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| + | '''[[Time For Beany]]''' was an American children's TV show (1949-1955) with puppets, created by former Looney Tunes animator Bob Clampett. The daily episodes, each fifteen minutes in length, frequently contained topical references, usually of a satirical nature. One episode portrayed President [[Harry Truman]] in puppet form. Other characters spoofed popular entertainers; examples are Dinah Saur and The Red Skeleton, parodies of Dinah Shore and Red Skelton. In 1961-1962, Clampett rebooted the show as an animated TV series. | ||
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| + | ==Frank Zappa about ''Time For Beany''== | ||
''"And the thing that I like about [[Albert Einstein]] and I hope it's not an apocryphal story. He liked the television show that I liked, which was "Time For Beany". I heard a story that he left an important meeting one time telling the people he had to go watch "Time For Beany". And I hope that's true."'' (Frank Zappa in [[The Lost Interview]]) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oj4ftkasiv8) | ''"And the thing that I like about [[Albert Einstein]] and I hope it's not an apocryphal story. He liked the television show that I liked, which was "Time For Beany". I heard a story that he left an important meeting one time telling the people he had to go watch "Time For Beany". And I hope that's true."'' (Frank Zappa in [[The Lost Interview]]) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oj4ftkasiv8) | ||
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Latest revision as of 03:53, 19 July 2026
Time For Beany was an American children's TV show (1949-1955) with puppets, created by former Looney Tunes animator Bob Clampett. The daily episodes, each fifteen minutes in length, frequently contained topical references, usually of a satirical nature. One episode portrayed President Harry Truman in puppet form. Other characters spoofed popular entertainers; examples are Dinah Saur and The Red Skeleton, parodies of Dinah Shore and Red Skelton. In 1961-1962, Clampett rebooted the show as an animated TV series.
Frank Zappa about Time For Beany
"And the thing that I like about Albert Einstein and I hope it's not an apocryphal story. He liked the television show that I liked, which was "Time For Beany". I heard a story that he left an important meeting one time telling the people he had to go watch "Time For Beany". And I hope that's true." (Frank Zappa in The Lost Interview) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oj4ftkasiv8)
