This is the true story of how my oldest brother became
a reluctant tv star . Bob still maintains that he pulled off the
 best practical joke of the decade and embarrassed John in
front of his whole senior high school class. It was a classic and
 perfect and I have heard this story many times over the
years.

My brother John was a very intelligent boy of 18 at the time
and lived an exemplary life devoted to clean fun and good
living (so he says!) He was polite to strangers, typed his
homework neatly and was never tardy. Most of his
friends liked him but a few thought he was a "nerd".  John
just wished to stay pure and free from bad influences.
Unfortunately for John, he had a brother Bob that would
do anything to tarnish John's angelic lifestyle. . John's
virtuous life was about to unfold into the following
embarrassing and demeaning hilarious practical joke that
kept us in stitches...

It is not exactly clear who is responsible,there is alot of
evidence to the fact that Bob is the culprit.  According
to the story passed down to me, Bob sent a

wallet size photo of  John to a children's tv program called

"Captain Bob". Now isn't that ironic..  It was a very

popular cartoon show and lots of John's friends  watched it
every afternoon after school.

 The photo was the yearly one taken for the senior class
yearbook. The photo was aired during the late afternoon
 cartoon hour and included John's full name and address. By
5:00 pm that afternoon, all of John's friends and fellow
students had either watched the tv cartoon program or heard
about it. Total strangers smiled at John and giggled behind his
back when he walked down the street.
Mild applause broke out when John entered his homeroom
at high school the next morning. John blushed and shrugged
his shoulders in defeat.

Bob was seen smiling all day...
John never watched that cartoon show ever again.
It became Bob's favorite show...

That afternoon, John waited for Bob in the school yard.
I think he socked him one!
All I know is that Bob put some ice on his eye that
afternoon...

Was John smiling the next day?
For reasons which remain unclear, police authorities did
not conduct an official investigation.