Leave It To Jerry Sanders
Every time I see a reference to "Leave It To Beaver" online, I think back to the short spoof skit a couple old friends and I recorded on audio cassette in 1982. During the opening, I was the announcer, James Stricklin was improvising the theme music vocally (yes, we were THAT "low budget" in the early days of our fictional radio production company "Tape and Record Show Enterprises"). I announced the cast as:
"Huge Beaumont, Barbara Bigsillingly, Tony Jowls, and Jerry Sanders as "The little Cleaver boy"." James seemed to find my improvisation of the cast names so amusing, he was cracking up trying to improvise the instrumental theme.
Running gag in the sketch was slapping "Beaver", and Jerry doing his best comedic crying bit.
Yes, the episode of the "James Stricklin Happy Hour" from back then has been digitized. Still doesn't sound "pristine", but given the cheap equipment it was recorded on in 1982, along with the cheap "Alcon" branded audio cassette, it's a wonder it was still playable to digitize after 40 years.
"Huge Beaumont, Barbara Bigsillingly, Tony Jowls, and Jerry Sanders as "The little Cleaver boy"." James seemed to find my improvisation of the cast names so amusing, he was cracking up trying to improvise the instrumental theme.
Running gag in the sketch was slapping "Beaver", and Jerry doing his best comedic crying bit.
Yes, the episode of the "James Stricklin Happy Hour" from back then has been digitized. Still doesn't sound "pristine", but given the cheap equipment it was recorded on in 1982, along with the cheap "Alcon" branded audio cassette, it's a wonder it was still playable to digitize after 40 years.