It can only be guessed at this point as to why Golden released one record and Peter Pan did the other. The test of time has been proven “March of the Cuckoos” to outlast “One Together is Two.” The two pieces of music sound so much alike, there was ultimately never a need for the new one to replace the other as the original films have only gained in stature as revered classics.ĭon Ralke is credited on this Little Golden Record, which makes it a safe assumption that he also handled the original score for the Peter Pan LP. The title credits on the 1966 Hanna-Barbera cartoons carefully listed the song publishing (and character merchandising) information. But the new Laurel and Hardy song “One Together is Two” gave Harmon publishing rights (and the fees to which Livingston and Adelson were entitled). Harmon did not own “Bozo’s Song.” It was written by Alan Livingston and Billy May and owned by Capitol Records. And Heavens to Betsy-it stills happens today. The original 1930 Laurel and Hardy theme, “Dance of the Cuckoos,” by Marvin Hatley was not Harmon’s property, so Hollywood songsmiths wrote another theme “sideways.” An example of this is how Cole Porter, when asked to come up with something like ”Make ‘Em Laugh,” wrote “Be a Clown.” The structure is similar, but it’s not the same piece of music, per se. Music: Jerry Livingston, Leonard Adelson. Little Golden Records FF-748 (7” 45 RPM / Mono / 1963)Įxecutive Producer: Arthur Shimkin. Larry Harmon as Stan Laurel & Henry Calvin as Oliver Hardy
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Peter Pan released this as a 7-inch 33 1/3 RPM record, one of a series of cartoon and superhero story records. It sets up the “This is Your Laff” format and Paul Frees does several voices. This is the first selection on the album.
With Harmon as Laurel, MacGeorge revived the voice for an episode of The New Scooby-Doo Movies in 1972 (which made sense since both cartoons were Hanna-Barbera productions). Hardy was recast on the 1966 cartoon with the also-wonderful Jim MacGeorge, who also played Stan Laurel on many occasions, including Anco windshield wiper commercials with the indeed-also-wonderful Chuck McCann as Ollie. He also impersonated Oliver Hardy in a Dick Van Dyke Show episode called “The Sam Pomerantz Scandals” and played a Hardy-like character in Disney’s Babes in Toyland. Calvin co-starred on Broadway in “Kismet,” and played Sgt. The album does credit the wonderful Henry Calvin, who voiced Hardy on this LP and the 45 single.
Paul Frees, of course, is unmistakable though uncredited. Perhaps Bozo cartoon writer Charles Shows was the LP scribe. It might have been nice if all of those involved were credited. It’s an entertaining and well-produced recording, featuring exclusive music (some of which repeats a tad too often), sound effects and a good cast.
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Like H-B’s sister series of 1966, the Abbott and Costello cartoons, they’re not much different from Lippy the Lion and Hardy Har Har episodes (albeit all arguably nice comfort TV for H-B aficionados). Like the Hanna-Barbera cartoons that appeared on TV three years after this album, there isn’t much about the stories that make them specifically “Laurel and Hardy-ish,” and keep them from being interchangeable with other cartoon characters. It’s not to be expected that the same level of comic genius could ever repeat itself here, but it’s a pleasant little tribute at the very least. One of the stories is a definite nod to the classic short, The Music Box, in which Stan and Ollie make match sticks from a piano as they try to move it up hundreds of steps.
This album takes the format of TV’s This is Your Life - which actually hosted the real-life Laurel and Hardy-and presents six comical adventures that took place in their fictional 1930’s past. Stories: “Chiller Diller Thriller,” “On-the-Move Movers,” “Flip-Top Tip-Top Secret Agents,” “Lucky Ducky Duckeroos,” “Whipper-Snapper Snoopers,” “Super Duper Sleuths.” (One additional uncredited actor provides female voices.) Boomer, Magnetic Spy, General, Big Red, Bartender, Chief of Police, Editor, Party Guest). Voices: Larry Harmon (Stan Laurel, Officer, Boomer’s Assistant, Party Guest) Henry Calvin (Oliver Hardy) Paul Frees (Narrator, Construction Boss, Bank Robber, Officer, Police Captain, Mr. LP Reissue: # 8181 (12” 33 1/3 RPM / Mono / 1976)Įxecutive Producer: Martin Kasen. Before Hanna-Barbera released its syndicated series based on the beloved duo, both Peter Pan and Golden produced two discs that could easily have been demos.
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