Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast - Mini-Episode #111: One-Hit Wonders from Other Media

Episode Date: May 11, 2017

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Starting point is 00:00:00 That's the sound of unaged whiskey transforming into Jack Daniel's Tennessee whiskey in Lynchburg, Tennessee. Around 1860, Nearest Green taught Jack Daniel how to filter whiskey through charcoal for a smoother taste, one drop at a time. This is one of many sounds in Tennessee with a story to tell. To hear them in person, plan your trip at tnvacation.com. Tennessee sounds perfect. Introducing TD Insurance for Business with customized coverage options for your business. Because at TD Insurance, we understand that your business is unique, so your business insurance should be too. Contact a licensed TD Insurance advisor to learn more. Hi, this is Gilbert Gottfried, and I'm here with my co-host, Frank Santopadre, and this is Gilbert and Frank's Amazing Colossal Obsessions.
Starting point is 00:01:17 Once again, we're recording at Nutmeg with our engineer, Frank Furtarosa, and we're once again joined by Paul, I serve no purpose here whatsoever, Rayburn. Colossal obsessions. Hey, this is progress the first time he's introduced you, Paul. Yeah. I think it may be the last. Step up.
Starting point is 00:01:40 I don't really know. Okay. Go ahead. Two things to begin with. One, I read this know. Okay. Go ahead. Two things to begin with. One, I read this tweet. Yes. Jake Fogelnest. I know Jake.
Starting point is 00:01:52 He's a comedy writer. Yes. He said, I love Real Gilbert's podcast. His latest conversation with Barry Levinson is great. Though I already knew that Mark Bolin from T-Rex was Jewish. So this is an educational show. Absolutely. We've known that from the get-go.
Starting point is 00:02:16 And an important news story. Yeah. I don't know if I've ever told this story before about Danny Thomas. Really? Danny Thomas? Yeah. Okay. Let me tell you.
Starting point is 00:02:27 Amos Jacobs? Yes. Danny Thomas, according to legend, if I've never said this before, Danny Thomas, according to legend, was into lying underneath a glass coffee table and having hookers get on top of the table and take a shit on the table. And some people say he would wear a priest outfit when he was lying, when he was getting shit on. People like to put their own spin on it.
Starting point is 00:03:03 Some say he dressed up in a chauffeur's uniform to pick up the hookers. Wow. But anyway, whatever you agree upon is that he did like to lie underneath the glass coffee table and have hookers take a
Starting point is 00:03:20 shit on the table. Everyone agrees on that. I don't know. The Archbishop of Canterbury. Yes. Yes. And I think they used to play Danny Boy. Oh, really? Whatever.
Starting point is 00:03:33 So anyway, we're not screaming plagiarism. But on the HBO show Veep, starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus, she said the following. Frank? We are. We are. I trust I have made myself completely clear. As clear as the coffee table Danny Thomas had his hooker shit on. It's an American expression.
Starting point is 00:04:02 So there you go. We're influencing American culture here. You're taking credit for this. Yes. I hope our lawyers are on this case. Our staff. Two people who deserve credit. Me and Danny Thomas
Starting point is 00:04:18 for actually getting shit on underneath the coffee table. Wow. There are many different paths to immortality. Yeah, we got a lot of mail from people about that Veep episode. I mean, that thing's been in the culture forever, despite Gilbert trying to take the credit for it. But it was very, very interesting to see that.
Starting point is 00:04:42 If we ever get somebody from Veipon, we'll ask them. This is actually, there's the website, The Straight Dope. Yeah. Has an extended discussion of the origins. I'm sure they do. Of this story. I'm going to look through here and see if Gilbert and you are mentioned. Oh, I would be so profoundly honored.
Starting point is 00:04:59 I would certainly hope so. That would be included. So, is that it for housekeeping? You got anything? I think so. Okay. For now. Any news about your movie, people are asking.
