The Lawrence Welk impersonator: "A wunnerful, a wunnerful." came
from Capitol Records. In two parts (two sides) for the 45-RPM release and
on various Capitol album compilations and re-releases.
Best known for his satirical recorded send-ups of everything from popular songs
to American history and as the father of funny television commercials, Stan
Freberg is truly one of comedy's great geniuses. Born in Pasadena, CA, Freberg
felt the performing bug's bite early on. He launched his professional career in
1943 performing vocal impressions on Cliffie Stone's radio program. In the
mid-'40s, Freberg made a name for himself as a voice artist for such major
animation studios as Warner Bros., Disney, Paramount, and Walter Lantz; he and
fellow voice artist Daws Butler were both regulars on the Time for Beany show.
During the '50s, Freberg began making his famous song parodies of such hits as
"The Yellow Rose of Texas," "The Great Pretender," and
"Banana Boat (Day-O)." These and others not only made fun of the
tunes, they also skewered pop culture and history, as in his famous
"Dragon-Net" send-up of Jack Webb's long-running television show. As
an actor, Freberg has only appeared in a couple of feature films making his
debut in Callaway Went Thataway (1951). He has also done work on Broadway and
continues to occasionally make appearances on television shows such as Roseanne.
In 1997, he became a regular on the CBS children's program The Weird Al Show. As
a member of the advertising world, Freberg made many inroads toward making
commercials genuinely entertaining. His television campaign for Sunsweet Prunes
-- "Today the pits; tomorrow the wrinkles" -- is still considered one
of the best of the 1970s. In 1988, Freberg published his autobiography, It Only
Hurts When I Laugh. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
The actual title is "WUN'ERFUL, WUN'ERFUL."
There is a clip at this site. A clean "wun'erful, wun'erful"
concludes Part 1.
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