Fozzie Bear said:
Ooh--tell us more. When, and how did the change get made?
All I know is that years ago in the early 70's, a game show skit was aired (I don't remember what it was about). The host was introduced as Sonny Friendly, but looked just like Guy Smiley. I believe that was a very early skit before Guy Smiley was an established character. Years later in the 80's when the "real" Sonny Friendly came on the scene, I recognized the name right away.
I would love to find someone who shares this memory. I suspect that they may have dubbed in the name "Guy Smiley" to this skit later on. In any case, I do have that memory, I know it's real, and I know that somewhere out there, someone else remembers this too. Please speak up. LOL