on bounce , which has also gone by several other names . merrily has also undergone transformations of its own on the way to becoming a cult and critical hit , with new songs , a clearer format , and more than a few cuts , though sondheim doesn’t mind . “it’s the show that counts , ” he said .
merrily we roll along may have premiered on broadway back in 1981 , and only made it through a total of 16 performances after its previews , but not a day goes by that stephen sondheim isn’t cursing and crying and turning and reaching — but mostly wishing the show had gotten a better reception . merrily is the subject of the new documentary best worst thing that ever could have happened , which premiered at the new york film festival last night in advance of a november 18 theatrical release . it focuses on the way the show’s failure affected the then very - young members of its original cast — including the doc’s director , lonny price — who had been specifically chosen to play characters that age in reverse over the course of the drama .
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not only did it lead the way on the rental chart bringing in $ 10 . 18 million in combined rentals , ( $ 9 . 82 million from dvds and $ 370 , 000 from vhs ) , but it also led the way in sales with 3 . 7 million units sold . sales totaled $ 65 million in its opening week . to put this in perspective , the home market release made more than $ 75 million during its opening week , which is more than the film earned during its first three weeks of theatrical release .
dipped at the box office falling out of the top five with $ 4 . 53 million on 1609 screens in 30 markets over the weekend for an early total of $ 18 . 04 million internationally . its best opening was in belgium where it debuted in second place with $ 252 , 000 on 40 screens over the weekend and $ 290 , 000 in total . it also had debuts in holland with $ 139 , 000 on 57 screens over the weekend and $ 167 , 000 overall , and in greece with $ 116 , 000 on 24 and norway with $ 113 , 000 on 26 . holdovers include germany where the film dropped 24 % to $ 890 , 000 on 273 screens for a total of $ 2 . 41 million so far , while in spain the film fell 39 % to 718 , 000 on 200 screens for a two - week total of $ 3 . 09 million .
it ' s special edition week , with several such releases just screaming to become last minute christmas gifts . many of these are not a - list gifts and are more for people who are difficult to shop for . even so , just a quick glance reveals more than half - a - dozen releases worthy of consideration for the dvd pick of the week , with
the weekend didn ' t go exactly as planned as the top two films finished in the opposite order to expectations , but the overall result was the same . the box office was up for the week by 16 . 4 % and was up by an astounding 38 . 9 % from last year . since labor day , 2005 is up 15 . 6 % over the same period last year with $ 332 . 7 million . year - to - date , 2005 has brought in $ 6 . 36 billion in ticket sales , which is still behind 2004 but the gap has closed to 6 . 5 % .
september is usually an extremely weak month at the box office , but so far we ' ve seen better than expected results and have had significant growth from last year . that trend will likely continue this weekend as there are two films that could top $ 20 million over the weekend .
during the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content . here the list of this week ' s releases , a couple of new sites and few updates . this week ' s list is a little shorter than usual partially because i ' m moving today and had to complete the list on wednesday . because of this there was no site that really stood out as deserving the weekly website award ; perhaps next week there will be two winners .
september is the prime dumping ground for movie studios , where the films that just didn ' t work get ditched to die an undignified death . so why are there no less than five movies opening wide that look like they should be reasonably good ? either the studios are trying to counteract the poor reputation september has , or i have really bad taste in movies .
this month is very difficult to predict for a number of reasons , not the least of which is the fluidity of the release schedule with several films on the bubble for wide releases . in fact , there are almost as many films that may or may not open wide in september than there are films with a solid release schedule . predicting what a film will earn without knowing if it will open wide is tricky because you have to figure out how much it would earn if it opens wide , how much it will earn if it goes the limited route , and what are the odds it will open wide versus a limited release . this resulting weighted average is lower than a similar prediction for a movie that is known to be opening wide , which makes the month look even worse that it otherwise would .
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in the summer of 1978 , a teenager and his group of friends face new challenges when their neighborhood roller - skating rink closes , forcing them to visit a different rink .
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1970s roller - skate jams fuel this coming - of - age comedy , as x and his friends , who rule their local rink , are shocked when their home base goes out of business . heading over to the sweetwater roller rink , they find their modest talents are , at first , no competition for their trick skaters and pretty girls who follow their every move .
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i thought this was a nice escape to very busy saturday . it wasn ' t great but i was entertained . it took me back to my childhood . i enjoyed the movie more when they were away from the skating rink though . that could have been the whole movie . i really hate ignorant people that rate movies without even seeing them . all those people on here voting and gave the movie a 1 rating are just trying to bring the numbers for this film down . it doesn ' t deserve that . and i wish people on imdb that vote like that would grow the hell up . so if you are one of those people that vote before they see film . go play with yourself instead . and this goes to the people that give films the 10 ratings without seeing the film . let ' s be as accurate as we can people and keep this the best internet site , or source period , for films .
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it ' s the summer of ' 78 and if you ' re looking for good times there is just one place to go : the local roller disco , where the music is hot , the girls are hotter , and the entire atmosphere is dynamite . it is here , under the swirling colored lights and the spinning disco ball that thousands will experience lessons in friendship and love . . . and sometimes life teaches that you have to really get down in order to get back up on your feet . it all begins with xavier smith ( bow wow ) , also known as x , a young roller wiz who , along with his crew , once ruled supreme at their south side of chicago rink , the palisades gardens . but when the doors of their favorite hangout close , it marks the end of an era and the beginning of another that sees the boys venturing into completely foreign territory : the north side ' s swanky sweetwater roller rink , with its sleek , well - to - do roller - boys and gorgeous girls in short - shorts .
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a young man and his pals rule supreme at their local roller - skating rink , but when the doors close , the boys venture into foreign territory - - uptown ' s sweetwater roller rink , complete with over - the - top skaters and beautiful girls . through his preparation for the roller - showdown of the season , the young man manages to find himself and also help his struggling dad get back on track .
it will remind you what it was like to be a teenager during the last few days of summer . and even though the plot is a little thin , you probably won ' t even notice until long after the music stops .
a movie made in the spirit of : what the world needs now is a bit of innocent diversion .
if it doesn ' t exactly kick out the jams , it does move them around a little bit .
the film can ' t get its rhythms right , fluctuating wildly between comedy and pathos .
for the most part though , the honesty of the performances keeps everything afloat when it could drift into easy sentimentality .
for some reason , teasing people about their skin color has become a big theme of brainless black comedies like this . plus , it unfolds like one long pepsi ad , with dialogue extolling the cola ' s virtues in virtually every scene .
worthy of a 99 - cent rental , if only so you can witness the howlingly awful performance by wesley jonathan as a self - appointed roller - disco mega - lord called
sweetness .
kid had me in tears , i swear .
nothing about this film is as cathartic as it tries to make itself because the characters just aren ' t that absorbing . instead of tugging your heart , it just spits in your eye .
this is the 40th
skating movie
to hit the screens since charlie chaplin ' s the rink ( 1915 ) . it is neither the best nor the worst of them - skater dudes may think its cool , but 25 years ago there was the much maligned xanadu with elo , onj and ( sigh ! ) stil
i loved the detail in this movie , it really game it a 70 ' s feel . all in all it ' s a fun film with some good smiles and laughs .
oh meagen good , i melt just seeing your lips , god ! this movie was very good and it really made me feel young again . 1970s roller - skate jams fuel this coming - of - age comedy , as x and his friends , who rule their local rink , are shocked when their home base goes out of business . heading over to the sweetwater roller rink , they find their modest talents are , at first , no competition for their trick skaters and pretty girls who follow their every move .
somewhat of a corny movie . i watched it on tv because i spent time at our local roller rink as well in the 60 ' s and 70 ' s . it has a formula story - line . down - trodden kid ( bow wow ) skates off against the uptown team , solving his family and girl problems all in one 90 minute movie .
