legendary television producer George Schlatter secured Warner Brothers recording star Bob Newhart for this, his West Coast television debut. Schlatter established himself as a TV force with this largely forgotten variety series, the very first color television series on NBC.
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The John Forsythe Show (1965)
Just how many failed sitcoms did Guy Marks do? There is a line in the opening teaser where Elsa Manchester says, "I must talk to you about Norma Jean's diction problem," but I swear I had to play it over several times because I was certain I heard, "I must talk to you about Norma Jean's addiction problem," which would have been a strange line for a 1965 NBC sitcom, obscure or not.
Monday, May 12, 2008
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Thursday, March 13, 2008
My World... And Welcome to It with Henry Morgan and Ray Walston (1969)
This rare sitcom had a serious cult following when it aired for one season in 1969-70. Based on "drawings, stories, inspirational pieces and things that go bump in the night" by James Thurber, it featured a lead character scared by real life, who retreated into his drawing board. Sounds sort of like me, except my drawing board is old TV shows on the internet. After NBC got rid of the show, CBS bought it and aired it from May 1972 until September.
Thursday, January 3, 2008
Broadway Open House with host Jerry Lester (1950)
If you ever read a book on the history of The Tonight Show or late night television (there are a lot of them) they all make reference to this show, the first show made exclusively for late night, airing Monday through Friday at 11pm on NBC. The show apparently did not do too well and died after a year. NBC waited another three years before trying the format again, when they hit paydirt with Steve Allen. Still, this hour long episode is pretty damn entertaining and features Milton Delugg as the band leader.
Friday, August 17, 2007
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