tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738012638904762739.post7694877722542611927..comments2024-03-28T11:45:24.378-07:00Comments on Tralfaz: Television WorriesYowphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09264605351878574044noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738012638904762739.post-55800132447095005392014-03-09T19:42:19.801-07:002014-03-09T19:42:19.801-07:00Jack continued his radio show during the first fiv...Jack continued his radio show during the first five years of his TV appearances; by the time he finished his first season of alternate week TV shows in May 1955, the radio series ended; he didn't WANT it to end, but American Tobacco, his sponsor, insisted they wanted to sustain him on television exclusively, and that there just wasn't enough of an audience to justify the cost of sponsoring his weekly radio show for another season. He was perfectly free to find another radio sponsor, but Jack decided to end his radio career with the May 22, 1955 episode.bgraumanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07481033911573623806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738012638904762739.post-3781929051918776472014-03-09T09:32:45.909-07:002014-03-09T09:32:45.909-07:00I'm happy Jack was wrong here, though he was p...I'm happy Jack was wrong here, though he was probably smart to take it slowly in the early going to see what did and what didn't work (his movie experience probably helped here, especially in the filmed episodes, which in the single-camera format were pretty much the equivalent of the theatrical two-reelers and allowed the show to expand into visual/special effect gags that couldn't be done on the radio).J Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15175515543694122729noreply@blogger.com