Wow, I really touched a shared memory for several of us. Maybe I
wasn't wasting my time watching all that after school TV.
The link that Dave supplies below is pretty nifty as it gives an
extensive list of the usage of the routine. A&C did it at least four
times (2 movies and 2 TV episodes) plus the Susquehanna Hat Company
variation. Although I'm sure I watched it at some point, I need to
get a fresh viewing of the Three Stooges short as well as the I Love
Lucy episode.
--- In rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, dave reeder <dave@...> wrote:
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> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stranger_with_a_kind_face
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> > In a message dated 1/6/09 6:49:57 PM, moorich@... writes:
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> > > This reminds me of the old vaudeville bit that Abbott & Costello
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> > > go at several times in both movies and television. The mention
> > of a
> > > place would turn a character (often played by Sid Fields) into a
> > > maniac. There was a long shaggy dog story leading into it but then
> > > the mere mention of the key word or words would prompt an explosion.
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> > in the Steve Martin film noir parody DEAD MEN DON'T WEAR PLAID, the
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> > of the term "cleaning woman" did the trick
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