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re Five’ years ago: in.a snow- " Heironymous Wombat, - the:
= »-blown theatre in Richmond outrageous dowager Amy de
° Ha, Ontario, anervouscast la -Pompa, and ‘Dave
/ of five and a curious’ Broadfoot's Renfrew of the
* audience of 150° gathered to. Mounted.

. gO through the strange ritual —
= known in- ‘broadcasting - asa . The original episode i is ‘still
5 Pilot. my oe “typical of Air Farce lunacy.

It began with a K-Tel
_ . The term must have some commercial parody. Next
<connection with test flights,. came Dave Broadfoot in his
since in broadcasting circles first Air Farce appearance as |
3 it’s just that: the ‘test of an Sargeant Renfrew.

idea tosee if it takes off.

_ “The story you are about ‘
The: particular pilot was \to hear,” he intoned, “has -
alled “The -Royal. Canadian : :been taken from.the filés of
-“Air. Farce!’ It took off, and the Royal Canadian
the Farce has been flying” Mounted Police. And until

- qcever since. - he? ‘now it has‘not-been missed.”
~~ a , He and his canine com- ~
a ‘That - ‘first: episode was. panion. Cuddles set out.to ~ \

<broadcast Sunday. Dec... 9, : solve the.case.of the Resdan = °
1973: "on CBC -radio,~ and “Smugglers. “~ yO me :
‘more " than’ 150 episodes . --
“Jatér, Air Farce celebrated During» the month : of
_ «fits: fifth. anniversary -with,_a December, more highlights
 Setbroadcast — on Sunday of past seasons are also being .
DE December 10. ; re-broadcast. In addition,
Jos a . The Air .Farce Comedy
“> Qver the years, Air Farce Album is being released, a_
has developed a cult status stereo LP featuring 45
“and a loyal following, at- minutes of Air Farce
. tracting one of the largest. favorites. _
. radio 0 audiences in Canada. ae

“Writer-performess. ‘Roger
- Abbott, ‘Dave -Broadfoot,
“, Don. Ferguson, . Luba - ‘Gov.
. and John Morgan fill their
” weekly half-hour with comic ©
characterizations: from. the. :
a sublime (Trudeau, - Clark,
: Carter, the ‘Queen) to the.’
*. tidiculous — . their own.
” inventions such as the -
inarticulate jock Bobby...
L . Clobber, the qudsi-lewd _
Pastor Quagmire, . the _ |
-yegetable-mad _ ‘scientist -

_.because every oo |
child has the co
p right to smile

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