I can one-up you guys. When I was a kid one of the downtown department stores, trying something different as an adjunct to Santa, had a Christmas Visit With Francis The Talking Mule concession. A "Farmhand" ushered me into a stable set, & on the other side of a rail fence was Francis, a big puppet head leaning out of his box, bobbing and lips moving as a Chill Wills imitator offstage asked me what I wanted for Xmas and the usual guff. At the end of the interview, a wrapped present slid down a chute for me and I was ushered out. I think the store had Francis for 2 or 3 years before the novelty wore off.
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Yet another shady story out of Hollywood!
My brother and I are probably the only members of my generation who've seen Francis the Talking Mule.
I saw a couple of the movies in a theater. I thought they were funny.
I can one-up you guys. When I was a kid one of the downtown department stores, trying something different as an adjunct to Santa, had a Christmas Visit With Francis The Talking Mule concession. A "Farmhand" ushered me into a stable set, & on the other side of a rail fence was Francis, a big puppet head leaning out of his box, bobbing and lips moving as a Chill Wills imitator offstage asked me what I wanted for Xmas and the usual guff. At the end of the interview, a wrapped present slid down a chute for me and I was ushered out. I think the store had Francis for 2 or 3 years before the novelty wore off.
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