tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post3226083832877317361..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: Jim Fritzell & Everett GreenbaumBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-12235628501187852782018-11-27T00:19:39.160-08:002018-11-27T00:19:39.160-08:00I love to read the commentary about Everett Greenb...I love to read the commentary about Everett Greenbaum and my uncle Jim Fritzell. They both were very funny men. Spent many a day in my uncles home where they worked listening to the typewriter and 2 men laughing as they worked on their scripts. Would love to <br /> have an opportunity to share my expwriences with Ken Levine. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00191652167200764901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-14442165356763614812014-03-20T09:52:43.756-07:002014-03-20T09:52:43.756-07:00Love Fritzell & Greenbaum from Andy Griffith s...Love Fritzell & Greenbaum from Andy Griffith show & others. My all-time favorite line from M*A*S*H is from the General Steel episode with Harry Morgan, when he tells Radar, "That's 'Steele' with three E's. Not all in a row."JonCowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16803624302502293556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-22057226272664690432011-08-12T19:55:01.302-07:002011-08-12T19:55:01.302-07:00I knew these two fellows and loved them and their ...I knew these two fellows and loved them and their work.Gtreenbaum and Fritzell plus John Murrayl and they all hung out at the Valley Inn more often than the Tail of The Cock. We had lots of fun at the bar along with George Gobel and Jim Murray, sports writer for the L.A.Times who wrote many columns there. No relation to John. Fritzell died too soon. He used to love buzzing the valley in his MG. top down of course. <br />John's sister. Mary (I think) was head honcho fro a long time at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel. glad I came to California when i did. Joy AroffJoy Aroff joya4art@yahoo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-7984373610286866792011-01-08T08:29:30.517-08:002011-01-08T08:29:30.517-08:00I just watched my favorite episode of The Andy Gri...I just watched my favorite episode of The Andy Griffith Show again - Convicts At Large. The writing was absolutely brilliant. A work of art. Just wanted to tell their families how much their work is appreciated!!!Bev B.http://bbren2001@yahoo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-38233016089877632592009-11-11T03:02:16.324-08:002009-11-11T03:02:16.324-08:00Atta boy, Luther! That gag in The Ghost and Mr. Ch...Atta boy, Luther! That gag in The Ghost and Mr. Chicken was written and performed by Everett Greenbaum. Scott Moon www.scottmoon.netScott Moonhttp://www.planetxmagazine.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-86416098308397097942009-05-22T11:14:04.213-07:002009-05-22T11:14:04.213-07:00Thanks so much for posting this! I discovered your...Thanks so much for posting this! I discovered your blog just today and have been reading through it, wondering if you ever met Jim F. and Everett G. I had forgotten that they wrote for MASH. To me, they will always be remembered for their sheer genius on the Andy Griffith Show (which ran before I was born).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-68724095120790507932009-01-01T20:14:00.000-08:002009-01-01T20:14:00.000-08:00Speaking of The Ghost and Mr. Chicken, Fritzell an...Speaking of <I>The Ghost and Mr. Chicken</I>, Fritzell and Greenbaum are discussed in the chapter on said film in a new book that's out on the movie career of Don Knotts. Greenbaum remembered that the only argument he and Fritzell had writing that script was over how the "old" murder around which the story is built was to have been committed. Fritzell wanted it to have been done with a gun, but Greenbaum said he insisted that it had to be a stabbing death and absolutely refused to concede on that point.<BR/><BR/>Greenbaum also noted that Andy Griffith worked with them, uncredited, on the script.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-19469643487019543092008-12-22T19:32:00.000-08:002008-12-22T19:32:00.000-08:00Everett once told me that he got such a kick out o...Everett once told me that he got such a kick out of Baby Boomers. All the things he and Jim had written, he said, and what got a "Really? That was you guys? I just LOVE that!" reaction was usually THE GHOST AND MR. CHICKEN.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-86481505690582653202008-12-22T17:55:00.000-08:002008-12-22T17:55:00.000-08:00Wow, thanks, wowgold! You've given us all hours o...Wow, thanks, wowgold! You've given us all hours of link-clicking fun! But which one do I click to order the awesome Matrix Madlibs you used for your post? And was Everett Greenbaum a fan of those or something? I'm missing the connection.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-60594376341023484212008-12-22T11:19:00.000-08:002008-12-22T11:19:00.000-08:00Thanks Ken! Love to learn about the writers whose...Thanks Ken! Love to learn about the writers whose work I've enjoyed so much. LOVED the movie Good Neighbor Sam. It's one of the craziest, most original comedies out there. Now I know why!