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This collection features the best of Joe Bevilacqua’s serious radio drama, including “Seven Letters of Love,” “Michael & Louise”, “The Dying End”, “The Ad Game”, and more!

The Adventures of Tea Man, Volume 2

Like a Jay Ward cartoon in audio, The Adventures of Tea Man, Volume Two is a hilarious, wacky collection of radio theater, written and performed by Mitchell Pearson and the DQD Theater of Philadelphia and produced by Joe Bevilacqua. Get ready for two hours of comedy entertainment!

Yogi Comes to Camp Waterlogg

When a bear gets in the Camp Waterlogg chicken coop, young Squeaky Lkie dreams that it’s Yogi Bear.

The Camp Waterlogg Halloween Party

Get in the Halloween spirit with this new two hour comedy title from veteran award-winning actor, writer, director, and producer Joe Bevilacqua (Joe Bev). He is joined by Lorie Kellogg and Fred Frees (Paul Frees’ son).

Waterlogg Productions is a full service audio/video entertainment company, founded in 2002 by husband and wife creative duo Joe Bevilacqua and Lorie Kellogg. Together, they have been responsible for over 150 titles, including many Camp Waterlogg titles, distributed exclusively by Blackstone Audio. Check out their website at http://www.waterlogg.com.

In this post-Apocalyptic drama, Ten is unfrozen and guided into an unfamiliar world by caretaker Barnstormer Pfaff. This original radio play was written by Daws Butler (Yogi Bear) and produced and directed by Joe Bevilacqua.

“Joe Bev” is primarily known as a radio theater dramatist. However, his career has taken him into every aspect of show business, including stage, film and television, as a producer, director, writer, actor, and even cartoonist.

Since 1980, Bevilacqua has produced many award-winning radio programs for National Public Radio, Sirius XM Radio and others.

In 2012, Bevilacqua signed an exclusive distribution deal with Blackstone Audio, for his more than 40 years of audio work. He is releasing hundreds of hours of audio documentaries, comedies, dramas, autobiographies and more.

Not content to hide behind his microphone, Bevilacqua will be seen acting in the upcoming feature films: “The Green Blade Rises” directed by A.J. Edwards, “The Fly Room” directed by Alexis Gambis, “Cold in July” directed by Jim Mickle, and “Hits” directed by David Cross.

Bevilacqua is the 2013 recipient of the Kean University Distinguished Alumni Award. His documentary “Lady Bird Johnson Legacy of a First Lady won the 2001 New York Festivals Award”. He won a 2007 New York Festivals Awards for his “Tribute to Joe Barbera” which aired on NPR s All Things Considered. And his NPR Weekend Edition story “A Guy Named Joe Bevilacqua” won the 2004 National Federation of Community Broadcasters Award.

A must-have for collectors, these recently discovered master reels of cartoon-voice legend Daws Butler performing all the voices for twenty-one of his hilarious fractured fairy tales have been digitally remastered by Butler prot├®g├® Joe Bevilacqua.

Titles include The Tardy Wedding Guest, Sticky Wicket, Jack and the Beans Talk, The Green Cow, Alexander Remembers, The Big Wind, Murray the Magpie, The Talking Violin, The Cherry Tree Caper, Johnny the Giraffe, Britty the Star Fish, Pennie and Guinnie, Little Red Who?, Donnie and the Piggy Bank, Punky Possum''s Mud Bath, Theodore the Turtle, Pete the Pelican, Humpty-Dumpty''s Friend, The Lonesome Umbrella, and Perky the Pig.

Bonus tracks include a Dunkle prototype of Peppy Possum, early workshop readings of Sticky Wicket and Punky Possum, and a live performance of Punky Possum.

Now you can learn how to be a voice actor with this audio set of demonstrations by the legendary voice of Yogi Bear: Daws Butler! Daws talks directly to you, demonstrating his dialect technique and entertaining you at the same time!

Daws Butler was not only the voice of Yogi Bear but of Huckleberry Hound, Quick Draw McGraw, Baba Looey, Augie Doggie, Mr. Jinks, Dixie, Hokey Wolf, Fibber Fox, Cap''n Crunch, Quisp, Chilly Willy, Cogswell, Elroy Jetson, Henry Orbit, Hair Bear, Lambsy, Lippy the Lion, Loopy De Loop, Peter Potamus, Scooby-Dum, Snagglepuss, Super Snooper and Blabber Mouse, Undercover Elephant, Wally Gator, Yahooey, and others!

Daws has also trained many voice actors, including Nancy Cartwright (the voice of Bart Simpson), Corey Burton (the voice of Dale in Chip ''n'' Dale), Bill Farmer (the voice of Goofy, Pluto, and Horace Horsecollar), and Joe Bevilacqua/Joe Bev (whom Butler personally taught to do all of his characters). Butler also trained Hal Rayle, who ultimately determined that his best-known character, Doyle Cleverlobe from Galaxy High School, should sound like Elroy Jetson after he finished puberty.