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kids are sweet , roller - skating is fun , father and son come together .
some fighting between boys , bow wow smashes his dad ' s car with a crowbar .
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nostaligic product everywhere , including references to what ' s happening ! ! , kool - aid , the mod squad , fruit of the loom , the fonz ( happy days ) , baretta , kung fu , jordache jeans , fat albert , yoohoo , pacman , ford mustang , atari .
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n
word ) . as a coming of age story , the movie focuses on the ways a family copes with the recent death of the mother . father - son tensions eventually lead to a fight , where son smashes his dad ' s car with a crowbar , and then tearful reconciliation .
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the overall story of this movie was very well done . good acting , good plot , everything fit and nothing was missing . their was a lot of humor but too often it . . . continue reading
this movie was a blast ! quality characters , great music , wonderful acting . for kids ? mixed feelings . . .
soundtrack is great . acting is great . on - screen skating performances are at times breathtaking . fun story full of realistic characters , hard - working and intelli . . . continue reading
i like when you all skate and i like when bowwow did a split i like when bowow told sweetnes that sound to sweet sweetnes . that was funny i like all of yall . . . . continue reading
the intertwined plot points start to seem like a checklist leading to the slow - to - come denouement . will x make it right with naomi ? will he and dad reconcile ? will tori be revealed as a beauty when she loses her braces ? and oh my goodness , will the wisecracking , booty - ogling garbage collectors ( mike epps and charlie murphy ) ever find another outlet for their energies ?
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xavier feels his dad is distant . he is right ; the father is distracted by his griefs and worries . at the palisades rink ,
x
and his friends practice synchronized skating routines , but then the rink closes :
there goes our summer .
not quite . on the north side , there ' s the sweetwater rink , an establishment so grand that special effects are used to create its facade out of navy pier . sweetwater is ruled by a showboat dancer named sweetness ( wesley jonathan ) , who has a court of three male backup skaters , and three sexy girls who hold his cape and his hat and look at him yearningly .
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x and his friends love to roller skate . the local rink closes , so they go to the north side to skate . x and his friends go to rink and they find there is a competition coming up for group skaters . they start to practice and get a routine together . while x and his friends are coming home from the rink they walk by a car lot where they find x ' s dad curtis ' car for sale . when x gets home him and curtis get into a fight . the next day there is a package on the front porch . x gives it curtis , but curtis asks x to open it . when x opens it he finds it is a new pair of skates like the ones his mother bought for him before she died . the day of the competition curtis shows up to watch x and his friends skate . there is a tie between the garden boys ( x and his friends ) and sweetness and his group . x and his friends are okay with the tie but sweetness is not , and convinces x to have a skate - off between the two of them . x tries a move that he has never been able to land and x falls and loses the skate - off , but they win the respect of everyone and x gets the girl .
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a group of friends rule their local roller skating rink . when their hangout is closed , they ' re forced to move to another rink where their talents are challenged by another group of top skaters .
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in the late ‘70s when roller skating was a way of life , x ( bow wow ) and his pals ruled supreme . but when the doors of their local skating rink close , it marks the end of an era and the beginning of another that sees the boys venture into foreign territory - uptown ' s sweetwater roller rink , complete with its over - the - top skaters and beautiful girls . through his preparation for the showdown of the season - the roller jam skate off with the sweetwater crew - x manages to find himself and also help his dad ( chi mcbride ) get back on track .
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xavier ( bow wow ) , a teenage boy in chicago , struggles with the loss of his mother and turns to roller skating as a way to deal with his angst . he and his friends are the stars of the skating rink they frequent , but this is about to change . when it closes down , they have no choice but to try out a more upscale spot , the sweetwater roller rink . there , they enroll in a skating contest , and have to prove themselves to the reigning champions , headed by a skater named sweetness ( wesley jonathan ) .
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frothy , sentimental and thoroughly good - natured , malcolm d . lee ' s tale of coming - of - age at the roller disco doesn ' t have an original bone in its body , but it ' s as energetic , eager to please and endearing as a sloppy , wriggling puppy . chicago , 1978 : newly motherless x ( bow wow ) — as in xavier , not malcolm — and his south side friends mike ( khleo thomas ) , . . . read more
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xavier ( bow wow ) , a teenage boy in chicago , struggles with the loss of his mother and turns to roller skating as a way to deal with his angst . he and his friends are the stars of the skating rink they frequent , but this is about to change . when it closes down , they have no choice but to try out a more upscale spot , the sweetwater roller rink . there , they enroll in a skating contest , and have to prove themselves to the reigning champions , headed by a skater named sweetness .
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pattinis bistro & skate is slated to open in mid - july in south tampa . photo courtesy of pattinis bistro & skate .
south tampa — a mural depicting the face of a woman with long , flowing black hair , painted against bright pinks , yellows , purples and greens decorates the doors of a new business in south tampa , located in the plaza behind applebee ' s on gandy boulevard .
even as customers stand at the reception desk , it ' s hard to see just how far back the 20 , 000 square - foot building extends .
a walk past arcade games like the walking dead and the largest pac man will lead guests to one of the main attractions : a bistro serving shrimp and grits , chicken and waffles and even sushi rolled in front of their eyes .
the premise behind pattinis bistro & skate is that it ' s adult oriented but kid - friendly ,
said owner tierra womack .
adults can come here and have a good time , but not feel like they ' re on howard avenue . they can still have that great atmosphere , food and a full bar with craft beer and cocktails .
paintings of comic book characters accentuate the arcade games , while ultra - violet portraits of icons like marilyn monroe , kurt cobain and mohammed ali hang above the carpet tiled skating rink .
it ' s not just for children and teens , but adults can come and unplug , people watch , socialize and have a good time . we liken ourselves to a top golf , but with skating ,
womack said .
the rink isn ' t like a traditional wood floor , you can actually walk on it so there ' s so much more we can do with it .
the new business also has rooms for birthday parties and meeting spaces for companies to do team building exercises .
other elements include skate fit exercise classes , as well as free skate lessons for ages five and under .
womack is also looking into to hosting live bands on an elevated platform near the bar .
admission is $ 15 and $ 10 if guests bring their own skates . everything is cashless , so guests purchase a pattinis card to play and have fun .
if they do just food and drink , you pay $ 5 but then we give you a $ 5 pattinis card , so it works out ,
womack said .
but once you consume alcohol , you cant skate .
pattinis bistro & skate , located at 4465 w gandy blvd . is slated to open in mid july .