Starting point is 00:05:07 Oh, my movie is under the strange title Gilbert. And it's been getting rave reviews, shockingly. Yes, even Howard mentioned it on his show. Yeah, Howard Stern mentioned it twice already. How the hell did he get a copy? Did Neil send it to him? I think boy Gary. Oh, there you go. Gary Delabate. Okay. Got him a copy. So stay tuned on that and we'll let you know when the movie is available to see. Howard Stern liked it. Yeah. There's something different this week I thought I
Starting point is 00:05:41 would throw at you guys because we've been doing one-hit wonders. We did most recently in 1973, I think was where we left off. And I was doing research for 1974 and stumbled upon this fun little thing on Wikipedia. And I thought, oh, this will make a funny episode. This is, and I'll get to stump Gilbert with this, but this is one-hit wonders from other media. These are one-hit wonders by people who were not known for being singers. And they made the billboard charts. We talked about one of those already, which was Vicki Lawrence. She's on the list.
Starting point is 00:06:15 Yes, she's on the list. Vicki Lawrence, the night the lights went out in Georgia, is on the list. So I'm going to go through these real quickly. If it takes too long, we'll stop halfway through and we'll turn it into a two-parter. We'll see how far we get. But, Frankie, I think you have the first one queued up. And if Gilbert knows this, I know he'll know the song, but if he knows who the famous person singing this is, I'll be very, very impressed.
Starting point is 00:06:40 So here we go. Hill and gully rider, hill and gully. Hill and gully rider, hill and gully. Day-oh, day-oh. Day-day-bye, and I want to go home. Day-oh, day-oh. It's the Banana Boat song. Wait, wait. I, uh, would this be Alan Arkin? How the hell did you come up with that?
Starting point is 00:07:28 Son of a bitch. I feel like I can take the rest of the year off. Wow. Certainly take the night off. How did you know that? The Terriers. Alan Arkin was with a folk group. Yes.
Starting point is 00:07:41 A New York City folk group called the Terriers. I am so proud of that. How the hell did you come up with that? Alan Arkin made the Billboard charts. After hearing that, I think we can understand why he never made the charts again. Well, it's all downhill from here now because he's really impressed. We have to have Alan Arkin on the podcast. We was just on The View.
Starting point is 00:08:02 I got to meet him. Tough guest. Thanks for asking. Well, I didn't ask him. But then again, The View. I got to meet him. Tough guest. Thanks for asking. Well, I didn't ask him. But then again, you didn't ask David Alan Greer. No, no. I meet these various celebrities almost every day. And then afterwards, Frank will say to me, so, did you ask him to do the podcast?
Starting point is 00:08:23 I'll go, ooh, you know, that would have been a good thing. Just have this show, this little show. Your wife gives you grief about it, too. Yeah, they're celebrities, and we interview celebrities. Oh, I should have thought of that. You should have. Well, you've only been at this a couple of years, so it's still new. Alan Arkin, Eric Darling, and Bob Carey performed regularly in Washington Square with a group
Starting point is 00:08:50 called the Terriers, a folk group. And Arkin left in 1958 to pursue acting. And I heard they were singing that before Harry Belafonte. That I don't know, but that's cool. They charted, if that's true, it's very cool. They charted number four, February of 1957. Isn't that interesting? And two guys that later joined the group were Eric Weisberg of Dueling Banjos fame.
Starting point is 00:09:14 Oh, wow. And Marshall Brickman, who wrote Annie Hall with Woody Allen. And directed the movie Simon with Alan Arkin. Wow, that's right. Weird connections. He did a few movies with Woody Allen. Brickman, yeah. I think Manhattan, too.
Starting point is 00:09:30 Yeah. And certainly Annie Hall. So there you go. Got it right out of the box, the bastard. Yeah. It's amazing. Okay, I'm leaving. Okay.
Starting point is 00:09:39 That was both amazing and colossal. It was. That was the exact opposite of what Paul does. He looks at his phone. On his phone, he has to give him the fucking information. It's the first time I've ever said anything nice about Gilbert, and here's what I get. Don't make a habit of it. Don't make a habit of it.
