Hot Fudge
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| The Hot Fudge Show | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Hot Fudge The Hot Fudge TV Show |
| Genre | Children's television series |
| Starring | Arte Johnson (season 1) Larry Santos Ron Coden |
| Voices of | Bob Elnicky Larry Santos Ron Coden |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Barry Hurd Bob Elnicky |
| Running time | 30 min. |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | WXYZ-TV / syndicated |
| Original run | September 1976 – 1980 |
Hot Fudge, also known as The Hot Fudge Show, is an American children's television series that was produced in Detroit by WXYZ-TV and distributed by the Lexington Broadcast Services Company.[1] Originally airing only in Detroit beginning in 1974, the show grew in popularity and was syndicated nationally from 1976 to 1980.
Featuring music, songs, and sketches with live actors and puppets (known as the "Mits"), the show was originally hosted by Arte Johnson. The duo of the bearded musician Larry (Larry Santos) and green fuzzy puppet Seymour (voiced by producer Bob Elnicky) took over after the first season.[2]
Glenn Denver, a puppet parody of John Denver, released an album titled Glenn Denver Sings Country Songs from the Hot Fudge T.V. Show.[3] Three other Hot Fudge albums were released; The Electric Fuzz's Rock 'N Roll from the Hot Fudge T.V. Show, [4] Larry and Seymour Sing Songs from the Hot Fudge T.V. Show,[5] and Hooray For Friendship and 9 Other Hits from the Hot Fudge T.V. Show. [6] All of the albums have been released on CD.
A Hot Fudge episode was submitted to the University of Georgia for a Peabody Award in 1974; though not selected for the award itself, it was retained for the university's Peabody Awards Collection Archives.[7] The show won a Puppeteers of America ACT AWARD in 1976.[8]
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[edit] Sketches and characters
- Holey Moley!: A sketch where a simple-minded man (Ron Coden) tries to outwit problems, but gets socked back.
- Name That Feeling: Professor Emotion (Ron Coden) hosts a parody of Name That Tune with puppet contestants watching a video clip of other puppets and trying to guess how they feel.
- Write On!/Newsreel/Unreasonable Report: News sketches featuring Harry Unreasonable, a parody of news anchor Harry Reasoner.
- Hot Fudge Gang/The Mits/Happening!: Various sketches featuring children and adults.
- Detective Tomato (Ron Coden) giving advice to children then leaving through the door behind him, only to have something happen to him when he goes through.
- Elton Seymour: Seymour playing a tune in the guise of Elton John, usually featured at the beginning of the show.
- Amanda Caruthers, portraying various characters in sketches, often giving kindly advice to the inquiring puppets.
[edit] 2007 reunion special
On Wednesday December 5, 2007, Detroit PBS member station WTVS presented a 90-minute reunion special, featuring the original cast, including Larry and Seymour. The special will feature memories of the program, interspersed with clips from the series. [9] A rerun of this episode was aired on December 14, 2007.
For those not currently in the Detroit area, WTVS is offering a CD of songs from the show, and a DVD of the "Coming Atcha Concert" from the show. Details are at http://detroitpublictv.org
[edit] References
- ^ Hot Fudge Show, The @ Toonarific Cartoons
- ^ Retroland
- ^ http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/21W783EM73L._SS500_.jpg
- ^ http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31KWB72CX5L._SS500_.jpg
- ^ http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/21PSWRDYQ4L._SS500_.jpg
- ^ http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/21MXP4RB9TL._SS500_.jpg
- ^ Peabody Awards Collection Archives Record
- ^ Marilyn O'Connor Miller - Credentials, Awards, Honors, and Affiliations
- ^ Info from the TV listings at http://www.wtvs.org/
