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Earth Gimble, the host, is a preternatural populist. Under a blond tuft of mustache, he sports the same smug smile for everyone, turning it off only when his sidekick, Jerry Hubbard, ventures beyond the bounds of propriety, Fern-wood-style. Gimble, played by Martin Mull, 33, is the best Lear character since Archie Bunker, and Hubbard (Fred Willard, 33), the dumber-than-dumb Edith Bunker of this most odd couple, is not far behind. Any comparison to Johnny Carson and Ed McMahon is, of course, purely intentional...
...After being stopped for speeding down Main Street, Morton Rose was brought on the show to further the spirit of ecumenism. The producers figured no one in tiny, inbred Fernwood had ever seen a Jew and that seeing one would erase unfortunate stereotypes. "What tribe are you from?" asked Hubbard. "I'm originally from Toledo," answered Rose, eager to help. At that point Garth turned the program over to "Talk-to-a-Jew" and let the viewing audience into the act. "I'd like to know why Mr. Rose isn't wearing a beanie," said one woman...
...granted tax exemption to 13 of the 20 U.S. Scientology churches; each claims autonomy now that Founder L. Ron Hubbard has retired...
...Separate but equal" became the issue last fall when Ruth Hubbard '45, professor of Biology, allowed her Currier House seminar on women's issues in biology to restrict itself to women students...
Wald is married to Ruth Hubbard '45, professor of Biology, and she has joined him in his radical causes. She has taught Biology 106 "Biology of Social Issues," and testified against DNA research at a Senate hearing this spring. Wald sent his own written testimony to the same set of hearings...