1956TV Variety
1950S COMEDY-VARIETY TELEVISION SHOW
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| 01:00:32 31.7 |
THE ERNIE KOVACS SHOW. THE NAIROBI TRIO. MEN IN MONKEY MASKS PRETENDING TO PLAY THEME SONG ON DRUMS AND KEYBOARD.
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| 01:00:40 40.67 |
SHOW PERFORMERS MENTIONED BY ANNOUNCER (BILL WHITELAW?): EDIE ADAMS, DYLAN TODD, ARCHIE KOTY AND THE ORCHESTRA.
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| 01:00:59 58.73 |
MORE OF THE NAIROBI TRIO.
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| 01:01:18 77.71 |
ERNIE KOVACS, SMOKING CIGAR, ENTERS SET THROUGH STAGE DOORS.
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| 01:01:30 89.76 |
SET LOOKS LIKE MEDIEVAL CASTLE. KOVACS EXPLAINS THAT THE VIEWER IS WATCHING A KINESCOPE THAT WILL BE AIRED WHEN HE IS ON VACATION.
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| 01:02:15 134.8 |
MC HANDS KOVACS A NEWSPAPER. HE TALKS ABOUT GRACE KELLY BEING ON HER HONEYMOON.
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| 01:02:40 159.83 |
KOVACS READS FROM DEAR ABBY ADVICE COLUMN.
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| 01:03:49 228.86 |
KOVACS GOES INTO AUDIENCE TO INTERVIEW AUDIENCE MEMBERS. THE TYPE OF BIT THAT DAVID LETTERMAN WOULD DO YEARS LATER. INFLUENTIAL TELEVISION COMEDY.
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| 01:05:03 302.94 |
KOVACS GIVES AUDIENCE MEMBER A LUCIEN PICCARD WATCH.
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| 01:05:18 317.95 |
KOVACS GIVES AUDIENCE MEMBER AN ELVIS PRESLEY RECORD ALBUM. EARLY ROCK N' ROLL. KOVACS MISPRONOUNCES "PRESLEY", TELLS SOME JOKES.
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| 01:06:28 388.05 |
KOVACS KISSES WIFE EDIE ADAMS, WHO IS SITTING ON PIANO. ANNOUNCER COMES ON CAMERA TO FINISH JOKE.
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| 01:07:22 442.08 |
EDIE ADAMS
EVERYTHING I HAVE IS YOURS
(live)
EDIE ADAMS SINGS "EVERYTHING I HAVE IS YOURS". SHE IS SITTING ON PIANO, WEARING A FUR AND JEWELS.
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| 01:09:40 580.21 |
SONG ENDS, REVEALING ERNIE KOVACS, SMOKING CIGAR, PLAYING PIANO.
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| 01:10:12 611.68 |
SHOW TITLE COMES ON SCREEN FOR TRANSITION TO COMMERCIAL, STATION BREAK.
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| 01:10:27 626.69 |
COUNTDOWN LEADER. CLOSE UP OF GOLDFISH IN TANK. KOVACS AND ADAMS DO VOICEOVER, AS IF FISH ARE TALKING. COMEDY SKIT.
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| 01:12:37 756.82 |
WIDE SHOT OF FISH TANK, CREW MEMBER, TWO HUGE 1950S TELEVISION CAMERAS WITH NBC LOGO ON THE SIDE AIMED AT FISH TANK. CAMERA PANS OVER TO KOVACS.
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| 01:13:08 787.85 |
KOVACS TALKS TO GUITAR PLAYER, DYLAN TODD.
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| 01:13:30 809.84 |
DYLAN TODD
OLD DAN TUCKER
(live)
DYLAN TODD, GUITAR PLAYER SINGS AND PLAYS ACOUSTIC GUITAR. PERFORMS "OLD DAN TUCKER". WESTERN FOLK SONG.
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| 01:15:04 903.97 |
SONG ENDS. KOVACS TELLS JOKES AND TALKS ABOUT NEXT ACT.
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| 01:15:55 955.02 |
SHOW TITLE COMES ON SCREEN FOR TRANSITION TO COMMERCIAL, STATION BREAK.
