@@musicom67 And when it's done, you're on such a performance high, that it takes a few hours to come down enough to go to sleep. So, if you're Sid Caesar, you have a late dinner at Lindy's, with a few drinks. Eventually, you need a few more to unwind. And then, a few drugs. Before you know it, you're hooked.
@@OofusTwillip Thanks for your insightful posts. The great Caesar is one of my all-time faves, and it's glorious to finally see a complete episode of his iconic shows w/ Coca and other 50s-era luminaries.
Why we let commercial interests - and censors - eliminate live television is a mystery. I suppose we had no choice, but our ability to communicate has been seriously compromised.
This is gold! Have you got any more of these, complete or otherwise? I know the Paley Center for Media has an almost complete collection, but won't publish them -- you have to visit them in person to watch. Many of the sketches have appeared on UA-cam, but there's tons more that haven't been seen in public since 1954!
I also have a Public Domain VHS from the '90s. Probably the same crap you see on UA-cam - not sure there's anything 'complete' like this kinnie - but if I find it, I'll gladly digitize and post it :) Thanks for the comment.
![SID CAESAR: Nan Hires a Maid [THE COMMUTERS] (CAESAR'S HOUR, Jan 17 1955)](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/1nOQFNIKTKw/mqdefault.jpg)
Thank you so much for allowing us to see these gems!!!!
Ballet on Prime-Time! Wow! This was truly the Golden Age of Television!
Imagine doing a 90-minute live variety show, every week. That's like creating and doing a new Broadway musical every week.
Sounds like a nightmare. And then get home after all that...
@@musicom67 And when it's done, you're on such a performance high, that it takes a few hours to come down enough to go to sleep. So, if you're Sid Caesar, you have a late dinner at Lindy's, with a few drinks. Eventually, you need a few more to unwind. And then, a few drugs. Before you know it, you're hooked.
@@OofusTwillip Thanks for your insightful posts. The great Caesar is one of my all-time faves, and it's glorious to finally see a complete episode of his iconic shows w/ Coca and other 50s-era luminaries.
Why we let commercial interests - and censors - eliminate live television is a mystery.
I suppose we had no choice, but our ability to communicate has been seriously compromised.
A lot like Saturday Night Live (also on NBC) but SNL has a lot less dancing
Unbelievable. Thank you.
My aunt used to go to the local bar to watch “Your Show of Shows”
Maria Tallchief was the first prima ballerina who was Native American. She was also a skilled pianist.
Did not realize that Fran Allison was tall !
TVs second big hit after Milton Berle .
This 1953 show was in its latter days
This is gold! Have you got any more of these, complete or otherwise? I know the Paley Center for Media has an almost complete collection, but won't publish them -- you have to visit them in person to watch. Many of the sketches have appeared on UA-cam, but there's tons more that haven't been seen in public since 1954!
I also have a Public Domain VHS from the '90s. Probably the same crap you see on UA-cam - not sure there's anything 'complete' like this kinnie - but if I find it, I'll gladly digitize and post it :) Thanks for the comment.
Early 50's programming.
15:03- At the time, Vaughn Monroe was still headlining CBS radio's "CAMEL CARAVAN" on Saturday nights [7:30pm(et)].
1:10:03- Bill Shipley speaks for Prudential Insurance (and during the years they sponsored "THE TWENTIETH CENTURY" on CBS).
Advertising cigarettes! How many people died early because they listened to these ads!
Her hair hurts….This is one of the symptoms of a migraine attack, actually.
or a flu
I'd walk a mile for a Calomel.