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FOT Community => The Gatherings of the FOT. => Topic started by: benightedswiver on September 17, 2017, 06:23:31 PM

Title: Fernwood Tonight?
Post by: benightedswiver on September 17, 2017, 06:23:31 PM
Just wondering if Tom/Jon have ever mentioned Norman Lear's late 1970s satiric gem as any kind of influence? The moronic sidekick Jerry Hubbard has more than a bit of similarity to some of the brain-dead, know-it-alls played by Wurster in the calls? Just curious.

Here's a nice introduction to the character of Jerry Hubbard:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBZYWMgAJCk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBZYWMgAJCk)