If you are of a certain age and you had close relatives that lived through the Depression, chances are there was one President whose name would make them spit and curse - and we're here to see whether all that stuff Grandma and Grandpa said about Mr. Caused-the-Depression himself, Herbert Hoover, still holds up after all these years. Think of this as a Thanksgiving dinner without the sad stories and with a lot more jokes. As much as you can when discussing the personification of an economic cataclysm, enjoy!
If you are of a certain age and you had close relatives that lived through the Depression, chances are there was one President whose name would make them spit and curse - and we're here to see whether all that stuff Grandma and Grandpa said about Mr. Caused-the-Depression himself, Herbert Hoover, still holds up after all these years. Think of this as a Thanksgiving dinner without the sad stories and with a lot more jokes. As much as you can when discussing the personification of an economic cataclysm, enjoy!
This episode’s sketches were Written, Produced, and Performed by:
Gina Buccola
Sandy Bykowski
Joseph Fedorko
Sylvia Mann
Paul Moulton
Patrick J. Reilly
And Tommy Spears
This Episode’s Historians: Dr. Chelsea Denault and James McRae
Original Music written and performed by Throop McClerg
Audio production by Joseph Fedorko
Sound effects procured at Freesound.org
DB Comedy Logo Designed by Adam L. Harlett
ELECTABLES logo and Presidential Caricatures by Dan Polito
THE ELECTABLES concept was created by Patrick J. Reilly.
CAST AND CREDITS
COLD OPEN – Written by Paul Moulton
Bonnie - Sylvia
Chelsea - Chelsea
HOOVER BRAND / HOOVER BLANKETS / HOOVER STONE SOUP / HOOVER LEATHER / HOOVERVILLE– Written by Sandy Bykowski
Hoover - Paul
Pitch Man - Patrick
Announcer – Joe
Bum – Tommy
Mrs. Bum – Sylvia
Kid Bum - Sandy
BETTER YEAR THAN HOOVER – Written by Paul Moulton
Sweetland - Patrick
Baker – Joe
ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOOVERVILLE – Written by Tommy Spears
Narrator – Syliva
MacArthur – Paul
Eisenhower and Brad Pitt – Joe
Patton – Paul
Tommy and Joe Angelo – Tommy
YOUNG’UNS – Written by Joseph Fedorko
Grammy – Sandy
Laura - Sylvia
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