tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post500325057050601512..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: Weekend PostBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-68968525197589015182022-04-02T13:19:35.447-07:002022-04-02T13:19:35.447-07:00Unknown: In fact many people didn't even know ...Unknown: In fact many people didn't even know Williams and Longet had divorced, until the Sabitch incident.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-46944538830060443222020-12-09T17:07:20.918-08:002020-12-09T17:07:20.918-08:00I remember seeing Claudine in The Party with Peter...I remember seeing Claudine in The Party with Peter Sellers and thinking she was the prettiest woman I had ever seen. Then I read up on her and what happened. I think she ended up marrying the lawyer who defended her. Interesting. Lol Speaking of The Party how do you think this movie would go over today?? I would have thought Hollywood would have done a updated version of it over the years. I have not seen it on TV in years. Dave Hnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-65207885652098394902020-12-07T13:49:28.056-08:002020-12-07T13:49:28.056-08:00Since Someone Asked:
Andy Williams's Bear was...Since Someone Asked:<br /><br />Andy Williams's Bear was Janos Prohaska, inside a bear costume of his own creation.<br />Mr. Prohaska's family business was the creation of costumes - gorillas, bears, other such creatures - for movies and TV.<br />Among his better-remembered creatures were in service of <i>Star Trek, Outer Limits,</i> and other SF series of that era; Janos and his son Robert would create something otherworldly and outrageous, then offer it to producers like Gene Roddenberry to be "anything you'd like".<br />The script would then be tailored to fit the Prohaska creature, and another show would be off and running ... <br />Janos Prohaska and his son Robert were killed in a plane crash while on location for <i>Primal Man</i>, a semi-documentary in which they were playing prehistoric primates in costumes of their own making.Mike Doranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14427528138598549103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-57537653538029458962020-12-07T10:30:07.343-08:002020-12-07T10:30:07.343-08:00@D. Crockett my mother watched Andy Williams in th...@D. Crockett my mother watched Andy Williams in the 60's. I've always hated music in my shows when I was a kid. I still fast forward through most of SNL's musical guests. So in general I wasn't interested in the AWS.<br /><br />The one thing I sort of remember about the Andy Williams's show and what immediately popped into my head was the bear. But I couldn't tell you anything about it.Rich Shealerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06349316644704593604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-75891821000006446052020-12-07T09:59:47.266-08:002020-12-07T09:59:47.266-08:00My Christmas go tos have always been and will alwa...My Christmas go tos have always been and will always be Rankin\Bass and more recently the last few years It's a Wonderful Life. FQ: You made a great point once about the doubt of any Oral history being made about The Middle. Have you ever considered conducting one yourself? You being a fan, having ties with Patricia Heaton, Deann Heline and Eileen Heisler etc. Might be worth thinking about. Kendall Rivershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16401646799797849078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-56626414629146098792020-12-06T17:23:04.495-08:002020-12-06T17:23:04.495-08:00I find Claudine endlessly fascinating. Her person...I find Claudine endlessly fascinating. Her persona was that of an ethereal, breathy, wispy <i>mademoiselle</i>, but in reality she had a notoriously bad temper. A friend of Sabich told the story of talking to Spider in a bar when suddenly a glass whizzed past their heads and smashed into the wall. Without missing a beat, Spider said, "I think Claudine wants to leave."<br /><br />On the day of the murder, she was spotted by several people, driving around Aspen in a rage looking for Spider, ultimately plowing down the security gate to her housing development.<br /><br />The Aspen police botched the handling of the case to such a degree that all of the ballistics evidence was thrown out, even though the evidence revealed that the gun had jammed when Claudine tried to fire it and that she pulled the trigger several times before it finally went off. (The Aspen police arrested Ted Bundy at one point and he managed to escape from them...)<br /><br />Claudine worked with a fashion consultant to come up with, in her words, "court clothes" that would downplay her glamour. Hence the Peter Pan collars that she wore on the stand.