In this animated tribute to the classic 1980s kids' show, "You Can't Do That On Television", I began by voicing
Mom & the Librarian. Then, they asked me to voice Rhona (the 13-year-old second banana, whom I gave braces and an
attitude). Finally, they asked me to voice Jason (a 10-year-old boy, whom I gave a gravelly voice and a stuffy nose).
This is one of the sketches in which I voiced all three characters. Dad's belch, however, was not my work, though
I could certainly have done it with the help of a big piece of watermelon...
In 1996, the Ceeb held an Open House, in honour of its 60th anniversary. One of the attractions was a chance to try
being an on-camera newsreader, and you got a videocassette of your efforts.
Most people find it really hard to read from a Teleprompter, but for me, it's the most natural thing in the world.
However, my final news item definitely was NOT on the Teleprompter!
Miscellaneous sketches and parodies:
I collect old magazines, and one, from 1952, had a testimonial ad in it, for Ken-L-Ration dog food. I found
it hilarious, and did a read of it...
My aunt, who is a master at capturing speech in her writing, wrote this piece, several years ago. I immediately
knew that it had to be heard, so I recorded a read, in one long take. Then I mixed in some appropriate music ("None
But the Lonely Heart") and added some visual interest with a slide show of photographs I'd taken...
Radio Ads I wrote and voiced for the Toronto production of "Forever Plaid":
I did all of the female voices in these spots, each of which was recorded in one long take. In the Easter spot, I
jumped from voice to voice, and even added the sound effects as I went along...
