He is called "Colonel Hathi", and he leads his wife, Winifred Hathi (voiced by Verna Felton), and his son, Hathi Junior (voiced by Clint Howard), in a marching patrol similar to an Army that is so loud it makes some of his herd want to "transfer to another herd" while singing a deliberately silly song authored by the Sherman Brothers entitled "Colonel Hathi's March".
Seated:Verna Felton ("Grandma" to Skelton's "Junior" character), Rod O'Connor (announcer), Lurlene Tuttle ("Mother" to Skelton's "Junior" character).
Verna Felton | Verna | Tom Felton | La Verna | John Felton | Felton Perry | Verna, Goa | Felton, California | Felton | William Bowman Felton | Verna Arvey | Leo Felton | John Felton (martyr) | John Felton (assassin) | John B. Felton | Felton, Northumberland | Felton Hervey | Cornelius Conway Felton | Billy Felton | Bickford's Australia#Felton Grimwade & Bickford Ltd. (1902–1930) |
Some notable performers on the WOH stage in the late 19th and early 20th century include Nance O'Neil, James A. Herne, Harry Davenport Madame Helena Modjeska, John Philip Sousa and his band, comics Weber and Fields, George M. Cohan's troupe, "Gentleman Jim" Corbett, John L. Sullivan as well as rising motion picture stars Sydney Greenstreet, Walter Huston and Verna Felton.