<br /><br />When she was sentenced to 30 days in jail, the judge allowed her to take a previously-scheduled trip to Mexico before serving her sentence. There wasn't a women's prison in Aspen, so they converted an office in the courthouse into a makeshift prison cell, painted to her specifications.<br /><br />The Sabich family filed a civil suit against her. One of the conditions of the settlement is that she can never speak or write about the incident in public.<br /><br />She once recorded a Christmas song called "I Don't Intend to Spend Christmas Without You". At the time, I'm sure it was considered charming, but post-Sabich, it's positively chilling. <br /><br />She still lives in Aspen. I imagine her as a Garbo figure, venturing into town, and tales of Claudine spottings being shared by locals and tourists.Philly Cinephilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03882199549298409881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-55690347045590907022020-12-06T14:42:44.302-08:002020-12-06T14:42:44.302-08:00Gary, I think the same would apply to Michael Jack...Gary, I think the same would apply to Michael Jackson. Of course Janet and Latoya were popular but no where near Michael. sanfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06580867647162091670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-62656935730576177222020-12-06T12:24:53.824-08:002020-12-06T12:24:53.824-08:00Interesting that Andy Williams started in an act w...Interesting that Andy Williams started in an act with his older brothers, then went solo to far greater success. History repeated itself with Andy's frequent guests the Osmond Brothers, when brother Donny went on his own. Garynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-50551805048316231492020-12-06T08:40:08.634-08:002020-12-06T08:40:08.634-08:00Before "Hogan's Heroes", Longet was ...Before "Hogan's Heroes", Longet was paired with Tim Conway in two "McHale's Navy" episodes in 1963, and then again in the movie Universal made the following year, so she did have a little flair for comedy while also being eye candy for mid-1960s TV viewers. (The second episode ended with Claudine leaning on a gun while standing on board PT 73 and looking at Joe Flynn on the dock, but the show lasted for another three seasons, so nothing happened.)J Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15175515543694122729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-80612399221014832142020-12-05T19:02:33.179-08:002020-12-05T19:02:33.179-08:00@Mitch, "The Mason Williams Reading Matter&qu...@Mitch, "The Mason Williams Reading Matter" has been one of my favorite books since it came out 50 years ago!<br />Bettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08361592930703627190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-5055189989910272982020-12-05T15:51:36.212-08:002020-12-05T15:51:36.212-08:00NBC brought back Williams on a weekly basis in a &...NBC brought back Williams on a weekly basis in a "mod," slightly edgy variety hour on Saturday nights in 1969. Most of Williams's musical numbers were from the Top 40 adult contemporary charts--not much Mancini/Mercer here--and there was an emphasis on comedy.<br /><br />The revival ran two years and was produced by Chris Bearde and Allan Blye, who went on to do "The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour" for CBS in 1971.Kevin FitzMauricenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1493707791463274282020-12-05T15:15:49.556-08:002020-12-05T15:15:49.556-08:00My aunt, a harpsichordist, was a featured musician...My aunt, a harpsichordist, was a featured musician on that show. In one episode, she was given a solo number. You're right about people watching the program because it was in color. My aunt's gown that evening was a bright turquoise stunner, and that's all I remember about her spot. But the show had at least one other redeeming factor: Mason Williams wrote for it. Mitchnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-77145257921508181322020-12-05T14:05:10.291-08:002020-12-05T14:05:10.291-08:00"Not having a color TV and not being gay I ne..."Not having a color TV and not being gay I never watched THE ANDY WILLIAMS SHOW…"<br /><br />Ken, why would you possibly think being "gay" would affect wanting to watch something as dully white bread as the Andy Williams show?<br />Maurice M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10714259304798576902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-82464275955761529582020-12-05T12:21:37.491-08:002020-12-05T12:21:37.491-08:00Thanks to MeTV and its imitators, I've seen Cl...Thanks to MeTV and its imitators, I've seen Claudine Longet in Hogan's Heroes, the Rat Patrol, and the Bold Ones. In a remarkable coincidence she always played someone suspected of a crime. In the first 2 it was collaborating with the Nazis. In the third (and this is the kicker), the plot revolved around whether she or her husband (the wonderful Charles Aidman) had killed her lover.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14705408455380402571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-39885801653212360332020-12-05T11:41:36.682-08:002020-12-05T11:41:36.682-08:00
