VLVL(4)(jj) Pat Sajak meets the Riddler

[Vincent A. Maeder]

	"Um, oh. It's Pat Sajak in The Frank Gorshin Story."  (VL, Ch.
4, p. 48) 

	Mr. Pynchon's imagination at work here again slamming two icons
of the big and little screen together to create some third creepy
hybrid.  Frank Gorshin, born 1934, still going strong, known as the best
impressionist in Hollywood and as the Riddler in that Batman TV
series... "Ohhh, THAT Frank Gorshin..."  Yes, that Frank Gorhsin.  He's
still around and kicking as recently appearing (2002) in a one-man stage
show based on the life of George Burns, entitled "Say Goodnight,
Gracie."  And he will soon appear in "Bloodhead" (rel. date 2003) and
"Pizza with Bullets" (rel. date 2004).  Really.
http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0331319/filmoyear

	For his part, Pat Sajak is infamous as the dude in Wheel of
Fortune, starting his own due-to-die/short-lived talk show (remember
when he was the swoon? An alternate universe, foax).  His credits:

1. "Pat Sajak Show, The" (1989) TV Series .... Host (1989-1990) 
2. "Days of Our Lives" (1965) TV Series .... Kevin Hathaway (1983)
... aka "Cruise of Deception: Days of Our Lives" (1990) (USA: new title
(summer title)) 
... aka "DOOL" (1965) (USA: informal short title) 
... aka "Days" (1965) (USA: abbreviated title) 
3. Airplane II: The Sequel (1982) .... Buffalo Anchorman
... aka Flying High II (1982) 
4. "Wheel of Fortune" (1975) TV Series .... Host (1981-)
5. "Sunday Show, The" (1976) TV Series .... Co-host 
6. "NewsCenter, The" (1974) TV Series .... L.A. Anchor
... aka "NewsCenter 4" (1974) (USA: informal alternative title)

But he also has an industry in playing himself:

1. "King of Queens, The" (1998) playing "Himself" in episode: "Inner
Tube" (episode # 3.17) 26 February 2001 
2. "Larry King Live" (1985) playing "Himself, Guest Host" 26 December
2000 
3. "Just Shoot Me!" (1997) playing "Himself" in episode: "A&E Biography:
Nina Van Horn" (episode # 4.23) 9 May 2000 
4. "Larry Sanders Show, The" (1992) playing "Himself" in episode: "As My
Career Lay Dying" (episode # 6.3) 29 March 1998 
5. "Larry Sanders Show, The" (1992) playing "Himself" in episode: "End
of the Season" (episode # 3.17) 12 October 1994 
6. "Rugrats" (1991) playing "Himself" in episode: "Under Chuckie's
Kid/Chuckie Is Rich" (episode # 3.16) 9 January 1994 
7. "Commish, The" (1991) playing "Dr. Brian Brandon" in episode: "The
Two Faces of Ed" (episode # 2.6) 7 November 1992 
8. "Santa Barbara" (1984) playing "Himself" 1988 
9. "227" (1985) playing "Himself" in episode: "The Wheel of Misfortune"
(episode # 2.1) 4 October 1986 
10. "A-Team, The" (1983) playing "Himself" in episode: "Wheel of
Fortune" (episode # 4.13) 14 January 1986 
11. "Gimme a Break!" (1981) playing "Himself" in episode: "The Big
Apple: Part 1" (episode # 3.17) 16 February 1984 
12. "Super Password" (1984) playing "Celebrity Guest" (episode # 1.1) 
13. "Match Game/Hollywood Squares Hour, The" (1983) playing "Guest
Panelist"