Word: wee
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...cast of Muppets and celebrities urged Ernie to forget about his rubber duckie when he played the sax. The Muppets sounded like Louie Armstrong. The procession of celebrities was endless. First, John Candy. Then, Jane Curtin, Pee Wee Herman, the New York Mets, the New York Giants, Ladysmith Black Mombazu, Paul Simon, Danny DeVito, salsa queen Celia Cruz, etc. All telling Ernie to "put down the duckie" for a while. It was a rare treat, a scene that affirms Sesame Street's place as the most original show on television...
...human being" also fail as substitutes. While they each have their time and place, their repeated use belies the precision that supposedly characterizes articulate speech. It is virtually impossible to say, for example, "This human being was wearing a paisley dress and shouting socialist slogans" without sounding a wee bit awkward...
Polsky: "Fish, on the other hand, has been as much as a guiding light to me as Richie Rich is to Pee Wee and freckles. At first, quoting was just a hobby. But it was really Dave who encouraged me to take it to a higher level. Actually, he paid out of his own pocket for more than half of my think tank. In a nutshell, thanks Dave...
Swift jiggling in Cafe Ole to the tune of Pee Wee Herman's "Tequila" and a cardboard car chase scene are also clever choreographic touches. And the cast carries off the patented kickline finale with the Pudding's usual burlesque verve...
...beginning of school nears, the Harvard faculty brainstorms new courses that won't be too taxing on students or the teaching fellows assigned to devise the curricula: "Class Struggles in the Saturday Morning Cartoon", nicknamed "Pee Wee's Politburo;" "Your Friend the Immune System," otherwise known as "Cells are Swell" and "The Concept of Adonis in Southern California Beach Volleyball"--nicknamed "California Coolers...