Edward Everett Horton is the narrator of "Fractured Fairy Tales" in The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show"

[Xipe Totec]

An obscure but interesting fact.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Everett_Horton

[Tobin S.]

1. You have to watch out when you post those obscure and interesting references

People can get the wrong idea.

[Xipe Totec]

2. Indeed. I almost fell for it too, but googled first. nt

[trof]

21. Did I miss something?

???

[Xipe Totec]

31. An accidental misunderstanding

A riff on the theme of <some random Everett personality> Walks into a Bar series of jokes, went sour.

[pipi_k]

3. As a kid...

I didn't really get how funny those things were.


Anyway, my favorite narrator/character voice was Sterling Holloway, who was the voice of Winnie The Pooh.

[trof]

18. Sterling Holloway. Another great character actor. Photo:

Usually played a country bumpkin.

[joeybee12]

4. I knew who he was, didn't connect the two...

However I know what you're referring to, and it still was homophobic...clearly.

[Xipe Totec]

5. You got to...

[joeybee12]

7. Amazing she's beena round that long...

Cuz Daddy Dearest died in the 70's, I believe.

[Xipe Totec]

8. Born in Dec, 1945 making her a sprite and girlish 67. nt

[Graybeard]

6. Can we discuss alerted threads?

The OP did not say 'Fairy Tale' it said 'fairy tail'.

Jury decision was correct.

[OriginalGeek]

9. Can we?

You can't fracture a tale by walking into a bar - you can fracture a tail.

That's all I meant and I was playing on Xipe's Everett reference with a Bullwinkle one.

I did nothing wrong because I know in my heart I wasn't trying to play off the word "fairy" in a homosexual manner. That didn't even occur to me.

I am sorry, however, that it hurt anyone. My sig line is there for a reason.

[pintobean]

13. I knew what you meant

I loved "Fractured Fairy Tales" when I was a kid. I had to google to find out why your post would have been hidden. I had no idea he was gay.

[KamaAina]

10. And he was gay.

Making "fairy tail" just the kind of homophobic bilge juries should be hiding more often.

[OriginalGeek]

11. I didn't know that.

I am actually horrifed now.


I don;pt even know what else to say. I didn't mean it that way and I am sorry I wrote it. Just because I didn't mean it that way doesn't mean I shouldn't have taken a moment to consider that it could have been.

[KamaAina]

14. Ouch.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Everett_Horton

Edward Everett Horton
Born March 18, 1886
Brooklyn, New York City
New York, U.S.
Died September 29, 1970 (aged 84)
Encino, California, U.S.
Other names E.E. Horton
Edward Horton
Occupation Actor
Years active 1906–1970
Partner(s) Gavin Gordon

I'm gonna give you the benefit of the doubt here. Kind of like the guy at the Giants game who was so disgusted with their play he picked up something from a food cart and hurled it onto the field. It happened to be a banana. Which landed right next to Orioles outfielder Adam Jones. Who happens to be African American.

[OriginalGeek]

15. I am literally in tears here

If I could apologize to Edward Everett Horton I would. He made my childhood happier and now I've gone and made someone else's life worse.

[6000eliot]

25. I'm gay and you are forgiven.

If that helps.

[OriginalGeek]

27. I'm not sure I can express how much it helps

but yes, it certainly does.

[Xipe Totec]

12. Seek and ye shall find.

What we look for is what we see.

[In_The_Wind]

28. I didn't know he was gay, until today.

[avebury]

16. I loved "Fractured Fairy Tales". nt

[trof]

17. He was a great character actor. Photo:

Never the leading man, always the sidekick/comedy relief.

[Xipe Totec]

19. Until today, I didn't know he was gay. Didn't even know who he was.

All I knew was his voice and that was gift enough for me.

I'm glad to know more about him now, and I'm glad to know about yet another gay human being who made this world so much better.

[avebury]

20. There are some Fractured Fairy Tales on Youtube!

[Xipe Totec]

22. These are awesome! nt

[Paka]

23. Those were wonderful.

Thank you so much. First time for me to know "Fractured Fairy Tales." I obviously led a deprived life.

[avebury]

24. There are some additonal ones on Youtube. nt

[nolabear]

26. One of the things that made Bullwinkle a joy.

I miss smart cartoons.

[drm604]

29. Is he really that obscure?

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I knew at the time that that was the name of the narrator. He was credited on screen if I recall correctly, and as a kid I thought his name was funny.

Edited to add: I just looked at your Wikipedia link. I didn't realize that he had done all of that other stuff. I only ever knew the name from Rocky and Bullwinkle.

[El Supremo]

30. I remember him well in...

Lost Horizon and Pocketful of Miracles. He was great!