Patrick Warburton greeted a few hundred local kids in the Dallas area yesterday afternoon much to their delight.
AFI Dallas partnered with the Dallas YMCA After School All Stars to treat the youngsters to an afternoon movie at NorthPark Mall.
The age range of the excited guests appeared to between about 5 - 15 years of age.
Each child sported a torquoise T-shirt with AFI Dallas emblazoned on the front in bold-faced lettering.
A logo on the sleeve singled out the generous sponsor, TXU (Energy), who contributed big $$$ to support the upbeat event.
When each new group of kids appeared on the red carpet (a novel fun idea in-of-itself) they pointed to the logo on their short-sleeves and hollered out on queue:
"TXU"
At one point, a couple of outgoing boisterous teenage girls sang out "YMCA" (the popular Village People hit) as they formed the alphabet letters Y-M-C-A with a flourish of their hands and arms.
Warburton (Seinfeld, Rules of Engagement, Bee Movie) noted this was the 1st time he had ever been involved in a project like this, which he warmed up to at the drop-of-a-hat.
"I have four kids of my own. So, any time I can be of help, I'll be there."
When I asked if any of his own children were following in his footsteps acting, he said "no".
"Whatever they want to do for a career, I'll support," he quietly responded.
Warburton was on hand to attend a premiere of his latest movie - Rock Slyde - slated for later in the evening at AFI Dallas.
It was apparent from all the beaming faces in the crowd that the outing was appreciated and that a fun school excursion was had by all.
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