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new tobacco regulations ordered by the food and drug administration were close , but no cigar . by aug . 10 , premium cigars were to be packaged in boxes with new , larger health warnings . the cigar industry says this is costly and ruins boxes considered w . . .
clearwater  six weeks of intense fitness boot camp , five days a week . eating a regimented meal plan six times a day . posting about your progress on facebook . the challenge ? lose 20 pounds . if you succeed ? its free . the california - based camp transfor . . .
san francisco  twitter has sharply escalated its battle against fake and suspicious accounts , suspending more than 1 million accounts a day in recent months , a major shift to lessen the flow of disinformation on the platform , according to data obtai . . .
st . petersburg  it appears the city will get to brag about its very own janet echelman sculpture after all . mayor rick kriseman has raised $ 1 . 5 million private donations to install a piece by the internationally acclaimed artist on the st . petersburg . . .
the house in gulfport was just 1 , 100 square feet and needed major updating . the house in st . petersburg had been remodeled and was near a waterfront park . the house in seminole had a pool and a fireplace . although dissimilar in many ways , each house . . .
frank walker has been selling fords in pinellas county for decades . he remembers the ranger , the bronco , the probe and the thunderbird  all once - popular models that went out of production . so when ford announced earlier this year that it was going to . . .
washington  u . s . employers kept up a brisk hiring pace in june by adding 213 , 000 jobs in a sign of confidence despite the start of a potentially punishing trade war with china . at the same time , the unemployment rate rose to 4 percent from 3 . 8 perce . . .
like every other tampa bay resident , holly kremers paid close attention as hurricane irma bore down on florida last september .  kremers , however , also spent a good deal of time glued to the telephone with officials in miami beach .  you see , the sto . . .
st . petersburg  trivia contests reward speed , but even prem thomas and nate lehoux were surprised at the lightning - round pace at which they raised their latest round of capital for their mobile trivia app proveit . one day last fall , they asked a busi . . .
tampa  an 81 - year - old woman has filed a lawsuit against publix , saying the grocery store held her for hours and denied her access to the restroom or water after she was accused of pilfering cat food . judith falk had charges against her dropped in hil . . .
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the plans , which will see the european central bank buy up potentially unlimited amounts of short - term debt to help the eurozone’s struggling periphery , have won a positive reception from markets , although ecb president mario draghi has stressed that nations will have to sign up to austerity measures for it to act .
london’s ftse 100 pushed higher this morning , following overnight advances for asian markets . japan’s nikkei added 2 . 2 % while hong kong’s hang seng gained more than 3 % . in france and germany the cac 40 rose 1 % and the dax added 0 . 6 % . spain’s 10 - year borrowing costs soared above 7 . 5 % in july , threatening to tip the debt - laden nation into a colossal bailout .
today they fell sharply again to 5 . 62 % , their lowest level since march .
italy’s benchmark yields also dropped back towards the 5 % mark , although there is no guarantee that either country is prepared to accept the political cost of signing up to a bailout in return for ecb help under its outright monetary transactions programme .
analysts were sceptical over the long - term impact . cmc markets analyst michael hewson said : “we had a similar rally when the ecb launched ltros last year and this is very dependent on spanish and italian leaders playing ball .
“draghi has put the ball back firmly in their court . there are huge risks because what if the ecb starts buying the bonds and they don’t stick to their plans . it’s a very big plaster and looks like storing up problems for the future . ”
in the currency markets , the euro made a third day of gains against the dollar to hit a two - month high and gain ground on a host of other currencies .
spreadex trader matthew nelson said : “it would appear on the face of it that so far mario draghi’s plan to support the euro is working with the currency trading higher against most others . . . the omt is a long - term plan to hold the eurozone together , however , and the results will be best judged over years , not months . ”
sondheim himself was there to mark the occasion of the documentary’s premiere , while director price and that cast , in a rare appearance together , sat in the audience . “for the first time in my life i felt guilty towards the cast , i felt that we had let them down , ” sondheim said , starting to tear up while in a conversation with new york theater critic jesse green after the film screening . “not through laziness , not through tawdriness , we just did . i didn’t feel that , for example , with anyone can whistle , but they were pros — 50 , 60 , 40 years old . here , these were fledglings , and you pushed them out of the nest , and they couldn’t fly . that’s not a good thing . ”


the mel blanc show was a radio situation comedy in the united states .

it was broadcast on cbs from september 3 , 1946 to june 24 , 1947 .

the mel blanc show

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listen to the mel blanc show - old time radio show - vol . one now .
comedy - wise , the mel blanc show suffered . but about 3 weeks into the show , they started featuring the sportsmen singing a song in the middle of show and the show improved immeasurably
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mel blanc t shirts will be given to the winners of our mel blanc trivia contest .
this is episode 001 of otr playlist . on this episode i showcase the mel blanc show .
meanwhile in boise , adam graham sighs and says , “enough of this mel blanc show . ”
46 - 11 - 12 wisconsin state journal 7 : 30 mel blanc wbbm 46 - 11 - 12 mason city globe - gazette mel blanc show ( 7 : 30 p . m . ) a customer with a repair problem draws a
blanc
in the fix it shop on the
mel blanc show .
flexible - voiced mel blanc heads a versatile ' supporting cast .
on kex . blanc later credited this show for his development of character voices . with estelle voicing various straight roles to mel’s growing roster of characters the show was a success .
the show was cancelled after one season with poor ratings and i can’t argue with either the network or the audience . the best thing to say for the mel blanc show is that , unlike cbs’s future talent - wasting comedy duds , the show did no long - term harm .
46 - 11 - 19 wisconsin state journal 7 : 30 mel blanc wbbm 46 - 11 - 19 mason city globe - gazette mel blanc show ( 7 : 30 p . m . ) mel blanc ' s fix - it shop , which repairs anything , including an occasional broken heart , takes on a new assignment on the
mel blanc show ,
46 - 12 - 03 new york times 8 : 30 - 8 : 55 - - mel blanc show : victor miller orchestra - - wcbs . 46 - 12 - 03 mason city globe - gazette mel blanc show ( 7 : 30 p . m . ) . mel blanc , the film voice of porky pig , wishes he could assume the dentity and peaceful life of the stuttering porker , when complications arise on
the mel blanc show .
a unique radio personality takes the limelight as star of his own great comedy show on station wmt . it ' s mel blanc !
46 - 10 - 08 wisconsin state journal 7 : 30 mel blanc wbbm 46 - 10 - 08 mason city globe - gazette mel blanc mel blanc fixit shop continues its wonderfully weird and hilarious way on the
mel blanc show
at 7 : 30 p . m . mel plays himself on the program , amusing friends and supporting his relatives in his fixit shop .
mel blanc : the man of a thousand voices is a video starring mel blanc , noel blanc , and keith scott . the life and career of the renowned voice actor of animation and radio .
for those who have progressed beyond the beginner’s guide to mel blanc , here are some of the books we can recommend for deepening your mel blanc knowledge .
last chance ! the mel blanc exhibit at ojm closes sept . 12 , 2011
47 - 04 - 22 wisconsin state journal 7 : 30 mel blanc wbbm 47 - 04 - 22 mason city globe - gazette mel blanc ( 7 : 30 p . m . ) many - voiced mel blanc talks his way into trouble in his natural voicethen relies on his flexible vocal chords to get him out again , on the
mel blanc show .
47 - 02 - 25 new york times 8 : 30 - wcbs - - mel blanc show 47 - 02 - 25 mason city globe - gazette mel blanc show ( 7 : 30 p . m . ) with the exalted order of benevolent zebras in convention , mel blanc provides a one - man 12 - star show . mr . colby ( whom mel wants for a father - in - law ) heads the entertainment committee , so mel goes to bat with a show which features the
voices
of hollywood stars , all originating in mel ' s flexible larynx . features allen reed as the mighty caliph . mel impersonates charles boyer , peter lorre , and lou costello .