Starting point is 00:10:04 Now, I don't have all these queued up, but the second one, and I'm not even going to go in order because I'm just going to do these randomly because Wikipedia didn't do them chronologically. But Jim Backus, Jim Backus charted with a song called Delicious in 1958. It must have been a spoken word thing. Jim Backus and Friend. Maybe it was. I don't know if Magoo was around then, but July 58, it went to number 40. And then I know you'll know this artist, Kooky Kooky, lend me your comb. Oh, Kooky Ed Burns.
Starting point is 00:10:33 Ed Kooky Burns in May of 1959 went to number four. Kooky, Kooky, lend me your comb. That's right. I believe Connie Stevens is on that track with him. 77 Sunset Strip, was that the... Ed Burns. Ed Burns, yeah. Ed Cookie Burns.
Starting point is 00:10:49 Who was an actor, not a singer. Another actor who charted, and I said we're jumping around here, in August of 1976, Gilbert, the song was I'm Easy. Oh, that was Carradine. Yes. Keith Carradine. Keith Carradine. And it was in the movie Nashville. Very good.
Starting point is 00:11:06 Look at this guy. Look at this. Will you be my lifeline? Okay. Now, here's one we actually queued up. And I think you'll probably get this one since you've worked with the man. This went to number four in August of 1967. Francis? A little old man was sitting on a step.
Starting point is 00:11:54 And a tear kind of trickled down his cheek. I said, what's the matter? He said, a train the matter? He said, train Just ran for me Well, it's obviously Stevie Wonder's song. Uh, yes. Uptight, everything's all right. I'm going to say Bill Cosby.
Starting point is 00:12:16 It is Bill Cosby. Very good. Very good. Did you know this song? Had you ever heard this song? Uh, yeah. Well, no, I've heard other songs by him. Love is a drug?
Starting point is 00:12:29 Oh, Mandy, you came and you came without saying, but I sent you away. Oh, Mandy. Will you kiss me and stop me from shaking? Oh, and I need you to play. Oh manly.
Starting point is 00:12:58 That is incredible. There are levels of subtlety there that are beyond. That is a jello pudding. You can't be a kid without it. Wow. I don't know where to begin. Bill Cosby did this song, Little Old Man, in parentheses,
Starting point is 00:13:20 uptight, everything's all right, which is a take on Stevie Wonder's song, dedicated to his grandfather. I'm not sure what that has to do with anything. It's from the album Silver Throat, Bill Cosby sings. Oh, well, Silver Throat was where all those guys were. Golden Throats, I think those were called. Yeah, Drew Friedman did some of those covers. Anthony Perk, Anthony Perk, Anthony Quinn.
Starting point is 00:13:40 Anthony Quinn. And, of course, William Shatner. Right, right. But I didn't know we also covered Mandy. So we learned that today. Thank you for that, Frank, and that jello pudding interlude. We will return to Gilbert Gottfried's amazing, colossal podcast after this. And now back to the show.
Starting point is 00:14:04 Les Crane with Desiderata. Oh, back to the show. Les Crane with Desiderata. Oh, oh my God, was that go placidly among the... That was such a bullshit thing. Because everybody had posters of that
Starting point is 00:14:22 that they found it in some Lithuanian church, and it was chiseled there in like 1303. And then they found out it was complete bullshit. Some writer came up with that, and they came up with the church story to go with it. I didn't know that. I did not know that. You didn't know that. I did not know that. You didn't know that.
Starting point is 00:14:46 We talked about Les Crane with Cliff Nesteroff when he was here, talk show host. So a talk show host made it to number eight in 1971 on the Billboard charts with that song. Les Crane was married to, at one point in his life, Tina Louise. Oh, my God. There you go. So far we had a comedian, three actors, and a talk show host, all charting. Rick Dees and his cast of Idiots with Disco Duck. Oh, yeah.
Starting point is 00:15:15 That one I was already, yeah. Sure. A disc jockey who charted in 76. Everett Dirksen. Senator Everett Dirksen. Oh, God. Oh, what was he? He was called Gallant Men.
Starting point is 00:15:27 Oh. In 1966. Number 29. Was that a Vietnam? It must be. I don't know what it must have been. Now, I remember there used to be, I think it was a novelty record that came out with a guy imitating Dirksen. Paul, your first assignment of the evening.
