Mel Blanc
Melvin Jerome "Mel" Blanc (May 30, 1908 – July 10, 1989) was an American voice actor and actor. Although he began his sixty-plus-year career performing in radio, Blanc is best remembered for his work with Warner Bros. as the voices of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Tweety Bird, Sylvester the Cat, Yosemite Sam, Foghorn Leghorn, Marvin the Martian, Pepé Le Pew, Speedy Gonzales, Wile E. Coyote, the Tasmanian Devil and many of the other characters from the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoon short films; produced during the 1940s, 50s and 60s at the height of the golden age of American animation.
He later worked for Hanna-Barbera's television cartoons of the 1960s, 70s and 80s, most notably as the voices of Barney Rubble on The Flintstones and Mr. Spacely on The Jetsons. Blanc was also the original voice of Woody Woodpecker for Universal Pictures in the early 1940s, and provided vocal effects for the Tom and Jerry cartoons directed by Chuck Jones for MGM in the mid-1960s. Furthermore, during the golden age of radio, Blanc was a frequent performer on the radio programs of famous comedians from the era; including Jack Benny, Abbott and Costello, Burns and Allen, and Judy Canova.
The Thing (roadside attraction)
The Thing is an Arizona roadside attraction hyped by signs along Interstate 10 between El Paso, Texas, and Tucson, Arizona. A large number of billboards entice travelers along this sparse stretch of desert highway to stop, just to find out what the mysterious Thing might be. The object, supposedly a mummified mother and child, is believed to have been made by a creator of exhibits for sideshows named Homer Tate.
The Thing was purchased by former Thomas Binkley Prince in the mid-twentieth century, who quickly based a tourist attraction around the strange object. Although Prince died in 1969, the attraction was run by his wife Janet for many years. Today, the site is under the ownership of Bowlins, Inc. Despite its remoteness, the attraction has been popular; it has appeared in several tourist guides, and has been the subject of several news stories and reports.
Location
The Thing is located at 32°05′N 110°03′W / 32.083°N 110.050°W / 32.083; -110.050Coordinates: 32°05′N 110°03′W / 32.083°N 110.050°W / 32.083; -110.050 just off I-10 at Exit 322 on a hilltop between Benson and Willcox, near Texas Canyon, at 2631 North Johnson Road, Dragoon, Arizona.
The Thing!
The Thing! is an American horror comic book published by Charlton Comics that ran 17 issues from 1952 to 1954. Its tagline was "Weird tales of suspense and horror!" After the 17th issue it was cancelled and the series' numbering continued as Blue Beetle vol. 2.
Artist Steve Ditko provided the covers for #12-15 and 17. He also illustrated stories in issues #12-15. The cover of #12 marks this industry notable's first comic-book cover art.
In 2006, Pure Imagination released the trade paperback Steve Ditko's The Thing! that reprinted all of Ditko's stories from this title, and used the cover of #15 for its cover. The back cover shows the covers from The Thing #12, 13 and 14 and Strange Suspense Stories #22. It also included Ditko stories from Charlton's Mysteries of Unexplored Worlds #5 and #11, Do You Believe In Nightmares #1, Strange Suspense Stories #36, and Unusual Tales #25.
In 2014, UK publisher PS Artbooks reprinted the entire series in a deluxe two volume hardcover collection.
The Thing (1982 film)
The Thing (also known as John Carpenter's The Thing) is a 1982 American science fiction horror film directed by John Carpenter, written by Bill Lancaster, and starring Kurt Russell. The film's title refers to its primary antagonist: a parasitic extraterrestrial lifeform that assimilates other organisms and in turn imitates them. The Thing infiltrates an Antarctic research station, taking the appearance of the researchers that it absorbs, and paranoia develops within the group.
The film is based on John W. Campbell, Jr.'s novella Who Goes There?, which was more loosely adapted by Howard Hawks and Christian Nyby as the 1951 film The Thing from Another World. Carpenter considers The Thing to be the first part of his Apocalypse Trilogy, followed by Prince of Darkness and In the Mouth of Madness. Although the films are narratively unrelated, each features a potentially apocalyptic scenario; should "The Thing" ever reach civilization, it would be only a matter of time before it consumes humanity.