46 - 10 - 22 wisconsin state journal 7 : 30 mel blanc wbbm 46 - 10 - 22 mason city globe - gazette mel blanc show mel '
mr . fix - it
blanc , the man with a hundred voices , opens the doors to his fix - it shop on the .
mel blanc show
at 7 : 30 p . m . uncle rupert , zooky , girl - friend betty and the dowager mrs . longnecker make life interesting for mel . features betty jane rhodes as herself
46 - 10 - 01 wisconsin state journal 7 : 30 mel blanc wbbm 46 - 10 - 01 mason city globe - gazette mel blanc show mel blanc confounds the customers and supports , hjs relatives in his
fixit shop ,
on the
mel blanc show
at 7 : 30 p . m . supporting cast includes earle ross as uncle rupert , bea benadaret as mrs . longnecker , and mary jane croft as mel ' s girl - friend betty . features bert gordon as lionel owens
for mel blanc scholars who want to bone up before june 29 , craig adams published a timeline of mel blanc’s portland career on his website , urltoken .
if you would like a window into the jazz age portland which produced mel blanc , go see that’s all , folks ! : the mel blanc story exhibit at oregon jewish museum .
[ final program ; replaced mr and mrs north ] 47 - 06 - 24 wisconsin state journal 6 : 30 p . m . - - mel blanc ( wbbm ) : ends his season . 47 - 06 - 24 mason city globe - gazette mel blanc show ( 6 : 30 ) mel makes one more bid for the favor of his prospective father - in - law , mr . colby , on his
mel blanc show .
this broadcast winds up the season for the show . victor miller conducts the program ' s music .
join the portlanders who have deepened their knowledge by attending the entire lecture series , mel blanc : the portland years .
47 - 04 - 29 wisconsin state journal 6 : 30 mel blanc wbbm 47 - 04 - 29 mason city globe - gazette mel blanc show ( 6 : 30 ) when james mason and peter lorre turn out to be unavailable after mrs . grimes , wife of the banker , announces them as stars of her charity show , mel blanc takes over both roles . appearing as both movie menaces , blanc succeeds n scaring the daylights out of himself .
[ christmas program ] 46 - 12 - 10 wisconsin state journal 7 : 30 mel blanc wbbm 46 - 12 - 10 mason city globe - gazette mel blanc show ( 7 : 30 p . m . ) . mel blanc , whose flexible vocal cords enable him to sound like a crowd , trots out some of his many voices on the
mel blanc show .
blanc is familiar to theater - goers as
bugs bunny
and
porky pig .
features jerry hausner as the willy murdoch , emcee of ' supper at the supermarket '
mel blanc , best known for as the voice of bugs bunny , was allergic to carrots .
of course , blanc does many wacky voices on the show , one of which is zookie , who is the assistant to
mel
on the show . the
mel
of the show runs a fix - it shop that allows for many strange and silly sounds in the shop , too . there ' s a romantic angle , with mary jane croft playing mel ' s girlfriend betty colby . joe kearns plays betty ' s father as the gruff old man . the show featured many regular characters including hans conried , bea benaderet , alan reed , earle rose , and jim backus .
[ income tax day program ; truncated recording ] 47 - 03 - 11 wisconsin state journal 7 : 30 p . m . - - mel blanc ( wbbm ) : sells the wrong painting . 47 - 03 - 11 mason city globe - gazette mel blanc show ( 7 : 30 p . m . ) the many - voiced comedian needs even more v0ices to talk his way out of a complicated situation on the
mel blanc show .
a sometimes - mentioned running gag on the jack benny show was that all of the various characters , animals and objects played by mel blanc bore a striking resemblance to each other . . .
[ april fools day program ] 47 - 04 - 01 wisconsin state journal 7 : 30 mel blanc wbbm 47 - 04 - 01 mason city globe - gazette mel blanc show ( 7 : 30 p . m . ) april foolishness hits a new high when mel blanc , many - voiced comedian , turns practical joker . blanc always turns up on both sides of the same argument .
this grueling schedule , combined with low pay , pushed mel blanc out of portland .
the mel blanc project is a series of public history / art education events made possible in part by a grant from the kinsman foundation and by a grant from the james f . and marion l . miller foundation . the mel blanc lecture series will examine mel blanc’s portland years through the lens of vaudeville he saw , the . . .
46 - 11 - 03 nevada state journal winchell on broadway starting tuesday the mel blanc air
guests
begin a new policy , starting with bert gordon 46 - 11 - 05 wisconsin state journal 7 : 30 mel blanc wbbm 46 - 11 - 05 valley morning star
mel blanc
show at the little fix - it shop takes on another repair job . . applied to human relations . . the many - voiced mel blanc of bugs bunny fame puts on a clever show well worth your time . . . at 7 : 30 .
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mel blanc is one of oregon’s most tremendous pop culture stars . but he is not the first .
in addition to our walking tours , a visit to the oregon jewish museum’s mel blanc exhibit is a great way to explore the importance mel blanc’s portland years played in his overall development as an artist .
47 - 02 - 04 new york times 8 : 30 - wcbs - - mel blanc show 47 - 02 - 04 mason city globe - gazette mel blanc show ( 7 : 30 p . m . ) mel attempts to convince his girl friend ' s father that he would be the ideal son - in - law . mel does imitations of 3 of betty ' s other boy friends to prove his own superiority , but papa still maintains that mel is running a weak 4th .
another recommended method of deepening your knowledge is to attend the entire lecture series , mel blanc : the portland years .
in which the lead character was a bumbling fool with a girlfriend named betty , the same name as mel ' s girlfriend . the humor was about the same between the two shows . when i met alan young i asked him if his writers had ever worked on the mel blanc show . i had assumed that the blanc show preceded the young show , so my question may have come from the wrong point of view . mr . young said that he had chosen his own writers , and they did not come from mel blanc ' s show . learning more over the years i hear members of fred allen ' s ensemble of players , so there is a question of where the show was produced . if it had been in new york there definitely would have been a different set of writers . listening to the 1947 shows reveals a lot of similarities .
47 - 06 - 17 wisconsin state journal 6 : 30 mel blanc wbbm 47 - 06 - 17 mason city globe - gazette mel blanc show ( 6 : 30 p . m . ) when a super - market opens to compete with mr . colby ' s emporium , mel blanc does the work of 4 men to hold business for his prospective father - in - law . colby stages a big show and as the customers take to the road , blanc . with the help of 3 fellows smuggled along in his larynx , saves the day .
[ special community chest program ; edited , truncated ] 46 - 10 - 29 wisconsin state journal 7 : 30 mel blanc wbbm 46 - 10 - 29 mason city globe - gazette mel blanc show the owner of the fix - it shop considers closing for repairs , as new complications arise to plague him on the
mel blanc show
at 7 : 30 p , m . mel blanc , multi - voiced radio and film comic , stars as himself . features han conried as willie murdoch and bert gordon , ' the mad russian , ' as ugg ugg the iroquois indian messenger and jesse james
cartoonist monte wolverton generously sent in these wonderful cartoon portraits of mel blanc drawn by his father , basil wolverton , in 1934 , the year before mel blanc left portland for hollywood . wittingly or unwittingly , they document mel blanc’s own concept of the secret of his success : being a good listener .
mel blanc . classic sad sack routine w / lucille ball . live performance from 1944 .
oregon cartoon institute’s four part mel blanc lecture series takes place on wednesday evenings in june .
