Bootsie and Snudge Army Game" that aired from 1957 to 1961. Snudge enjoys his position of superiority over Bootsie, whilst Bootsie feels comfortable in his position as it allows him to mock and hate Snudge (and attack authority in general). Clive Dunn – later best known as Corporal Jones in "Dad's Army" – plays 83-year-old Henry, despite at the time being only 38. in 1961 a comic strip was published in "TV Comic" telling the story of how "Bootsie and Snudge" began. A large team of writers wrote for the series over its 104 episodes. Those that wrote for the 1960–63 episodes were
The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase Hans Moleman reads a poem, it is based on Henry Gibson reading a poem on "Laugh-In". Other shows parodied during the variety show include "The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour", and "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour". The songs parodied during the third segment are: In the planned future for the show, Homer meets a green space alien named Ozmodiar that only he can see. This is a reference to The Great Gazoo, a character added into some of the final episodes of "The Flintstones". In its original American broadcast, "The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase" finished 61st place in the weekly ratings