Starting point is 00:15:44 I'm on it. Okay. Give that about 30 minutes. Give it about a year. Frank, that you too. Let's see. Mike Douglas. Mike Douglas, the talk show host.
Starting point is 00:15:58 We had this when we did our first one, Hit Wonders, from 66. The men in my little girl's life. Oh, boy. I don't want to know. You know, I just realized asking Paul a question is like throwing a dog a ball. It's like, you know, it gets him. Not to annoy him. I balanced the question on my nose for a long time.
Starting point is 00:16:30 Okay. What do you got? Anything? Nothing. We'll continue. Okay, Gil. But you've never asked him things before. This went to number one in November of 1964. The song was Ringo.
Starting point is 00:16:43 Who was the author? I know that one. Lorne Green. Lorne Green. Lorne Green. Yes. Lorne Green. Now, the interesting trivia about that is it was based on an actual...
Starting point is 00:16:51 The song was about an actual outlaw named Johnny Ringo, but at least according to Wiki, Ringo Starr's popularity led to the release of the song, even though it's not about him. I think because most people thought, you know, when they heard the name Ringo, they were thinking of him. But it's from Lauren's album, Welcome to the Ponderosa. Did you have that LP? That's how I got laid from listening to that album. What was the line from Jackie Gale?
Starting point is 00:17:22 A 60-year-old father with 57-year-old sons. About Bonanza. Calling back to the Barry Levinson episode. Okay, here's one that's a, I don't have this queued up either, but here's one that's a tribute to our friend Jimmy Webb, and I think you know where I'm going with this, Richard Harris. Oh, okay. Let me see if I remember this song correctly.
Starting point is 00:17:45 Oh, wait, okay. Let me see if I remember this song correctly. Oh, wait, wait. What's that first line of this? Fuck. What's the first line of... MacArthur Park. Yeah. Someone left the cake out in the rain? No, that's the main part.
Starting point is 00:18:00 Spring was never waiting for us. Spring was never waiting for us. Spring was never waiting for us, girl. It ran one step ahead on the ground that we walked. MacArthur's fog is melting in the dark. All the sweet green icing's flowing down. Someone left the cake out in the rain. I don't think that I can take it. Sorry, Jimmy.
Starting point is 00:18:35 Because it took so long to bake it, and I'll never have that recipe again. Oh, no. Now you know why Jimmy only wanted to do the chorus. Jimmy has revised the score of that song to include the notes that Gilbert, only Gilbert can. Jimmy was sitting in this very chair two weeks ago. And now there are a bunch of stray dogs outside. There are claw marks in this chair that I'm pretty sure were left by Jimmy. In my typical fashion of being way behind the conversation, I have something on Everett
Starting point is 00:19:11 Dirksen. Okay. Yes. Okay. Well, I'm impressed that you knew the first line of MacArthur Park. Well, I'm practicing. So in 67, he had a surprise hit with Gallant Men, we knew. He won a Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album.
Starting point is 00:19:27 And that's where the comedian Bill Minkin came in, who had the brilliant idea of using Dirksen's dramatic voice to use the let's get sexy lyrics of Wild Thing by the Drugs with the nom de comedy of Senator Everett McKinley. They had to have two sides. So on the other side, they did something with a more liberal Senator Robert F. Kennedy. It was released ultimately as the A-side by Senator Bobby and the Hardly Worth It players. And it reached number 20. This is the novelty song you were talking about?
Starting point is 00:19:56 This is the novelty song you were thinking of? Yeah. Very good. This is the parody. Good find. Who was it? What was the company or place that put out those novelty ones that would have like about 10 songs? You know, they go like, oh, Mr. President, I have. You mean Dickie Goodman stuff? We talked about that on previous shows. I thought Dickie would be a good guest and then I found out that he committed suicide.
