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Raymond J. Johnson, Jr. is a character created by comedian Bill Saluga. ==The shtick== Saluga's shtick as Ray J. Johnson is to become annoyed when addressed as "Mr. Johnson", exclaiming in a loud voice, "My name is Raymond J. Johnson, Jr. Now you can call me Ray, or you can call me J, or you can call me Johnny, or you can call me Sonny, or you can call me Junie, or you can call me Junior; now you can call me Ray J, or you can call me RJ, or you can call me RJJ, or you can call me RJJ Jr." ultimately ending with, "but you doesn't hasta call me Johnson!" The spiel got more widespread attention in the late 1970s in a series of commercials for Anheuser-Busch Natural Light beer. Saluga appeared alongside comedian/pitchman Norm Crosby echoing (in a roundabout way) Norm's advice to unknowing customers: "Well, y'doesn't hasta call it Anheuser Busch Natural Light Beer, and y'doesn't hasta call it 'Busch Natural.' Just say 'Natural!'" Saluga would then launch into the "You can call me Ray" routine at the mere mention of the word "name". Saluga, as Raymond J. Johnson Jr., was also a frequent guest on Chuck Barris' ''The Gong Show''. In 1979, Saluga appeared in a TV commercial for a Simon-like electronic game called Einstein.〔(Einstein commercial ) at YouTube〕 "You don't have to call it Johnson! The game is ''Einstein''. Or you can call it ''ein'', or you can call it ''stein''..." Capitalizing on the relative fame of Raymond J. Johnson, Jr., Saluga and Evilan Tom released a disco single called "Dancin' Johnson". The single reached #115 in the Record World charts in a 15-week run. Saluga performed Raymond J. Johnson, Jr. on ''This Is Tom Jones'', ''The David Steinberg Show'' and Redd Foxx's eponymous variety show,. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ray J. Johnson, Jr.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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