Ever wonder where Jim Backus honed his Thurston Howell III persona before Gilligan’s Island?
His Hubert Updike III character on the radio show The Alan Young Show is so close to Thurston Howell it’s uncanny.
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The Big Yacht Race >
Start at 7 minutes in to hear what Mr Howell sounded like in 1947!
All of Alan Young’s shows are archived here >
You may remember Alan Young from Mister Ed.
No?
Hmmm. I thought Mister Ed was as iconic as Lassie.
Lassie… L-A-S-S…. oh, never mind.
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