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...lanky, sandy-haired kid in baggy pants and suspenders wanders around the set. Spotting a stack of bologna sandwiches, he grabs one, tries to feed it to a nearby coleus and expresses his fond hope that the food will help the plant "grow up strong and have hairy pistils like its father." Next he picks up a small statue and, holding it like a microphone, intones, "Allo, allo, zis eez Jacques Cousteau for Union Oil." He then breaks into the Beverly Hills Blues: "Woke up the other day/ Ran out of Perrier/ I've really paid my dues...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: The Robin Williams Show | 10/2/1978 | See Source »

Party also attacked the candidacy Stuart Hughes, calling him a very coleus candidate." He compared as to Lar Daly, a perennial Illions seeker who campaigns in an Uncle suit, and spoored him for "having a since rest this summer while the of the candidates were out meeting people as they should...

Author: By Hendrik Hertzberg, | Title: Kennedy Aid Rejects Plea For Debates | 10/19/1962 | See Source »

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