JACKIE GLEASON AND HIS AMERICAN SCENE MAGAZINE {FRANK FONTAINE, BARBARA HELLER, JIMMIE ROGERS} (TV)
Summary
One in this comedy/variety series. Highlights of this program include the following segments: the June Taylor Dancers perform a tap dance routine to "There's No Business Like Show Business"; Jackie Gleason does a comic monologue in which he discusses his habit of drinking coffee and a man who intends to commit suicide at the World's Fair; Art Carney makes a surprise appearance on the show and jokes around with Gleason, refusing to allow Gleason to plug his new motion picture; Carney demonstrates the way Ed Norton would bowl; Sammy Spear and Jackie Gleason perform a duet which turns out to be much more of a comical battle of trumpeting talents; Barbara Heller narrates the newsreel of the "American Scene Magazine"; the "Poor Soul" attempts to discern what he is allergic to as he suffers from a sneezing fit; Jackie Gleason portrays a retired sword-fighting movie star; "Rum Dum" demonstrates the proper way to pack fragile items; Timmie Rogers performs a comic monologue filled with "oh yeahs" in which he comments on various topics including the movie "Cleopatra," the famous imprints left in cement in Hollywood, the problems of the wealthy, new tax forms, his family's budget, and the new toys on the market; Timmie Rogers performs a musical number with audience participation; Crazy Guggenheim, the character portrayed by Frank Fontaine, tells Joe the Bartender about the dream he had the previous night, a bon voyage party he attended, and compasses; and Crazy Guggenheim sings "Always." Includes commercials and a public service announcement.
Details
- NETWORK: CBS
- DATE: May 16, 1964 7:30 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:58:49
- COLOR/B&W: B&W
- CATALOG ID: T:11865
- GENRE: Comedy/Variety
- SUBJECT HEADING: Comedy; Music, popular (songs, etc.); Tap dancing
- SERIES RUN: CBS - TV series, 1962-1966
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - Cedar squeeze mops
- TV - Commercials - Chex cereals
- TV - Commercials - Colgate Gardol toothpaste
- TV - Commercials - Drano germ cleaner
- TV - Commercials - Fab laundry detergent
- TV - Commercials - Parliament cigarettes
- TV - Commercials - Personna blades
- TV - Commercials - Windex glass cleaner
- TV - PSA - National Association for Mental Health
CREDITS
- Jack Philbin … Producer
- Ronald Wayne … Associate Producer
- Frank Bunetta … Director
- Marvin Marx … Writer
- Sydney Zelinka … Writer
- Walter Stone … Writer
- James Shelton … Writer
- Hank Ladd … Writer
- Snag Werris … Writer
- Sidney Reznick … Writer
- Lucian Kaminsky … Writer
- Dennis Marks … Writer
- Jack Winter … Writer
- Sammy Spear … Music (Misc. Credits), Musical Director
- William Stegmeyer … Music (Misc. Credits), Orchestrations, "La La La La La La La La", "It's Such a Happy Day"
- George Williams … Music (Misc. Credits), Orchestrations, "La La La La La La La La", "It's Such a Happy Day"
- Spear, Sammy and his Orchestra … Orchestra
- June Taylor … Choreographer
- June Taylor Dancers, The … Dance Company
- Jackie Gleason … Host
- Johnny Olsen … Announcer
- Marilyn Kasey … Cast
- Greta Randall … Cast
- Darlene Enlow … Cast
- Ted Beniades … Cast
- Philip Bruns … Cast
- Jan Crockett … Cast
- Peter Gladke … Cast
- Mickey Moore … Cast
- Sam Stewart … Cast
- Frank Fontaine … Cast
- Barbara Heller … Cast
- Timmie Rogers … Guest
- Art Carney