that's G-N-A-R-L-E-Y

Gilbert Gnarley is a character developed and voiced by Gary Burbank of Cincinnati, Ohio , radio station 700 WLW . His comedy sketches involve prank phone calls to various businesses, organizations, and corporate headquarters, during which it becomes evident that Gilbert is very confused about something. Examples include a call to a local elementary school principal to ask for forgiveness for leaving school early after being sent to the principal's office on 7 December 1941 after learning of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, or a call to local ER with wax paper over comb rattling as he spoke, asking if is he should get the kazoo he swallowed at a particularly exciting "Red's Kazoo Night" at Riverfront Stadium the previous night removed; or calling a funeral home, to arrange for the body of his wife Iona to be displayed inside a food buffet, claiming that he had invented the salad bar, but failed to get a patent in time, or calling a a phone sex hotline, to explain that he had a weakness for...food. Each time the female on the line tried to turn the conversation to more erotic topics, Gilbert continually reverted to talking about food. LOL hilarious!

Those who answer the calls may not initially realize that he is confused, but once they discover the source of his confusion, their reactions range from heartfelt compassion to annoyance to fits of laughter, all of which are used for comedic value. Traits of his calls include always spelling his last name forhislistener—"Hello, my name is Gilbert Gnarley, G-N-A-R-L-E-Y..." — and never saying "goodbye" at the end of the call, instead saying "Okay? Okay?" repeatedly, inducing the individual to respond either with an affirming "okay" or to hang up.

Gilbert is an elderly resident of the St. Pia Zadora Golden Buckeye Retirement Community in Pisgah, a community outside Cincinnati, where he lives with his dog, the Amazing Crepso. He was married to his wife, Iona Gnarley, for 35 years before, reportedly, she was killed by a falling crate of life rafts. [In one bit, Gilbert's wife's name was Euletta Gnarley.] Gilbert's room mate is named Myron Flats, and has a malicious sense of humor and a flatulence problem. On 21 December 2007, Gnarley was taken out of retirement and received a call from Myron Flatts, F-L-A-T-T-S from the Pisgah Decency League while working at Toys 'R' Us... Never to be heard from again.

All bits are G-rated , and the humor stems from the sympathy of the victims for this exceedingly polite though confused gentleman, not from any sort of shock value. Appropriately, the theme music was Romance from the Gadfly Suite by Dmitri Shostakovich .

the scenario on the below video is a prank call to a psychic to ask him to help him find a winning lottery ticket...LOL...Psychic must really think he was gonna get something out of the deal.

...and who could forget Earl Pitts commentaries! another radio personality created by Gary Burbank.  Pitts, who is almost always referred to as "Earl Pitts, Uhmerikun" (as in "American ") is a stereotype of a redneck from the Southern United States . As such, Pitts presents a daily "editorial," which always begins with a bugle call of "Assembly" , and the words, "Ya' know what makes me sick?" followed by another line like, "You know what makes me so angry, ah just want to soak mah butt in a bucket of toxic waste ?" Pitts then goes off on a rant, either about some cultural topic of the day as seen from a redneck point of view, or an anecdote about his home life or his job at the local tavern. His family and friends—wife Pearl, son Earl Junior, daughter Sandra Dee, and good friend Dub Meeker, among others—figure prominently in many routines. His signature ending lines are "Wake Up, Uhmerika!" and "Ah'm Earl Pitts, Uhmerikun. Pitts off!" while The Washington Post march plays in the background.

...this video has excerpts from "The Gary Burbank Show " broadcast in 1990 on WCPO Channel 9 in Cincinnati.  From 1981 to 2007, Gary Burbank hosted a daily radio show on 700 WLW. This video features characters developed by Gary on that show. For many fans, this may be the first time they see the faces of the character they loved for over twenty five years.  This video is posted with the permission of Gary Burbank.

bologna sammich on peter bread? LOL...

check out this Earl Pitts specially designed for a women, its hilarious...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_B6sjCe6IH4

or his video on sleazy women...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93L0XA5_8yY
enjoy! there are plenty of gr8 videos of characters created by Gary Burbank...