 The
Secret Life of Slugger Ryan
Director/Producer JOE JACOBY was a big fan of the show back then, not knowing that years later he would become the voice of SLUGGER. For those of us old enough to remember, SLUGGER used to smoke. Because smoking is very bad for you, SLUGGER'S contract will not allow him to smoke on the set -- a habit he's kicked altogether. You'll notice that ever since he stopped smoking, he's developed color. WOW! |
The
voices made me do it Live puppet shows almost
always have the puppeteers providing the voices for their characters.
The filmed shows of Children's Video Theater® however, sometimes
use different actors to provide the voices. Like animation, the
voices are recorded long before principal photography begins.
This is also true of the songs. The puppeteers later manipulate
their puppets in synchronization with the pre-recorded voices.
This process is known in filmmaking as "playback."
Sound effects and other background voices are added later. |
Don't
judge a book by its two-step The MAGICAL DANCING
BOOKS were especially built for DAVY JONES' LOCKER. Although
they're marionettes, they are also operated as hand puppets when
in extreme close-up. |
Long
time no "SEA" CAPTAIN
BARNACLE from DAVY JONES' LOCKER is actually the twin brother
of THE CHIEF THIEF from CHILDREN'S VIDEO THEATER'S upcoming production
of ALI BABA & the 40 THIEVES. They have not seen
each other in years (seems like larceny runs in the family).
Word has it they just don't like each other. |
BIL BAIRD provided the
voice for SLUGGER RYAN when SLUGGER debuted on CBS-TV in 1950
in "Life with Snarky Parker," a marionette show with
SLUGGER acting as a wry observer at the open and close of each
show. Why he never got up from his piano is a secret -- and will
remain so.
