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ERNIE KOVACS {EK-17} (TV)

Summary

The following summary was provided by Ben Model: B:52618 Ernie Kovacs {EK-17} (TV) – 39:44 – unidentified three programs/segments on tape: "Ernie in Kovacsland" - airdate 7/5/51 monolog about Beauregard the turtle's hiccups - Edie Adams sings "I Whistle a Happy Tune" - Ernie plants seeds in garden set - Tony DeSimone Trio plays "Syncopated Clock" - Ernie plays tic-tac-toe - Edie Adams sings "The Boy Next Door" - Kovacs discusses color TV, with parts of set and clothes labeled with colors - Tony DeSimone Trio plays "Nice Work if You Can Get It" - Kovacs signs off. "Baseball Film" (1951) from airing on NBC morning show, airdate uncertain, ca. 1956, with Kovacs doing comic voiceover for (silent) film originally made for his WPTZ show. "Tonight!" - airdate 10/22/55 starts in the middle of a "Eugene" segment in a ship's dining room - program continues with turtles Alice and Leroy, voiced by Ernie and Edie, interacting with audience members. Tape ends after this bit...show incomplete (here).

Details

  • NETWORK: N/A
  • DATE: November 30, 1999
  • RUNNING TIME: 0:39:44
  • COLOR/B&W: N/A
  • CATALOG ID: B:52618
  • GENRE: N/A
  • SUBJECT HEADING: N/A
  • SERIES RUN: N/A
  • COMMERCIALS: N/A

CREDITS

  • Ernie Kovacs
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