Thursday 18 July 2024
Bob Newhart, Ladies Man
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Bob Newhart had one of the most successful comedy LPs of all time. So what did NBC do? Turn him into a variety show host. This was in 1961,...
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Sunday 14 July 2024
Benny and Benny
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Jack Benny and Benny Rubin were both big vaudeville stars. They each headlined at the Palace in New York. Both appeared in short films when ...
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Saturday 13 July 2024
Richard Simmons and the Dancing Powder Puffs
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50 years ago, Richard Simmons tried for television stardom. It took a few more years. He appeared on the daytime talk shows—Merv, Mike D...
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A Tour With Walter Lantz
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There may be more information available from the past about animators and animation studios than ever before, thanks to the internet. Some o...
Dr Ruth
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People don’t like talking about sex. That’s part of our culture, a Puritanical hang-up that hasn’t altogether been shaken. One person trie...
Friday 12 July 2024
Today's Drink Special
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There was something at one time called an “egg phosphate.” It was made at drug store soda counters and consisted of a raw egg, lemon syrup, ...
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Thursday 11 July 2024
Granting a Wish
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“I, I wish I was in the sultan’s palace,” says Aladdin to the genie of the lamp. And it happens, thanks to the effects animation department ...
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Wednesday 10 July 2024
Being Served, the English Way
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Television comedy from England has run the gamut from broad (the bust-chasing Benny Hill ) to surreal (the brilliant Monty Python ) to the s...
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Tuesday 9 July 2024
Owl of Tomorrow
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Tex Avery fills T.V. of Tomorrow (1953) with quick gags, some of them one-liners. This example lasts five seconds. Avery supplies a darken...
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Monday 8 July 2024
A Safe Gag
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The last new Bugs Bunny cartoon shown in theatres is full of familiarity. False Hare (1964) features a wolf resembling Ralph Wolf/Wile E. C...
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