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Jones and the other directors-Friz Freleng, Bob Clampett, Tex Avery -gathered periodically for what they called the "Period of the Big Yes" to share story ideas, gags, gimmicks. "There were no negatives allowed for the duration of the two-hour meeting," Jones recalls. "If you couldn't say anything positive, you couldn't talk...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: The World Jones Made | 12/17/1973 | See Source »

...CLAMPETT...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: May 27, 1966 | 5/27/1966 | See Source »

...could and did, and the laughter last week was coming from two of the original Down Under bandit-beaters. Soon after arriving in Las Vegas, George Clampett and Keith Jennings, both 28, made their first tour of the casinos. They put $3.80 into nine slot machines, won eight jackpots for a 31-hour total of $277.50. In all but one of the seven casinos they visited, the Aussies were firmly shown the door after ringing up a jackpot or two. "We're just here to prove our point," shrugged Clampett. "Not to get rich...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hobbies: How to Beat the Bandits | 1/22/1965 | See Source »

First discovered by Clampett, who shared his secret with ten close friends back home, the formula has been carefully explained in a soon-to-be-published book. Its title, naturally, is How to Beat the Bandits. Clampett & Co. expect to get richer still on royalties, and are coppering their bet by making a round-the-world tour, beating bandits and fattening the market for their book...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hobbies: How to Beat the Bandits | 1/22/1965 | See Source »

...Down Under. Still, the same Las Vegas operators who would not believe that the two-armed Aussies could outsmart one-armed bandits stood by expectantly for the hordes of tyros sure to buy the book and flock to Las Vegas to get rich quick. A few may, but as Clampett warns, bandit-beating takes skill as well as quarters...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hobbies: How to Beat the Bandits | 1/22/1965 | See Source »

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