George Plimpton in "The Paris Review". He also appeared in the 1996 documentary "When We Were Kings" about the "Rumble in the Jungle" 1974 Ali-Foreman Championship fight opposite Norman Mailer crediting Muhammad Ali as a poet who composed the world's shortest poem: "Me? Whee!!" Plimpton was a member of the cast of the A&E TV series "A Nero Wolfe Mystery" (2001–02). In 2013, the documentary "Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as Himself", directed by Tom Bean and Luke Poling, was released. The film used archival audio and video of Plimpton lecturing and reading to create a posthumous narration. Plimpton was a demolitions expert
George of the Jungle Watch out for that tree!<br> <br> When he gets in a scrape,<br> He makes his escape<br> With the help of his friend,<br> An ape named Ape.<br> Then away he'll schlep on his elephant Shep<br> While Fella and Ursula stay in step... <br> <br> With George, George, George of the Jungle<br> Friend to you and me.<br> ("Tarzan yell") Watch out for that tree!<br> Watch out for that... ("Tarzan yell" ... "Oooh!") tree!<br> <br> George, George, George of the Jungle,<br> Friend to you and me! The title segment, "George of the Jungle", is a parody of the Tarzan stories of Edgar Rice