Mel Blanc Radio Show!
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Although <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel_Blanc" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Mel Blanc</a> "did countless character impersonations on other radio programs, as well as being the voice of many cartoon characters," he used his natural voice in this program and played himself – except that instead of being an entertainer, the Mel Blanc character in the show was "the bumbling owner of a fix-it shop that was never able to fix anything." The show's one regular outlet for another Blanc voice was the character Zookie, a stuttering helper. One website noted, however, "Many episodes required Mel to impersonate an exotic foreigner or other stranger in town, ostensibly for carrying out a minor deception on his girlfriend's father, but of course simply as a vehicle for him to show off his talents."<br /><br />The June 1947 issue of <i>Radio Mirror</i> magazine provided an insight into the program with this comment in its Recommended Listening column under "Tuesday night": "At