Episode #1177

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[Mysterious Benefactor]

 

Complete the phrase: Gerduh - "Welcome to Collinwood, Mr. Stokes! And may I (say)(ask)...!!"

[Uncle Roger]

Will you be pulling a rabbit out of that hat?

[Mysterious Benefactor]

   That's too, Too, TOO PERFECT!!   

[Uncle Roger]

"But that trick never works!"

[Mysterious Benefactor]

(  Can you imagine if Stokes tried it and actually did pull out a Rhinocerous?!  )

[Uncle Roger]

Must see TV for sure!!

[Mysterious Benefactor]

( A whole new type of threat at Collinwood!!  )

[Uncle Roger]

Perhaps Eliot could join the teaching staff at Wossamatta U.

[Mysterious Benefactor]

(  Brilliant idea!! 

One of the thing I love about The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle is that it works so well on two levels: kids certainly find it funny - but there are so many things in it for adults, like naming the university "Wossamatta U.", that probably go over young kids heads but the adults definitely get it. The writers were great about doing that. And it's one of the reasons the show still holds up today and probably always will.)

[Uncle Roger]

  It wasn't until many years later that I learned that the name Boris Badenov was a take off on a Russian opera called Boris Godunov.
And I actually got to visit the Dudley Do Right Emporium on Sunset Boulevard, which was adjacent to the Jay Ward studios. Lots of cool decor, especially the Rocky and Bullwinkle statue outside. Sadly, the place was torn down a few years ago.

[Mysterious Benefactor]

(  What fools tore that down?!  )

[Uncle Roger]

I don't recall what was built there afterwards but it was located on a very posh section of Sunset Boulevard, close to The Viper Room and other California dens of iniquity. The rent had to be sjy high. Whenever I went in there, I was the only customer, so they weren't doing a lot of business.
I believe that the Rocky and Bullwinkle statue survived the purge. At least I hope so.

[Mysterious Benefactor]

(  One can only hope. But it's too bad the place is no longer there for fans to visit...)

[Uncle Roger]

I agree. There is at least one Facebook site that has pictures of the store and grounds. If the Rocky and Bullwinkle movie hadn't been such a bomb, perhaps it might have bought the place some more time.