The Adventures of Parsley Rollings. Like "The Herbs", "The Adventures of Parsley" were created and written by Michael Bond, directed by Ivor Wood, and shown on BBC1 where the latter series was first shown on 6 April 1970. The five-minute episodes concluded the day's broadcast of children's programmes, and preceded the BBC's early evening news broadcast. The Adventures of Parsley The Adventures of Parsley was a 32-episode children's television series animated in stop motion. Produced by FilmFair, "The Adventures of Parsley" was a spin-off of "The Herbs". Its opening credits featured either Parsley the lion roaring or Dill the dog barking with their head
What It Was, Was Football record, Capitol Records took over distribution and ultimately sold nearly 800,000 copies. It also shot into the Top 10 in the Billboard record charts, peaking at #9 in February 1954. "What It Was..." (which remains one of the biggest-selling comedy records of all time) was instrumental in launching Griffith's career in television, stage, and film. On the original single, the monologue is credited to ""Deacon" Andy Griffith." Griffith made an appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show" in 1954, in large part due to the popularity of the record. "What It Was, Was Football" was printed in "Mad" magazine in 1958,