tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2398796842887862508.post7651946812747114948..comments2024-03-04T17:06:55.232-08:00Comments on Classic Television Showbiz: OK Crackerby starring Burl Ives (1965)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2398796842887862508.post-31551170647275253532008-11-08T14:29:00.000-08:002008-11-08T14:29:00.000-08:00Quite enjoyable. I only vaguely recall seeing this...Quite enjoyable. I only vaguely recall seeing this as a wee lad (and recognizing Mr. Ives as the snowman from the previous year's RUDOLPH!)<BR/><BR/>BTW, DUFFY'S TAVERN was created by Ed Gardner who played Archie da manager. Burrows did, however, write some scripts for the long-running series.<BR/><BR/>How Amory had the guts to criticize other shows in TV GUIDE for years afterward, though, I'll never know.Bookstevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09797445163866512849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2398796842887862508.post-26359233985632065142008-11-07T16:04:00.000-08:002008-11-07T16:04:00.000-08:00A legendary mid-1960s sitcom flop. Had a great ped...A legendary mid-1960s sitcom flop. Had a great pedigree, though -- co-created by TV Guide reviewer/cat-book author Cleveland Amory and "Guys & Dolls"/"How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" librettist Abe Burrows, Jim's dad (Abe also created the radio comedy classic "Duffy's Tavern").<BR/><BR/>And yes, that hot teenage daughter is a young Brooke Adams.ajmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13290036970774359522noreply@blogger.com