Rentaghost were later recovered by the BBC Archives. The "Rentaghost" theme song, originally composed by Michael Staniforth who also played Timothy Claypole, was performed as part of the "George's song" skit in Shooting Stars (TV series) where it was one of the very few songs performed unmodified; it attracted cheers and applause as soon as the first line was finished. The well-known version of the theme is from the later series; the first series had the lyrics "ghosts and ghouls and poltergeists" (later changed to ".. and freaks and fools"), and "what you see is not ESP.." (as ESP was highly
T.C. Jester in 1927. He lived in Houston with his wife and children until his death in 1950 at age 65. Jester is buried in Brookside Memorial Park in Houston. Jester was a leading member of the Houston City Planning Commission formed in 1940 by city ordinance. The previous commission's 1929 Major Street Plan lost momentum after the committee was dissolved due to lack of funding. The 1942 plan proposed a $600,000 bond initiative to fund street widening which was adopted by the Mayor and City Council and addressed the growing problem of motor vehicle congestion. The plan continues to impact today's