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[[File:Frank Nelsononjackbenny.jpg|frame|Frank Nelson in 1954, on ''[[The Jack Benny Program]]'']]
{{quote|''Jack Benny: "Oh Mister? Mister?"''▼
''whoever Frank Nelson was playing that week: "EEE-Yeeeeeeeeesssss?"''▼
|''[[The Jack Benny Program]]'', almost [[Once Per Episode]]}}
'''Frank Nelson''' (May 6, 1911 - September 12, 1986) was a comic actor, famous for his work on many 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, and
His stock character was the put-upon [[foil]] (although he still got his own in during conversations with [[Jack Benny]]). He made a career out of [[You Look Familiar]].
He was also a voice actor, lending his voice to characters from ''[[The Flintstones]]'', ''[[Mister Magoo]]'', and ''[[The Jetsons]]'', amongst others; ''Garfield in Paradise'' was the last show where he recorded his Catch Phrase.
He died from cancer in Hollywood on September 12, 1986, at the age of 75.
Not to be confused with the German-born Argentinian actor of the same name. Neither should his character be confused with Harold Peary's character "[[The Great Gildersleeve]]" from ''[[Fibber McGee and Molly]]'' (and later his own series and film), who admittedly was very similar.
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* [[Big Yes]]: While "EEE-Yeeeeeeeeesssss?" was one of his [[Catch Phrase]]s, he only used it in the "[[Large Ham]]" version of that trope - making this an [[Unbuilt Trope]].
* [[Catch Phrase]]: "EEE-Yeeeeeeeeesssss?"▼
* [[Catch Phrase]]:
** "Oo-oo-oo-ooh, DO they!"
* [[Foil]]: Never just the straight man, never the star, always the performer who made the other person in the scene look good - although being able to play off of [[Jack Benny]] or [[Lucille Ball]] so effortlessly was a talent in itself.
* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: According to [[The Other Wiki]], "He also appeared on several other radio programs. Nelson's sudden appearances usually led to spontaneous laughter or applause on the part of the audience."
* [[You Look Familiar]]: He played multiple roles on ''[[The Jack Benny Program]]'', ''[[I Love Lucy]]'', and ''[[Sanford and Son]]''. [[Lampshaded]] in an episode of ''[[The Jack Benny Program]]'' where Jack visits a psychiatrist, convinced that he's losing his mind because he keeps seeing Nelson everywhere he goes! ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkXWw7W5_0w Of course, Frank plays the psychiatrist].) This episode provides the page quote for [[Why Do You Keep Changing Jobs?]]
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