Clive Dunn This first made an impression in the show "Bootsie and Snudge", a spin-off from "The Army Game". Dunn played the old dogsbody Mr. Johnson at a slightly seedy gentlemen's club where the characters Pte. "Bootsie" Bisley (Alfie Bass) and Sgt. Claude Snudge (Bill Fraser) find work after leaving the Army. In the early sixties he also made regular appearances on "It's a Square World". In 1967, he made a guest appearance in an episode of "The Avengers", playing the proprietor of a toy shop in "Something Nasty in the Nursery". At 48 Dunn was one of the younger members of
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