Starting point is 00:20:22 Well, that's when we asked him to do this show. A while back, so. So this guy, you don't know this Bill Minkin. I never heard of Bill Minkin. Bill Minkin. He became friends with Martin Scorsese and had bit parts in Taxi Driver and the King of Comedy and hosted, for 20 years, he hosted the King Biscuit Flower Hour. Of course. That's a very popular show.
Starting point is 00:20:48 Shame on me for not knowing him. Okay. We'll move on past MacArthur Park. Shame on me for kissing you with my eyes closed. Do you remember what movie that's from? Behind the Green Door? No. That thing you do.
Starting point is 00:21:05 Oh, gosh. I love that movie. I'm going to bring that up on a future show. I've wasted a million kisses on you. Kisses that I thought meant something. Shame on me for kissing you with my eyes closed. Oh, my God. That's awesome.
Starting point is 00:21:22 That's awesome. And when I heard that, I thought, give me a fucking break. Yeah. The rest of that movie is pretty damn good. Yeah. It's got a lot of special things in it. You know now why I didn't queue up MacArthur Park, because I was pretty confident. It's sort of perpetually queued up.
Starting point is 00:21:39 Sure. It's queued up in here. How about the song Heartbeat, number five, in September of 1986 by an actor, I'll give you a hint, known for his stubble. His famous stubble. And his white. Oh, wait! Yes!
Starting point is 00:21:56 Don Johnson. Cheryl Ladd, who came up recently on this show. We had Ronnie Schell. Because her father, Alan Ladd, who came up recently on this show. Oh, yes. We had Ronnie Shell. Because her father, Alan Ladd, used to like to gather actresses. Her father-in-law. Yeah.
Starting point is 00:22:11 Yeah, her father-in-law. And he'd stand naked as they circled him dancing and singing. Oh, he would be holding a chicken at the time. And these actresses would circle him and start dancing and singing going i never heard i never heard this story before how about the danny thomas one yeah that one i've never told here's what sarah silverman i did find this sarah silverman has repeatedly said in her act that the dann Thomas sandwich at Cantor's Deli is suspiciously called the number two. Oh, God bless her.
Starting point is 00:22:53 God bless her. We've got to get her on the show. This is a banner episode. You've got the Danny Thomas story and the Alan Ladd story in one episode. Oh, my God. And we're not done yet. Overload. Cheryl Ladd's ex-father-ind story. Oh, my God. And we're not done yet. Overload. Cheryl Ladd's ex-father-in-law.
Starting point is 00:23:08 Oh, yes. By the way, just to be precise. I guess there's no way you could segue me into a Caesar romance. I don't see it. I'm not at the end of the list yet. Keep the faith. Let's see. Of course, we talked about this one and you sang it, and this is
Starting point is 00:23:25 Vicki Lawrence. Again, number one. By the way, the Cheryl Ladd song was called Think It Over, and it went to number 34 in 1978. Vicki Lawrence with The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia, number one in April of 1973. And we told the story behind that
Starting point is 00:23:41 that it was written, I think, for Cher, and Sonny Bono thought that advised her not to do it because he thought that they would alienate their Southern fan base. Oh, geez. And Bobby Russell, who was Vicki Lawrence's husband, who wrote the song, she said, I'll do it. Went into the studio and heaven knows what they were thinking at the time. Well, OK, let her do it. She did. She's fine.
Starting point is 00:24:04 One number one. Number one. Number one. Yeah. One of the biggest songs of 1973. So that's a fun story. Here we go. 1956, Gil. This went to number 10, December of 1956.
Starting point is 00:24:18 And who do you think charted with the song Rock-A-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Mellon? Jerry Lewis. Who do you think charted with the song Rock-A-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody? Jerry Lewis. Rock-A-Bye My Baby with a Dixie Melody. Very good. Frankie, can you turn down my headphones, please? There you go. Can you turn mine off?
Starting point is 00:24:44 Turn them off. I'll turn them off. I turned it all the way off for you. But you also down my headphones, please? There you go. Can you turn mine off? Turn them off? Absolutely. I'll turn them off. I turned it all the way off for you. Could you also turn my ears off? Yep. 1956. How about that?
