b ". ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁like ▁pun ster - TV ▁star ▁com ic ▁colle agues ▁Er nie ▁K ov acs , ▁Steve ▁Allen , ▁and ▁Jonathan ▁Winter s , ▁Gary ▁O w ens ▁created ▁a ▁few ▁com ic ▁characters ▁of ▁his ▁own , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁gru ff ▁old ▁man ▁Earl ▁C . ▁F esto on ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Pho eb e ▁F esto on , ▁the ▁stuff y ▁old ▁business man ▁End ocr ine ▁J . ▁Stern w allow , ▁and ▁the ▁go of y ▁good ▁ol ' ▁boy , ▁Mer le ▁C ly de ▁G ump f . ▁Another ▁character ▁was ▁c rot ch ety ▁old ▁cant ank er ous ▁Mer gent hal er ▁W ais ley will ow . ▁ ▁O w ens ▁also ▁did ▁am using ▁radio ▁prom ot ions , ▁such ▁as ▁sending ▁in ▁for ▁" Y ours ", ▁which ▁turned ▁out ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁post card ▁from ▁him ▁at ▁the ▁radio ▁station ▁which ▁simply ▁said ▁" Y ours " ▁on ▁it ; ▁aut ograph ed ▁pictures ▁of ▁the ▁Har bor ▁Fre ew ay ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles ; ▁and ▁his ▁famous ▁" M oo ▁Cow ▁Report ", ▁in ▁which ▁Gary ▁and ▁his ▁character ▁Earl ▁C . ▁F esto on ▁would ▁describe ▁where ▁c ows ▁were ▁moving ▁in bound ▁on ▁the ▁crow ded ▁fre ew ays ▁of ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁ ▁During ▁this ▁time ▁O w ens ▁was ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁" Super be ard ", ▁because ▁like ▁his ▁contemporary ▁radio