I’m so glad my Dad had his priorities straight.
Since I seem to be lost in the fifties lately, here are some vintage clips of a few sketches from Your Show of Shows, that wonderful program with Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Carl Reiner (the creator of The Dick Van Dyke Show and co-creator (along with his wife, Estelle, the
Older Woman Customer in When Harry Met Sally who uttered the line, “I’ll have what she’s having,”) of
“This Is Your Story” (10:56) (a spoof of This Is Your Life)
“The 1812 Overture” (1:11)
“The Clock” (7:11)
“The 3 Haircuts” (5:33)
If you’re not old enough to remember this loony gang that came into our homes every Saturday night for 90 minutes, you missed a lot of happy times.
did you remember a show a little later with gizell mckensie and snookie lansen, it became my favorite of all shows at that time<><>hit parade
ReplyDeletePutz, I do indeed [remember], in fact I posted about Your Hit Parade over two years ago, right here.
ReplyDeleteI also remember that Bea Benaderet played the mother of the three girls in Petticoat Junction after she played the next-door neighbor of George Burns and Gracie Allen on their show, but, like your comment, that doesn't have anything to do with this post either.
This post wasn't supposed to be a trip down memory lane, it was supposed to evoke comments about Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Carl Reiner, Howard Morris, and Your Show of Shows.
I've watched and enjoyed hours and hours of Caeser/Reiner(and their zany cohorts') antics. Those were the days when TV comedians amused and entertained us. Most of today's TV comedy(?) programs are unfit to watch.
ReplyDeletePat, much of what is everyday fare on television these days would have, in my yute, gotten my mouth washed out with soap or my bottom smacked.
ReplyDeleteThe world has changed, but not for the better. I suppose every "older generation" has thought this since time immemorial.