This goo was worth a point in January 2025.

publication date: Wednesday, January 29, 2025 (part of January 2025)

category: Comedy

clue: Audiences went mad, mad, mad, mad for this (many) character actor, in his appearances from The Tonight Show to The Dean Martin Show to The Smurfs to Mork & Mindy.

intended difficulty: very easy

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, and Richard Slominsky

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