Years ago, there was a very fine TV program called Likely Stories which featured great short films and sketches. It was produced by my pal David Jablin and he's given me the okay to bring you a segment that was done for it starring our dearly departed Chuck McCann. David writes…
It was written and directed by the very talented David Wechter and done mostly in blue-screen with matte paintings which was pretty unusual for 1982. We actually made a kinescope of the finished piece to make it feel like an authentic TV show of that era.
I was always a big fan of Chuck's and knew he was a video technology nut. He was totally fascinated by our "highly inventive" video production and really got into it. He was a blast to work with and as you well know, full of great stories. I also cast his pal Pat McCormick in the piece as a doctor from the future.
Chuck is playing the father and I recognize Ed Peck as the narrator and the other roles he plays. Take a look at his IMDB listing and see if you can name a TV show of the sixties or seventies that never hired him, usually to play a humorless authority figure. But mostly just enjoy another bit of glorious silliness featuring Chuck…