Included in this set: "A Visit to Daws Butler''s Studio" "Daws Butler on Acting" "Daws Butler Teaches Voice Acting"

This Here Is Your Life, Sherlock Holmes is a 1975 parody written and voiced by Daws Butler, Douglas McEwan, and members of the Daws Butler Workshop, including Billy Simpson, Pat Parris, and Corey Burton. In it, Ralph Backwards—along with Dr. Watson, Dracula, Jack-the-Ripper, and even Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman—roast the famous consulting detective.

Rare Daws Butler, Volume Three offers a full hour of lost audio from the mind—and voice—of the genius behind so many beloved cartoon characters. Included here are "Huckleberry Hound and the Ghost Ship" and "Quick Draw McGraw and the Treasure of Sarah''s Mattress," remastered by Daws Butler prot├®g├® Joe Bevilacqua.

"I want you to understand the words. I want you to taste the words. I want you to love the words. Because the words are important. But they''re only words. You leave them on the paper, and you take the thoughts and put them into your mind, and then you as an actor recreate them, as if the thoughts had suddenly occurred to you."—Daws Butler

Now you can audit a real Daws Butler acting workshop!

This is a raw, unedited recording of Daws Butler prot├®g├® Joe Bevilacqua (a.k.a. Joe Bev) and fellow Daws students cold reading Butler''s scripts and being taught by their mentor. It was recorded by the then seventeen-year-old Bevilacqua on Thursday, July 29, 1976, in Beverly Hills. The scripts heard in this workshop are published in the books Uncle Dunkle and Donnie and Scenes for Actors and Voices, both published by BearManor Media.

Daws Butler is considered one of greatest voice actors of the twentieth century. Known as the voice of Hanna-Barbera, he spent two decades with the animation production company and originated the voices of many well-known cartoon characters, including Yogi Bear, Quick Draw McGraw, Huckleberry Hound, and Cap''n Crunch.

His voice can be heard in countless classic animated cartoons still seen on television around the world. He was Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound, and a hundred others. His fans included Groucho Marx, Lionel Barrymore, and even Albert Einstein. His work with satirist Stan Freberg sold millions of records. You have probably never heard of him. His name was Daws Butler, and he is considered one of the greatest voice actors of the twentieth century.

The Second Daws Butler Collection is an extensive assortment of his performances, teachings, and writings, both rare and celebrated. Included are Daws Butler Teaches You How to Do Voices; Daws Butler: Voice Magician; This Here Is Your Life, Sherlock Holmes; Daws Butler Workshop ''76; and Huck, Yogi, and Quick Draw, the Lost Recordings.

A Joe Bev Audio Theater Sampler, Volume 1 is an anthology representing more than forty years of storytelling by Joe Bevilacqua, a.k.a Joe Bev, the award-winning actor, writer, producer, and director.

Each half-hour is beautifully produced with original a cast of professional actors, sound effects, and music.

Volume 1 includes:

- "The Mystery of the Creepy Hack Writer" by Joe Bevilacqua - "Arise from the Angry Seas" by J. C. Del La Torre - "Oedipus Noir" by Ralph Tyler - "The House of Wax" by Joe Bevilacqua - "Seven Letters of Love" by William Melillo - "The Silhouette Meets His Reflection" by Joe Bevilacqua - "On with the Show!" by Alan Reed - "Stench of the City" by Victor Gates - "The Bear" by by Anton Chekhov - "Trouble in Simuland" by Charlie Morrow - "Hermes" by J. C. Del La Torre - "Pedro''s Parodies" by Pedro Pablo Sacristán

As heard on Sirius XM Radio and NPR stations!

Daws Butler was the voice magician behind such classic cartoon characters as Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound, and Quick Draw McGraw. Daws talks directly to you, demonstrating his dialect technique and entertaining you at the same time! Dialects featured include British, Cockney, Irish, Scottish, Italian, Brooklyn, Hindu, German, French, and Southern. For further information, check out the companion book, Scenes for Actors and Voices.

As heard on Sirius XM Radio and NPR stations!

Don''t miss this new production of the classic radio play by the voice of Yogi Bear, Daws Butler! Produced with wonderful sound effects and music by veteran radio-theater producer Joe Bevilacqua, and performed by husband and wife team Joe Bevilacqua and Lorie Kellogg, this is a must-listen.

