haha..yep.
btw Ernest T was an amazing character and scene stealer all day long...........
I think he ended up directing several episodes.
he also did a TON of voiceover work for cartoons.
very talented guy...
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Ernest T. Bass made his first appearance in episode #94 ("Mountain Wedding"), as well as four later episodes. The actor who portrayed him,
Howard Morris, also played George, the television repairman in episode #140 ("Andy and Helen Have Their Day") and two uncredited voice roles, as Leonard Blush and a radio announcer. Morris also directed a total of eight episodes of the show, none while portraying Ernest T. Bass.
Morris attended
New York University on a dramatic arts scholarship. During
World War II, Howard was assigned to a
United States Army Special Services unit where he was the
First Sergeant.
Maurice Evans was the company commander and
Carl Reiner and
Werner Klemperer were soldiers in the unit. Based in
Honolulu, the unit entertained American troops throughout the Pacific