WSAZ Where Are They Now??
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WSAZ Where Are They Now??
Taking a page from genlock's book here...
WSAZ is doing these features on former WSAZ personalities.
Who cares about where Adam Joseph is?
I want to know where DJ is. Anyone remember DJ?? She was so sweet at forecasting she would make a tornado warning sound like she was baking you an apple pie.
That's how REAL weather forecasting should be done!
WSAZ is doing these features on former WSAZ personalities.
Who cares about where Adam Joseph is?
I want to know where DJ is. Anyone remember DJ?? She was so sweet at forecasting she would make a tornado warning sound like she was baking you an apple pie.
That's how REAL weather forecasting should be done!
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How about where's the prick engineer named Thompson (who wouldn't hire me in the summer 1971 for he "had to hire the son of the boss"). Or where's the bright guy that (origionally) put the receptionist desk next to the tower leg so she could 'light up' with each lightning strike? Just about as interesting.
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Beeper was designed by the same artist who designed costumes for horror movies. Had to be. He scared the shit out of little kids in the studio. He was without a doubt the most grotesque figure in children's television. What in the hell WAS Beeper anyway? A quick search turned up the following:
"Huffman's Mr. Cartoon was accompanied by an animal sidekick, known as Beeper. Beeper joined the show in 1974. Before that, Mr. Cartoon was generally accompanied by one of Hanna-Barbera Productions' "Banana Splits"."
So.. was Beeper a grotesque ripoff of a Hanna-Barbera figure.. or was he the bad dream of some inebriated Marshall University art student?
( God I wish I had a close-up picture to post of him )
"Huffman's Mr. Cartoon was accompanied by an animal sidekick, known as Beeper. Beeper joined the show in 1974. Before that, Mr. Cartoon was generally accompanied by one of Hanna-Barbera Productions' "Banana Splits"."
So.. was Beeper a grotesque ripoff of a Hanna-Barbera figure.. or was he the bad dream of some inebriated Marshall University art student?
( God I wish I had a close-up picture to post of him )
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Genlock said:
I see you left your own credits off this list.......The original beeper is alive a retired, living in Alaska.
But where is Marty Backus, Jerry Sander, Karl Haeberle, Dave Collins,
Bob Brunner, Pam Huff, Hreman Jividen, Shawkey Saba, And Jon Light?
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The Beeper story ...
Beeper was actually a conglomeration of all the Banana Splits costumes. Over time, the original four Banana Splits costumes became threadbare or were damaged in some way (crushed, broken, stained), and critical pieces were lost.
Rather than replace the costumes, WSAZ pieced together the "best of" and birthed a new mascot for the Mr. Cartoon show. It worked well, since there was only one Banana Split out there with Jule Huffman anyway, and you WERE dealing with elementary school kids in the studio audience, so it's not like they'd really know or care too much.
The name "Beeper" came from a squeeze-bulb bicycle horn the mascot carried with him (her?) on the show.
Beeper was actually a conglomeration of all the Banana Splits costumes. Over time, the original four Banana Splits costumes became threadbare or were damaged in some way (crushed, broken, stained), and critical pieces were lost.
Rather than replace the costumes, WSAZ pieced together the "best of" and birthed a new mascot for the Mr. Cartoon show. It worked well, since there was only one Banana Split out there with Jule Huffman anyway, and you WERE dealing with elementary school kids in the studio audience, so it's not like they'd really know or care too much.
The name "Beeper" came from a squeeze-bulb bicycle horn the mascot carried with him (her?) on the show.
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Just saw Bob Brunner at the Help for Animals benefit dinner at Rocco's in Ceredo last month. He conducted the silent auction and is a big supporter of animal charities.
Also, my '...they skinned Beeper' quote above was from a memorable 'Get Up and Go Show' with Steve Hayes & Clint McElroy on WKEE years ago. Clint's Ducky Crabtree character was making his way through a deserted WSAZ studio and locker room cleaning up the day after the Jerry Lewis Telethon. He came upon the Beeper costume and screamed in horror that Beeper had been skinned. Hilarious....
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So...in other words, Beeper was like Voltron.Hoosier Daddy wrote:The Beeper story ...
Beeper was actually a conglomeration of all the Banana Splits costumes. Over time, the original four Banana Splits costumes became threadbare or were damaged in some way (crushed, broken, stained), and critical pieces were lost.
Rather than replace the costumes, WSAZ pieced together the "best of" and birthed a new mascot for the Mr. Cartoon show. It worked well, since there was only one Banana Split out there with Jule Huffman anyway, and you WERE dealing with elementary school kids in the studio audience, so it's not like they'd really know or care too much.
The name "Beeper" came from a squeeze-bulb bicycle horn the mascot carried with him (her?) on the show.
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