Starter of this subject: Ted Hering
Last post in this subject: 8/16/2000
Messages in this subject: 4
| Ted Hering | 8/16/2000 4 replies |
| Oh, oh! You mean Dr. I-Q! (Dr. Anthony was OTR's version of Ann Landers!) |
| Lisa | 8/17/2000 0 replies |
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Just a quick note to thank you for your help !
My mom said that you helped save her sanity ! Thanks ! Lisa |
| Don Stoffel | 12/9/2000 2 replies |
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The data and information regarding John J. Anthony and his problem-solving program is right on, as I remember it. Incidentally, he had another catch-phrase he used when his "counselees" would start running off at the head uncontrollably: "No names, please !"
Viz. Dr. I.Q., "the mental banker", that Mr. Anthony was announcer Alan C. Anthony, who invariably made me salivate like Pavlov's dogs when he would describe, in his syrupy voice, that "vanilla nougat, rich, creamy caramel (he pronounced it care-uh-mell), covered in real milk chocolate." I was such a cancy freak that I would have willingly intentionally blown the eighteen silver dollars prize in order to get the consolation award of "a box of Snickers and two tickets to next week's production here at the Pantages Theater." |
| Jim Stokes | 12/9/2000 1 replies |
| Is that the show famous for the line by the announcer, "Doctor, I have a woman in the balcony?" |
| Don Stoffel | 12/11/2000 0 replies |
| You've got it, Jim - - the same one. Two guys were "Dr. I.Q.": Jimmie McClain and Lew Valentine. One took over when the other went off to the service in WWII, but I don't recall which was which. Another feature of that show was "that little monument to memory, the Thought Twister" which would be repeated "one time and one time only." The contestant would then have to repeat it verbatim (no mistakes) to claim the prize. Example: "Ned is a Red, said Fred to Ed. Ned IS a Red, Fred to him said Ed." Some of the attempts to repeat demonstrated such befuddlement as you have never heard. However, every Thought Twister followed the same exact pattern, which made it childishly simple, once understood. |