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oh I love the old shows that were written with two-level humor. think foghorn leghorn with funny physical humor for the kids and subversive humor for the paren
by m463 10mo ago
oh I love the old shows that were written with two-level humor.
think foghorn leghorn with funny physical humor for the kids and subversive humor for the parents.
Sort of related -- I have friends who are immigrants to the US. They have a hard time with subtle types of humor, but some extra physical humor can sometimes let them have a good time anyway.
- bsder 10mo agoAnd parents of the time also got that Foghorn Leghorn was a parody of Senator Claghorn: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senator_Claghorn https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senator_Claghorn Edit: Apparently, Foghorn goes even further back and is a parody of the sheriff from Blue Monday Jamboree as the first Foghorn episode predates Claghorn: https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/the-origin-of-foghorn-leghorn/ https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/the-origin-of-foghorn-...