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-90058993781551621722008-12-21T17:06:00.000-08:002008-12-21T17:06:00.000-08:00Interesting interview. The scripts are good... wel...Interesting interview. The scripts are good... well said!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-17651255140850318902008-12-21T13:53:00.000-08:002008-12-21T13:53:00.000-08:00A. Buck Short said...I just accidentally noticed t...<I>A. Buck Short said...<BR/><BR/>I just accidentally noticed that the actual Daffy Definitions post on the 16th has a polldaddy voting mechanism, where you are supposed to check off your choice and then click a “vote” button."</I><BR/><BR/>Thanks. I feel a little better about having wasted Ken's time asking him when the voting deadline was, which he had already announced in his post (a detail he was too polite to point out when he answered my question anyway).Dr. Leo Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07669626692363827776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-74565784493036341332008-12-21T13:12:00.000-08:002008-12-21T13:12:00.000-08:00Also totally OTWe exchanged Christmas presents ear...<B>Also totally OT</B><BR/><BR/>We exchanged Christmas presents early and my husband gave me a DVD of "Volunteers." He was inspired when I showed him the clip Ken posted of John Candy as Tom Tuttle.<BR/><BR/>I look forward to viewing it, probably when my parents insist on watching Bill O'Reilley or Sean Hannity.<BR/><BR/>Thanks in advance for the laughs, Ken.Corinnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17724324179898960650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-3677912986893504652008-12-21T12:01:00.000-08:002008-12-21T12:01:00.000-08:00I remember an interview Andy Griffith gave once on...I remember an interview Andy Griffith gave once on Larry King (back when that show was still catering to us ancient pop culture buffs) in which he credited Jim Fritzell & Everett Greenbaum with creating Earnest T. Bass and the Darlings. Those were among the funniest episodes of that series. Let's give Griffith credit for even mentioning writers. How often do actors do that? To quote SUNSET BOULEVARD: "People think the actors make up the dialogue as they go along."Kirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02155991693956178030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-90266720796731273342008-12-21T11:07:00.000-08:002008-12-21T11:07:00.000-08:00Not that anybody asked, and at the risk of double ...Not that anybody asked, and at the risk of double dipping, I’d like to thank Ken, TCinLA, and second Wayne’s Everett Greenbaum <I>Experience</I>. The 69 views is unfortunate but not quite as bad as it seems. The first half hr. (of 6) starts off at 118 views but soon decreases, due, in my experience, to outside forces – to wit, you wife popping in sporadically and strongly encouraging one to make himself useful – especially on a Sunday. <BR/><BR/> (It may have been the wedding anniversary card this blog inspired yesterday: Cover photo of an unusually assertive Bob Bice (which if, I’m not mistaken is also a lyric from the Banana Fanna Name Game), announcing, “Today, Dec. 21 is a very important Anniversary.” Opening to last spring’s Rolling Stone story and “May 21, 2008 – 7 months to the day David Cook won the American Idol title over David Archuletta” – with link to Ken’s bereft tweenagers. The four hrs. required to manufacture was well worth the $3.95 saved from not purchasing the equivalent from Hallmark.)<BR/><BR/>The good woman opined the cards have gotten better, to which I explained, “Of course, now I have a writer.” Who could now do me a big favor coming up with an appropriate response to: “So now, where the hell’s my karaoke machine?”<BR/><BR/>PS: Apart from the man, I also love the name Everett Greenbaum, and his reference in the interview to being a Jew often mistaken for a gentile or visa versa. I once noticed that there was a 5-6 year window around the time of Mr. Greenbaum’s early youth, when an unexpectedly high percentage of Jewish parents decided it would be a swell idea to name their male children either Everett, Monroe, or Sumner. A practice that may have been discontinued as unnecessary, commensurate with actual assimilation.<BR/><BR/>Hey, the Pats are playing…g’bye.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-21308304283808264402008-12-21T10:05:00.000-08:002008-12-21T10:05:00.000-08:00I watched Everett Greenbaum on YouTube. You know w...I watched Everett Greenbaum on YouTube. <BR/>You know what's sad? This guy is a comedy genius. He had 69 views. <BR/>He'd have a million views if the video showed him stepping on a rake and racking his nuts!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-723713536218723722008-12-21T10:04:00.000-08:002008-12-21T10:04:00.000-08:00The "General Flipped at Dawn" also contains the gr...The "General Flipped at Dawn" also contains the great Harry Morgan line, "'A radish shall not stand in the way of victory'-Marshall Fuchs."