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4. We were so fortunate in 50s, 60s Cleveland. Between two shows daily of Captain Penny, and one of Barnaby ...
Sun Sep 14, 2025, 08:46 PM
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... we got see all the classic cartoons, even all the ones that are now considered politically incorrect. Penny showed the Three Stooges and almost got them banned until he agreed to say "We laugh at them, we laugh with them, but we don't do as they do.", at each showing. Cleveland moms really united against poking each others eyes and slapping. He realized how strong they were and started ending his shows with "You can fool some of the people all of the time, All of the people some of the time, but you can't fool mom!"

Loved Rocky and Bullwinkle, loved Beanie and Cecil. The writing for both was brilliant and if a kid listened, they could learn how to speak publicly. I learned my love of puns and wordplay from them.

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