R.I.P. Ernest T. Bass
Posted on 05/23/2005 9:13:43 AM PDT by Borges
Howard Morris, who died Saturday at 85, was an actor and voiceover artist who became a familiar figure to television viewers of the early 1950s as one of the regulars on "Your Show of Shows," the Sid Caesar variety series that launched some of the biggest names in American comedy.
While his face was less known to later generations, Morris's voice popped up all over the airwaves. He could be heard in cartoons, as Fred Flintstone's boss, Mr. Slate, and as Jughead Jones in various televised versions of the "Archie" comic strip, as well as the title character in the animated series "The Atom Ant Show." Morris could also be heard in hundreds of advertisements, as the voice of the Qantas Airways koala ("I hate Qantas"), and as the Hamburglar, burbling "Robble Robble" while making off with Mayor McCheese's lunch in spots for McDonald's. "I have a beach house at Malibu with arches on top of it," he once claimed.
Sporting a list of show-business credits even more varied than his list of marriages - there were six in all - Morris directed such film comedies as "With Six You Get Eggroll" (1968) and "Don't Drink the Water" (1969), as well as episodes of "Hogan's Heroes," "Bewitched," and the original pilot of "Get Smart."
As an actor, he made appearances on "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" and "The Twilight Zone," and he attained continuing celebrity for a series of appearances as Ernest T. Bass, a rock-throwing, doggerel-spouting hillbilly on "The Andy Griffith Show." A sample of Bass's poetry, written by Morris: "If I knew you was coming, I know what I'd do, I'd a rose both arms, and I'd a wove at you!"
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"It's me, it's me, it's Earnest T!"
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"It's me, it's me, it's Ernest T." sad ping
UNNNGH!
Sorry to hear about that. Remember viewing "The Andy Griffith" reruns with Ernest T. Bass and his "Romina". He just loved to throw rocks and listened to the windows break.
Those were some of the funniest episodes of Andy Griffith.
The "boys" were totally expressionless, all the time.
A rock-throwing stranger throws a fit when arrested [Ernest T. LIVES!]
RIP, Howard.
He was also very close to Mel Brooks and played Dr. Littleoldman in one of those take-off movies, High Anxiety, I believe.
He was also the voice of Wade the Duck on Garfield and Friends...
Like Frank Gorshin who also passed away last week, a fine impressionist and unique talent...
Rest in Peace, Howard.
No, the Darlings daughter was Charlene. She married a private who did his tour of duty in Spokane, WA.
Who doesn't?
But how many warm, charming and "down at the home" sheriffs willing to put up with that nonsense to try and stop the rock throwing without putting the little rock-thrower in jail? Can't think of a one.
The pickin' and singin' they did was from the group, "The Dillards"
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