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 NORTH DAKOTA — Charles T. Knight, a veteran sound technician in Hollywood from the 1960s to the 1990s, died here June 29. He was 91.
He was nominated for an Oscar in 1973 for “Butterflies Are Free.” His very first movie credit was for the movie “Monstrosity,” seen in episode 518- THE ATOMIC BRAIN. After he left show biz, he spent his remaining days as an auto mechanic. Thanks to Gordon for the heads up. 
BURBANK, CALIF. — Jimmy Weldon, a voice actor, ventriloquist, television host and movie actor, died here July 6. He was best known as the voice of the Hanna-Barbera cartoon character Yakky Doodle and the host and ventriloquist in the locally produced television series The Webster Webfoot Show. He was 99. As a young man he was in the U.S. Army, serving with the combat engineers under U.S. Gen. George S. Patton. Weldon’s squad liberated the Buchenwald death camp. He has discussed his experience as a motivational speaker. You can read an extensive interview with him here. MSTies will remember him as Lt. Webb in the movie in episode 902- THE PHANTOM PLANET. Thanks to Gordon for the heads up. 
Movie: (2014) A group orphans go on a quest to find Christmas. Host: Emily, Joel, Jonah. Cold opening: The rhyming plotters are ready to go. After the open: Kinga, Max and Dr. Kabahl present the triple ripple holiday spectacular/extravaganza. Invention exchange: Jonah has a B52s wig for Tom. Joel has a perpetual motion machine. Emily has a paperweight that looks like a cinderblock. The Mads have the Missile-toe. Segment 1: Friar Nolte visits to explain what Christmas is all about. The bots are then transported to Joel’s SOL. Segment 2: The escape plotters meet again and discuss how they’ll explain their departure to the bots. After intermission: Jonah explains things to his bots. Segment 3: The Mads get all three riffers in one place, without any of the bots. In the theater, from left: Jonah, Emily, Joel. Close: Kinga almost foils the escape plot but thanks to the bots, the plotters make it through the Time Bag. Dr. Kahbal renounces the Mads and Kinga is ruined. Stinger: “The dragon!!” Thoughts: • Fave riff “Ooh, right in the orphan maker.” • Honorable mentions: “Ah yes, the medieval obsession with cleanliness.” “You’re next, Bran Stark.” “Ooteeny!” “Quick, get it before it renders.” “They prefer the term henchman-American,” “You will never find a wretched hive of scum and whovery.” “You guys can pull a sled, right?” |
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