Harry Richman

Harry Richman (1895-1972) was a stage performer whose song and dance act (sometimes with songs he wrote) spanned from vaudeville to Broadway (including the 1931 Ziegfeld Follies) as well as radio and the occasional film. Performing with a cane and either a top hat or strawboater, Richman was known for his enthusiasm as well as his distinctive lisp, punctuating numbers with a trademark "Yeth thir!"
Decades after Richman's heyday, he was still used as a reference point for twenties/thirties style entertainers, with characters dropping into his style often just for a brief verse.
==References==
*Jimmy Dean imitates Richman's singing style, including "Yeth thir," for part of Rowlf's campaign song in the March 12, 1964 broadcast of The Jimmy Dean Show.
*The first singer in "High, Middle, Low" ends his solo with a "Yeth thir!"
*Fozzie Bear adds a "Yeth thir!" during "Brush Up Your Shakespeare" in The Muppet Show episode 418.
*"All By Myself" on Sesame Street has one of the backup monsters tossing in a Richman-style "Yes sir!"
*Bert delivers a "Yes sir!" during "I Gotta Be Clean" on Sesame Street, and a "Yeth thir!" when he sings to Rubber Duckie in an Ernie and Bert sketch.
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