Our friend Frank Ferrante — oft-mentioned on this site for his uncanny portrayal of the brother of Harpo, Chico, Zeppo and Gummo — dropped by my recording session the other day to show his lovely daughter Lucy how cartoon voices are done. Frank makes his debut doing that kind of job in a third season episode of The Garfield Show…and no, I don't know when it will air in this country. But he has the title role in an hour-long special called Long Lost Lyman. (Note to longtime fans of the Garfield comic strip: Yes, it's that Lyman. You'll find out where he's been all this time and no, he wasn't locked in Jon's basement.)
Frank won't be doing his Groucho show anywhere for the next few months. But folks in Southern California may be excited to know they can spend An Afternoon with Groucho — it's a 2 PM matinee — at the Richard & Karen Carpenter Performing Arts Center in Long Beach on Sunday, October 14. I know it's a ways off but you can order tickets now. I'm going.