Oh -- Ernie Kovacs! My inspiration! He did stuff that had never been before, like filming a kaleidoscope. And there are still days I feel my bath tub has similarities to his. ;-) Percy Dovetonsills, the silent guy in the room, what was his name? What a mind!

And definitely Steve Allen -- I've always preferred humor that requires cultural knowledge. Just saying a "dirty word" isn't funny.

I usually explain to people that I prefer to use the expletive "shit" in Norwegian so as not to offend anyone -- it sounds the same, but it's spelled differently. (skitt)

I used to have two cats who were twins -- you couldn't tell them apart except the orange one had a fatter face than the black and white one.

"The Fugitive" was '60s. If we're going to do '60s, how about "Dr. Kildare" with Richard Chamberlain and "Stoney Burke" with Jack Lord and Warren Oates? And "The Man From U.N./C.L.E.

Linn