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Jack Pearl, Jack Pearls 1934 book based on his radio scriptsJack Pearl, born Jack Perlman (October 29, 1894. New York City, New York – December 25, 1982, New York City, New York), was a vaudeville performer and a star of early radio.Pearl portrayed a character he created, Baron Munchausen, very loosely based on the Baron Münchhausen literary character. As the Baron, Pearl would tell far-fetched stories with a comic German accent. When the straight man (originally Ben Bard, but later Cliff Hall) expressed skepticism, the Baron replied with his familiar tagline and punchline: Vass you dere, Sharlie? This catch phrase soon became part of the national lexicon.Typical of the dialogue:Hall: You seem to be effervescent tonight.Munchausen: Haff you effer seen me ven I effer vasnt?Pearl played this character and others in musical revues of the 1920s and 1930s: The Dancing Girl (1923), Topics of 1923 (1923–1924), A Night in Paris (1926), Artists and Models (1927–1928), Pleasure Bound (1929), International Review (1930), Ziegfeld Follies of 1931, Pardon My English (1923) and All for All (1943).