"What did you think, Mr. Littlejeans?"

It's a Google Video Sunday!



Anyone who does not know who Señor Wences is should. He was a Spanish ventriloquist who became well-known in North America for his appearances on the Ed Sullivan Show from the mid-Fifties to the late Sixties. Basically he would come out and get one of his puppets--Johnny, a high-voiced boy made of Wences' hand or Pedro (don't be fooled--this link says Johnny, but it's actually Pedro), a gruff-voiced head in a box (Pedro has a great catchphrase; after his introduction Wences would from time to time open the box, upon which Pedro would say "'S awright"--if you watch the previous video and don't find that funny, then we can't be friends anymore)--and do some patter back and forth, then put them down and do juggling or plate-spinning while talking back and forth with the puppets. If you look at this routine, you can see what I mean: Johnny is put away behind the table, and Pedro is simply sitting there in his box while Wences does plate-spinning and talks back and forth with them. To be honest, I find this terribly funny, and the humour does not diminish with repeated viewing. And here's a seasonally inappropriate bit with Santa Claus.

Also today: Muppets! Here are a couple Kermit bits from the Ed Sullivan show: Kermit eats a worm, and Kermit and the art of visual thinking.
And, if you still haven't found anything funny, here's something that has my guarantee, even more so than the other things: from The Muppet Show, it's the classic Mahnamahna Song.

And, if you haven't read my first June poem, do so--and comment!