COMEDY AND KID STUFF

COMEDY AND CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS FROM TV'S EARLY DAYS, MOST WITH ORIGINAL COMMERCIALS.


201 COMEDY AND KID STUFF, I

1. THE GEORGE BURNS AND GRACIE ALLEN SHOW (6/23/52). A live kinescope of the hit series. A fortune teller informs Gracie that she will marry twice, so she proceeds to divorce George. Sponsored by Carnation with all the original commercials pitched by Harry Von Zell. Live, shown only once on TV!
2. I MARRIED JOAN (1952). Starring Joan Davis and Jim Backus. With original General Electric commercials.
3. WINKY DINK AND YOU (1953). Children use their "magic crayons" to draw Winky's friends into different adventures in this show hosted by Jack Barry.
4. CARSON'S CELLAR (1953). Johnny Carson at age 28 hosts his very first TV series. An entertaining show with guest Jack Bailey.
--- 110 MINUTES --- BLACK AND WHITE ---
DVD: $16.95 / VHS: $17.95


202 COMEDY AND KID STUFF, II

1. THE GEORGE BURNS AND GRACIE ALLEN SHOW (12/23/51). A holiday episode in which Gracie's relatives come to visit, much to George's dismay. Watch for Gracie's hilarious version of "A Christmas Carol". Original commercials intact, this is a live program, aired only once!
2. HOWDY DOODY (1955). Buffalo Bob and all the gang from Doodyville are back in this 30-minute program, with guest star Gabby Hayes.
--- 60 MINUTES --- BLACK AND WHITE ---
DVD: $11.95 / VHS: $12.95


227 COMEDY AND KID STUFF, III

1. THE JACK BENNY HOUR (3/18/59). Here's an hour of great entertainment with Jack and his guests Bob Hope, Mitzi Gaynor and Senor Wences. Hope tells Benny that he isn't taking enough interest in his own TV shows, so he proceeds to crash every act - and that includes singing with Mitzi Gaynor (and failing), taking part in a chimp act, appearing as a dummy with Senor Wences (and being left locked in a box), and much more. A great live kinescope sponsored by Greyhound buses and Benrus watches.
2. ART LINKLETTER AND THE KIDS (1953). Lifted from his famous "House Party" shows, here's 30 minutes of kids saying the darndest things all probably selling insurance premiums today!
--- 80 MINUTES --- BLACK AND WHITE ---
VHS: $15.95




239 COMEDY AND KID STUFF, IV

1. THE GOLDBERGS (1952). An episode of the classic comedy, complete with original RCA appliance commercials, exactly as first aired!
2. HOWDY DOODY (1958). Buffalo Bob, Clarabelle, Phineas T. Bluster, and of course, Howdy are all here in this original program, complete with Wonder Bread and Hostess ads!
3. SATURDAY NIGHT REVUE (3/4/50). This comedy-variety show stars Jack Carter and Don Ameche live from Chicago!
4. THE FARMER ALFALFA SHOW (1955). A Saturday morning compilation of classic early 1930s cartoons featuring the farmer and others.
--- 110 MINUTES --- BLACK AND WHITE ---
VHS: $17.95




241 COMEDY AND KID STUFF, V

1. LIFE WITH BUSTER KEATON (1952). Here's a rare episode from Buster's short-lived sitcom. In it, he dreams he's a detective.
2. HOWDY DOODY (1958), complete with Nabisco commercials. Follow Buffalo Bob and all the gang to Paris!
3. THE BEULAH SHOW (1950). The first network show to feature a black actress as the star. This is a rare episode starring Ethel Waters as Beulah, and is complete with original commercials. Beulah's boyfriend Bill is forced to babysit a spoiled brat.
4. THE GOLDBERGS (1955). Frank Sutton guests as an escaped convict, who holds Molly and her family captive.
--- 110 MINUTES --- BLACK AND WHITE ---
VHS: $17.95




255 COMEDY AND KID STUFF, VI

1. HOWDY DOODY (1948). In one of the earliest episodes of the series, Buffalo Bob shows a silent comedy, and Howdy lectures on safety regulations. This was before Bob pre-recorded Howdy's voice, so every time Howdy talks, the camera cuts to an extreme tight close-up of Howdy!
2. MAMA (I REMEMBER MAMA) (1956). Another episode from the popular series of the 1950s starring Peggy Wood. T.R. (Katrina's stepson) needs glasses but won't wear them, so the family tries to show him how nice he'll look.
3. SUPER CIRCUS (1954). Ringmaster Claude Kirchner and Mary Hartline are back with lots of clowns, acrobats and animals in this nostalgic half hour live from Chicago, with some ads for Kellogg's cereals still intact! Thanks to collector Roger Stafford for finding this one!
4. AL HADDON'S LAMP (1955). This interesting pilot was the original concept for what ten years later would become "I Dream of Jeannie". Real estate Al Haddon stumbles onto an old lamp, rubs it, and out pops a genie BUDDY EBSEN! Al soon becomes the top-selling real estate agent in town. Hmmmmm.............
--- 110 MINUTES --- BLACK AND WHITE ---
VHS: $17.95




268 COMEDY AND KID STUFF, VII

1. TROUBLE WITH FATHER (1951). In an episode entitled "Wedding Bells", Stu panics when he thinks his daughter is about to elope, so he enlists the aid of Willie (the janitor of the school) to help him stop them. Complete with original commercials.
2. MEET CORLISS ARCHER (1955). This episode from the TV version of the popular 1940s radio show stars Ann Baker. Corliss' father seeks the help of an amateur psychologist when the little things around the house keep annoying him.
3. KIDS AND COMPANY (1952). Here's a rare kid show from the Dumont network. Johnny Olson is the host of this young peoples' "Star Search". The show has commercials and Dumont I.D.
4. LIFE WITH BUSTER KEATON (1952). Another rare episode from Buster's short-lived TV series. An accidental bout with a wrestler in the sporting good store where Buster works put him into a grudge match in the ring with the angry wrestler. Lord Blears and the Great Scott guest.
--- 110 MINUTES --- BLACK AND WHITE ---
VHS: $17.95






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