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SID CAESAR INVITES YOU (TV)
Summary
One in this half-hour comedy variety show featuring Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, and Carl Reiner. First is an extended parody sketch entitled “The Last Angry Bull,” involving a conflict between bullfighters in Spain over an American tourist. Star bullfighter Julio Valdez calls out retired bullfighter Luis Flamingo for a special challenge, provoking him into accepting by harassing a beautiful tourist he has fallen in love with. Valdez puts on a great performance, but Flamingo finds himself seemingly mortally wounded by his encounter with the bull. Also includes “Ominous,” a parody of “Omnibus,” featuring a television presenter interviewing a bizarre jazz musician. Includes commercials.
Details
- NETWORK: ABC
- DATE: 1958
- RUNNING TIME: 1:00:00
- COLOR/B&W: B&W
- CATALOG ID: B:46924
- GENRE: Comedy/Variety
- SUBJECT HEADING: Comedy/Variety
- SERIES RUN: ABC - TV series, 1958
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV – Commercials – Dew Kissed lipstick
- TV – Commercials – Mascara-Matic cosmetic tool
- TV – Commercials – Skin Dew skin moisturizer
- TV – Promos – “Lawrence Welk’s Top Tunes and New Talent”
- TV – Promos – “You Asked For It”
CREDITS
- Hal Janis … Producer
- Berenice Weiler … Associate Producer
- Frank Bunetta … Director
- Mel Tolkin … Writer
- Neil Simon … Writer
- Mel Brooks … Writer
- Mike Stewart … Writer
- Danny Simon … Writer
- Bernard Green … Music by
- Sid Caesar … Cast
- Imogene Coca … Cast
- Carl Reiner … Cast
- Paul Reed … Cast
- Milt Kamen … Cast
- Craig Timberlake … Cast