[78-L] From Bob to Chris to Abby..

[David Lennick]

There's also an earlier generation indirectly involved. Ray Knight, radio comic 
and creator of the Cuckoo Hour in 1929, wrote for Bob & Ray in the early 50s. 
He died in 1953 and Bob married his widow the following year.

I've been listening to some scratchy old "Matinee with Bob & Ray" 
transcriptions over the last few months. Hilarious stuff. It's amazing they 
ever managed to hold onto any of their sponsors.

The SNL special was probably a bit later than 1977, my goof.

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Geoffrey Wheeler wrote:
> Re: Bob Elliott and Ray Goulding. I grew up in a suburb of Boston and 
> first heard Bob and Ray on radio station WHDH when Red Sox games were 
> rained out. This would be maybe 1945. When they had their own program 
> called “Matinee with Bob and Ray” I listened to that. I was 10 or 11 at 
> the time and found them quite amusing. I delighted in radio comedy!
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David Lennick wrote:
> Marginal 78RPM connection here since only the first generation made any 78s, 
> but I just saw Bob Elliott's granddaughter Abby (Chris's daughter) on 
> Letterman. Naturally I felt more ancient since I was listening to Bob and Ray 
> (and watching their early TV show) as far back as the early 50s. But is there 
> any other dynasty where 3 generations have appeared on Saturday Night Live? 
> (Bob and Ray, Jane, Laraine and Gilda was a special production in 1977, in 
> between regular SNL programs.)
> 
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