Arthur Lake (actor) at 6646 Hollywood Blvd. Many of the actors on the radio show noted Lake's commitment to the program, stating that on the day of the broadcast, Lake "was" Dagwood Bumstead. Far from being upset about being typecast, Lake continued to embrace the role of Dagwood in a short-lived 1957 "Blondie" TV series, then even into the 1960s and beyond; he would often give speeches to Rotary clubs and other civic organizations, eagerly posing for pictures with a Dagwood sandwich. Lake became very friendly with newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst and his mistress Marion Davies. He was a frequent guest at
What a Cartoon! "Oh Yeah! Cartoons" (Nickelodeon, 1998), "Nicktoons Film Festival" (Nickelodeon, 2004), "The Meth Minute 39" (Channel Frederator, 2008), "Random! Cartoons" (Nickelodeon/Nicktoons, 2008), "Too Cool! Cartoons" (Cartoon Hangover, 2012), and "GO! Cartoons" (Cartoon Hangover, 2016). "Oh Yeah! Cartoons" showcased "What a Cartoon!" alumni (Butch Hartman, Rob Renzetti) and launched several successful Nickelodeon series, including "The Fairly OddParents", "ChalkZone" and "My Life as a Teenage Robot". Frederator Studios also launched an animation film festival, "Nicktoons Film Festival" from 2004 to 2009; only to have "The Mighty B!" greenlit as a series based off the "Super Scout" short; though one short from Alex Hirsch