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...Poppa? tells about Gordon Hocheiser's (George Segal) anticipation of the death of his mother (Ruth Gordon). Actually, Gordon does not so much anticipate his senile mother's demise as pray for it. He even tries to help her along-waking her up in the mornings dressed in a gorilla suit ("You almost scared me to death,." says Mom. "Almost-is not enough," answers Gordon), threatening her with violence ("You mess things up for me one more time," says Gordon, "and I'll cut your fucking heart out!"), and locking her in her room...

Author: By Frank Rich, | Title: Fairy Tales Death Rattles | 12/14/1970 | See Source »

...been left open, the little bastards' parents wrote in, and Uncle Don's autogiro never again set down on the roof of Bamberger's department store. In a sense, that minuscule conflict has occurred ever since. Cynicism has animated most children's shows, from Howdy Doody to Magilla Gorilla. Bozo the Clown uttered fatuities between pitches in the '50s. The golden age of the '50s brought such entertainment as Kid Gloves (little boys boxing with gloves that "couldn't hurt") and Grand Chance Roundup, which gave the winner a one-week shot at the Pier groups in Atlantic City...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: Who's Afraid of Big, Bad TV? | 11/23/1970 | See Source »

...card at the Garden Saturday night was a classic. For the main event, Bruno Samartino and Chief Jay Strongbow challenged Bepo and Gaeto Mongol for the tag team championship of the world. Crusher Verdue, Gorilla Monsoon, the Black Demon, and Little Brutus headlined the openers...

Author: By Michael J. Ryan iii, | Title: Bepo and Gaeto Mongol Keep Mat Title In Garden Tag Team Wrestling Matches | 11/12/1970 | See Source »

...great upset of the evening was when the ever-unpopular Russian champ, Ivan Koloff, threw the much-loved Manchurian champ, Gorilla Monsoon, into the ropes for the count. The fans were visibly upset by the defeat of the reconstructed former villain...

Author: By Michael J. Ryan iii, | Title: Bepo and Gaeto Mongol Keep Mat Title In Garden Tag Team Wrestling Matches | 11/12/1970 | See Source »

Awaiting him in Arizona was a new life in the sun with a nine-year-old widow named Hazel. But no commercial airline would undertake to transport Jack, the Baltimore Zoo's bachelor gorilla, from Baltimore to Phoenix. Playboy Publisher Hugh Hefner saved the day by placing his personal DC-9 jet, Big Bunny, at Jack's disposal. Heavily sedated, the 18-year-old, 300-lb. animal was hefted aboard and deposited on Hefner's eight-foot elliptical bed as curious Bunnies clustered round. Something of Big Bunny's ambience may have rubbed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Aug. 3, 1970 | 8/3/1970 | See Source »

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