tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post6787233928932910299..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: A long lost Levine & Isaacs episodeBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-3241915662539723942017-07-03T06:04:01.037-07:002017-07-03T06:04:01.037-07:00The opening credits tell me right away that it'...The opening credits tell me right away that it's an MTM production, even before any logos come up. And the plot is classic Levine-Isaacs. Very funny. I recognized a lot of names and faces from the end credits.DyHrdMEThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07621011643939597497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-7399719120076084772017-06-01T12:14:53.193-07:002017-06-01T12:14:53.193-07:00"How about I check your drawers?". Didn&..."How about I check your drawers?". Didn't see that one coming.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00760229533287495672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-48418466266716215212017-05-31T23:06:21.489-07:002017-05-31T23:06:21.489-07:00I assume the sentence "In case you're one...I assume the sentence "In case you're one of the two or three people in the entire world not familiar with <i>The Tony Randall Show</i> is a joke of some kind. I suspect it would be more accurate to speak of the two or three people in the world who <i>are</i> familiar with <i>The Tony Randall Show</i> ... or, these days, with Tony Randall.<br /><br /> -- Damian<br />Damian T. Lloyd, Esq.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15423589734839129158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-72546237112222222552017-05-31T14:18:50.960-07:002017-05-31T14:18:50.960-07:00Ahhhh... I remember the show well!
Robert W. Clea...Ahhhh... I remember the show well!<br /><br />Robert W. Cleaver... excellent!SharoneRosenhttp://www.sharonerosen.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-8963344584432654342017-05-30T06:46:29.091-07:002017-05-30T06:46:29.091-07:00Thanks for sharing that! I enjoyed the show in its...Thanks for sharing that! I enjoyed the show in its initial run. After getting over the shock of the car dealer's name in the bit of commercial in this clip (Tom Raper!!) I did have a question:<br /><br />The credits list Hugh Wilson as a "Story Consultant". What is a story consultant, or what was Wilson's role in this instance?Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17850672682992802562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-58005019515071086282017-05-29T13:15:24.353-07:002017-05-29T13:15:24.353-07:00Thanks, Ken. I always enjoyed that program. I espe...Thanks, Ken. I always enjoyed that program. I especially remember one episode featuring a then unknown (I think) Michael Keaton, playing a night school student of Franklin's, named Zeke. His later popularity came as no surprise to me; he was hilarious from the get-go.<br /><br />A possible Friday question: I always especially enjoyed Allyn Ann McLerie as Miss Reubner. Did you know her? Thanks again.Mark Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07463881222804863326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-19352869288619381662017-05-28T12:10:07.814-07:002017-05-28T12:10:07.814-07:00I remember this show! Bounced around in the sched...I remember this show! Bounced around in the schedule, as I recall, and was hard to find. Sure has the MTM aura, though, doesn't it?<br /><br />Ken, any idea who the two phone voices are? (The woman who calls in for a movie review, and the suicidal man.) Producers? Writers? <br />Y. Knotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11113170603742828515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-956308207173408152017-05-28T09:18:04.232-07:002017-05-28T09:18:04.232-07:00The one thing I remember about that show was the i...The one thing I remember about that show was the intro, where Tony Randall is wheeling around a building rooftop inside that rolly ball whatchamacallit, all dressed in white I think. I have no idea why I remember that to this day, but I do.ScottyBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-21025547129315610282017-05-27T21:51:06.825-07:002017-05-27T21:51:06.825-07:00naming the radio host after two of your favorite...naming the radio host after two of your favorite radio people Robert W. CleaverJeff Edwardsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-63939943990296329672017-05-27T21:46:31.650-07:002017-05-27T21:46:31.650-07:00David Ogden Stiers played radio guy Robert W. ...David Ogden Stiers played radio guy Robert W. Cleaver,,,, combination of two of your favorite radio guys names ?Jeff Edwardsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-77635778383154155962017-05-27T13:06:34.373-07:002017-05-27T13:06:34.373-07:00Oh, that jacket. Shades of Norm Sloan ('70s N....Oh, that jacket. Shades of Norm Sloan ('70s N.C. State basketball coach).VP81955https://www.blogger.com/profile/11792390726196611188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-27650255590187564562017-05-27T12:01:08.612-07:002017-05-27T12:01:08.612-07:00A technical question: I noticed they did a couple ...A technical question: I noticed they did a couple of freeze-frame credits on a punchline just before concluding the final scene.<br />Obviously, freezing the video was done in post-production, but it seems like the director would still need the cast to hold their positions for a couple of extra beats to keep the audience laughter from getting cut off. Am I right about that, or was there some other editing trick used to allow the performance to continue apace? And did you have to take that quirk of pacing into account in writing the final scene?Andy Rosenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-51955613119904322052017-05-27T10:22:59.797-07:002017-05-27T10:22:59.797-07:00I clicked it intending only to have a peek, not to...I clicked it intending only to have a peek, not to watch the whole thing, but that was really funny. It was nice to see something so well-structured, where the humor came from well-defined characters.RLPnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-6406542426704808692017-05-27T08:03:57.998-07:002017-05-27T08:03:57.998-07:00It always cracked me up when he would say: "J...It always cracked me up when he would say: "Judge Franklin, Mario Lanza".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-23629594675485221902017-05-27T07:58:04.946-07:002017-05-27T07:58:04.946-07:00Snappy dialogue. Is a fast pace standard for comed... Snappy dialogue. Is a fast pace standard for comedy or just for certain eras? One other question: When Stiers introduced Randall on the radio show, he made a slip on the name "Tonight my guest is Judge Walter Frankel Franklin." Assuming that was written into the script, is the slip-of-the-tongue / mispronunciation a vehicle that is best used infrequently for most characters or can it become a reliable standard in developing a particular character for a show? Brad Aplinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06823802067857735916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-24987306977911160462017-05-27T07:55:17.015-07:002017-05-27T07:55:17.015-07:00Good seeing David Ogden Stiers not long after his ...Good seeing David Ogden Stiers not long after his brief stint as one of Charlie's Angels.I'm Outraged!https://www.blogger.com/profile/08329023172070049233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-70104735547732175462017-05-27T06:47:10.501-07:002017-05-27T06:47:10.501-07:00Hm. A radio call-in show and an English maid. Remi...Hm. A radio call-in show and an English maid. Reminds me of another Levine-Isaacs show.VincentSnoreply@blogger.com