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Dimension X Revisited or Willoughby Goes and Gets It
The Whithering of Willoughby and the Professor: Their Ways in the Worlds, Volume 2
Authors: Joe Bevilacqua, Robert J. Cirasa, Pedro Pablo Sacristan
Performed by Joe Bevilacqua, with David Garland and Margaret Juntwait
Length: 5 Hours
(c) Joe Bevilacqua, Waterlogg Productions
The further misadventures of the pertinacious professor and his perky partner who pucker around the globe and through time and space, in a vein attempt to "cure the world of all its ills".
This second set of imaginative sound effect rich audio cartoons, produced, directed and voiced by veteran, award-winning radio theater artist Joe Bevilacqua (Joe Bev), with announcing by David Garland (WNYC, WQXR) and a special guest appearance by Margaret Juntwait (The Met Opera), includes:
1. You're a God, Apollo Jacques! or Boys Don't Have Feats - the 17th and final episode in the NPR/Sirius XM Satellite series
2. Willoughby and the Professor Meet Willaby and the Professor - improvisations heard on Joe Bev's Cartoon Carnival radio show
3. The Squidge Attack, a short story, part of Pedro's Fables
4. The Incompetent Genie, a short story, part of Pedro's Fables
5. Willaby Meets the Godfather, an early prototype improvisation
6. Willaby Goes to Hollywood, an early prototype improvisation
7. Science-O-Rama, the soundtracks to the first seven Popular Science Magazine videos, animated by Lorie Kellogg, seen at http://www.imaginesciencefilms.org/?s=Science-O-Rama.
7. Dimension X Revisited or Willoughby Goes and Gets It, a new radio theater based on the short story appearing in the book, It's That Time Again: The New Stories of Old Time Radio, published by BearManor Media
Review of Willoughby and the Professor, Volume 1:
The Professor is trying to rid the world of ills with the help of his eager, young assistant, Willoughby. The efforts begin trying to transport a box of roaches away from civilization but they end up transporting themselves along with the box to foreign sands. Then, through mishaps at the lab, they begin bouncing backward and forward in time and space meeting some strange characters along the way.
The author wrote the musicals pieces and they really are quite fun; I liked them alot. The sound effects for the most part are wonderful. Unfortunately the story sometimes gets lost and overwhelmed by the sound but I’m not sure that isn’t intentional. There were several episodes that seem to be unrelated or at least very off track. Then again... I hadn’t thought about this being a comedy in the vein of Monty Python which should have given me a clue that things might go far afield. The story eventually rolls back onto the theme but still doesn’t have a clear resolution for me, although the Professor does seem to realize that he may make things worse by interfering with nature. There is some toilet humor, another “ala Monty Python” trait. Also parts of the story and some of the effects may be scary for young children so I suggest parental listening before sharing.
** Added comments: In emailing with the author I learned that there will be more episodes so that is why there was not a clear ending. I also learned that Joe is the SOLE voice (except for the addition of a female in the 16th episode.) That he does all of these voices himself is really extra remarkable.
If you are a person who really likes “wacky” as well as fun audio, this would be a good pick. The author was kind enough to send along some other audios, including Sherlock Holmes and Abbott and Costello. I am looking forward to listening to those and will share comments on them when I do.
(http://marthasbookshelf.blogspot.com/2012/05/audio-book-review-withering-of.html)
GET THE FIRST VOLUME:
The Whithering of Willoughby and the Professor: Their Ways in the Worlds
Length: 8.1 hours
8 CD Set or Download
This is an epic science fiction/fantasy comedy about a boy and his professor who travel willy-nilly across time and space in a failed attempt to “cure the world of all its ills.â€
Stories include:Episode One: “I'll Teach You!†or “Box of Nothingâ€
Episode Two: “Holy Smoke†or “The Red-Suited Manâ€
Episode Three: “More Edible Than Durable†or “You Smashed My Monkey!â€
Episode Four: “Oh Boy, She Looks Great!†or “Which Witchway is Which?â€
Episode Five: “Your Separate World Lines†or I'm Big and You’re Smallâ€
Episode Six: “Now It's Time To Sing!†or “Unwanted Noises in the Airâ€
Episode Seven: “I Like This Box!†or “Oh Victim Man!â€
Episode Eight: “Oh Dalai†or “Life is Dukkaâ€
Episode Nine: “The Traveling Extravaganza†or “His Name is Bubâ€
Episode Ten: “More Dogs For Me?†or “Knock-a-knock-knucklesâ€
Episode Eleven: “You’re a Messiah†or “Buboes in the Lymph Nodesâ€
Episode Twelve: “A Box in the Dark†or “Dead Men Do Not Groanâ€
Episode Thirteen: “Is Eloquence a Bauble†or “Where’s My Cyaneus
Episode Fourteen: “I Do Not Like the Blackness of Her Nose†or “The Penguins Laugh at You!â€
Episode Fifteen: “The Genius of These Woods†or “I’m Also Wearing Explosivesâ€
Episode Sixteen: “Say Jacques!†or “She’s Got Kneepads!"
More at http://www.waterlogg.com
Comedy-O-Rama Podcast on iTunes
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-comedy-o-rama-hour/id572142422
Jazz-O-Rama Podcast on iTunes
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-jazz-o-rama-hour/id611001393
Cartoon Carnival Podcast
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/cartoon-carnival-with-joe-bev/id624696898
Joe Bev Experience Podcast
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-joe-bev-experience/id627773341
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