When this beloved Detroiter was on TV,
he was a regular chimp-pun-zee.
WHO AM I?
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SONNY ELIOT !
for this month's contest photo and question.
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CONTEST WINNERS
FIRST CORRECT ANSWER
Andrea Schuldt, Lake Linden MI
Alan Bernstein, Pontiac MI
Bill Karpinski, Warren MI
Bill Morton, West Chester OH
Bob Mineau, Commerce Twp MI
Dave Hartman, Utica MI
David Marquis, Plymouth MI
Diane Greiner, Clinton Twp MI
Diane Stimpson, Shelby Township MI
Dick Glenn, Allen Park MI
Don Gitersonke, Las Vegas NV
Elizabeth Zubres, Canton MI
Jeff Zarza, Detroit MI
Joel Butler, Eugene OR
John Douglas, Orlando FL
John Kusch, Westland MI
Kathy Zink, Livonia MI
Lenore Good, Livonia MI
Lew Deitch, Laguna Woods, CA
Mark Nowotarski, Detroit MI
Marianne Slaughter, St.Clair Shores MI
Marie Elaine Carriere, Union Lake MI
Mary Schmit, Pompano Beach FL
Mike Herman, Clinton Twp MI
R. Sloan, Detroit MI
Ruth Koppelman, Tucson AZ
Sheldon Brown, Wayne MI
Tom Richards, Sterling Heights MI
Val Breault, Center Line MI
There was no punnier man on the face of the earth. The happiest years of my life were spent in Detroit.
Mary Schmit, Pompano Beach FL
The clue made me think of Sonny right away. And those look like his eyes.
Dave Hartman, Utica MI
He was and still is the greatest weatherman.
Sheldon Brown, Wayne MI
Sonny Eliot hosted the series "At the Zoo" for 17 years on WWJ TV.
Bob Mineau, Commerce Twp MI
I'd recognize him anywhere.
Elizabeth Zubres, Canton MI
Just a guess since Sonny was always making puns.
Diane Greiner, Clinton Twp MI
Sonny's puns brightened up many a cloudy day.
Tom Richards, Sterling Heights MI
Nobody did puns like him -- still remember “enga denga denga ring a ding a dine.”
Bill Morton, West Chester OH
