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23 Jan 02 - 09:45 AM (#633762) Subject: Good Night Gracie From: 53 does anybody like the 1950's reruns on TV? |
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23 Jan 02 - 09:55 AM (#633774) Subject: RE: BS: Good Night Gracie From: kendall The Honeymooners is one of the best series ever. |
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23 Jan 02 - 09:57 AM (#633776) Subject: RE: BS: Good Night Gracie From: 53 yes you're right and i love it, i also love the andy grifith show even though it starterd in 1960, and it was a run off from the danny thomas show which aired inthe 50's. BOB |
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23 Jan 02 - 11:43 AM (#633823) Subject: RE: BS: Good Night Gracie From: SharonA Absolutely! I love those old shows! In fact, there was a sitcom starring George Burns and Gracie Allen; does anyone remember the name of it? |
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23 Jan 02 - 11:47 AM (#633824) Subject: RE: BS: Good Night Gracie From: SharonA (P.S. – I seem to remember the name as being something less mundane than "The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show", but I could be wrong!) |
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23 Jan 02 - 12:15 PM (#633843) Subject: RE: BS: Good Night Gracie From: gnu Kendall mentioned The Honeymooners. I wish they would put The Jackie Gleason Show back on. My gosh, I used to roar with laughter... "mmmm, that's goooood coffee." I think he was a bit too risque for the TV times. Of course, nowadays, he might be considered too tame. I just watched a female standup comic say f*** at least fifty times in less than five minutes on Kenny Robinson's show called After Hours on the Canadian Comedy Network. Last night there was a documentary on the ten best comedy shows of all time... I Love Lucy was their top pick... mine too. |
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23 Jan 02 - 01:52 PM (#633906) Subject: RE: BS: Good Night Gracie From: Dicho (Frank Staplin) The Bickersons, with Alice Faye and Phil Harris, was one of my favorites. Of course Fred and Gracie, Lucy and Desi, Gleason and Meadows (Art Carney was a superb third member of the team) and Andy Griffith. I can watch these reruns, but I don't follow a single one of the new situation comedies. The old detective series being rerun also catch my attention. |
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23 Jan 02 - 01:56 PM (#633909) Subject: RE: BS: Good Night Gracie From: SharonA Then, of course, there's "Alfred Hitchcock Presents". |
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23 Jan 02 - 02:22 PM (#633926) Subject: RE: BS: Good Night Gracie From: SINSULL I remember thinking George Burns was creepy - he had hidden cameras and watched (spied on ) everyone in the house including Gracie. Now Gracie was funny. Somewhere I have a collection of humor records narrated by George Burns. Any interest for the auction? My favorites - Oh Susanna, Private Secretary, My Little Margie. Wonder how they would play today... |
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23 Jan 02 - 02:36 PM (#633936) Subject: RE: BS: Good Night Gracie From: 53 the honeymooners comes on on tv land now, but i'm not sure what day and time. also leave it to beaver was a great show. BOB |
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23 Jan 02 - 03:18 PM (#633966) Subject: RE: BS: Good Night Gracie From: Murph10566 It seems to me the old show was simply called "Burns & Allen"... I remember the announcer was Harry VonZell (sp ?) My Dad was always crazy about Jack Benny, too ! Is there any wannabe (or otherwise) golfer who hasn't used Norton's classic line on addressing the ball: "Hello Ball." ? Other memorable ones: "A string of Poloponies" and "Can it Core a Apple ?" Any others ? |
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23 Jan 02 - 03:44 PM (#633983) Subject: RE: BS: Good Night Gracie From: 53 the phil silvers show. BOB |
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23 Jan 02 - 04:55 PM (#634032) Subject: RE: BS: Good Night Gracie From: Bat Goddess I'll put in a vote for Phil Silvers, too. I'm having trouble separating late '50s from early '60s shows in my head. My favorite early '60s (1961, I believe) was "Thriller" hosted by Boris Karloff. I even remember episode titles -- and I was 12 at the time. Linn |
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23 Jan 02 - 04:56 PM (#634033) Subject: RE: BS: Good Night Gracie From: Bat Goddess Of course, then there's "My Little Margie" and "The Ann Sothern Show" and "December Bride" -- all watched mostly when I was home sick from school. Linn |
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23 Jan 02 - 05:00 PM (#634037) Subject: RE: BS: Good Night Gracie From: beadie "Our Miss Brooks" with Eve Arden as a high school teacher and (a very young) Dick Crenna as a rather dim-witted student. |
