The Original Grammar Slammer?

>This page outlines a “Grammar Slammer” from a kids’ TV show that was
> produced in Hamilton, Ontario in 1971.
>
> http://www.frightenstein.com/characters/other.html#grammarslammer
>
> From that page:
>
> < characters in it who don’t appear anywhere else in the show. At the start
> of each sketch, Igor makes a statement to the camera which contains some
> grammatical error (eg. my feets is killing me; this castle’s gonna
> collapse; ours is the worstest castle; that was the bestest meal I ever
> ate). A police siren wails and the Grammar Slammer pulls over Igor, and
> the camera pulls back to reveal the Grammar Slammer Bammer laying his big
> mitt on Igor’s shoulder. The Grammar Slammer is just a disembodied male
> voice, who harangues Igor for his bad grammar and ultimately reveals to
> him the correct version of his earlier statement (which appears in text on
> the screen), all the while trying to keep a lid on the Grammar Slammer
> Bammer’s aggression. The Grammar Slammer Bammer is the muscle of the
> outfit, a huge purple monster with long fur everywhere and hyperactive
> eyebrows, and a very deep voice. The GSB is another of the funniest
> characters on the show; he wants nothing more than to pummel Igor for his
> bad grammar, and is continuously making threats and winding up to land a
> big punch on Igor’s noodle (much to Igor’s dismay), but his boss the
> Grammar Slammer never lets him follow through. There’s nothing I would
> like more to see than the GSB haul off on Igor, but it never happens. At
> the end, as Igor scampers off the GSB promises to “hammer Igor tomorrow,
> for sure”.>>
>
> The show also featured mini physics lessons.
>
> “The Hilarious House of Frightenstein” is now being re-broadcast on
> Canada’s Drive-in Classics digital channel.

Thanks. What a hoot!

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