I have discovered Hulu is showing the first and second seasons of "The Donna Reed Show". While it probably wouldn't hold a modern day audience it's just as good as I remembered it. Life was never as simple as what we saw on TV. Maybe I just enjoy looking at Donna and Shelly?
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Quien es mas macho? Dr. Alex Stone o Clinton Judd? ;D
oldiesfan6479 said:
Tie! Same actor...Wow haven't thought of "Judd for The Defense" in a long time.
Here's a couple for ya, Ron Howard was on a show between the Andy Griffith Show and Happy Days. He was a part of a family with a very common last name. A very famous actor played his father on the show. I think it only lasted a season or two.
Robert Young the Father who Knows Best also had a short lived series before he became Dr. Welby.
There was also a 90 minute show on ABC that flopped badly. It belonged to a famous comedian and it was replaced by "The Hollywood Palace".
Mike Sheridan said:
The answer is Jerry Lewis. Kind of ironic but when the team of Martin and Lewis broke up in 1956 the general feeling was that Lewis would achieve super-celebrity status while Martin's career was washed up. Yet Martin proved to be the one who not only had a successful variety show on NBC for a number of years, but also proved to be an excellent movie actor.
Speaking of the Hollywood Palace, there is a clip on You Tube of Dean Martin hosting the show where he thanked Jerry for having such a nice sound stage built. You see ABC built that stage for Lewis, only to end up being the location for the Hollywood Palace.
Lewis then went to NBC (same network which employed Martin) and once again he bombed as the host of a variety show; which actually wasn't as much variety as it was just Lewis sitting on a stool.
Lewis was in his prime as a movie star and apparently thought people would be glued to their TV sets just to see him. Didn't work out that way.
Personally I think the success of Dean Martin versus Jerry Lewis is that Martin came across as a more likable fellow; someone you would want to have a beer with, while Lewis projected an image quite the opposite.
Judd for the Defense was actually a very good show and Carl Betz proved to be an excellent dramatic actor. It's a shame the show didn't last very long on television. I believe, and I may be wrong, but Betz died a short time after the show ended didn't he?
The in-between Robert Young series was Window On Main Street (CBS, '61-'62,
Mon 8:30/7:30, then Wed 8/7).
The Jerry Lewis program in question ran two hours, not ninety minutes (ABC, fall '63,
Sat 9:30/8:30). Apparently not many ABC affils then were interested in doing a late
newscast on Saturdays, and probably segued from Jerry to an old movie.
Mon 8:30/7:30, then Wed 8/7).
The Jerry Lewis program in question ran two hours, not ninety minutes (ABC, fall '63,
Sat 9:30/8:30). Apparently not many ABC affils then were interested in doing a late
newscast on Saturdays, and probably segued from Jerry to an old movie.
Wow everyone who answered got it right!
Smith Family, Window On Main Street, Jerry Lewis Show. You guys are good!
The Jerry Lewis Show was only 90 minutes where I lived. I guess WKBW-TV didn't skip the news at least I don't think they did.
Smith Family, Window On Main Street, Jerry Lewis Show. You guys are good!
The Jerry Lewis Show was only 90 minutes where I lived. I guess WKBW-TV didn't skip the news at least I don't think they did.
OK, more trivia: On which programs did Shelley Fabres have a regular or recurring role?
MattParker said:
Coach
You can do better than that....Mark_Giardina said:
The Brian Keith Show
The Practice
Highcliffe Manor
Hello, Larry
Mork and Mindy
On Day at a Time
Superman: The Animated Series
I can tell you Ch. 9 in Syracuse (WNYS, WIXT, WSYR -whatever) just ran 90 minutes of Jerry Lewis. I've never heard that it was two hours before. I don't think anyone, including Jerry Lewis, could take him that long on TV.
therealjm12 said:
The TV show bible--Brooks & Marsh--lists the show as two hours, 9:30-11:30 PM ET on
Saturdays in the fall of '63. Maybe it had an alternate "leave" point at 11 PM, for the
(few?) ABC stations that did a late newscast. Something similar to several 90 minute
syndicated talk shows (Merv, Mike*) that were also available in a 60 minute version.
*: Super Mario is going to be on my case for that reference! ;D
therealjm12 said:
Just to show that you can find anything on the internet:
http://classicshowbiz.blogspot.com/2008/03/jerry-lewis-show-with-guest-phil-foster.html
Jerry has gotten the word the show is cancelled but still has more shows to do. Look at his first guest and see if recognize him.
Regarding Jerry's Saturday night fiasco show fiasco, does anyone know if it aired
live on the left coast 6:30-8:30 PT, or delayed in pattern at 9:30? bpatrick?
live on the left coast 6:30-8:30 PT, or delayed in pattern at 9:30? bpatrick?
The "Hollywood Palace" hosted by Dean Martin was also the one where he ripped on one of that night's guests, an up-and-coming English rock & roll band called The Rolling Stones, unceasingly and often quite hilariously.
Mike Sheridan said:
Gee, it says right in the link you posted - Phil Foster.
Even once a year is too much Jerry.
MattParker said:
Actually I was going for the fact that he played Laverne's father on Laverne & Shirley. I never paid much attention to the actor's name. I should have been more specific.
I'm glad I didn't miss something. I watched the clips looking for some sort of surprise walk-on or cameo.Mike Sheridan said:
OK, we have Laverne's father with Detective John Munch's uncle.
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