In a time remembered as a simpler time,
mostly because many of the things that made it complicated have been replaced
by other complications, Sparky looked to be well on his way to TV cartoon stardom.
He’d just signed on as a sidekick to Gerald McBoing Boing, the boy who speaks
in sound effects instead of words. The great hopes which network executives had
pinned on this pairing were almost immediately dashed by a colossal clash of
styles—and egos—which drove Sparky off the project, and into temporary unemployment.
The newly-consummated hatred between the
two took a while to simmer before coming to a boil. As you’d expect, Sparky and
Gerald muttered a few choice words (and sounds) to their respective friends,
but nothing of consequence happened until they were forced to share the dais at
a Friars Club roast for Clyde Crashcup from the original Alvin and the
Chipmunks show.
The melee that ensued got Sparky and
Gerald banned from the club for life. Gerald also had his golfing privileges revoked
at Hillcrest, which he claimed was due to a malicious rumour that some of the
noises he made were distinctly anti-Semitic.
There’s no proof, of course, that Sparky
was behind this—but then again, there’s no proof that he wasn’t, either. After
that, things took on a tone that can only be described as vicious…but more on
that next time. Right now, I’m overdue to throw out the first ball at Funway Park
to help the Funsville Fun Sox celebrate the anniversary of the first unassisted
triple play in major league history…throw it out, catch it, and throw it back
to myself again, that is.
Uncle Fun
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