Inventors Hall of Fame

"**Inventors Hall of Fame**" is the first episode of *Histeria!*.

## Plot

The Histeria gang interacts with famous inventors who changed the world, including Benjamin Franklin, Charles Babbage, Henri Giffard, Albert Einstein, Alexander Graham Bell, and Thomas Edison.

## Sketches

### Act 1

1. Theme - It's Called Histeria (1A) / Histeria! - Pilot Part 1 Opening with Thomas Edison (1879) (Theme - It's Called Histeria!) (1B)
2. Philo Farnsworth (song) (2A) / Prologue (2B)
3. Inventors Filler #1 (Edison and Tesla with Direct and Alternative)
4. Philo Farnsworth (song) (4A) / Einstein Theory (1905) (4B)
5. Inventors Filler #2 (Experimental Radio)
6. The Telephone Zone (Part 1) (1876) (6A) / Dirigible (1852) (6B)
7. Inventors Filler #3 (Clark Kent and Alexander Graham Bell)
8. Lightbulb Acres (1879)

### Act 2

1. Inventors Filler #4 (Ben Franklin's Nails on Horseshoe)
2. Loud Kiddington Jingle (Simpsons parody)
3. Visiting Thomas Edison (1879) (3A) / Bell's Phonecall (1876) (3B)
4. Inventors Filler #5 (Heinrich Hertz and Radar)
5. Toast Jingle
6. Ask Me If I Care (with J. Robert Oppenheimer) (1945) (6A) / Ask Me If I Care (with J. Robert Oppenheimer and Prof. Ernest Rutherford) (6B)
7. Inventors Filler #6 (Hubert Cecil Booth and Vaccum Cleaner)
8. The Telephone Zone (Part 2) (1876) (8A) / Electric Iron (1882) (8B)

### Act 3

1. Inventors Filler #7 (Willis Carrier and Air Coditioner)
2. Mr. Smartypants (Thomas Crapper and Toilet) (2A) / First Televison (1928) (2B)
3. Inventors Filler #8 (Isaac Newton and Telescope)
4. The Telephone Zone (Part 3) (1876) (3A) / Babbage Made a Difference (with Dell and Hewlett-Packard) (song) (3B)
5. Inventors Filler #9 (Alfred Nobel and Dynimate)
6. Bicycle Repairs (1903)
7. A Brand New Airplane (1903)

### Act 4

1. Death Ray Scare (1943)
2. We're Off On (The Road to Invention) (1895-1908) (song)
3. First Engine Powered Motorcycle (1885)

### Act 5

1. First Cash Register (1884)
2. Franklin's Inventions (1752)

### Bonus Act

1. And Now Our Bonus Presentation
2. Abe-Feld Standup Introduction (1863)
3. 1863 Thanksgiving Day
4. Abe-Feld Standup Ending

### Unknown Acts

1. The Sled Dogs (7000 B.C.)
2. The First Fountain at Sumeria (2000 B.C.)
3. The First Saddle (700 B.C.)
4. Archimedes, Father of Geometry (Loud Kiddington version) (245, B.C.)
5. Johannes Gutenberg and Loud Kiddington (1457)
6. Telescope Spies With It's Little Eye (1608)
7. Calculator (1642)
8. Roller Skates (1760s)
9. Air Compressor (1776)
10. Hot Air Balloon (1783)
11. Stethescope (1816)
12. Bicycle (1818)
13. Glider with George Kayley (1853)
14. Typewriter (1873)
15. The First Car (1885)
16. Kodak Camera (1888)
17. Diesel Engine (1892)
18. Signal Up Your Radio (1895)
19. X-Rays (1895)
20. Safety Razor Blade (1901)
21. Vaccum Zone (1901)
22. Air Coditioning (1902)
23. Zip-Fastener (1914)
24. Baird and Farnsworth Invents Television (1926)
25. Liquid-Fuelled Rocket (1926)
26. Jet Engine (1931)
27. Radar (1935)
28. Electrostatic Photocopier (1938)
29. The First Helicopter (1939)
30. Microwave Oven (1946)
31. Hovercraft (1955)
32. Microchip (1958)
33. Lava-Lamp (1960)

## Voice Cast

1. Frank Welker as Father Time
2. Laraine Newman as Miss Information, Mary Todd and Cho-Cho
3. Billy West as Thomas Edison, Henri Giffard and Benjamin Franklin
4. Corey Burton as Gottlieb Daimler
5. Jim Cummings as James Ritty
6. Tony Jay as Hubert Cecil Booth
7. Cody Ruegger as Loud Kiddington
8. Candi Milo as Charity Bazaar
9. Nathan Ruegger as Froggo
10. Jeff Bennett as Lucky Bob, George Westinghouse and Heinrich Hertz
11. Tress MacNeille as Toast
12. Tom Kenny as Nikola Tesla
13. Jess Harnell as Albert Einstein
14. Debi Derryberry as Pepper
15. Mr. Lawrence as Fooperman and Henry Ford
16. Robin Atkin Downes as Alexander Graham Bell
17. Luke Ruegger as Big Fat Baby and Billy the Kid
18. Rob Pauslen as Thomas Augustus Watson, J. Robert Oppenheimer and Jack the Turkey
19. Tom Kane as Prof. Ernest Rutherford
20. Richard Green as Philo Farnsworth
21. Michael J. Gough as Charles Babbage

### Special Guest Stars

1. Maurice LaMarche as Abraham Lincoln
2. Dick Van Dyke as Henry W. Seeley
3. Harry Shearer as Guglielmo Marconi
4. Mark Hamill as The Wright Brothers
5. John Stephenson as Willis Carrier
6. Ted Lewis as John Wilkes Booth

## Gallery

### Ask Me If I Care: J. Robert Oppenheimer and Prof. Ernest Rutherford

Histeria Ask Me If I Care (with J. Robert Oppenheimer and Prof. Ernest Rutherford)

## Gag Credit

* “Histeria” is drawn before a- live audience.
* No kites were harmed in the making of this episode.

## Soundtrack

1. Rock-a-Bye Baby by Effie I. Canning
2. Chopsticks by Euphemia Allen
3. You're in the Army Now by Isham Jones
4. Oh Du Lieber Augustin by Marx Augustin
5. Drink to Me With Thine Own Eyes by R. Melish
6. The Old Grey Mare
7. Theme from A Summer Place by Max Steiner
8. La Marseillaise (France's National Anthem) by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
9. On Top of Old Smoky
10. Pictures at an Exhibition - Promenade by Modest Mussorgsky