FOF # 2867 - Brian Sweeney, Fred Willard and a Million Dollar Pencil

May 18, 2020 · 1h 50m 19s
FOF # 2867 - Brian Sweeney, Fred Willard and a Million Dollar Pencil
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One of our favorite tv shows from the late 70s was NBC’s Real People, a celebration of everyday people doing extraordinary things like a guy who ate soil, a one-legged...

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One of our favorite tv shows from the late 70s was NBC’s Real People, a celebration of everyday people doing extraordinary things like a guy who ate soil, a one-legged man who ran across Canada and a couple who owned a roadside store that offered a million dollar pencil for sale.

And a couple who tried to sell at their roadside store a million dollar pencil.

Real People was by an ensemble that included the recently departed comedian Fred Willard, the show put a spotlight on people’s triumphs and helped introduce eccentric goofballs like Richard Simmons into the zeitgeist.

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Today Brian Sweeney breaks his silence to take a look at the life of comedy legend Fred Willard, from his parody of late night talk shows, to celebrating everyday oddballs on Real People to being a key player in Christopher Guest’s mockumentaries like Waiting for Guffman and Best in Show.

BRIAN SWEENEY: https://www.facebook.com/BriansDong

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