JACK PAAR PROGRAM, THE {BUDDY HACKETT, SALLY ANN
HOWES, VAUGHN MEADER} (TV)
Summary
One in this series of comedy/variety programs hosted by Jack Paar. On this show, Paar's guests are comedian Buddy Hackett, singer Sally Ann Howes, and impressionist Vaughn Meader. Highlights include: Paar opens the program with a monologue which touches on such topics as the newspaper strike, the upcoming Christmas holiday, and how men shop for gifts as compared to how women shop; Howes sings "Another Time, Another Place" from the musical "Kwamina"; next Vaughn Meader, who does an impression of President John F. Kennedy, performs a selection from his top-selling comedy album entitled "The First Family"; Meader also takes random questions from the audience, in the manner of Kennedy at his press conferences; Buddy Hackett joins Paar on stage and the two friends talk about such topics as the holiday of Chanukah; what Hackett thought happened when his heartburn suddenly went away; his mother's Jewish cooking; what he wanted to do before he went into comedy; going on a diet; and the new movie "It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" in which he co-stars. Paar also narrates a film of his Christmas trips to Jerusalem, Tokyo, London, Rome, Hawaii, Hong Kong, and the Soviet Union. Includes commercials and promo. (This is a black-and-white copy of a color telecast.)
Details
- NETWORK: NBC
- DATE: December 21, 1962 10:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:58:54
- COLOR/B&W: B&W copy of a color telecast.
- CATALOG ID: T:04301
- GENRE: Comedy/Variety
- SUBJECT HEADING: Comedy; Impressionists; Music, popular (songs, etc.); Political satire
- SERIES RUN: NBC - TV series, 1962-1965
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - Enden dandruff shampoo
- TV - Commercials - Kleenex tissues
- TV - Commercials - Life-Lite rechargable flashlight
- TV - Commercials - Mogen David wines
- TV - Commercials - Newport menthol cigarettes
- TV - Commercials - Ronson electric shaver
- TV - Promo - "Bell Telephone Hour"
CREDITS
- Jack Paar … Producer, Host
- Paul Orr … Producer
- Paul W. Keyes … Producer, Writer
- Tom Cochran … Associate Producer
- Hal Gurnee … Director
- Bob Howard … Writer
- Robert Orsen … Writer
- Jose Melis … Conductor
- Jim Lucas … Announcer
- Buddy Hackett … Performer
- Sally Ann Howes … Performer
- Vaughn Meader … Performer
- Naomi Brossart … Cast, the First Family
- Norma MacMillan … Cast, the First Family
- Earl Doud … Cast, the First Family