Mel Blanc
ALBUMS
- White Christmas - 50 Weihnachts-Klassiker released: 2010
- For children... everywhere released: 2007
- Comedy Classics - The Best of American Comedy released: 2006
- The Original Kids Album released: 2006
- Complete Kids released: 2006
- Hello Children Everywhere released: 2005
- Hello Children Everywhere! 60 Favourite Kids' Songs released: 2004
- Children's Favourites, Volume 2 released: 2004
- Holly Jolly Christmas, A Family Christmas Vol.2 released: 2003
- Childhood Days released: 2003
- Live Recordings From Bob Hope released: 2002
- Hello Children Everywhere released: 2002
- Children's Favourites: 23 Original Hit Recordings From the Classic Radio Show released: 2002
- 1000 Original Hits: 50's released: 2001
- Dr. Demento 30th Anniversary Collection: Dementia 2000 released: 2000
- Mairzy Doats: 44 Wacky Hits released: 1999
- 20th Century Hits for a New Millennium: 1950–1954 released: 1998
- Christmas Comedy Classics, Volume 2 released: 1993
- Christmas Comedy Classics released: 1991
- Junior Choice - Volume 1 released: 1990
- Christmas Kisses: Christmas Classics From Capitol's Early Years released: 1990
- Hello Children... Everywhere released: 1988
- I Taut I Taw a Puddy Tat / Yosemite Sam released: 1951
- All-Time Childrens Classics released:
- I Taut I Taw a Puddy Tat / I'm Glad to Be Bugs Bunny released:
- Jack Benny Presents the Treasury of Golden Memories of Radio released:
- Your Hit Parade: Golden Goofers released:
- Have a Fun Christmas released:
White Christmas - 50 Weihnachts-Klassiker
Released 2010- White Christmas
- The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
- Joy to the World
- Adeste Fidelis (O Come All Ye Faithful)
- Away in a Manger
- O Holy Night
- Deck the Halls
- I'll Be Home for Christmas
- Winter Wonderland
- The First Noel
- Silver Bells
- It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
- The Twelve Days of Christmas
- We Wish You a Merry Christmas
- It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
- Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
- Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
- Jingle Bells
- Jingle Bell Rock
- Blue Christmas
- Sleigh Ride
- O Christmas Tree
- Happy Holiday
- The Christmas Waltz
- It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
- Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
- I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
- Here Comes Santa Claus
- (There's No Place Like) Home for the Holidays
- Carol of the Bells
- Ole Kris Kringle
- Santa Baby
- All I Want for Christmas Is You for Me
- Silent Night, Holy Night
- Christmas Alphabet
- You're All I Want for Christmas
- Santa Claus Is Coming Town
- The Little Drummer Boy
- Christmas Is a Comin'
- Frosty the Snowman
- All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth
- I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas
- Nuttin' for Christmas
- The Hat I Got for Christmas Is Too Beeg
- Mrs. Santa Claus
- (The Toys Gave a Party for) Poppa Santa Claus
- Mister Santa
- Santa Claus Is Back in Town
- O Little Town of Bethlehem
For children... everywhere
Released 2007- The Ugly Duckling
- The Laughing Policeman
- The Runaway Train
- The Teddy Bears' Picnic
- Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf
- On the Good Ship Lollipop
- Gilly Gilly Ossenfeller Katzeneller Bogen by the Sea
- I'm Popeye the Sailor Man
- Trail of the Lonesome Pine
- Thumbelina
- The Big Rock Candy Mountain
- William Tell Overture
- The Woody Woodpecker Song
- Lavender Blue
- Ragtime Cowboy Joe
- Me and My Teddy Bear
- I Taut I Saw a Puddy Tat
- Little White Duck
- Swinging on a Star
- Wonderful Copenhagen
- I Know an Old Lady
- How Much Is That Doggie in the Window
- You're a Pink Toothbrush
- Polly Wolly Doodle
Comedy Classics - The Best of American Comedy
Released 2006- The Money Song
- The Preacher & The Bear
- Road to Morocco
- Inka Dinka Doo
- The Ball Team
- Please No Squeeza da Banana
- The Board
- The Thing
- Pa-Pa-Pa-Pa-Polka
- Tia Juana (D'Ya Wanna?)
- I Found a New Way to Go to Town
- A Husband a Wife
- The Bearded Lady
- Joe Goes Up, I Come Down!