47 - 06 - 03 wisconsin state journal 6 : 30 mel blanc wbbm 47 - 06 - 03 mason city globe - gazette mel blanc show ( 6 : 30 p . m . ) mel turns ghost and haunts a house . it all starts when he finds a summer home for mr . colby , only to have the place rented from under his nose . blanc promptly invades a linen closet and emerges sheet - wrapped to show that despite losing the house he is the best of spirits .
dr . demento always plays the record version . the pulse cd contains a different performance from four years earlier on mel ' s radio show , and is the only release which hyphenates the title .
46 - 09 - 10 wisconsin state journal 6 : 30 mel blanc - - wbbm . 46 - 09 - 10 new york times 8 : 30 - 8 : 55 - - mel blanc show : victor miller orchestra , others - - wabc . 46 - 09 - 10 mason city globe - gazzete mel blanc show top priority on the subject of voices necessarily goes to mel blanc , who built his reputation on the use of his triple - jointed larynx to portray a bewildering and bewitching variety of comic characters . tuesday night marks mel blanc ' s second appearance , as his superbly comic self , on
the mel blanc show
( 6 : 30 p . m . ) . listeners can depend on an explosion of hilarity when mel ' s fix - it shop is filled with such eccentrics as uncle rupert , zooky and mrs . longnecker . features bea benadaret as fifi divine and joe kearns as herbert goodhew
the show’s writer , mac benoff , would eventually get less repetitive , though not until he wrote life with luigi . w hen i reviewed life with luigi three and a half years ago , i noted it was somewhat repetitive . compared to the mel blanc show , life with luigi was the most original program on radio .
films : dennis nyback will show films of some of the vaudeville performers ( jack benny , groucho marx , eddie cantor ) mel blanc would have seen perform live during his portland years . later blanc would perform alongside these same stars on national radio .
craig adams’ mel blanc timeline can be found in its entirety on his wonderful website , urltoken .
at the end of the evening , craig adams and robyn tenenbaum will induct mel blanc into oregon cartoon institute’s hall of fame .
[ premiere ; replaces theater of romance ] 46 - 09 - 03 wisconsin state journal 6 : 30 p . m . - - mel blanc ( wbbm ) :
the man of a hundred voices
begins his own show as owner of mel blanc ' s
fix - it shop .
films : dennis will show films of portland bandleader turned national superstar george olsen , oregon born singer - songwriter lee morse , and del porter , the newberg born friend of mel blanc’s who beat him to the big screen .
heather perkins was the first person to point out to us that mel blanc was first and foremost a musician . as we journeyed through preparations for the mel blanc project , we came to understand how profoundly true this observation was .
this is the basic gallery of comic types which forms the laugh - guaranteeing nucleus of the
mel blanc show .
mel , as a vast variety of anonymous voices , has been a top - notch radio showman for going - on - ten - years . now he ' s come into his own - - as the brightly original comedy star of his own great show on tuesday night .
sylvester the cat - the character who sounds the closest to blanc in real life . it was slightly exaggerated and a lisp was added . you can hear him speak his appearance on the johnny carson show .
mel blanc was the first to ever use overdubbing ( which was new technology at the time ) to portray two different characters at the same time .
the story improved from dreadful to below average after the first dozen episodes as it relied more on mel blanc’s legendary voice talent . to save himself from whatever predicament he got himself into , he’d unleash one or more of his legendary voices . most of the show’s truly funny scenes came from these moments . i couldn’t help but think this would have been a much better show had they made it a sketch comedy show like red skelton .
mel blanc day @ lincoln hall / wednesday june 29 , 7 : 30 pm . free admission !
[ hans conried joins the ensemble as mr . snoop ] 46 - 10 - 15 wisconsin state journal 7 : 30 p . m . - - mel blanc ( wbbm ) : takes over his friend zooky ' s newspaper route . 46 - 10 - 15 mason city globe - gazette mel blanc show mel takes time out from his fix - it shop to take over zooky ' s paper route and almost loses his girl friend , on the
mel blanc show
at 7 : 30 p . m . mel delivers the wrong papers to fiancee betty ' s father , precipitating no end of trouble . features hans conried as mr . fisher
[ washington ' s birthday program ] 47 - 02 - 18 new york times 8 : 30 - wcbs - - mel blanc show 47 - 02 - 18 mason city globe - gazette mel blanc show ( 7 : 30 p . m . ) mel turns detective , trying to solve the mystery of the missing slice in each loaf of bread in the supermarket . he starts the investigation to please his prospective father - in - law , a rather difficult thing to do . features jim backus as hartley benson and the court clerk
[ christmas program ] 46 - 12 - 17 wisconsin state journal 7 : 30 mel blanc wbbm 46 - 12 - 17 mason city globe - gazette mel blanc ( 7 : 30 p . m . ) it ' s a woman ' s privilege to change her mind , but betty ' s frequent changes mean trouble for mel on the
mel blanc show .
mel resorts to changing his identity each time he returns one gift and buys another to keep up with betty ' s ideas on what she wants for christmas
mel blanc circa 1945 radio , film , television and animation ' s legendary ' man of a thousand voices ' mel blanc appeared as ' mr . postman ' and other wacky characters during the burns and allen swan soap run
the problem with the mel blanc show is , once the show is established , every episode is exactly the same with the opening narration illustrating how pathetic mel is , to betty’s father coming over to complain about a repair job and calling mel an idiot , and mel “accidentally” calls him one back . then we learn about what passes for a plot and mel gets some task , zookie goes to talk to betty’s father , which leads to mel being displaced by hartley bentley , who brags about how attractive women find him . then mr . cushing the lodge president comes over and complains about how ugly his wife is . after this , mel finally gets around to explaining his problem . mr . cushing suggests he disguise himself and use a funny voice , mel blanc does so , has a final scene with betty , cue the music .
46 - 09 - 17 wisconsin state journal 6 : 30 mel blanc - - wbbm 46 - 09 - 17 mason city globe - gazzete mel blanc mel ' s girl betty decides to enter a cake baking contest at tne county fair . mel also bakes a cake to test an oven he has mended . by some mischance , mel ' s cake is entered in the contest also and wins first prize over his girl ' s . the
mel blanc show
at 6 : 30 p . m . provides comedy situations , . . and what
situations ! features leora thatcher as miss stanhope
an immediate result came in the fall of 1938 when mel joined the cast of al jolson’s top ten show on cbs . that gig ended when jolson left the air in march , 1939 . but on march 3rd blanc debuted as the voice of jack benny’s polar bear ,
[ thanksgiving program ] 46 - 11 - 26 wisconsin state journal 7 : 30 mel blanc wbbm 46 - 11 - 26 mason city globe - gazette mel blanc show ( 7 : 30 p m . ) flexible - voiced mel blanc can sound like anything from bugs bunny to a basso profundo , but he ends up sounding like the beleagured proprietor of a
fix - it shop .
features jerry hausner as mr . murdoch
now i know where mel blanc came up with porky pig from zookie and sad sack were the fore runners of porky .
happy birthday mel blanc , the one and only literal man of hundreds of different voices . r . i . p .
mel got the chance to do his own show at the height of his bugs and benny stature , and the show sounds like it was made in the benny mold . mel plays himself as a young , somewhat innocent small town character , but because of bugs , that really doesn ' t work as well as it did for dennis day , another benny regular to did his own old time radio show . mel makes bugs sounds like a street - smart wise guy , so it ' s hard to forget bugs when you ' re listening to mel being an innocent nerd .
