To two generations of kids, he was the voice behind Schoolhouse Rock classics, "Conjunction Junction" & "I'm Just a Bill". However, Jack Sheldon was pretty well known to parents around that time, too.
Over at The Land of Whatever, I took a look at Sheldon's short-lived 1966 sitcom, Run, Buddy, Run, about an ordinary guy on the run from the Mob in a sort-of left-handed homage to The Fugitive. Sheldon otherwise was already well into his other vocation as a jazz musician, and also appeared frequently on The Merv Griffin Show & Dragnet, among other things.
A few years back, Sheldon was the subject of a documentary, "Trying to Get Good", from which we get an excerpt that includes Sheldon performing "How Do You Start?".
What I wanted to do was pull a clip from an episode of Mike Hammer, Private Eye that Sheldon appeared on, but it isn't on YouTube. Oh, well, this is better than nothing at all, effendis. Take a look at the video, and try to picture that sentient piece of rolled up paper on the steps of Capitol Hill............
You know he did appear in two episodes of Johnny Bravo and a cameo in a early episode of Family Guy.
ReplyDeleteYes, I'm aware of his doing Johnny Bravo. In fact, look for "The Sensitive Male", which Sheldon guest-starred in, to pop up as we get closer to Valentine's Day. I've also read of the Family Guy gig.
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