- Cigarettes, Whiskey and Wild Women
- Lydia the Tattooed Lady
- Felicia No Capicia
- Hertz U-Drive
The Original Kids Album
Released 2006- Jake the Peg
- Happiness
- Right Said Fred
- (How Much Is) That Doggy in the Window
- The Laughing Policeman
- Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West)
- The Bee Song
- The Owl and the Pussy Cat
- All Things Bright and Beautiful
- My Grandfathers Clock
- Teddy Bears' Picnic
- Nick Nack Paddywack
- Pop Goes the Weasel
- I Taut I Taw a Puddy Tat
- Boom Oo Yata-Ta-Ta
- I Know an Old Lady
- You're a Pink Toothbrush
- Postman's Knock
- Pickin' a Chicken
- In the Middle of the House
- Kitty in the Basket
- Nursery School
- There's No One Quite Like Grandma
- Grandad
- I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony)
Hello Children Everywhere
Released 2005- When I See Elephant Fly
- Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
- Woody Woodpecker
- The Big Rock Candy Mountain
- Soldier Won't You Marry Me
- Little Sir Echo
- I've Got No Strings
- Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf
- The Little Shoemaker
- Coronation Scot
- In the Middle of the House
- The Happy Wanderer
- A Windmill in Old Amsterdam
- The Siamese Cat Song
- The Owl and the Pussycat
- Little Red Monkey
- Baby Sittin' Bodgie
- Beep Beep
- Sixteen Tons
- Tom Dooley
- Ragtime Cowboy Joe
- Boom Do Yata-Ta-Ta
- Hippopotamus Song
- Pickin' a Chicken
- Kitty in the Basket
- Right Said Fred
- Lily the Pink
Hello Children Everywhere! 60 Favourite Kids' Songs
Released 2004- Jake the Peg
- The Grand Old Duke of York
- Right Said Fred
- The Runaway Train
- Ernie
- Lily the Pink
- All Things Bright and Beautiful
- When I See an Elephant Fly
- Grandfather's Clock
- I Know an Old Lady
- The Ballad of Davy Crockett
- Ragtime Cowboy Joe
- Puffin' Billy
- You're a Pink Toothbrush
- Pickin' a Chicken
- Woody Woodpecker
- The Hippopotamus Song
- Bring Me Sunshine
- Happiness
- I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing
Children's Favourites, Volume 2
Released 2004- Old MacDonald Had a Farm
- Animal Fair
- Daffy Duck's Rhapsody
- The Little Fiddle
- I'm Popeye the Sailor Man
- On the Good Ship Lollipop
- Grandfather's Clock
- Little Man You've Had a Busy Day
- Christopher Robin (Vespers)
- Buckingham Palace
- The King Who Couldn't Dance (The Worry Song)
- Bozo's Laughing Song
- Suzy Snowflake
- (All I Want for Christmas Is) My Two Front Teeth
- The Popcorn Song
- Tubby the Tuba
- Puffin' Billy
Childhood Days
Released 2003- The Ugly Duckling
- The Teddy Bears Picnic
- Me and My Teddy Bear
- Two Little Boys
- Little White Bull
- I Know an Old Lady
- Little White Duck
- Puff the Magic Dragon
- The Laughing Policeman
- The Runaway Train
- Nellie the Elephant
- Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf
- Christopher Robin at Buckingham Palace
- The Kings New Clothes
- On the Good Ship Lollipop
- The Big Rock Candy Mountain
- Jake the Peg
- Three Wheels on My Wagon
- My Brother
- I Taut I Taw a Puddy Tat
- I'm Popeye the Sailor Man
- Trail of the Lonesome Pine
- Thumbelina
- Blue Tail Fly
- A Four Legged Friend
- Polly Wolly Doodle
- Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo
- The Woody Woodpecker Song
- Wonderful Copenhagen
- William Tell Overture
Hello Children Everywhere
Released 2002- Nellie the Elephant
- The Runaway Train
- In the Middle of the House
- Grandfather's Clock
- The Owl and the Pussycat
- Puffin' Billy
- All Things Bright and Beautiful
- Robin Hood
- (How Much Is) That Doggy in the Window
- I've Lost My Mummy (Rolf Harris)
- The Laughing Policeman
- My Boomerang Won't Come Back
- You're a Pink Toothbrush
- I Tawt I Taw a Puddy-Tat
- Teddy Bears Picninc
- Ballad of Davy Crockett
- The Hippopotamus Song
- Jake the Peg
- Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer Katzenellenbogen by the Sea
- Woody Woodpecker
- Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf
- The Ugly Duckling
- I Know an Old Lady
- The Bee Song
- When I See an Elephant Fly
Children's Favourites: 23 Original Hit Recordings From the Classic Radio Show
Released 2002- Puffin' Billy
- Runaway Train
- Big Rock Candy Mountain
- I Taut I Taw a Puddy Tat
- Buckingham Palace
- Run Rabbit Run
- Little White Duck
- Three Billy Goats Gruff
- Teddy Bears' Picnic
- Coronation Scot
- Bee Song
- Laughing Policeman
- Trains, Parts 1 & 2
- On the Good Ship Lollipop
- I Know an Old Lady
- Swinging on a Star
- Me and My Teddy Bear
- Woody Woodpecker Song
