W. C. Fields

William Claude Dukenfield, better known as W. C. Fields (1880-1946) was a famous actor and comedian in radio and film. His comic persona was that of a misanthrope who spoke in a unique drawl, was fond of alcohol, and had no regard for dogs or children. Films he starred in include It's a Gift, My Little Chickadee and Never Give a Sucker an Even Break. 
 
==References==
*The Amazing Mumford speaks in a voice and pattern modeled after Fields' theatrical delivery.
*The script for Episode 0447 specifies for Maria to don "a kind of W. C. Fields outfit" (which she wears in the final airing of the episode) during her quickie for the letter H in scene 3. She wears it accompanying the word "Hiccup" (appropriately, given Fields' bibulous tendencies).
*In a Sesame Street Game Show sketch, "Dialing for Prizes Movie", a photograph of W.C. Fields appears as the first of many celebrity pictures decorating the set of host Guy Smiley.
*Avery Schreiber exclaims "Godfrey Daniels!" when performing Sir Avery of Macho in episode 116 of The Muppet Show. "Godfrey Daniels" was an expression often used by Fields as a euphemism for "God damn."
*Rich Little impersonates Fields during the cold opening of The Muppet Show episode 204.
*Phineas T. Barnswallow, from the first Sesame Street Live tour, A Sesame Street Mystery: The Case of the Missing Rara Avis, is modeled after Fields.
*Baby Kermit and Baby Gonzo encounter archival footage in the Muppet Babies episode "Hats, Hats, Hats," where he recites his famous line, "Go away kid, you bother me" (as redubbed by Frank Welker).
==External links==
* IMDb
* Internet Broadway Database
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