Starting point is 00:24:53 December? December of 1956. Number 10. Rock-a-bye your... So there's our first comedian who actually charted. We've had a talk show host, actors, an actress, a U.S. senator, a disc jockey. Oh, well, our second comedian, so Bill Cosby. How about that?
Starting point is 00:25:12 Did you know that Jerry Lewis had made the Billboard charts? Oh, yes. Yeah, that was a big hit. Top 40 with Jolson. Yes. But was he not beaten by his son, Gary, who did better than number 10? Who wants to buy this diamond ring? She took it off her finger now.
Starting point is 00:25:35 It doesn't mean a thing. Oh, this diamond ring doesn't shine for me anymore. And this diamond ring doesn't mean what it did before. So if you find someone to love like I did, make sure there's love behind it. Bum, bum, bum. That's amazing. He's got this voice that could stop time. Right.
Starting point is 00:26:06 And yet, he's strangely in key. Yeah. I mean, I'm not a musician. Emphasis on the word strangely. Well, yeah. Because I was not necessarily. That's true, Frank. I should release an album titled Strangely in Key.
Starting point is 00:26:21 Well, who was it that was in here that was complimenting his singing? We had a musician on there. Who was it? John Murray was complimenting him. John Murray. Well, who was it that was in here that was complimenting his singing? We had a musician on there. Who was it? John Murray was complimenting him. John Murray. Yeah, John Murray. I think Jimmy Webb also. I think the key with Gilbert is not the key, but the pathos.
Starting point is 00:26:36 Yes. The emotion. When you want someone to love you, count me two. And if I'm not first one on your list, then count me blue. Oh, it's Gary Lewis again. Count me. That's right. We can get Gary on the show.
Starting point is 00:26:53 He's around. He's a friend of Howard Kalin's. And I think he's toured with Ron Dante, another future guest. So we'll make that happen. Okay. Here's another one. Everybody loves a clown. So why don't you?
Starting point is 00:27:15 Everybody laughs at the things that I say and do. Everybody laughs when they see me coming, but you don't laugh, you just go home running. Why don't you see that I'm just playing a part of a clown with a broken heart? Wow. Needing all your love and not knowing where to start. Did you buy everything Gary Lewis bought? I talk about all these artists that have charted, but sometimes Gilbert singing makes me want to chart. I got it. I don't like when I have a lot of Mexican food.
Starting point is 00:27:51 It's shared by many. All right, moving on. That was from the Gary Lewis medley. Are you sure you're done with Gary Lewis? I hope somebody sends this episode to Gary Lewis. Here's another one. We'll have to send it to him. This one you've sang on the show. This went to number 35 in July of 1969 by a comedian.
Starting point is 00:28:15 Oh. And it was first. I'll give you. This will give it to you. It was first recorded by Dion. In fact, it was written by Dion. It charted initially in 1968. The singer was
Starting point is 00:28:30 Moms Mabley. Oh, I got fears of gray. No, that's not it. Does everybody here know my old friend Martin?
Starting point is 00:28:46 That's it. Can you tell me where he's gone? Does Whoopi know about your mom's Mabel impression? Did she cover Dion's version? She did. He charted in 68. He went to number four, and mom's went to number 35 in 69 with her heart-rending version of Abraham, Martin, and John.
Starting point is 00:29:08 And when Whoopi was on the show, I brought up that I remember hearing Moms Mabley on Merv Griffin. Oh, yeah. Or she would say, Merv Griffin, an awful preacher. She would say, love with him and offer preacher. And she's saying, well, he didn't read and he didn't write, but he was nobody's fool. That's why he could never be the Shamus of the Shul. Did Whoopi know the Shamus of the Shul?
Starting point is 00:29:45 I think she did. I remember she knows a lot about Moms Mabley, having done that film. Okay, this is going to be our last one, and we will stop here, and we'll do this as a two-parter since you're having so much fun with it, and I've got another 15 songs that we'll never get through in this one, and this one's queued up. Now, if you know this singer, I'll say as he's been mentioned on the show a time or two. Cesar Romero. No. This went to
Starting point is 00:30:10 number 25. Danny Thomas. Nope. Heart of Glass by Danny Thomas. 1962. Number 25, Frank. Did you say I've got a lot to learn? Oh. Well, don't think I'm trying not to learn. Boy.
