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Fri, Feb. 15th, 2013, 12:30 pm
Farewell, William Biggers
And who is William Biggers, you ask? Why he's the co-creator of this: William Biggers has passed away at the age of 85. He also co-created Tennessee Tuxedo and King Leonardo, but it was with Underdog that he really got a foothold in American popular culture. Rest well, sir, and thanks. This entry was originally posted at http://filkertom.dreamwidth.org/1601627.html. You may comment there or here, although LJ tends to have a livelier conversation at this time.
Fri, Feb. 15th, 2013 06:00 pm (UTC)
 wildcard9
Ah, I remember Underdog quite well. Really good series, still holds up today (even if you have to explain what a phone booth is to kids now). Tennessee Tuxedo was also good, I can not imagine anyone voicing the character other than Don Adams. Rest well, dear sir!
Fri, Feb. 15th, 2013 07:14 pm (UTC)
alverant
FYI there are HTML errors after the first YouTube clip.
Fri, Feb. 15th, 2013 09:03 pm (UTC)
filkertom
Fixed.
Fri, Feb. 15th, 2013 10:30 pm (UTC)
lemmozine
There IS need to fear. Underdog's not here. Poor man probably had to go through life hearing that silly joke about his name over and over. Perhaps that's what warped him. Anyone doesn't know what I'm talking about, the joke - actually a riddle - Which is bigger - Mr. Bigger, or his baby? Mr. Bigger's baby is a little bigger. Yeah, I know there's an issue with the S, but people who tell those kinds of jokes would tend to ignore that.
Sat, Feb. 16th, 2013 12:37 am (UTC)
 gardnerhill
Unfortunately, Underdog's super power came from a pill he took - verboten in the "Just Say No" era. Which is why you can't find Underdog reruns in any of the animation channels. (Sweet Polly Purebred was also a ghastly embarrassment, good for nothing but getting kidnapped and whining for help - at least Lois Lane occasionally had dignity.) But I adored Tennessee's dumb pal Chumley (or Cholmondeley, to use the English spelling) the Walrus.
Sat, Feb. 16th, 2013 03:59 am (UTC)
alverant
Hey kid, wanna fly? I gotta pill that will do that for ya. First one's free.
Sat, Feb. 16th, 2013 06:39 am (UTC)
ifics
Worked for Mister Terrific.
Sat, Feb. 16th, 2013 08:25 am (UTC)
hitchkitty
Don't forget Atomic Mouse, with his U-235 pills!
Sun, Feb. 17th, 2013 09:29 pm (UTC)
bayushisan
Or Super Chicken with his special sauce which came in the form of a martini.
Edited at 2013-02-17 09:29 pm (UTC)
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