ARTHUR GODFREY'S TALENT SCOUTS
1948-1958 CBS
How are ya how are ya how are ya? Here's one of our oldest parodies. This show was kind of the Star Search of its time. Okay, that's outdated too. The America's Got Talent of its time. Variety show hosted by TV personality Arthur Godfrey.
LITTLE ARTIE'S SCOUTS
Eh! #2, February 1954
a: Dick Ayers
GARTER GADFLEA AND HIS FRIENDS
Nuts! 3, July 1954
a: Hy Fleishman
Hy Fleishman was one of the only artists for Premier Magazines, a company that only lasted about a year, and did work for their war, horror and romance as well as humor.
The other performers are The Mariners, Janette Davis, Haleloke , and Julius La Rosa.
Arthur Godfrey had a reputation for having one of the worst tempers in show business. MAD contributor (and probably reading this right now) Drew Friedman did this strip a few decades ago for Heavy Metal.
A-Z GUIDE TO MOVIES AND TV SHOWS PARODIED BY MAD, CRACKED, CRAZY, ETC. UP TO 1996. THEY HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS. SPOILERS AND OTHER NON-SEQUITURS, TOO. SOMETIMES THESE THINGS HAVE WORDS OR SITUATIONS WE DON'T USE ANYMORE. YOU KNOW, 'CAUSE THEY'RE OLD.
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Bob & Ray used to do Arthur Godfrey parody skits. The running gag was the plugs for stuff that was given to the audience. Bob Elliott played Arthur Godfrey
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