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Howdy everybody! I’m Novalis. This blog is an archive dedicated to one of the most underrated character actors in American media. You may not recognize his name, but there’s a good chance you may recognize his voice if you’re into 1970s-80s Disney movies as well as 1940s radio! I personally grew up hearing his voice in Disney films, most notably in The Aristocats and Robin Hood. This was my introduction to him, and my interest only grew from there.

*note to self to put bio here*

#introduction to the archive #the archivist talks

Happy Heavenly Birthday, Pat.

He would be 111 years old today.

#the man himself #birthday boy

Binge watching Green Acres today for scientific purposes.

#green acres #the archivist talks

Here’s Pat’s best known role (in general). Green Acres ran from 1965 to 1971 until the “Rural Purge” of any and every TV show in a rural setting. In Pat’s own words, “CBS cancelled everything with a tree in it, including Lassie.”

#green acres #Youtube

A Goofy Movie was Pat’s final media appearance before his death in 1994. He voices the guy introducing the Possum Park animatronic show. The movie was released posthumously.

#a goofy movie #Youtube

Been meaning to upload this for a while, but here's a link to a few WLS National Barn Dance broadcast recordings (I know that I've uploaded some of these to the Archive already but there are a few more on here as well).

Times Past Califkiller Old Time Radio Podcast

#national barn dance #wls radio

While he was uncredited in this movie, Pat was the narrator. It’s viewable on YouTube, so here’s a link if you’d like to watch.

#evill roy slade #Youtube

I was already aware of this but when I first found out, any time I rewatch this movie will hit like a ton of bricks. The possum park scene in the movie makes me kind of sad now.

#a goofy movie #the archivist talks

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Classics Countdown 50/53 The Fox and the Hound

“Forever is a long, long time, and time has a way of changing things.”

#the fox and the hound

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#the aristocats

Source: “The Aristocats for Christmas.” The Ottawa Citizen, 18 December 1970.

#disney #the aristocats

More from the first issue of WLS Radio's short-lived "Stand By" magazine, from 16 February 1935.

#national barn dance #the man himself

From WLS Radio's weekly "Stand By" magazine, published from February 1935 to June 1938. This is the very first issue, from 16 February 1935. It would appear that Pat's endeavors with the Radio School for Beginners didn't last that long either...

#national barn dance #the man himself

The World’s largest gravesite collection. Contribute, create and discover gravesites from all over the world. Memorials in Maxwell Chapel Un

Here's his entire (deceased) family. More stuff from FindAGrave coming soon. It seems like Pat was named after his mother's maiden name, Mary Emmett Maxwell (his given first name was Maxwell and his middle name was Emmett).

#the man himself #findagrave #family members

So there’s this documentary film that exists; it was made in 2011.

Relive rare performances from The National Barn Dance as part of this historic documentary.

It’s called The Hayloft Gang: The Story of the National Barn Dance. The link in the above article is defunct and sadly there is no recording on YouTube and you cannot stream it. Hopefully one day I will be able to access this film and share slices of it for you all.

#national barn dance #the archivist talks

Quite a duo.

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