- The Typewriter
- Tubby the Tuba, Parts 1 & 2
- Grandfather's Clock
- Lion and Albert
- Over the Rainbow
1000 Original Hits: 50's
Released 2001- Because of You
- How High the Moon
- Shrimp Boats
- Down Yonder
- The Shotgun Boogie
- I Taut I Taw a Puddy Tat
- My Heart Cries for You
- Slow Poke
- Whispering
- Beautiful Brown Eyes
- Good Morning, Mr. Echo
- Mockin' Bird Hill
- Come On-A My House
- September Song
- Rockin' Chair
- Tailor Made Woman
- Be My Love
- Bad Bad Whiskey
- I Love the Sunshine of Your Smile
- I've Got You Under My Skin
- Hot Rod Race
- Hey Good Lookin'
- If
- Lulu's Back in Town
Dr. Demento 30th Anniversary Collection: Dementia 2000
Released 2000- Daffy Duck's Rhapsody
- Yoda
- The Elements
- Deteriorata
- Charlie Brown
- Dungeons and Dragons
- Eskimo
- The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins
- Kill the Wabbit
- Stress
- On the Shoulders of Freaks
- Bras on 45 (Family version)
- Polka Dot Undies
- Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini
- The Thing
- (How I Spent My Summer Vacation) Or a Day at the Beach With Pedro & Man, Part 1
- The Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota
- My Ding-A-Ling (single version)
- It's a Gas
- I Want My Baby Back
- Last Will and Temperament
Mairzy Doats: 44 Wacky Hits
Released 1999- Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief
- Doin' What Comes Natur'lly
- I Never See Maggie Alone
- Managua, Nicaragua
- I'm a Lonely Little Petunia (In an Onion Patch)
- A-Feudin' and A-Fightin'
- Three Little Fishies
- Chickery Chick
- The Thing
- Open the Door, Richard!
- The Hut-Sut Song (A Swedish Serenade)
- "A" You're Adorable
- Daddy
- Beer Barrel Polka
- Cocktails for Two
- Deep in the Heart of Texas
- I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Cocoanuts (feat. Merv Griffin & Ensemble)
- Hey! Ba-Ba-Re-Bop
- The Maharajah of Magador
- My Two Front Teeth (All I Want for Christmas)
20th Century Hits for a New Millennium: 1950–1954
Released 1998- Mona Lisa
- I'll Always Love You (Day After Day)
- If
- Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered
- Dear Hearts and Gentle People
- La Vie En Rose
- How High the Moon
- Come On-A My House
- Meet Me on the Corner
- Wheel of Fortune
- Indian Love Call
- Shotgun Boogie
- Whispering
- High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me)
- Anywhere I Wonder
- I Taut I Taw a Puddy Tat
- The Blacksmith Blues
- At Last
- I'll Walk Alone
- Here in My Heart
Christmas Comedy Classics
Released 1991- Grandma Got Ran Over by a Reindeer
- I Tan't Wait Till Quithmuth Day
- Green Christmas
- The Happy Reindeer
- The Chipmunk Song
- I Yust Go Nuts at Christmas
- Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
- Nuttin' for Christmas
- The Hat I Got for Christmas Is Too Beeg
- Monster Holiday
- Jingle Bells (Laughing All the Way)
- Auld Lang Syne
Junior Choice - Volume 1
Released 1990- Nellie The Elephant
- The Runaway Train
- Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer
- Robin Hood
- I Taut I Taw A Puddy Tat
- Ernie (Fastest Milkman In The West)
- I've Lost My Mummy
- My Boomerang Won't Come Back
- Little Boy Fishin'
- The Laughing Policeman
- Teddy Bears Picnic
- You're A Pink Toothbrush
- Mr Custer
- Woody Woodpecker
- Ragtime Cowboy Joe
- Buckingham Palace
- Jake The Peg
- The Hippopotimus Song
- Ballad of Davy Crocket
- Grandad
Christmas Kisses: Christmas Classics From Capitol's Early Years
Released 1990- Christmas at Midnight
- White Christmas
- Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town
- Christmas Blues
- Merry Christmas Polka
- Merry Christmas Waltz
- Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
- I Yust Go Nuts at Christmas
- Christmas Boogie
- Silver Bells
- Jingle Bells
- Yah das ist ein Christmas Tree
- You're the Angel on My Christmas Tree
- Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer Mambo
- The Night Before Christmas
- Every Heart Is Home at Christmas
- Jingle-o the Brownie
- Christmas Kisses
- That's What I Want for Christmas
- Do You Hear What I Hear
- Silent Night
- Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
Hello Children... Everywhere
Released 1988- Puffin Billy
- Nellie the Elephant
- I Know an Old Lady
- (How Much Is) That Doggy in the Window
- The Runaway Train
- Swedish Rhapsody
- Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer Katzenellen Bogen by the Sea
- Home on the Range
- All Things Bright & Beautiful
- Little Red Monkey
- Where Will the Dimple Be?