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23 Jan 02 - 05:09 PM (#634048) Subject: RE: BS: Good Night Gracie From: Dicho (Frank Staplin) Art Carney who played Norton made a children's record called "All I want for Christmas is a Doodle-y-boop" (Can't spell it without getting out the old record) which I taped for the grandchildren. I don't know if it has been re-issued. One of the best kids records! And Archie Bunker... |
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23 Jan 02 - 06:06 PM (#634068) Subject: RE: BS: Good Night Gracie From: gnu Although I did/do like the crassness of The Jackie Gleason Show, if you can call it crassness... it's not for kids... I look at the Steve Allen shows with awe. He was far ahead of his time. He shaped a lot of American humour... brought it to more distinguished and cerebric (sp ?) levels. Although, he did the sight gags, especially with Cid Caesar, rather, uh, well. Steve, as opposed to the young lady I mentioned earlier, was a true funnyman. He spent great efforts in his last years trying to appeal to young comics to be funny instead of vulgar, as has been "hip" lately. He actually felt that vulgar humour was demeaning to not only the public, but to the humour, and should be avoided. Some would call this being a prude. I would call it being true to humour. Am I wrong here ? |
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23 Jan 02 - 06:31 PM (#634086) Subject: RE: BS: Good Night Gracie From: catspaw49 Yes and no gnu.........Steve was no slouch at the double entendre stuff himself and although not directly "vulgar" the intent was the same. He once called a place called "Big A Cleaners" and asked them how much it would cost to clean his big A. But if I disagree with the great Steverino in any way, that is where I would base my disagreement. However, there is a difference between "dirty words" for their own sake and when used to paint a verbal picture....to put you exactly into the place, the scene, the time, the people. THAT is for me the difference between so many young and old comedians, comedians of all generations. The joke tellers are a dime a dozen, always have been. But those who can transport you to a moment and use the words to "phonographically" reproduce it......that's different. And the very best of that type have a couple of other attributes that set them apart as well. One is the ability to make you laugh and cry almost at the same time. It's a humor based in such truth that the thing that makes it funny can alternately make it sad. The other is to develop a routine from virtually nothing....improvisation at it's best....and to add to other bits in the same way.....That takes a lot of daring. Lenny Bruce, Richard Pryor, Robin Williams..........For me, it doesn't get any better. Spaw |
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23 Jan 02 - 06:46 PM (#634102) Subject: RE: BS: Good Night Gracie From: gnu Ah, therein lies the rub. Intent does not equal actual. And it need not to be comical. Take Robin for instance. He calls his penis "Mr. Happy", not "cock". Am I off hear ? |
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23 Jan 02 - 06:54 PM (#634112) Subject: RE: BS: Good Night Gracie From: GUEST,Jaze I love Lucy as much as anyone, but give me Gracie Allen any day! She was truly the queen of comedy back then. I wish they were still showing that show in my area. Years ago, I would race home from work to see it at 12mn. Great stress-buster. |
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23 Jan 02 - 06:56 PM (#634113) Subject: RE: BS: Good Night Gracie From: gnu Sorry about the pun... it spilled over... especially the one you didn't get. Oh, I've got to stop ! |
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23 Jan 02 - 07:03 PM (#634119) Subject: RE: BS: Good Night Gracie From: catspaw49 Gnu, a lack of acknowledgement or not bringing it up does not in any way mean that nausea was not present. Spaw |
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23 Jan 02 - 07:05 PM (#634121) Subject: RE: BS: Good Night Gracie From: gnu Spaw... got to hit the hey, so... yeah, I know exactly what you're saying and I agree. Thought I might spark some banter by my above comments. "Sometimes, I just say shit to see how it sounds".... George Carlin, "Toledo Window Box". It's an excellent album. |
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23 Jan 02 - 07:14 PM (#634123) Subject: RE: BS: Good Night Gracie From: DougR And I'd add Jonathan Winters to that group, Spaw. Dicho: I share your unenthusiasm for current TV situation comedy shows. I thought Jack Benny was very funny, Burns and Allen too. We considered changing the night of our symphony concerts in Beaumont, Texas, on the night Sgt. Bilko with Phil Silvers was on the air. People didn't want to leave their TV sets for a live symphony concert when Sgt. Bilko was on. TV was fairly new then, of course, and everybody was wrapped up in it. DougR |
