MILTON BERLE SHOW, THE {MARTHA RAYE, JAYNE MANSFIELD, JIM BROWN} (TV)
Summary
One in this series of comedy/variety programs starring Milton Berle.
Highlights include: an opening monologue by Berle; a sketch featuring Berle, actress Jayne Mansfield, and comedian Martha Raye and singing “I Enjoy Being a Girl” and “There is Nothing Like a Dame”; an appearance by football player Jim Brown featuring footage of his games and a sketch featuring a “slow-motion” football parody; a sketch between Berle and “Sidney Spritzer,” a heckler portrayed by comedian Irving Benson; Bobby Rydell performing “You Gotta Enjoy Joy”; a series of blackout sketches featuring Berle, Mansfield, Raye, and Brown; singing duo Peter and Gordon performing “Lady Godiva”; and a sketch parodying the style of Noël Coward featuring Raye and Berle. Includes commercials.
Details
- NETWORK: ABC
- DATE: October 14, 1966 9:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:58:28
- COLOR/B&W: B&W Copy of Color Telecast
- CATALOG ID: B:05824
- GENRE: Comedy/Variety
- SUBJECT HEADING: Football; Rock music; Sports; African-American Collection - Sports; TV - Comedy/Variety
- SERIES RUN: NBC - TV series, 1948-1959; ABC - 1966-1967
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV – Commercials – American Motors automobiles
- TV – Commercials – Baggies plastic bags
- TV – Commercials – Ban deodorant
- TV – Commercials – Excedrin pain relief
- TV – Commercials – Fab laundry detergent
- TV – Commercials – Roi-Tan cigars
- TV – Promos – “Hollywood Palace”
- TV – Promos – “Iron Horse”
- TV – Promos – “Peyton Place”
- TV – Promos – “Shane”
- TV – Promos – “The Big Valley”
- TV – Promos – “The Felony Squad”
- TV – Promos – “The Lawrence Welk Show”
- TV – Promos – “The Rat Patrol”
CREDITS
- Nick Vanoff … Executive Producer
- Bill Harbach … Executive Producer
- Bill Dana … Producer
- Jerry McPhie … Associate Producer
- Stan Harris … Director
- Buddy Arnold … Writer
- Stan Burns … Writer
- Mark Marmer … Writer
- Stanley Davis … Writer
- Hal Goodman … Writer
- Larry Klein … Writer
- Marvin Worth … Writer
- Mitchell Ayres … Music by
- Louis DePron … Choreographer
- Milton Berle … Host
- Bobby Rydell … Performer
- Peter and Gordon … Performer
- Jayne Mansfield … Guest
- Jim Brown … Guest
- Irving Benson … Guest
- Martha Raye … Guest
- Noël Coward
- Frank Mitchell
- Kelly Richards