▁his ▁K MP C ▁radio ▁show ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁and ▁early ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁he ▁claimed ▁that ▁this ▁was ▁because ▁a ▁piece ▁of ▁sh rap nel ▁took ▁off ▁his ▁ear ▁during ▁the ▁war ; ▁sometimes ▁it ▁would ▁come ▁loose ▁and ▁he ▁had ▁to ▁hold ▁it ▁on ; ▁at ▁other ▁times ▁he ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁wooden ▁ear , ▁and ▁was ▁keeping ▁the ▁term ites ▁warm . ▁ ▁This ▁g ag ▁was ▁later ▁par od ied ▁by ▁Les ▁L ye ▁on ▁the ▁Canadian ▁children ' s ▁sketch - com edy ▁show ▁You ▁Can ' t ▁Do ▁That ▁on ▁Television . ▁ ▁O w ens ▁co ined ▁the ▁phrase ▁" Be aut iful ▁dow nt own ▁Bur bank ", ▁which ▁was ▁later ▁used ▁on ▁L augh - In ▁and ▁The ▁Ton ight ▁Show . ▁ ▁His ▁tra dem ark ▁self - int roduction ▁was ▁" This ▁is ▁Gary ▁O w ens , ▁friend ▁of ▁those ▁who ▁want ▁no ▁friends , ▁going ▁places ▁and ▁losing ▁things ," ▁or ▁occasionally , ▁" Hello , ▁and ▁also ▁hi ; ▁but ▁not ▁necessarily ▁in ▁that ▁order ," ▁as ▁a ▁shorter ▁version . ▁ ▁Bl ast ▁from ▁the ▁Past ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁TV ▁Land ▁released ▁two ▁computer ▁games ▁titled ▁Bl ast ▁from ▁the ▁Past , ▁hosted ▁by ▁O w ens ▁and ▁featuring ▁other ▁TV ▁cele brit ies ▁including ▁Florence ▁Hend erson , ▁Ed ▁As ner , ▁Dav y ▁Jones , ▁Bob ▁Den ver ,