
Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn March 22nd 1960, the Playmates performed "Beep Beep" on the ABC-TV program 'American Bandstand'.įifteen months earlier on November 3rd, 1958 "Beep Beep" entered Billboard's Top 100 chart at position #54 twenty-seven days later on December 1st, 1958 it peaked at #4.Most importantly, he was married to his wife- yes, her name was Joanne- for 58 years. Donny went on to a career as a stand-up comic and later a motivational speaker. Signed to Roulette Records in 1958, the group mixed pop with light-hearted tunes and achieved success with songs like "Jo-Ann" (#19 in 1958), "Don't Go Home" (#22 in 1958), "What Is Love" (#15 in 1959) and "Beep Beep" (#4 in 1958)- known to all as the song about a race between a Cadillac and a little Nash Rambler.Īll told, the trio charted 10 times and recorded four albums for Roulette before breaking up in 1965. The Waterbury, Connecticut native founded the group at the University of Connecticut along with Morey Carr and Carl 'Chic' (Ciccetti) Hetti who originally performed comedy as 'The Nitwits'.

Join Special Ed and all your favorites in this collection of the craziest Crank Yankers calls. It features actual crank calls made by show regulars and celebrity guests, while re-enacted onscreen by puppets for a visual aid that shows the viewer what is happening in the call. Special Ed, his crank calls were perfect.

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But removing Special Ed to appease PC culture is just bad. I do not support hating people for any particular reason (race, gender, etc). Donny 'Claps' Conn, drummer and vocalist with the Playmates, passed away in Malibu, California on September 2nd, 2015 at the age of 85. Best-of Special: With Paul McGinnis, Jessica Rotter, Victor Yerrid. Crank Yankers is an American adult puppet television show produced by Adam Carolla, Jimmy Kimmel and Daniel Kellison. Special Ed from Crank Yankers should not have been removed from the revival for being handicapped.
