The Stan Freberg Show: Difference between revisions

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* [[Affectionate Parody]]: so many of these, including the Lawrence Welk sketch ("Stop with-a the bubbles!"); "St. George and the Dragonet" parody of [[Dragnet]]; a ~~film~~ ~~noir~~ parody, which has a ~~femme~~ ~~fatale~~ and no plot, just a private eye getting knocked unconscious every two minutes; "Bang Gunley: US Marshall Fields", parody of radio westerns like [[Gunsmoke]] & [[Tales Of ~~The~~ Texas Rangers]]; "The Lone ~~Analyst~~", a satirical parody of ''[[The Lone Ranger]]'' and the power of psychoanalysis.

* [[Affectionate Parody]]: so many of these, including the "Lawrence Welk" sketch ("Stop with-a the bubbles!"); the "St. George and the Dragonet" parody of ''[[Dragnet]]''; a [[Film Noir]] parody, which has a [[Femme Fatale]] and no plot, just a private eye getting knocked unconscious every two minutes; "Bang Gunley: US Marshall Fields", parody of radio westerns like ''[[Gunsmoke]]'' and ''[[Tales of the Texas Rangers]]''; "The Lone Psychiatrist", a satirical parody of ''[[The Lone Ranger]]'' and the power of psychoanalysis.

* [[Amusing Alien]]: Miss Jupiter. She's only two feet tall.

* [[Bad Bad Acting]]: the "real-life" spokesperson for the Puffed Grass [[Parody Commercial]], a monotone, robotic-sounding test pilot named Jet Crash:

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* [[Bigfoot, Sasquatch, and Yeti]]: The abominable snowman interviews

* [[Bizarre Alien Biology]]: Miss Jupiter has "shapely wheels"

* [[Doom It Yourself]]: ~~the~~ build-it-yourself piano

* [[Doom It Yourself]]: The build-it-yourself piano

* [[History Marches On]]: History is [[Deconstruction|deconstructed]] humorously in the "Great Moments in History" sketches with "the real stories" behind those moments, including Washington crossing the Delaware & the ride of Paul Revere.

* [[History Marches On]]: History is [[Deconstruction|deconstructed]] humorously in the "Great Moments in History" sketches with "the real stories" behind those moments, including Washington crossing the Delaware and the ride of Paul Revere.

* [[Mickey Mousing]]: As a tourist attraction, a "lover's spat" between [[Elizabeth Taylor]] and Mike Todd is portrayed with trumpets in one short segment.

* [[No Reprise, Please]]: In the Lawrence Welk sketch, the song "Thank You For All Those Cards and Letters..."

* [[Parody Commercial]]: "Puffed Grass" ("Bang Gunleigh, U.S. Marshal Field"); "Food" ("Gray Flannel Hat Full of Teenage Werewolves"); "Stan Freberg" (the second-to-last episode).

* [[Running Gag]]: In several "Great Moments in History" segments, some historical figure like Barbara ~~Frichie~~ or Paul Revere would say "First give me the money, ''then'' I'll _____ (get on the horse, stand on the burning deck, etc.)"

* [[Running Gag]]: In several "Great Moments in History" segments, some historical figure like Barbara Fritchie or Paul Revere would say "First give me the money, ''then'' I'll _____ (get on the horse, stand on the burning deck, etc.)"

** Also the ~~non-sensical~~ soundscapes that began a number of episodes.

** Also the nonsensical soundscapes that began a number of episodes.

** "He's Swiss- that way we don't offend anyone."

* [[Say My Name]]: A [[Soap Within a Show]] parody

* [[Say My Name]]: A [[Soap Within a Show]] parody:

{{quote|"John..."

"Marsha..." }}