From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!ihnp4!ihuxr!lew
Newsgroups: net.games.trivia
Title: Gerald Mc Boing Boing
Article-I.D.: ihuxr.287
Posted: Mon Jan 17 14:35:42 1983
Received: Wed Jan 19 07:19:33 1983
Reply-To: lew@ihuxr.UUCP (Lew Mammel, Jr.)

Gerald (not Jerry) Mc Boing Boing didn't turn into things, he imitated
their sounds with startling realism. I had a book about him when I was a
little kid (early fifties.) I believe it was a while before they made the
TV show but I may be wrong. In the book he was considered a pest because
of his talents and got thrown out of his house by his parents. Of course,
he managed to regain their good graces by some act of heroism, which I don't
remember. I only remember the picture of poor Gerald skulking out the
front door with his father sternly pointing the way. Heavy stuff.

Lew Mammel, Jr. ihuxr!lew