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As a kid, I always loved the smiling joking personality of Paul Lynde especially through shows like the part of Uncle Arthur he played on the TV show "Bewitched" and the game show "Hollywood Squares" which showcased his quick wit. This pencil sketch is in honor of the man who shared his amazing gift of laughter.Paul Edward Lynde (/ lɪnd/; June 13, 1926 – January 11, 1982)[1] [2] was an American comedian, voice artist, actor and TV personality . A noted character actor with a distinctively campy and snarky persona that often poked fun at his barely in-the-closet homosexuality, Lynde was well known for his roles as Uncle Arthur on Bewitched and the befuddled father Harry MacAfee in Bye Bye Birdie. He was also the regular "center square" panelist on the game show Hollywood Squares from 1968 to 1981, and he voiced two Hanna-Barbera productions; he was Templeton the gluttonous rat in Charlotte's Web and The Hooded Claw in The Perils of Penelope Pitstop .
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Excellent drawing Greg! I remember him from my childhood too. Wasn't he also on a Saturday show called Dr. Shrinker?
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Thanks Karen!
Here's what I found with Dr. Shrinkler... he (Jay Robinson) would be another one for a portrait
Dr. Shrinker (Jay Robinson ) is a mad scientist who creates a shrink ray that can miniaturise anything. Three young adults named Brad Fulton (Ted Eccles ), B.J. Masterson (Susan Lawrence ) and her brother Gordie Masterson (Jeff MacKay ), crash land their plane on an island. As they make their way to the only house on the island, they meet the aptly named Dr. Shrinker and his assistant, Hugo (Billy Barty ). Dr. Shrinker, in an effort to prove that his shrinking ray works, shrinks the three people down to six inches tall. The remainder of the series was different efforts by the 'Shrinkies' to return to normal size, while Dr. Shrinker and Hugo want to catch the trio so that they will have physical proof that the ray works when they sell it to whatever world power wants to buy it (The good doctor also implied that he would give the unnamed buyer the Shrinkies to use however he wanted as a free bonus).
Each episode was basically the same. As Dr. Shrinker himself said in one episode..."I chase the Shrinkies. I catch the Shrinkies. The Shrinkies escape. It's a vicious cycle and it's driving me mad!"
Dr. Shrinker lasted only one season on the Krofft Supershow . During the second season, it was dropped along with Electra Woman and Dyna Girl . One episode, "Slowly I Turn", is available on DVD with the Krofft Box Set. In 2005, Marty Krofft has said that he and his brother would be recording commentary for a DVD release of Dr. Shrinker.[1]
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