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Episode #1.1

Episode #1.1

1963TV Episode⏱️ 1h 0m
ComedyMusic
7.3
IMDB Rating
10 votes

Sketches include a Egyptian/Roman procession featuring a surprise appearance by Jack Benny, three parodies of famous Broadway musicals using baseball themes, a sketch about a nervous first-time airplane passenger and a night club ...

Director
Robert Scheerer
Writers
Herbert Baker, Ernest Chambers, Larry Gelbart
Stars
Danny Kaye, Charles Aznavour, Jack Benny
Release Date
September 25, 1963
Language
English
💬 1
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Danny Kaye
Danny Kaye
as Self - Host
Charles Aznavour
Charles Aznavour
as Self
Jack Benny
Jack Benny
as Self
Jackie Cooper
Jackie Cooper
as Self
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Sam D'Andrea
as Self
👤
Joe and Eddie
as Themselves
👤
Lovelady Powell
as Self
Sally Stevens
Sally Stevens
as on camera singer
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Bonnie Evans
as Dancer

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Studio 31, CBS Television City - 7800 Beverly Boulevard, Fairfax, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production
Dena Productions, CBS Television Network

🏷️ Keywords

bandstandairplane passengerbaseballbroadway musicalparody

🎯 Categories

ComedyMusic

⭐ Featured Review

What a way to start a show
by HMB0072019-08-29
9/10

"Okay. I, like many folks, have heard the rumors that Mr. Kaye was LGBT. I know a lot of his humor is based in Camp. But I also know that whoever cast and directed this first episode of this series was deeply and abidingly in love with the male dancer who had an extended solo at the top of the show. The choreography isn't amazing enough to warrant such attention. Lord knows he's basically naked (especially for the time frame in America) and beyond lovely - in a way that spoke more to his sexuality than might be obvious to the everyday observer. So, between his presentation, and the..."

📖 Synopsis

Sketches include a Egyptian/Roman procession featuring a surprise appearance by Jack Benny, three parodies of famous Broadway musicals using baseball themes, a sketch about a nervous first-time airplane passenger and a night club ...