47 - 06 - 10 wisconsin state journal 6 : 30 mel blanc wbbm 47 - 06 - 10 mason city globe - gazette mel blanc show ( 6 : 30 p . m . ) hoping to make a big enough impression on a local institution of learning to earn himself an honorary degree , mr . colby arranges for a chinese philosopher to address the student body . as things turn out , mel blanc has to pinchhit for the sage oriental .
the series originally aired in a half - hour format on nbc . despite an outstanding first year in which his show was ranked fourth in the nielsens and won two emmy awards , the series ' ratings toppled in its second season . when nbc canceled the show , it was immediately picked up by cbs , and the red skelton show became a tuesday night staple from 1954 to 1970 .
mel was offered a much higher paying job with a portland insurance agency in 1935 , but estelle insisted that they give los angeles one more shot . to their surprise mel caught on immediately with kfwb’s local show
lincoln hall , mel blanc’s former high school , is located at 1620 sw park avenue , in portland .
mel does the voices of both tweety and sylvester , including a duet by the two at the end .
the huge ears basil gave mel match up with mel’s own description of the most essential ingredient to a voice artist’s success , a trained ear .
the term “beatlemania” had been coined to describe the frenzy caused by the fab four in britain , and the group was to be launched in america early in 1964 on the ed sullivan show .
basil wolverton ( 1909 - 1978 ) , was mel blanc’s contemporary in portland . both men drew paychecks from the oregonian . mel blanc’s work on radio program kgw hoot owls was paid for by the oregonian . basil wolverton worked as a illustrator and cartoonist for the oregonian .
more information about the parallel career of basil wolverton , an oregon cartooning genius who was mel blanc’s exact contemporary , see urltoken .
mel blanc is best known as the voice of the looney tunes characters , especially bugs bunny , but this
man of a thousand voices
was a hit on radio , not just in his own show but with jack benny and many others .
on keca that paid a mere five dollars a week . but six months later blanc got his own hour long show six nights a week - in portland .
47 - 01 - 07 wisconsin state journal 7 : 30 p . m . - - mel blanc ( wbbm ) : is concerned about the soap shortage . 47 - 01 - 07 mason city globe - gazette mel blanc show ( 7 : 30 p . m . ) the soap shortage sends mel blanc into a lather entertaining a soap company executive . mel ' s prospective father - in - law invited the executive over to listen to treasured old recordings by caruso and galli - curci . mel breaks the records and is forced to imitate the great singers through a home - recording set . features jim backus as mr . grimes .
47 - 05 - 20 wisconsin state journal 6 : 30 mel blanc wbbm 47 - 05 - 20 mason city globe - gazette mel blanc show ( 6 : 30 p . m . ) mel and his girl friend , betty colby , put their love to the test by agreeing not to see each her for a week , and discover that absence makes the heart grow fonder . betty ' s father , hearing of the plan , is all in favor of making mel ' s absence permanent .
film archivist dennis nyback will show a gi journal , featuring mel blanc performing live as a voice artist . a rare 16mm film , which also features lucille ball and jerry colonna . dennis will also show i love to singa ( 1936 ) , a warner brothers cartoon spoofing the jazz singer which stars a young owl jolson making his radio debut .
join the portlanders who plan to deepen their mel blanc knowledge by attending a walking tour of mel blanc’s portland , held on saturday july 23 and on saturday july 30 . led by bill crawford and dennis nyback , the tours leave from the hollywood theatre at 1 : 00 pm .
47 - 01 - 21 wisconsin state journal 7 : 30 p . m . - - mel blanc ( wbbm ) : tries to help mr . colby float a loan . 47 - 01 - 21 mason city globe - gazette mel blanc show ( 7 : 30 p . m . ) with mr . colby trying to raise money t0 buy his house , mel blanc endeavors to float a loan for him . when the banker arrives to discuss the deal , blanc tries to clinch things by introducing a parade of potential co - signers , each of whom sounds different but looks suspiciously like mel .
portland is a city jewish pioneers helped found and govern . mel blanc’s family moved here from san francisco — what drew them ? what did it mean to be jewish in portland during mel blanc’s growing years ? who else lived in south portland ? mel blanc ascribed his astounding ear for dialect and accent to the multi - lingual environment of south portland . what was the neighborhood like ?
crosby pretty well nailed it . the show was full of clichés and had no sympathetic characters . it was a showcase for mel ' s dialects and voices and that was about it .
kgw’s hoot owls broadcast one 90 minute long live show once a week from 1923 to 1933 . kex’s cobwebs and nuts , which ran from 1933 to 1935 , was 60 minutes long and was broadcast live six days a week . it had a staff of two , mel and estelle blanc , and a payroll of one : mel blanc .
47 - 04 - 15 new york times 8 : 30 - wcbs - - mel blanc show 47 - 04 - 15 mason city globe - gazette mel blanc show ( 7 : 30 p . m . ) mel poses as an expert on affairs operatic and is exp0sed with dramatic violence worthy of a wagnerian finale . the local banker ' s wife is scheduled to make her singing debut at a big social event , and her instructor fears he ' ll lose a pupil when her lack of talent is realized . mel , to help out , masquerades as an italian opera expert , and praises her singing . when mel is unmasked , the real trouble begins .
47 - 05 - 06 wisconsin state journal 6 : 30 mel blanc wbbm 47 - 05 - 06 mason city globe - gazette mel blanc show ( 6 : 30 p . m . ) using several voices to do it , mel talks his way in and out of trouble . mary jane croft , joe kearns and hans conreid support the star . features earle ross as mrs . grimes ' brother , mr . ross
on the show was a storied hollywood choo - choo . the sierra no . 3 got its start early in westerns , chugging along gary cooper in
47 - 03 - 18 wisconsin state journal 7 : 30 p . m . - - mel blanc ( wbbm ) : talks himself into engagements to two girls . 47 - 03 - 18 mason city globe - gazette mel blanc show ( 7 : 30 p . m . ) mel blanc , radio ' s man of many voices approaches the threshold of bigamy as he mistakenly talks himself , into engagements with 2 different girls . mel is in earnest about his proposal to betty , but the arrival of her cousin , dotty , creates complications of which mel becomes an innocent victim . features elvia allman as cousin dottie
“today is yesterday & tomorrow is today” was the motto for the kgw’s “honorable order of hoot owls roosting in the oregonian tower” , the radio show which gave mel blanc his first paid employment as a voice artist . the hoot owls was a weekly hour and a half long show with more than one million listeners . it had been broadcasting for four years when mel blanc joined the cast in 1927 . he moved to kex , a kgw affiliate in 1933 to write , produce and star in his own hour long daily ( monday through saturday ) show , “cobweb & nuts” . after two years of this exhausting schedule , he moved to hollywood , well prepared for everything he found there .
