i’m sick and tired of getting to keep the Legendary Pokémon because I’m worthy or whatever, like I am not, the Legendary Pokémon should be free, if it comes with me it’s just gonna languish in the PC forever
(…. also some Legendary Pokémon probably have important ecological niches? like that dude really early on in Sun/Moon was like “oh in Alola we don’t have to worry much about law enforcement because the gods keep everybody in line” or whatever which was weird enough, but then later I caught all the gods?? like who’s gonna take care of the islands now)
Happy birthday to my favorite radio actor, Larry Dobkin (September 16, 1919 – October 28, 2002)!
Character actor Lawrence Dobkin was a frequent supporting player in radio, with hundreds of credits across dozens of different programs. He appeared in over 170 episodes of Gunsmoke, playing all kinds of characters from gunmen to gentlemen. Other shows where he was often heard include Escape;Romance; Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar; The Whistler; Let George Do It; Frontier Gentleman; Fort Laramie; Have Gun, Will Travel; NBC University Theatre; etc.
Larry Dobkin’s only leading role in a radio series was the title sleuth in Ellery Queen from February 1947 to April 1948–and even there he wasn’t exactly a headliner, because, in keeping with the pseudonymous source material, the show was always coy about identifying the actors who played Ellery. You might recognize him as Lieutenant Matthews on The Adventures of Philip Marlowe, the first of three main Archie Goodwins on The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe, Dave on The Man From Homicide, or Pat McCracken (usually) on Johnny Dollar–and if you ask me, his most memorable and lovable radio character was Louie, the Brooklyn cabbie who sometimes played sidekick to Vincent Price on The Adventures of the Saint.
Dobkin also played numerous roles in film and television and later did writing and directing work for television.
Here are a few of my favorite radio episodes featuring Larry Dobkin:
Tartaglia: Ah, rain is indeed a moody thing, eh Danny?
Clover: Hm? Oh. Oh, hello, Gino.
Tartaglia: I tossed a similar comment to Mrs. Tartaglia during the night. I knocked on her shoulder, woke her up and said, “Mrs. T, rain is a moody thing. It taps on windows, calls up memories of tothood.”
Clover: You woke her to tell her that?
Tartaglia: Once she woke me about snow. We have an understanding about things like that, Danny.
Tartaglia: Danny! Danny, what’s the matter? Danny, you look sick. No. No, it’s something different from sick. Hey Danny, can I get you a glass of water or something?
Clover: What do you want, Tartaglia.
Tartaglia: –Well–Danny, I just want you shouldn’t look like that.
