TV USA Notables Challenge: April Fools (April 2024)

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April 1st is April Fools' Day! What better way to celebrate this whacky day that by honoring some of television's wackiest comedians.

This month's challenge differs slight from our previous challenges in two ways. First, we couldn't decide who to cut, so we've included 50 profiles rather than the usual 40. And second, every one of these profiles is unconnected form the Big Tree, whereas usually we run about 50/50.  

Remember, the WikiTree Connect-a-Thon weekend begins April 12th, so you may want to save some of your connection for then. But you can always do some preliminary research in advance. That is, of course, assuming you've signed up for the Thon. If not, head over to their G2G post to do so. I'll be hosting the Globetrotters Team again this season, and we could certainly use some more volunteers.  

As always, this month's task is to turn each of these notable profiles into a shining star of WikiTree. We need the help of Biobuilders, Sourcerers, DataDoctors, categorizers, Formatters, Proofreaders, PhotoFinders, and more. For those who prefer research over profile building, we also want to increase each of our Notables' CC7s, and of course we want to make sure each is connected to the Big Tree,

Remember, no contribution is too small, so jump in wherever you think you will have the most fun. Just remember to keep us posted on your accomplishments here on this G2G thread so that we can all share in the fun of your successes.

WikiTree profile: Space:TV_USA_Comedians
in The Tree House by David Randall G2G6 Pilot (366k points)
For those who would like to create profile links within their G2G posts, here are the steps"

- Within your post, highlight the name of the profile you'd like to link too.

- Click the "chain link" symbol at the top of the edit box (It's in the center to the right of the letter "A").

- A pop-up window will open. Add the entire profile URL in the URL box. (Be sure to use the entire URL starting with "www.")

- Click "OK" and you should be done.

If you get stuck, let me know.
I finallly saw your link instructions; they are very helpful.

Thanks

Dan Rowan is now connected!

In just nine days we have connected over half of this month's notables and have significantly increased the CC7 of several others. Great job everyone!

We have just passed the halfway point of the month and have made an amazing 33 connections! That leaves us with just 17 profiles still in need of connecting. Here they are:

John Banner

Fred Berry

Sid Caesar

Jean Carroll

Alvin Childress

Buddy Hackett

Jonathan Harris

Shirley Hemphill

Estelle Harris

Johnny Lee

Al Molinaro

Tim Moore

Richard Mulligan (now connected)

Charles Nelson Riley

Nick Stewart

Spencer Williams

Flip Wilson

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Wikitree still hasn't connected Ernest T, so I've worked another day to find another way to connect him. I finally did! This time it doesn't go through living people. Could that be the reason it didn't connect the first go around?  

by Ben Couch G2G6 Mach 2 (20.4k points)
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Dick Martin is now connected!

by Christine Miller G2G6 Mach 6 (64.7k points)
edited by David Randall
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I got Robert Karvelas connected.  I didn't realize that he was a first cousin of Don Adams until I read his Wikipedia article and Don Adams was connected.

by Roger Stong G2G Astronaut (1.4m points)
edited by David Randall
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Red Buttons is now connected!

by Christine Miller G2G6 Mach 6 (64.7k points)
edited by David Randall
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I connected Jack Riley.

by Ben Couch G2G6 Mach 2 (20.4k points)
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Larry Storch is now connected!

by Christine Miller G2G6 Mach 6 (64.7k points)
edited by David Randall
+8 votes

Bob Crane is now connected!

by Christine Miller G2G6 Mach 6 (64.7k points)
edited by David Randall
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Connected Whitman Mayo through his second wife.

by Roger Stong G2G Astronaut (1.4m points)
edited by David Randall
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I did a little research into Ernestine C. Jones (aka Ernestine Wade). I'm about 99% sure her LNAB was Jones, so we'll probably need to change that. She was married in 1927 to Thomas Hyde Wade, which is why her name shows up with the married name in most situations. Unfortunately, it does not appear that she had any siblings, and the information on her parents is fairly sparse, but at least we can begin with the correct parents (someone already started down that path with her mother and maternal grandmother). I'll add what little family I've been able to find later, if someone doesn't get to it first.

by Scott Fulkerson G2G Astronaut (1.5m points)
I've given her a decent biography. Hopefully it helps a bit.
Ernestine Wade should show as connected tonight once the links update.
Great job Scott.
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I connected Gary Shandling.

by Ben Couch G2G6 Mach 2 (20.4k points)
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Shouldn't Felice Orlandi be a notable?

by Ben Couch G2G6 Mach 2 (20.4k points)
Yes - I've added the Notables Sticker to him. Thanks!
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Arte Johnson is now connected!
by Christine Miller G2G6 Mach 6 (64.7k points)
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If you are participating in this weekend's Connect-A-Thon and are looking for profiles in need of connecting, don't forget that TV USA keeps a complete roster of the television notables we were unable to connect during our prior challenges. The list currently contains about 75 individuals, including some pretty big names, such as Ed Sullivan, Shelley Winters, Jerry Springer, and James Gandolfini. Perhaps together we can reduce this number a bit.

TV-USA Unconnected TV Legends

by David Randall G2G6 Pilot (366k points)
Just to let you know that Ed Sullivan is now connected.
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Tony Randall is now connected!
by Christine Miller G2G6 Mach 6 (64.7k points)
+7 votes
Don Bexley is connected!
by Christine Miller G2G6 Mach 6 (64.7k points)
+7 votes
Tim Conway is connected!
by Christine Miller G2G6 Mach 6 (64.7k points)
+6 votes
Harvey Korman is connected!
by Christine Miller G2G6 Mach 6 (64.7k points)
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Richard Mulligan should now be connected.

by Jody Rodgers G2G6 Mach 5 (54.6k points)

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