Brian:
Congatulations on your website! I have always been a fan of Walter Tetley’s, and I loved learning more about him! I don’t think however, that your statement that he was a “hooligan” on the Phil Harris Alice Faye show – he was MADE that way! Phil and his pal Frankie Rhemly were always trying out things and experiments on poor Julius, and he was just fighting back.
At various times they:sank him in a boat
trapped him in a chimney then lit a fire
sealed him up in a Murphy Bed
electrocuted him
attempted to suffocate him
dropped heavy barbells on him
stuffed him in a mailbox
gave him bad advice on love,
and worse things
Poor Julius! All he ever wanted to do was deliver the groceries and make love to Alice!
Anyway, he DID steal the show on many occasions, and I just loved it!
I have an mp3-cd of many Phill Harris Alice Faye shows which I will gladly pass along to you free, if you will just send me your address.
Greg S
So what was his relationship to Phil and Alice Faye, since they were adults and he was a kid? Especially since he wanted to make love to Alice Faye, as you say?…….I’m taking a wild guess that they were not his parents!!
That’d be so neat if you could send me some of those Phil Harris and Alice Faye episodes. If I could listen to a large enough cross-section, of the show, we could edit our feature, Walter’s Radio Career, and expound on more than just the Great Gildersleeve.
Brian