Daws Butler was the voice magician behind such classic cartoon characters as Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound, and Quick Draw McGraw. Daws also cowrote and voiced many of Stan Freberg''s greatest comedy records, including Saint George and the Dragonet. Here is a hilarious collection of rare, never-before-released Daws Butler comedy recordings featuring the voices of Stan Freberg, Shep Menken, Herschel Bernardi, and Carol Hemmingway. Included in the collection:

– Daws Butler''s Comedy Demo – Daws Demonstrates How to Do Quick Draw, Huckleberry Hound, Yogi Bear, and Snagglepuss – "Blooper''s Soap" – Daws Butler''s Serious Demo – "Yogi Bear Meets the Celebrities"– Arthur Godfrey Parody – "The Flea" – "Margery Dickerson" – Mr. Jinks Tells "Mary Had a Little Lamb" – "Romney Tuff" – "Who''s Afraid of a Virginian''s Wrath"

As heard on Sirius XM Radio and NPR stations, here is volume two of Rare Daws Butler.

Daws Butler was the voice magician behind such classic cartoon characters as Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound, and Quick Draw McGraw. Daws also cowrote and voiced many of Stan Freberg’s greatest comedy records, including Saint George and the Dragonet. Host Joe Bevilacqua presents an hour of rare Daws Butler comedy recordings featuring the voices of Stan Freberg, June Foray, and others, including “The 64 Million Dollar Question,” “Bingo Ringo,” “This is Hawthorne,” “Mr. Jinks Had A Little Lamb,” “Clementine,” “Yogi Tells All,” “Confidgetyential,” and “Peppy Possum.”

It is Christmas Eve at the North Pole when Santa Claus loses his "remembery" and only a child who has been good for 365 days can save Christmas!

Producer Joe Bevilacqua has unearthed this vintage 1940s recording of the charming Yuletide children''s radio play, written and starring Daws Butler, the voice and Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound, Quick Draw McGraw, and most of the classic Hanna-Barbera cartoon characters. Also heard in this old time radio show is Don Messick (Boo Boo Bear, Ranger Smith, Scooby Doo).

This second collection of fractured fables are from the unique mind of Daws Butler, the man who voiced most of the classic Hanna-Barbera characters—Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound, Quick Draw McGraw, and Snagglepuss, to name a few.

Uncle Dunkle and Donnie 2 is a collection of imaginative cartoon scripts by Butler, who also worked on Jay Ward''s classic 1960s Fractured Fairy Tales and Aesop and Sons animated cartoons. This set features rare, never-before-released recordings of Daws Butler himself, along with three bonus tracks: two new Uncle Dunkle fables voiced by Butler prot├®g├® Joe Bevilacqua and written by Pedro Pablo Sacristan, and a live performance before an audience by Joe Bevilacqua, Nancy Cartwright, Corey Burton, and June Foray.

As heard on Sirius XM and NPR stations, this is six hours of audio theater from the mind of Daws Butler, the voice of Huckleberry Hound, Yogi Bear and many other cartoon characters. In 1975, Butler began an acting workshop that spawned such talents as Nancy Cartwright (The Simpsons), Corey Burton (Old Navy, Disney), and Joe Bevilacqua (NPR).

In this series, host Joe Bevilacqua presents performances of scripts Butler wrote for his acting workshop.

From master voice actor Daws Butler, the voice of Yogi Bear, comes a rare collection of radio plays, cartoon scripts, and acting tutorials.

Daws Butler''s Halloween Happening by Daws Butler

A new production of the classic radio play, this ghostly story was originally written and performed by Daws Butler. Veteran voice actor Joe Bevilacqua teams up with Lorie Kellogg in this new recording, complete with music and sound effects.

Scenes from the Daws Butler Workshop

In this series, Joe Bevilacqua presents performances of several scripts Butler wrote for his 1975 acting workshops.

Rare Daws Butler by Daws Butler, Stan Freberg, Herschel Bemardi, Shep Menken, and Carol Hemmingway

Daws Butler voiced many of Stan Freberg''s greatest comedy records. Here is a hilarious collection of his never-before-released comedy records.

Rare Daws Butler, Volume Two by Daws Butler

A follow-up to Rare Daws Butler, this second collection features another hour of Butler''s rare comedy recordings.

Daws Butler Teaches You Dialects by Daws Butler

Voice magician Daws Butler teaches accents and dialects in this radio production. Included in his tutorials are British, Cockney, Irish, Scottish, Italian, Brooklyn, Hindu, German, French, and Southern.

Uncle Dunkle and Donnie by Daws Butler and Joe Bevilacqua

A collection of imaginative cartoon scripts, this series of thirty-five fables were created by Butler in the 1960s. Here his prot├®g├®, Joe Bevilacqua, performs all ninety-seven characters with music and sound effects.

Uncle Dunkle and Donnie 2 by Daws Butler and Pedro Pablo Sacrista

This second collection of fables features nineteen never-before-released recordings of Daws Butler''s stories, as well as two new Uncle Dunkle fables.

The Christmas That Almost Never Was by Daws Butler

It is Christmas Eve at the North Pole when Santa Claus loses his "remembery" and only a child who has been good for 365 days can save Christmas! Written and performed by Butler, this children''s radio play was recorded in the 1940s.