Starting point is 00:30:47 Since this is the perfect spot to learn. Yeah, teach me tonight. Teach Me Tonight is the song. And he was a comedian? No, he was an actor. An actor? Still is an actor. He's was a comedian? No. He was an actor. An actor? Still is an actor. He's still with us.
Starting point is 00:31:07 He's still with us. And he has not sued this show yet. Oh my God! That's a hint. Oh fuck! There could be so many people. Oh God! Mr. George Maharis. Oh my God! George Maharis!
Starting point is 00:31:25 Yes. And I think the production Mr. George Maharis. Oh, my God! George Maharis. Yes, yes. Yes, and I think the production, the producer on that was Perfecto Telly. Yeah, and it was recorded on a mobile station. That's why the acoustics are so good. Because he needed that good reverb. Sammy Kahn's Teach Me Tonight was recovered by everybody. Frank, what do you got on Teach Me Tonight? It was a Telus release.
Starting point is 00:31:50 A Telus release. Oh, Frank. George Maharis, for those who don't know, he was a handsome actor, TV actor on Route 66, and he was arrested for performing sexual acts on a fellow named Perfecto Telles. Yes, a hairdresser. Yes, yes. Well, with that name, you'd have to be a hairdresser. You know, it's interesting you mentioned the Danny Thomas story coming up on Veep. Perfecto Telles, or Telles, was a name of a character on Arrested Development.
Starting point is 00:32:27 Oh, okay. So Mitch Hurwitz and the people behind Arrested Development. Even though that was years ago, I'm still saying they got it from me. Okay. Yeah, okay. For the George Maharis tune, Teach Me Tonight, the 7-inch 45 record is available on Amazon for those of you who want to rush out and buy a copy. And speaking of 7 inches, that's why
Starting point is 00:32:46 he was arrested. I let him take that one. I just said, no, no, give him 10 seconds. It's a 7 inch, but when Tellus is there, it's a 12 inch. We lost Perfecto Tellus. George Maharis is still with us. Maybe he'd do the show. Maybe not.
Starting point is 00:33:03 It was covered by Chaka Khan, by Sinatra, by Sonny and Cher, by all kinds of people. Teach me tonight. That's all I got. And all I can say in closing is that this
Starting point is 00:33:17 episode has the Danny Thomas story and the George Mahara story and the George Mahara story. And the Alan Lyons story. Wow, what more do you need? Well, there is one thing. Huh?
Starting point is 00:33:32 There is one more. We'll see if we can work Caesar out of the second round. Oh, yeah, Caesar. But there you go. We'll call this one One Hit Wonders from other media. But isn't that interesting? That's very interesting. Yeah, Something different.
Starting point is 00:33:46 And you tell you, it was all downhill after you got Alan Arkin singing the fucking banana boat. I am so—I was in shock. Very good. You want to take us out? Yes. You can take us out with a song, or you can take us out— Well, first, I'm Gilbert Gottfried. This is Gilbert—this is, I'm Gilbert Godfrey. This is Gilbert.
Starting point is 00:34:05 This is I'm Gilbert Godfrey. Who the hell else would make that claim? I was answering every other question, but my own name I fucked up. Wasn't that a movie called I Know My Name is Gilbert? Yes.
Starting point is 00:34:21 I'm Gilbert Godfrey and I'm here with my co-host Frank Santopadre And this has been Gilbert and Frank's amazing Colossal Obsessions One hit wonder Or what not one hit wonder One hit wonders from other media
Starting point is 00:34:36 From other media And this has been part one What song do you want me to take you out with I don't know give us a little more Moms Made With. Colossal Obsessions. How about her version of Mandy? Oh, Mandy. You came and you came without taking.
Starting point is 00:34:59 But I sent you away. Oh, Mandy. Too many teeth. Will you kiss me and stop me from shaking? And I need you today.

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