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23 Jan 02 - 08:08 PM (#634156) Subject: RE: BS: Good Night Gracie From: GUEST,misophist How can such things be? You guys almost missed Steve Allen, one of the funniest men in history, and completely missed Ernie Kovacks! It was a great loss to comedy when he died ahead of his time. If it's not too far afield, Jack Benny was much funnier on the radio than he ever was on TV. |
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23 Jan 02 - 09:19 PM (#634198) Subject: RE: BS: Good Night Gracie From: 53 ozzie and harriet, was one of the first shows that i saw someone actually playing the guitar, and guess who it was? little ricki nelson. BOB |
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23 Jan 02 - 09:40 PM (#634216) Subject: RE: BS: Good Night Gracie From: kendall Ernie Kovacks...anyone remember the NAIROBI TRIO? I read somewhere that the Andy Griffith show is the most popular sit com of all time. Ok, so who's funny? Tim Conway, Red Skelton, Jack Benny (his timing was the best of all) Kramden & Norton.Fish, on the Barney Miller show. Notice, there are no garbage mouths in my list, these guys depended on talent. A friend of mine got me hooked on NYPD Blue, great show, great acting, good stories. I get a kick out of Sipowitz, but, I wouldn't want to work with him. |
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23 Jan 02 - 09:46 PM (#634220) Subject: RE: BS: Good Night Gracie From: 53 how about the fugitive, starring David Janseen. |
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24 Jan 02 - 10:14 AM (#634569) Subject: RE: BS: Good Night Gracie From: Bat Goddess Oh -- Ernie Kovacs! My inspiration! He did stuff that had never been before, like filming a kaleidoscope. And there are still days I feel my bath tub has similarities to his. ;-) Percy Dovetonsills, the silent guy in the room, what was his name? What a mind! And definitely Steve Allen -- I've always preferred humor that requires cultural knowledge. Just saying a "dirty word" isn't funny. I usually explain to people that I prefer to use the expletive "shit" in Norwegian so as not to offend anyone -- it sounds the same, but it's spelled differently. (skitt) I used to have two cats who were twins -- you couldn't tell them apart except the orange one had a fatter face than the black and white one. "The Fugitive" was '60s. If we're going to do '60s, how about "Dr. Kildare" with Richard Chamberlain and "Stoney Burke" with Jack Lord and Warren Oates? And "The Man From U.N./C.L.E. Linn |
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24 Jan 02 - 12:47 PM (#634702) Subject: RE: BS: Good Night Gracie From: Tiger Another Kovacs character - Spiegel the Spongehead. Perhaps an ancestor of SpongeBob SquarePants? |
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24 Jan 02 - 12:48 PM (#634704) Subject: RE: BS: Good Night Gracie From: catspaw49 Geez misophist, I thought I talked about both of them up the thread there.........And Bat Goddess, if you like I'd be more than happy to come up out of your drain. Spaw |
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24 Jan 02 - 12:50 PM (#634708) Subject: RE: BS: Good Night Gracie From: catspaw49 Sorry misophist....It was Steve on this thread and Ernie Kovacs on the other thread..........I'm easily confused and not too bright.......Sorry. Spaw |
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24 Jan 02 - 03:07 PM (#634823) Subject: RE: BS: Good Night Gracie From: kendall How about the old radio programs? I Love a Mystery. Lux radio theater. The Inner Sanctum The Shadow. Tom Mix Terry and the Pirates. The Green Hornet. Mysterious Traveler. |
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24 Jan 02 - 03:53 PM (#634857) Subject: RE: BS: Good Night Gracie From: Bat Goddess What was the game that Ernie Kovacs invented? It was on an audio tape that I just went to find and, of course, didn't show up. Life was a lot simpler back in the days of Edison cylinders. ;-) And "I love the children of France!" (well, you had to be there.) Kendall, what about the radio Sherlock Holmes series (several of them -- Gielgud and Rathbone)? I also have a large collection of the tv Sherlock Holmes series with Ronald Howard. Oh, and "77th Bengal Lancers". "Sergeant Preston of the Mounted Police", "Captain Gallant of the Foreign Legion", "Sky King", "Rin-Tin-Tin", Richard Greene in "Robin Hood" (which was Curmudgeon's great inspiration), "The Buccaneers." Anybody else see the unused tv pilot with Peter Lorre and Vincent Price? -- "The Left Fist of David" -- unfortunately, my copy was loaned to someone and wasn't returned. (Damn!) Linn |