[ new years eve program ] 46 - 12 - 31 wisconsin state journal 7 : 30 mel blanc wbbm 46 - 12 - 31 mason city globe - gazette mel blanc ( 7 : 30 p . m . ) campaigning for the title , of
outstanding zebra of 1946
mel blanc seeks to clinch the award by producing , and starring in the new year ' s play of the benevolent and protective order of zebras .
mel blanc writes : “once each show ( cobwebs and nuts , for which he served as writer , producer , director and star ) had taken shape , we relaxed , sometimes by driving down to the hollywood theater for a late afternoon movie . ”
he must have heard an awful lot about louis kaufman , the musical prodigy who outgrew the opportunities for training here in portland and went to julliard in 1915 ( the year mel blanc arrived ) . kaufman , like blanc , played the violin . like blanc , he started in portland and wound up in hollywood .
“despite what some might term the “frivolous” nature of my job , i consider myself an artist , and cartoons , art . ” mel blanc
47 - 03 - 25 wisconsin state journal 7 : 30 mel blanc wbbm 47 - 03 - 25 mason city globe - gazette mel blanc show ( 7 : 30 p . m . ) a zebra named blanc lands in the dog - house when he manipulates the voting for miss ugga boo of 1947 and campaigns against girl friend betty during a fit of jealousy . the title at stake is based on the greeting of the exalted order of benevolent zebras ,
ugga ugga boo ugga boo boo ugga .
many stars got their start on the red skelton show . johnny carson , one of skelton ' s writers , was called upon to fill in for the star when , in 1954 , skelton injured himself during a rehearsal . the rolling stones made one of their earliest american appearances on the show in 1964 .
performed in army fatigues for military audiences at the hollywood canteen . mel appears in several characterizations in the
, posted below . benny and mel were close personal friends and like george burns , mel had the ability to send benny into fits of helpless laughter . a prime example was the star ' s exchanges with blanc ' s
portland radio historian craig adams documented mel blanc’s shift from musician to voice artist in this timeline , constructed from newspaper accounts .
one of the best voice actors of all time , i really would of loved to have met him . r . i . p mel blanc
gus frederick , long active in silverton’s historical society , followed the mel blanc project events with interest , thinking that homer davenport deserved similar celebration .
this is the book which will elevate you from beginner level to intermediate level mel blanc knowledge in a jiffy . kramer devotes an entire chapter to the hoot owls , the extraordinary group of jazz age portland businessmen who , in exploring a new medium , helped invent the radio variety show . this group of first adopters , who were also amateur entertainers , tapped a young gifted portland teenager for their show , and in so doing , launched the career of the man with a thousand voices .
47 - 05 - 27 wisconsin state journal 6 : 30 mel blanc wbbm 47 - 05 - 27 mason city globe - gazette mel blanc show ( 6 : 30 p . m . ) planning a pleasant surprise for mr . colby , mel and his companion , zooky , arm themselves with paint and brushes and set about redecorating colby ' s supermarket . as things turn out , the project is a surprise to colby , but hardly a pleasant one .
47 - 03 - 04 wisconsin state journal 7 : 30 p . m . - - mel blanc ( wbbm ) : and the mayor goes on a hunting trip . 47 - 03 - 04 mason city globe - gazette mel blanc show ( 7 : 30 p . m . ) radio ' s man of many voices , mel blanc , is involved in a new series of comic situations in his misnamed
fix - it shop .
features allen reed as mayor quimby and mary jane croft as mrs . quimby
3 . dennis and anne begin an interview / conversation with the guest speaker ( s ) which uses the films as a springboard for discussion about mel blanc’s portland years .
johnston doesn’t address the possibility of a relationship between portland’s populism and the mel blanc’s pop artistry in his book . but he generously has agreed to sit down and explore the topic in conversation .
kgw’s hoot owls , a weekly hour and a half long show with more than one million listeners , began broadcasting from the oregonian tower in 1923 . mel blanc became a card carrying member , as a listener , that same year . he joined the cast in 1927 . he moved to kex to create in his own daily show , cobwebs & nuts , in 1933 . he left for los angeles in 1935 .
[ easter program ] 47 - 04 - 08 wisconsin state journal 7 : 30 p . m . - - mel blanc ( wbbm ) : goes hunting for an egg with his name on it . 47 - 04 - 08 mason city globe - gazette mel blanc show ( 7 : 30 p . m . ) comedian mel blanc goes hunting for an egg with his name on it when , in keeping with annual custom , townspeople hunt for an easter egg on which a local merchant has written his name . the businessman pays the finder a cash prize . with mel ' s name on the egg this year , and $ 100 at stake , blanc sets out in desperation to find the egg himself and escape payment .
47 - 01 - 14 wisconsin state journal 7 : 30 p . m . - - mel blanc ( wbbm ) : tries to save his prospective father - in - law from eviction . 47 - 01 - 14 mason city globe - gazette mel blanc show ( 7 : 30 p . m . ) mr . colby ' s landlord threatens to evict him , and mel blanc becomes a one - man tenant ' s association in an effort to save his prospective father - in - law ' s home .
mel blanc’s career emerged unscathed . blanc continued to provide voices for all the wonderful cartoon characters he was legendary for doing . he also did radio work and made the transition to early television along stars such as jack benny . throughout his lengthy career , he showed how funny he could be when given good material . it’s a pity that didn’t happen in the show that bears his name .
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mel blanc was a musician . he grew up surrounded by live music . by 1915 , the year mel blanc ( then mel blank ) arrived , portland had 70 movie theaters . gary lacher’s and steve stone’s research uncovered the interesting factoid that when the blank family got here from san francisco , they moved right next door to a nicklodeon . that’s how many theaters there were ! everywhere you turned around ! mel wrote in his autobiography about how he loved them .
this forum is for discussions about the people associated with jack benny , such as eddie anderson , phil harris , dennis day , mel blanc , etc .
but if it takes the hope of seeing one of america’s great screen actors sitting next to you in mel blanc’s high school auditorium to get you to come to this event , please continue to crush on johnny , and come tonight as we honor mel blanc ( 1908 – 1989 ) .
this photo is from www . pdxhistory . com . . on nov 8 , 1929 mel blanc returned to the kgw hoot owls with a milt gross story of his own about the goose that laid the golden eggs . . on march 26 , 1931 mel blanc officially became “musical director” of the 11 - piece “rko westerners” orchestra at portland’s “rko orpheum theatre” .
i came across an episode of the phil harris show where phil ' s ( fictional ) daughters hired mel to play the easter bunny . and , to the obvious delight of the audience , he did it as bugs . in fact , when you hear it , it ' s impossible not to picture bugs in the scene , rather than mel in a rabbit suit .
in this beautifully written article for tablet , portland author katie schneider reports on her visit to oregon jewish museum’s current exhibit that’s all folks ! the mel blanc story . as she walks the reader through mel blanc’s early life , schneider uses her novelist’s eye for detail to pick out the milestones which also served as touchstones of jewish identity .
early episodes were burdened by an unnecessary uncle who didn’t contribute any plot or humor as well as a third mel blanc character , dr . chris crabbe , a vet who had some mannerisms of a dog . the character was strictly for the dogs and was discarded . also betty had a little brother who disappeared from the show .
pay or no pay , portland radio listeners knew exactly how talented mel blanc was . by 1930 , he was a local celebrity , known as “the man with the wee mustache” .
when blanc came on board , the famous hare was named “happy rabbit . ” that , blanc believed , was too bland . the bunny needed personality , and that personality , in blanc’s mind , took the shape of a fast - talking tough jew from flatbush avenue .
