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smileynev
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...some of you may know the legend, many of you probably don't. Mr Chomps was a kids television show character back in the 50's. Similar to Howdy Doody and pals, he was a marionette who entertained children all over the US for close to a decade.
Times were grim. The cold war overshadowed daily life, war was raging in Korea, and lesbians were few and far between. But, for half an hour everyday, the little ones, our parents and grandparents, could tune in to Mr Chomps and his zainy antics, retreating from the cold realities of the world around them.
Then the sixties arrived, and with them came change. For the better, some say, but not for Mr Chomps. His show was axed in '61, the network suits sighting poor ratings and antiquated material. He was out of touch with the new generation of children, kids who were being raised on the hippy ideals of free love and multiple random sex partners. Ideals promoted and encouraged in shows like Sesame Street and Mister Rogers.
Mr Chomps, without a steady income and the love and adoration of his youthful fans, began a downward spiral. Drugs, sex, debauchery. Nothing much was heard from him until the mid 70's, except for the occasional note in a police blotter and an extensive rap sheet that included arrests for possession, solicitation, and prostitution. He lived underground, spending what little cash he had left to fuel his next high, his next buzz. When the money ran out he lived off the kindness of some of his former fans, now flower children and hippy scum. They passed him along like an oversized wood bong, sharing what they had until one of his PCP fueled tirades forced them to kick him out. Soon, no one would take him in. Thats when he turned to other means to feed his hallucinegenic appetite...
Times were grim. The cold war overshadowed daily life, war was raging in Korea, and lesbians were few and far between. But, for half an hour everyday, the little ones, our parents and grandparents, could tune in to Mr Chomps and his zainy antics, retreating from the cold realities of the world around them.
Then the sixties arrived, and with them came change. For the better, some say, but not for Mr Chomps. His show was axed in '61, the network suits sighting poor ratings and antiquated material. He was out of touch with the new generation of children, kids who were being raised on the hippy ideals of free love and multiple random sex partners. Ideals promoted and encouraged in shows like Sesame Street and Mister Rogers.
Mr Chomps, without a steady income and the love and adoration of his youthful fans, began a downward spiral. Drugs, sex, debauchery. Nothing much was heard from him until the mid 70's, except for the occasional note in a police blotter and an extensive rap sheet that included arrests for possession, solicitation, and prostitution. He lived underground, spending what little cash he had left to fuel his next high, his next buzz. When the money ran out he lived off the kindness of some of his former fans, now flower children and hippy scum. They passed him along like an oversized wood bong, sharing what they had until one of his PCP fueled tirades forced them to kick him out. Soon, no one would take him in. Thats when he turned to other means to feed his hallucinegenic appetite...