Joe Torbay
Encyclopedia
Joe Torbay was a Canadian puppeteer
and television personality. He was best known for puppeteering the characters of Gronk, Harvey Wallbanger and Grammar Slammer Bammer in the television series The Hilarious House of Frightenstein
.
Torbay also was regularly heard on CKWR-FM
radio in Waterloo, Ontario
.
Puppeteer
A puppeteer is a person who manipulates an inanimate object, such as a puppet, in real time to create the illusion of life. The puppeteer may be visible to or hidden from the audience. A puppeteer can operate a puppet indirectly by the use of strings, rods, wires, electronics or directly by his or...
and television personality. He was best known for puppeteering the characters of Gronk, Harvey Wallbanger and Grammar Slammer Bammer in the television series The Hilarious House of Frightenstein
The Hilarious House of Frightenstein
The Hilarious House of Frightenstein was a Canadian children's television series produced by Hamilton, Ontario's independent station CHCH-TV in 1971. It was syndicated to television stations across Canada and the United States and occasionally still appears today in some television markets...
.
Torbay also was regularly heard on CKWR-FM
CKWR-FM
CKWR-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting a community radio format at 98.5 FM in Waterloo, Ontario. The station has broadcast since 1973.-History:...
radio in Waterloo, Ontario
Waterloo, Ontario
Waterloo is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada. It is the smallest of the three cities in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, and is adjacent to the city of Kitchener....
.