- The King's New Clothes
- You're a Pink Toothbrush
- Black Hills of Dakota
- Bluebelll Polka
- The Three Billy Goats Gruff
- (The) Ballad of Davy Crockett
- Mister Cuckoo (Sing Your Song)
- Me and My Teddy Bear
- Little White Duck
- Buckingham Palace
- Typewriter Song
- I Taut I Taw a Puddy Tat
All-Time Childrens Classics
- The Laughing Policeman
- Daddy Wouldn’t Buy Me a Bow-Wow
- The Runaway Train
- On the Good Ship Lollipop
- The Teddy Bears’ Picnic
- I’m the Guy Who Found the Lost Chord
- The Bee Song
- The Little White Duck
- Run, Rabbit, Run
- I’ve Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts
- Old MacDonald Had a Farm
- The Galloping Major
- The Biggest Aspidistra in the World
- The Haunted House
- I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for Ice Cream
- Leaning on a Lampost
- I Taut a Saw a Puddy-Tat
- Three Little Fishes
- Woodman, Spare That Tree
- Coronation Scot
Your Hit Parade: Golden Goofers
- Temptation (Tim-Tayshun)
- I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts
- Cocktails for Two
- There Is a Tavern in the Town
- The Old Gray Mare Is Back Where She Used to Be
- Oh! Susanna
- I Taut I Taw a Puddy Tat
- Try
- Hot Rod Race
- Close the Door
- The Little Blue Man
- I Got a Wife
- The Battle of Kookamonga
- Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh! (A Letter From Camp)
- Ape Call
- Downtown
- Rip Van Winkle
- The Old Philosopher
- I'm a Nut
- My Boyfriend Got a Beatle Haircut
- Pepino the Italian Mouse
- I Love Onions
- Loving You Has Made Me Bananas
- Tip-Toe Thru' The Tulips With Me
Have a Fun Christmas
- A Holly Jolly Christmas
- Run Rudolph Run
- Little Saint Nick
- I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
- Christmas Time Is Here
- Riu Chiu
- The Chipmunk Song ( Christmas Don't Be Late)
- Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
- Here Comes Santa Claus (Down Santa Claus Lane)
- Frosty The Snowman
- I Tan't Wait Till Quithmuth Day
- 'Zat You, Santa Claus?
- All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth
- Monster's Holiday
- We Three Kings
- The Twelve Gifts Of Christmas
Born: 1908-05-30
Died: 1989-07-10
Cartoon Voices - The Best Of
TWEETY:
I am a little, tiny, bird. My name is Tweety Pie
I live inside my bird cage, a-hanging way up high
I like to swing upon my perch and sing my little song
But there's a tat that's after me and won't let me
alone
I taut I taw a puddy tat a creepin' up on me
I did! I taw a puddy tat as plain as he could be!
SYLVESTER:
I am that great big bad old cat, Sylvester is my name
I only have one aim in life and that is very plain
I want to catch that little bird and eat him right away
But just as I get close to him, this is what he'll say
I taut I taw a puddy tat a creepin' up on me
You bet he taw a puddy tat, that puddy tat is me!
TWEETY:
That puddy tat is very bad, he sneaks up from behind
I don't think I would like it if I knew what's on his
mind
I have a strong suspicion that his plans for me aren't
good
I am inclined to think that he would eat me if he could
SYLVESTER:
I'd like to eat that sweetie pie when he leaves his
cage
But I can never catch him, It throws me in a rage
You bet I'd eat that little bird if I could just get
near
But every time that I approach, this is all I hear
TWEETY:
I taut I taw a puddy tat a creepin' up on me
I did! I taw a puddy tat as plain as he could be!
And when I sing that little song, my mistress knows
he's back
She grabs her broom and brings it down upon Sylvester's
back
So listen you bad puddy tat, let's both be friends and
see
My mistress will not chase you if you sing this song
with me
TWEETY (Spoken): Come on now, like a good cat
SYLVESTER (Spoken): Oh, all right. Sufferin' Succotash!
TWEETY & SYLVESTER:
I taut I taw a puddy tat a creepin' up on me
I did! I taw a puddy tat as plain as he could be!