@Pat Reeder. See (heard) what you mean...<br />@Pat Reeder. See (heard) what you mean...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-6184761788828133232020-12-05T11:38:24.909-08:002020-12-05T11:38:24.909-08:00Yo Ken. George Wendt was on Stars in the House las...Yo Ken. George Wendt was on Stars in the House last night to talk about doing your virtual play On the Farce Day of Christmas. You've kept that close to your chest! Looking forward to it. Troy McClurenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-64695594172750261652020-12-05T11:33:11.107-08:002020-12-05T11:33:11.107-08:00You slut! So you are to blame for "Charlie...You slut! So you are to blame for "Charlie's Angels", "Three's Company", and "The Dukes of Hazzard"!Colin Strattonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07514175776570611098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-17663847082248914222020-12-05T10:58:35.676-08:002020-12-05T10:58:35.676-08:00Andy was still at it in the late 80s. I barely re...Andy was still at it in the late 80s. I barely remember a special with Kim Fields, Tina Yothers, Topo Gigio and Special Guest Star Pope John Paul II. <br /><br />The opening number had Andy wandering by the Fountain of Trevi in a tux warbling something like "And we may even hope/That we can meet the Pope!" E. Yarbernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-44834196980217677812020-12-05T10:47:46.973-08:002020-12-05T10:47:46.973-08:00I, also, immediately thought of the SNL sketch whe...I, also, immediately thought of the SNL sketch when Claudine Longet was brought up. Not only does that reflect on the edginess of original SNL, but also the fact that it was written by the master of dark comedy Michael O'Donoghue. The apology, but not the sketch itself, was in the SNL script book that came out in 1978. (I also checked the Doug Hill and Jeff Weingrad book, <i>Saturday Night</i>, to be sure it was indeed his sketch)Mibbitmakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17649369314906738690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-50992771301119257722020-12-05T10:16:45.138-08:002020-12-05T10:16:45.138-08:00We had black & white, but we watched for Andy ...We had black & white, but we watched for Andy Williams singing. Mom was a huge fan, and her Xmas albums were all Andy Williams.<br />There really was never a question if we were going to watch them or not.<br />-3-https://www.blogger.com/profile/18201804552651989442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-22600971678388683662020-12-05T10:10:57.378-08:002020-12-05T10:10:57.378-08:00Claudine is one of our Hollywood Hi-Fi all-stars. ...Claudine is one of our Hollywood Hi-Fi all-stars. She put out a shocking number of albums and singles: https://www.discogs.com/artist/260322-Claudine-Longet <br /><br />I use the word "shocking" because you'd be shocked that she had a record contract if you ever heard one of them. God only knows how that happened: https://youtu.be/LF7vjPosQF0Pat Reederhttp://www.facebook.com/hollywoodhifibooknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-35380380208731511602020-12-05T09:12:31.496-08:002020-12-05T09:12:31.496-08:00In his book "Son Of Sabitch" Claudine...In his book "Son Of Sabitch" Claudine's son says of his mother, "because she grew up in France she never really understood the legal concept of self-defense."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-80515554485073053022020-12-05T09:05:46.488-08:002020-12-05T09:05:46.488-08:00I once watched the Andy Williams Christmas Special...I once watched the Andy Williams Christmas Special with Williams's girlfriend at the time, a lovely young woman who was a personal friend of my landlady's daughter. Claudine was on the show with Andy with all their kids, because it was Christmas. Debbie, I think the girlfriend's name was Debbie, sat in the floor in front of the TV and moaned, "Oh, Howard," each time Williams kissed or embraced Claudine. (William's first name is Howard.) "He's only doing that because the producers asked him to," she explained.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13685067885312854451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-76339930670063854152020-12-05T08:47:44.504-08:002020-12-05T08:47:44.504-08:00What, no love for the Bear? What, no love for the Bear? D. Crockettnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-32551996915257275802020-12-05T08:09:16.217-08:002020-12-05T08:09:16.217-08:00I recently watched a HOGANS HEROES episode and the...I recently watched a HOGANS HEROES episode and there was an attractive French woman who helped Hogan. When I looked up who played her was surprised to learn it was Claudine Longet.Michaelnoreply@blogger.com