tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738012638904762739.post6305240523900102866..comments2024-03-28T11:45:24.378-07:00Comments on Tralfaz: Before She Was Dennis Day's MotherYowphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09264605351878574044noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738012638904762739.post-29670844936766744582014-04-20T06:15:40.518-07:002014-04-20T06:15:40.518-07:00If you're interested in learning more about Ve...If you're interested in learning more about Verna Felton's 65-year-long career and her private life, check out her biography, "Verna Felton" by Fredrick Tucker, published in 2010 and still available.Fredrick Tuckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01096555541389072155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738012638904762739.post-82357520526933427702013-05-12T09:57:40.365-07:002013-05-12T09:57:40.365-07:00Here's Jack vs. Vern from the first TV show fo...Here's <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmI763GfZMs&feature=player_detailpage#t=1212s" rel="nofollow">Jack vs. Vern from the first TV show for Benny from the 1955-56 season,</a> which also was the first TV show after Jack ended his radio broadcasts.<br /><br />To me, the scene kind of shows the observation by Marshall McLuhan (might as well get another Canadian name in there) about TV being a 'cool' medium vs. radio being a 'hot' one. There's nothing all that different about the skit having Jack and Dennis' mom screaming at each other, but for some reason, seeing them scream at each other doesn't go over as well as compared to just hearing them do it on the radio.<br /><br />That's probably because seeing the yelling removes the ability to just set the situation up in your mind, and instead you have to see the uncomfortable actions play out before your eyes (which may have worked for Ralph-vs.-Alice in "The Honeymooners" but just doesn't seem right visually for Jack). Television likes 'cooler' personalities, which in part is why the Benny show made the transition from radio to TV so easily.J Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15175515543694122729noreply@blogger.com