Today Carl Reiner turns 86 years old. Here are a few episodes of The Dick Van Dyke Show that he wrote.Thursday, March 20, 2008
The Dick Van Dyke Show written by Carl Reiner (1961-62)
Today Carl Reiner turns 86 years old. Here are a few episodes of The Dick Van Dyke Show that he wrote.
An Evening at the Improv with host Phil Silvers!? (1982)
Man, this is such a weird crossover. Phil Silvers hosts an installment of the A&E stand-up comedy program, An Evening at the Improv. It also features Leo Delyon on piano! Leo did voices for the cartoon Top Cat, which was based on The Phil Silvers Show. It's weird, it is sad (Phil was very sick) and its funny... and it's over nine minutes long. Man, would it ever have been something to have been there in attendance for a Phil Silvers fan. Unfotunately, I was two years old in the mountains of British Columbia when this went down. It's over here.
The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson with guests Frank Sinatra and Don Rickles (1976)
This has been on the site once before, removed from the internet by someone or other, and now it's back. Worth another view.
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Hot Dog with Woody Allen and Jonathan Winters (1970)
Woody and Jonny explain how surf boards are made.
Monday, March 17, 2008
I've Got a Secret with guest Rodney Dangerfield (1976)
Here's a rare glimpse into the late seventies incarnation of the show. Good old Henry Morgan is still on the panel (having returned to America after a brief stint as a radio personality in Canada), but every one else is different. Bill Cullen is the natural choice for host and Rodney Dangerfield is the celebrity guest.
Sunday, March 16, 2008
Ten Little Indians (1961)
Another game show pilot that never made it past the experimental stage. This one was made for ABC but never broadcast. It includes an outtake at the 24 minute mark with directions that can be heard from the director asking them to re-do a segment. The voice is that of Jerome Schnur, a game show director who hadn't worked in television for three years after the program Dotto was indicted in the famous quiz show scandals. This show didn't make the grade and, to my knowledge, Schnur never did return to television.
Queen For a Day (1961)
This staple of daytime radio and television could often be painful to sit through. In this episode, host Jack Bailey mentions his disdain "for that Twist junk" that had been sweeping the dance floors of the nation.
Saturday, March 15, 2008
The Thin Man with guest Robby the Robot (1958)
If Robby the Robot wasn't the most famous robot in Hollywood history, he was at least the most prolific. After his smash debut in Forbidden Planet (1953), Robby had memorable turns in The Invisible Boy (1958) and, of course, Lost in Space. This might be one of his most obscure appearances. The TV version of the popular film series The Thin Man had Peter Lawford well cast in the William Powell roll and Phyllis Kirk replacing Myrna Loy. Robby the Robot also appeared on episodes of the marginal sitcoms Hazel and The Gale Storm Show, and popped up at varying times on The Twilight Zone, The Addams Family, The Man From U.N.C.L.E, The Banana Splits and Mork & Mindy.
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Friday, March 14, 2008
Generation Exploitaiton Podcast #56 - Playlist
I've been doing a weekly podcast for close to a year and a half and it just dawned on me that I should be promoting it on Classic Television Showbiz, as it would probably interest a lot of people who enjoy this site. It doesn't always have much to do with old TV, but in the broadest sense, it certainly incorporates a great deal of show biz.
Listen to it here.
Playlist for Friday, March 14th, 2008.
Listed: Song - Artist - Album
Mr. Yunioshi - Henry Mancini - Breakfast at Tiffany's
Bah-Bah-Bah - The Surpremes - Reflections
Wild Thing - The Baroque Inevitable - The Baroque Inevitable
From Me to You - Ena Baga - The Happy Hammond Plays Lennon & McCartney Hits Atlantis - Les Baxter - Kaleidoscope
Just a Little While Longer - The Foundations - Baby, Now That I've Found You
A Perfect Day - Jackie Wilson - Jackie Wilson at The Copa
At the Carnival - The Blackbyrds - Cornbread, Earl and Me
Ironside - Henry Mancini - Big Screen, Little Screen
TV Themes Medley - Bill Holcombe Stage Band - '77 Super Sounds of the Seventies
The People's Court - Alan Tew - N/A
N/A - LaWanda Page - Preach On Sister, Preach On
Put Yourself in My Place - The Hollies - Love n' Flowers
Find the archive of previous podcasts here.
What's My Line - Mystery Guest Marathon - Part Three
Edward G. Robinson:
Ed Wynn:
The wretched Louella Parsons:
Gertrude Berg:
Sal Maglie and Duke Snider :
Dave Garroway:
Richard Widmark:
Ed Wynn:
The wretched Louella Parsons:
Gertrude Berg:
Sal Maglie and Duke Snider :
Dave Garroway:
Richard Widmark:
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