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01/26/2005: Speaking of Mr. Wizard...
Speaking of Mr. Wizard...
I made a reference to Mr. Wizard in asking for HELP from Len to fix my first blog picture-post. (It was a "monsterously oversized" download that caused DBV to be bizarrely streeeetcheeeed out.)
But, here's my Trivia of the Day Question:
What's the name of the Turtle who calls upon Mr. Wizard's invocation of, "Dwizzle, dwazzle, dwaazzle dwome...time for this one to come home."
Now, unfortunately...I've been trying to recall this (it periodically comes up as in this situation)...but neither my husband or I can remember the answer....so I can't post it...but I'd sure like to know...if anyone else can remember this bit of trivia...Thanks.
Karen on 01.26.05 @ 09:52 AM CST
Replies: 6 comments
on Wednesday, January 26th, 2005 at 9:57 AM CST, Len Cleavelin said
Damn, if you're going to take my place as trivia meister, at least post some challenging questions.
;-)
Tooter Turtle is the name you're so desperately searching for. See Don Markstein's magnificent "Toonopedia" website for more info:
http://www.toonopedia.com/tooter-t.htm
on Wednesday, January 26th, 2005 at 1:01 PM CST, oebookend@aol.com">Karen McL said
Alright...here's a challenge to you Len (and no cheating) who played Livilla's (Claudius's sister) lover, Sejanus, in the production of "I Claudius?" and is currently a "known" star?
on Wednesday, January 26th, 2005 at 1:36 PM CST, mike hollihan said
Wow, I read that "time for this one to come home" and it struck a really resonant deep chord in me. Couldn't remember where I'd hear it, though. Following the link, it turns out it was a backup part of the Underdog show, which I watched a lot. Man, does all this take me back. I really can't describe the depth of emotion that phrase calls up.
on Wednesday, January 26th, 2005 at 2:40 PM CST, Len Cleavelin said
Underdog? Also "The King And Odie" (the name in syndication; during the original run it was "King Leonardo and his Short Subjects" (a rather clever pun there) and "Tennessee Tuxedo", if I'm remembering correctly (and a quick web search suggests that if I'm hallucinating, so are a few other people.
Sejanus was played by Patrick Stewart, but when I first saw "I, Claudius" "Star Trek: The Next Generation" wasn't even a gleam in Greedy Gene Roddenberry's eye yet.
My college Roman history teacher was of the opinion that Sejanus (either in an adaptation of "I, Claudius" or an original screenplay based on that era of Roman history) would have been a perfect role for Basil Rathbone; it's a pity nobody else thought of that, either.
on Wednesday, January 26th, 2005 at 3:30 PM CST, oebookend@aol.com">Karen said
Good going...Len!!!
I knew you had to have an excellent command of Patrick Stewart's bio to answer that one...but I would expect nothing less of a true Star Trekkian fan. And didn't he have the head of glossy brown curls back then...it's almost hard to recognize him. (but the sonorous voice..of course is a dead giveaway.
on Wednesday, January 26th, 2005 at 5:46 PM CST, Len Cleavelin said
Actually, if I'm snoozing I'm liable to confuse Stewart's voice with Sean Connery's. A point that Mel Brooks caught when he cast Stewart as King Richard in his spoof of Costner's "Robin Hood: Prince of Theives", namely "Robin Hood: Men in Tights". That was the moment that it dawned on me that Patrick Stewart was basically the poor man's Sean Connery.
:-)
I am of the opinion that casting Stewart as Professor Xavier in the two X-Men movies was a stroke of pure genius. I don't think there's a living (or dead, that I can think of) actor who is closer to the iconic "Professor X" look (though if there is one Mike Hollihan will probably mention him next comment).