JACKIE GLEASON SHOW, THE {JOHNNY MATHIS; JOEL GREY; LOUIS NYE; GROUCHO MARX; JANE MORGAN} (TV)
Summary
One in this comedy/variety series. After an opening dance number by the June Taylor Dancers, Gleason delivers a monologue and intro- duces orchestra leader Sammy Spear. Succeeding segments include: Johnny Mathis singing "Misty Roses"; Groucho Marx chatting with Gleason and singing "Show Me a Rose"; Joel Grey singing "Wilkommen" and "Rockabye Your Baby With a Dixie Melody," accompanied by the June Taylor Dancers; comedian Louis Nye in a stand-up routine; Jane Morgan singing a medley of "Ten Cents a Dance" and "Hey, Big Spender"; additional singing and dancing numbers with the June Taylor Dancers; and Gleason, as Reginald van Gleason, and Marx singing a parody of the vaudeville standard, "Mr. Gallagher and Mr. Shean." The guests return to the stage one by one before Gleason and Marx say goodnight. Includes commercials. (This is a black and white copy of a color program.)
(Series title varies; "The Jackie Gleason Show" from 1952-1961 and 1966-1970; "Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine" from 1962-1966. "The Honeymooners" spin-off replaced the variety series 1955-1956.)
Details
- NETWORK: CBS
- DATE: October 14, 1967 Saturday 7:30 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:57:47
- COLOR/B&W: B&W
- CATALOG ID: T88:0038
- GENRE: Comedy/Variety
- SUBJECT HEADING: Comedy; Dance; Music, popular (songs, etc.)
- SERIES RUN: CBS - TV series, 1952-1970
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - Betty Crocker
- TV - Commercials - Parliament cigarettes
- TV - Commercials - Pontiac cars
- TV - Commercials - Remington
- TV - Commercials - Sylvania TV picture tubes
- TV - Commercials - Total cereal
- TV - Commercials - Wesson oil
CREDITS
- Jack Philbin … Executive Producer
- Ronald Wayne … Producer
- Frank Bunetta … Director
- Hank Ladd … Writer
- Snag Werris … Writer
- James Shelton … Writer
- Buddy Arnold … Writer
- Sammy Spear … Music (Misc. Credits)
- June Taylor … Choreographer
- Jackie Gleason … Cast
- Joel Grey … Guest
- Groucho Marx … Guest
- Johnny Mathis … Guest
- Jane Morgan … Guest
- Louis Nye … Guest
- Dancers, the June Taylor … Performer