Baggy Pants and the Nitwits
This program featured animated versions of two top comic routines-the
antics of Charlie Chaplin, and "Gladys and Tyrone," a sketch made
famous on the primetime show Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In.
The Chaplinesque segment featured a cat called "Baggy Pants," who
engaged in tomfoolery with no dialogue and no laugh track. "The
Nitwits" segment featured the voices of Ruth Buzzi and Arte Johnson as
Gladys Ormphby and Tyrone, respectively, reprising the roles they made
famous on Laugh-In. The running joke on that show had Tyrone
making suggestive comments to the homely Gladys as she sat on a park
bench. This would prompt Gladys to hit Tyrone over the head with her
purse. This may not sound like an appropriate segment for kids, but
here’s the twist: In the cartoon, Gladys and Tyrone put aside their
differences and became crime fighters!
Tyrone’s code name was Agony Nine, and he could fly with the help
of his springy cane named Elmo. Tyrone was also a bit of a bumbler, and
Gladys usually saved the day. The unlikely heroes (Tyrone was still
old, and Gladys still frumpy) battled crime for thirteen episodes,
broadcast over the course of a single season.
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