Friday, May 20, 2011

Inside Jeff Overturf's Head: Vic & Sade

sleepy little town rush literally gallons of hot soup to the Gooks' doorstep to help put him on the mend. Great interplay between Vic, Sade and Rush comes in rapid fire rhythms as each flexes the personalities into action that Rhymer's spent years making us familiar with. It's also one of those episodes that brings to our attention that there are just 3 speaking actors in the full series, but with the constant doorbell and phone ringing and confusion in the house, it feels like there are 20 players here beofre our ears.

Great stuff!





Our second episode is from November 19, 1940. This one hints that Uncle Fletcher has arrrived in town sometime in the episodes that are lost (rot in H-E-double hockey stick, you short sighted Proctol & Gamble execs! and hints that he'll soon get on the 4th speaking part of the series. Uncle Fletcher is one of the great characters of all time, and I can just wait until he makes his appearing in the surviving episodes.

This point is all about Rush's story of the Brick-Mush Man getting his head caught in Yammelton Department store's revolving door. Think that can't take a 15 minute play? Than you don't know Paul Rhymer.

Dig in!





And from 1974, just 34 years later these episodes, a cunning little volume called "Whatever Became Of.?" with a chapter all around our favorite family. Lot's of fun!






Talk to you soon.

Hi-de-hi and ho-de-ho, everyone. It's Friday and that can but think that it's time to roll up in presence of the old Philco and drinking in a lot of Paul Rhmer's "Vic & Sade" from out of the golden age of Old Time Tadio. It'll tickle your mind and your funny bone.

Our first episode today is from October 23, 1940. a rumor has spread like wildfire that Vic has come down with a nasty cold, and the ladies of the

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