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| 01:16:10 970.04 |
COUNTDOWN LEADER. EDIE ADAMS MODELS POLKA DOT DRESS. ERNIE KOVACS MENTIONS THAT IT WAS MADE USING A MCCALLS PATTERN. PAID ANNOUNCEMENT, ADVERTISEMENT. SPONSOR.
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| 01:17:24 1044.11 |
MUNDELL LOWE
IF I FORGOT TO TELL YOU I LOVE YOU
(live)
MUNDELL LOWE PERFORMS. SINGS AND PLAYS ELECTRIC GUITAR. JAZZY POPULAR MUSIC. FUNNY ANTI-LOVE SONG.
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| 01:19:00 1140.14 |
SONG ENDS. CARD READING: SEPTIC FILMS PRESENTS
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| 01:19:11 1151.22 |
CARD READING: THE DANCING BALDERSONS. COMEDY SKIT. ERNIE KOVACS AND EDIE ADAMS AS DANCING VAUDEVILLE PERFORMERS, WITH STRAW HATS AND CANES.
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| 01:19:30 1170.24 |
PHONY APPLAUSE AS THEY TAKE BOWS AND BEGIN TELLING CORNY JOKES.
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| 01:20:19 1218.69 |
THEY EXIT THE STAGE.
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| 01:20:28 1227.69 |
CUT TO BACKSTAGE DRESSING ROOM SET. COMEDY SKIT CONTINUES AS IMPRESARIO ATTEMPTS TO SIGN EDIE'S CHARACTER ONLY.
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| 01:22:58 1377.84 |
EDIE AND IMPRESARIO EXIT. KOVACS LIP SYNCS TO OLD RECORD.
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| 01:23:25 1404.87 |
SKIT CONTINUES. VAUDEVILLE ACT POSTER. ADAMS ON STAGE TAKING BOWS.
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| 01:23:48 1427.89 |
KOVACS, ACTING DEJECTED, WALKS ACROSS CITY STREET SCENE BACKDROP.
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| 01:24:00 1439.84 |
FAKE NEWSPAPER HEADLINE.
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| 01:24:14 1453.92 |
ADAMS WAVES FROM SHIP DECK SET. PHOTOGRAPHER TAKES PICTURES.
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| 01:24:30 1469.94 |
CARD READING: SIX MONTHS LATER
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| 01:24:40 1479.95 |
KOVACS WALKS ACROSS CITY STOOP BACKDROP.
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| 01:24:51 1490.96 |
STOCK SHOT OF TRAIN EXITING TUNNEL.
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| 01:24:57 1496.96 |
CARD READING: PARIS. CLOSE UP OF HANDS APPLAUDING.
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| 01:25:00 1499.9 |
ADAMS TAKES BOWS IN FRONT OF STAGE CURTAIN. SHOW BIZ SUCCESS. THIS REPEATS FOR LONDON AND NEW JERSEY. SHE TRIES TO CATCH BOUQUET OF FLOWERS THROWN TO HER.
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| 01:25:27 1526.99 |
KOVACS, DRUNK AND DEJECTED, ON BAR, BEER HALL SET. ADAMS JOINS HIM.
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| 01:26:30 1590.06 |
KOVACS REVEALS THAT HE'S BEEN LIMPING FOR YEARS BECAUSE A CAN OPENING FELL INTO HIS SHOE.
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| 01:26:44 1604.07 |
IMPRESARIO READS LETTER OF REJECTION.
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| 01:27:21 1641.11 |
KOVACS AND ADAMS DANCE BACK ON STAGE AS VAUDEVILLE COMEDY TEAM, REUNITED.
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| 01:27:56 1676.14 |
CARD READING: FINIS. COMEDY SKIT ENDS.
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| 01:28:09 1689.16 |
SHOW END CREDITS OVER FILM OF PEOPLE AND HORSE ROLLERSKATING IN RINK.
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| 01:28:19 1699.17 |
CARD READING: THIS HAS BEEN AN NBC PRESENTATION
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