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 Gertrude
& Heathcliffe - Cross-eyed seagull characters featured in skits performed by comedian
Red Skelton on his comedy variety program THE RED SKELTON
SHOW/NBC/CBS/1951-71. A children's book entitled "Gertrude and Heathcliffe"
(Charles Scribners, 1971) was written by comedian Red Skelton. It featured
his zany duo of seagulls and a series of silly jokes which could be acted
out to the gestures used by his seagull characters Gertrude and Heathcliffe.
As the book said "to imitate a sea gull you must first believe that you are
a seagull...hold your thumbs in your armpits and wiggle your fingers. This
gives the illusion that you are flying, and also it's a way to get the
audience's attention." Red always gave his birds "Doop-Dee-Doop"
voices and silly grimaces when he performed.
Here is a sample skit from the book:
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Heathcliffe: |
Tell me Gertie, What's a polygon? |
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Gertrude: |
A polygon is a dead parrot. |
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Heathcliffe: |
I heard Peter Rabbit went to the dentist to get a tooth pulled, and they wouldn't
give him any Novocain. |
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Gertrude: |
Because Peter Rabbit is an Ether bunny! |
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See also -
BOOKS: "Kids Are Punny"
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