The Farkel Family

The Farkel Family was a recurring sketch on the television variety show Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In. The Farkel parents, Frank Farkel (played by Dan Rowan) and Fanny Farkel (played by Jo Anne Worley, later by Barbara Sharma and finally by Patti Deutsch), both had dark-colored hair and good eyesight. Curiously, all the children had red hair and wore glasses, just like their "good friend and trusted neighbor" Ferd Berffle, played by Dick Martin. This might have implied that Ferd and Fanny had been "more" than just neighbors, but it was never explained.
The youngest was Sparkle Farkel, played by Goldie Hawn. There were also the twins, Simon and Gar Farkel (a pun on Simon and Garfunkel). Despite being identical twins, they were played by actresses of different races, Pamela Rodgers and Teresa Graves. There were also sketches wherein the identical twins, Sparkle and Charcoal Farkel were played by Goldie Hawn and Teresa Graves. Other Farkel children during the sketch's run included Mark, Fritz, Fred, and Ingomar Farkel.
Much of the humor in the Farkel sketches derived from repeatedly introducing every member of the large family by name. Otherwise the dialogue would lead to tongue-twisters ("That's a fine-looking Farkel flinger you found there, Frank"). One daughter, Flicker Farkel (played by Ruth Buzzi), always had a single word of dialogue: "Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!"

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