James H. Allen

James H. Allen (May 15, 1928 – July 28, 2015) was an American actor who portrayed the clown character Rusty Nails and was the host of various children's television shows in the Portland, Oregon television market from 1957–1972.

[2][3] He hosted shows on KOIN, KPTV, and KATU as Rusty Nails.

[5] On the show, Blanc would demonstrate his various voice acted characters; these included Looney Tunes characters such as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Tweety, Sylvester, Yosemite Sam, Foghorn Leghorn, and the Tasmanian Devil.

[5] Allen died on July 28, 2015, of congestive heart failure at the age of 87, after a month of hospice care in Portland.

[2][3] Groening described Allen as "a very nice guy and a very sweet clown", but he found his stage name "incredibly disturbing as a child because, you know, you're supposed to avoid rusty nails.