Radio Shows
- The Jack Benny Show: 'Yes' man. A person with a big chin who always emits an obnoxious and long 'Yeeesss'. This trademark character was played by Frank Nelson in various television and radio shows, and copied numerous times in animated cartoons.
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Famous quotes containing the words radio and/or shows:
“The radio ... goes on early in the morning and is listened to at all hours of the day, until nine, ten and often eleven o’clock in the evening. This is certainly a sign that the grown-ups have infinite patience, but it also means that the power of absorption of their brains is pretty limited, with exceptions, of course—I don’t want to hurt anyone’s feelings. One or two news bulletins would be ample per day! But the old geese, well—I’ve said my piece!”
—Anne Frank (1929–1945)
“He shows his splendour
in a little room;
he says to us,
be glad
and laugh,
be gay.”
—Hilda Doolittle (1886–1961)