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He was the voice of Bugs Bunny. He was the voice of Porky Pig. He was the voice of Jack Benny’s perpetually-frustrated violin teacher, and Jack’s parrot, and Jack’s antique Maxwell automobile when it struggled to get started.
Mel Blanc, the man of a thousand voices, had his own radio series that ran for one season on CBS. Mel played a mousy handyman who ran a fix-it shop with the help of his assistant Zookie, who sounded a lot like Porky Pig.
Sadly, Mel’s unique talents were wasted in this series. The writing was weak and the jokes not very funny.
Still, for historical purposes, old-time radio fans should listen to an episode or two of The Mel Blanc Show.
This one is called The Astrologer, and it was originally broadcast on November 19, 1946.
Listen at http://radiofun.info
Mel Blanc, the man of a thousand voices, had his own radio series that ran for one season on CBS. Mel played a mousy handyman who ran a fix-it shop with the help of his assistant Zookie, who sounded a lot like Porky Pig.
Sadly, Mel’s unique talents were wasted in this series. The writing was weak and the jokes not very funny.
Still, for historical purposes, old-time radio fans should listen to an episode or two of The Mel Blanc Show.
This one is called The Astrologer, and it was originally broadcast on November 19, 1946.
Listen at http://radiofun.info