GREAT BEGINNINGS, 1766
Joey: "Nancy's dating Herbert again, so it's up to me to do something. I don't want that drip as a brother-in-law."
Mother: "Oh, that boy."
Father: "That boy."
Announcer: "That Brewster Boy. Quaker Oats, truly America's super breakfast, brings you That Brewster Boy, starring Eddie Firestone, Jr."
(a typical opening for "That Brewster Boy," a comedy program on radio; NBC, 1941-194…