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-37884902513697520772008-12-21T09:27:00.000-08:002008-12-21T09:27:00.000-08:00I would be hard-pressed to pick a funniest episode...I would be hard-pressed to pick a funniest episode, but the Harry Morgan one ranks up there. And when it's rerun now, they cut the ending, which is priceless--they get the news that General Steele (his character), who was last seen walking out of the mess tent singing "Mississippi Mud," has been promoted. Frank is brushing his shoes and says something about how they all thought the guy was nuts and Hawkeye, Trapper, and Henry parade out of the Swamp singing "Mississippi Mud." McLean Stevenson does a great little dance and Larry Linville starts brushing in time to the singing. Terrific!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-90966120357301451312008-12-21T09:20:00.000-08:002008-12-21T09:20:00.000-08:00Every vote counts. (Well hardly ever, but that ma...<B>Every vote counts.</B> (Well hardly ever, but that may be just enough to get America off the couch.)<BR/><BR/><B>This is OT,</B> but may be critical to the future of our country. I’m here to turn myself in with a cautionary polling experience. Now I understand the mismatch of the elderly and butterfly ballots in Boca Raton.<BR/><BR/>It’s been what, like almost a week? I just accidentally noticed that the actual Daffy Definitions post on the 16th has a <I>polldaddy</I> voting mechanism, where you are supposed to check off your choice and then click a “vote” button. Then it updates you on who’s leading. Is this a great country or what? I don’t know how I missed this – since the blog I sporadically contribute to has one of these with every single friggin’ post I submit. Only explanation might be that I think polldaddy also happened to be the nom de porn of the fellow in the video I had been screening online immediately prior. <BR/><BR/>So if you, like me, may have simply posted back a comment with your preference only, I assume that vote will not count until you scurry back to the 16th and actually engage in the procedure. I hope Ken will correct me if this is wrong, but it’s so important to exercise one’s franchise – which I think is also a polldaddy euphemism relating to a slightly different procedure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-88741937354897610412008-12-21T08:29:00.000-08:002008-12-21T08:29:00.000-08:00The episode with Harry Morgan as an insane officer...The episode with Harry Morgan as an insane officer is from season three and called THE GENERAL FLIPPED AT DAWN. Jim & Ev wrote it. It comes from an incident that Ev remembers from is own military career. Harry was so hilarious that when an opening for Colonel came along they brought him back to play a new character.<BR/><BR/>That is my single favorite episode of MASH and for my money they funniest episode of the entire series.By Ken Levinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-64020333282229813062008-12-21T08:01:00.000-08:002008-12-21T08:01:00.000-08:00those guys were great writers--their names are on ...those guys were great writers--their names are on some of my all-time favorite M*A*S*H episodes.rob!https://www.blogger.com/profile/17556471244882205031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-10890666333040515492008-12-21T05:06:00.000-08:002008-12-21T05:06:00.000-08:00The story I heard was that Harry got a one-shot as...The story I heard was that Harry got a one-shot as a deranged general and got along so well with everyone that they asked him to come in as Colonel Potter. Anyone know if that's true?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-37982868379520086612008-12-21T00:31:00.000-08:002008-12-21T00:31:00.000-08:00If I'm not mistaken, the General who said of the t...If I'm not mistaken, the General who said of the twin latrines "Good. The men can encourage each other.” was Harry Morgan before he became Colonel Potter. I don't think I've seen that episode in nearly 20 years, but the line was hilarious enough that I can still remember his delivery.Tim W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16860726607106078491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-87223668543532592182008-12-20T22:50:00.000-08:002008-12-20T22:50:00.000-08:00Those Andy Griffiths just keep getting better.With...Those Andy Griffiths just keep getting better.<BR/><BR/>With voting almost over, this is shaping up to be the most horrible day of my life.<BR/><BR/>WV: groothro. London hub for trans-Atlantic erections.Dr. Leo Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07669626692363827776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-12372937584740594052008-12-20T22:26:00.000-08:002008-12-20T22:26:00.000-08:00interestingly, in the interview, he says that he d...interestingly, in the interview, he says that he didn't like MASH after he left because "everyone got too nice." That's an interesting comment, for a series like that.TCinLAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10019943818456775718noreply@blogger.com