' touch nothing but the handle , ' the stranger warned , in a voice so menacing that it scared betty and mel into panic . ( mel blanc , mary jane croft and hans conreid illustrate a scene from a mel ' s fix - it shop story prepared for radio mirror magazine ' s august 1947 issue )
47 - 05 - 13 wisconsin state journal 6 : 30 mel blanc wbbm features earle ross as mr . ' stinky ' weed , editor of the supermarket journal
mel blanc failed to match that manic cackle up with happy rabbit , the prototype for bugs bunny . he finally found a home for it with woody woodpecker .
so , it was natural he would land a sitcom . unfortunately , for him , he landed it at cbs . cbs comedies during this era were very hit and miss . the mel blanc show would be the first of three cbs programs that wasted a reserve of comedy talent due to sub - par scripts .
by this time the schlesinger staff recognized mel’s comedic talents and welcomed his creative participation in the recording sessions which were the first step in the animation production process .
this is a delightful collection of mel blanc shows that are very well worth hearing . they don ' t make comedy like this anymore .
the red skelton show , unlike other variety series , did not rely on guest stars every week . skelton had a strong group of support players , most of whom had worked with him on his radio program . they included benny rubin , hans conried , mel blanc , and verna felton .
though you may never have heard of mel blanc you have unquestionably heard his voice . out of his skilled larynx have come the voices of the train announcer on the jack benny program , pedro on the judy canova show , hubert peabody on the jack carson program and bugs bunny and porky the pig in the animation cartoons . he was also private snafu in those army training films and did more performances for the armed forces radio service than anyone else .
tim duroche laid down the challenge . “have you read robert johnston’s book ? ” i hadn’t , but , after a summer of listening to the mel blanc lectures , it was time .
this lecture will introduce the world of downtown portland theaters , a world inhabited by mel blanc first as a consumer and later as an entertainer . because portland was on the orpheum and pantages vaudeville circuits , mel blanc saw all the big name acts , live and on stage– just as if he had been growing up in new york or los angeles .
barney rubble while sylvester was closest to blanc ' s normal speaking voice , barney got mel ' s laugh , just a bit more forceful ( daws butler voiced barney rubble when blanc was in the hospital . one episode even had barney ' s voice change from daws butler ' s to blanc ' s right in the middle of the episode ) .
it was not due to a lack of talent . mel blanc played himself and he also played his assistant zookie , who was essentially a civilian version of sad sack . throughout , the production mel blanc was supported by mary jane croft as mel’s girlfriend betty and the legendary joseph kearns appeared as her grumpy father . at different times , the series was supported by hans conreid , alan reed , and jim backus among others .
it was the first of 848 warner brothers animated shorts that mel would voice . a month later
in 1957 , coons was the voice of space mouse on the woody woodpecker show , which featured such voice icons as mel blanc , daws butler , june foray , paul frees , and hans conried . in 1961 , coons was the voice of heap o ' calorie on the dick tracy show , a syndicated series that appeared locally on wgn - tv - channel 9 with live segments featuring ray rayner and puppeteer ron macadam . in 1969 , he had an uncredited role as a clerk in the western tell them willie boy is here .
blanc received $ 200 for that first recording session . it became the voice track for tex avery’s
46 - 08 - 20 the athens messenger also in development for the new season is a mel blanc show for cbs , beginning sept . 3 , which goes on in place of the three - year - old theater of romance dramas . a comedy series , it will give blanc his first feature program after numerous character roles in both radio and the movies . 46 - 08 - 27 wisconsin state journal 6 : 30 theater of romance - - wbbm
kooky characters tend to show up often , and in all those funny sounding characters and objects , we have our most satisfying mel blanc . he was a one - of - kind actor , for in him , with a nod to lon chaney , we had the
man of a thousand voices .
the mel blanc project was a series of public history / art education events made possible in part by a grant from the kinsman foundation and by a grant from the james f . and marion l . miller foundation .
the mel blanc project is a series of public history / art education events made possible in part by a grant from the kinsman foundation and by a grant from the james f . and marion l . miller foundation .
all quotes , unless otherwise indicated , are from that’s not all folks ! my life in the golden age of cartoons and radio , by mel blanc and philip bashe .
i don’t object to a certain amount of kleptomania in radio shows but the mel blanc program has much too much of it . the authors have to cram too many old ideas in one half hour instead of being ' content with just one or two . about all i can say for the show is that it ' s good - natured and that the sound effects were wonderful .
happy birthday , mel blanc ! not only was he a shining example of versatility , but he was also highly influential and without any shadow of a doubt a legend in the voice acting industry . blanc will continue to live on in spirit .
films : dennis will show a wwii army / navy screen magazine , one of a series of music and comedy shorts made for soldiers . this one features mel blanc making a rare live performance as a voice artist . a very rare film ! also features lucille ball and jerry colonna . dennis will also show i love to singa ( 1936 ) , a warner brothers cartoon spoofing the jazz singer which stars a young owl jolson making his radio debut .
his trademark laugh that mel had created in the halls of lincoln high school . he recorded the first of an eventual 30
on june 15 , 1935 the last “cobwebs and nuts” program aired on kex . mel and estelle blanc move to la . . on feb 7 , 1937 mel blanc was heard for the first time in a “looney tunes” animated short , released from warner bros . on this date , “porky’s road race” with cast joe dougherty & billy bletcher . [ porky’s road race copyright – july 3 , 1937 ] . on sept 30 , 1937 mel blanc is already referred to in print as “the man of a hundred voices” .
look at the cigar butt on the floor , uncle rupert . that ' s yours ,
says blanc sternly .
in the fourth and final lecture in the mel blanc lecture series , which takes place 7 : 30 pm at 1620 sw park avenue on june 29 , we will turn our attention to radio .
vox , a vocal / spoken word choir , will perform mayor sam adams’ official proclamation that june 29 , 2011 is mel blanc day in portland .
mel blanc was the best ! as the voice of bugs bunny , daffy duck , porky pig and so many other iconic cartoon characters , he was truly one of the greatest entertainers ever . the world of animation just isn ' t the same without him around anymore .
in radio , his talents were in high demand for characters and vocal sound effects , and he was on many shows in old time radio , including burns and allen , judy canova show , and especially the jack benny show , where he was a regular for decades . on the benny show , he played a car ( benny ' s fabled maxwell ) , a railroad announcer ( the famous cu - ca - mongaroutine ) , the parrot polly and the little mexican , sy .
si , sy
and many other
soundeffects .
kex radio was an affiliate of kgw , and as such was located directly across the hall from the very room in the oregonian tower where mel blanc had gotten his start in 1927 performing with kgw’s immensely popular hoot owls .
. her voice , however , had been a star . benaderet worked on several radio programs , such those by jack benny and mel blanc . she got to play the prehistoric wife of the latter on the early seasons of
jack benny ' s program was built upon running gags and he was the first to credit his writers and supporting cast . in his next to the last show in his series of original performances on
blanc ' s
big break
came a year later when colgate - palmolive - peet took notice of mel and fashioned a sitcom around his talents .