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dancingmasters · 02-27-2006, 01:10 PM

Hello, does anybody out there have these episodes on My Living Doll?
Pool Hustler- need a better video quality on this episode.
Rhoda's First Date.
I'll Leave It To You.
Kletomaniac.
Besides these episodes which I Have: Pilot Show. Day In Court. Beauty Contest. Univited Guess. Something Borrowed, Something Blew. Does Anyone Have other episodes available? Remember to check in the attic, check in the basement, check at the swap meet as well as foreign countries who "mite" have foreign prints on this series?
Thank You.

tom1973 · 07-07-2006, 12:24 AM

you would think the full season of this show would be released offically on dvd.

dancingmasters · 07-07-2006, 08:40 AM

Yes! one would think this Funny sitcom would be released on dvd although, it's in black & white Not color which Mite explain Why its never been released? Who Knows! Maybe someone in Hollywoodland knows the correct answer.

debwalsh · 07-07-2006, 03:46 PM

Legend has it the producer of the series destroyed the original films of the series.

tvfan0101 · 07-07-2006, 05:48 PM

A rumor which, sadly, will only be proven wrong if all the episodes show up. Until then, it will continue spinning around. I have heard tell that a tenth episode exists is at the Museum of Television and Radio in addition to the nine extant episodes in the hands of private collectors and held at the UCLA Film & Television Archive. But I never followed that up.

dancingmasters · 07-08-2006, 11:16 AM

Do you think that if someone Or a group of private collectors all got together and offered a Super amount of money for the Entire series it would turn up? It sort of sounds like someone is Holding out on releasing this old series. Maybe because it's a fantasy show and fantasy type of stuff always has a way of bringing top dollar!
Hopefully the entire series is still out there, somewhere. Maybe the late Bob Cummings keep copies of all of his work?
Finally what is the name of the tenth episode that mite be out there?

tvfan0101 · 07-08-2006, 11:18 AM

Even if Bob Cummings kept all of his episodes, remember that he was not in the last five episodes. Also, I have no idea what episode might be at the MTR.

debwalsh · 07-08-2006, 01:04 PM

I doubt seriously he kept anything - he wasn't in the last few episodes because he hated working on the show so much. Even Julie Newmar apparently doesn't have episodes.

My Living Doll episodes listed in the UCLA archive include one called Boy Meets Girl. It's not a circulating copy, so it would not be available for loan or anything.

I only have 6 episodes of the series - if you really do have other episodes (First Date, Klepto, Leave It), is there anything else you're looking for that you'd be willing to trade for those?

I've started writing request e-mails to companies like Shout! and 'S'More Entertainment about shows like this. 'S'More Entertainment is working with the UCLA Archive on releases - Mr. Peepers is one of them, and apparently there's another set to follow. This is a company that's tapped into the Archive, and might be a good target to send polite inquiries to.

tvfan0101 · 07-08-2006, 08:21 PM

UCLA has six episodes:

"Beauty Contest"
"Boy Meets Girl"
"I'll Leave It To You"
"Kleptomaniac"
"Rhoda's First Date"
"The Witness"

Of those six, I believe three are in the hands of private collectors:

"Boy Meets Girl"
"Beauty Contest"
"The Witness" aka "Day in Court"

There are three other episodes apparently in the hands of private collectors:

"Uninvited Guest"
"Something Borrowed, Something Blue"
"Pool Shark"

And that makes nine. I just double checked and I may have mispoken earlier. Someone posted on Usenet that an episode was at the Library of Congress, not the MTR. I could not find any mention of any My Living Doll episodes at the LOC, though, so it might just be nine. Plus the fall preview, but that probably only has footage from the first episode.

lazygrae · 09-12-2006, 01:27 PM

A 16mm film print of an episode held at UCLA (assuming the above info is correct) was just listed on eBay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/16mm-TV-MY-LIVIN...QQcmdZViewItem

I don't know the seller and am not advertising the auction, just informing anybody who may be interested in knowing of its existence outside of UCLA's holdings.

02-27-2006, 01:10 PM	#1
dancingmasters Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jan 25, 2006 Location: La Mesa, California Posts: 79	MY LIVING DOLL Wanted! Hello, does anybody out there have these episodes on My Living Doll? Pool Hustler- need a better video quality on this episode. Rhoda's First Date. I'll Leave It To You. Kletomaniac. Besides these episodes which I Have: Pilot Show. Day In Court. Beauty Contest. Univited Guess. Something Borrowed, Something Blew. Does Anyone Have other episodes available? Remember to check in the attic, check in the basement, check at the swap meet as well as foreign countries who "mite" have foreign prints on this series? Thank You.

07-07-2006, 08:40 AM	#3
dancingmasters Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jan 25, 2006 Location: La Mesa, California Posts: 79	My Living Doll. Yes! one would think this Funny sitcom would be released on dvd although, it's in black & white Not color which Mite explain Why its never been released? Who Knows! Maybe someone in Hollywoodland knows the correct answer.

07-07-2006, 03:46 PM	#4
debwalsh Ancient Archivist Frequent Poster Join Date: Mar 23, 2004 Location: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Posts: 504	Legend has it the producer of the series destroyed the original films of the series.
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07-08-2006, 11:16 AM	#6
dancingmasters Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jan 25, 2006 Location: La Mesa, California Posts: 79	My Living Doll Episodes Are Out There? Do you think that if someone Or a group of private collectors all got together and offered a Super amount of money for the Entire series it would turn up? It sort of sounds like someone is Holding out on releasing this old series. Maybe because it's a fantasy show and fantasy type of stuff always has a way of bringing top dollar! Hopefully the entire series is still out there, somewhere. Maybe the late Bob Cummings keep copies of all of his work? Finally what is the name of the tenth episode that mite be out there?

09-12-2006, 01:27 PM	#10
lazygrae Archivist Frequent Poster Join Date: Sep 30, 2003 Location: Canada, watching the grooviest gang of fuzz who ever wore a badge. Posts: 460	A 16mm film print of an episode held at UCLA (assuming the above info is correct) was just listed on eBay. http://cgi.ebay.com/16mm-TV-MY-LIVIN...QQcmdZViewItem I don't know the seller and am not advertising the auction, just informing anybody who may be interested in knowing of its existence outside of UCLA's holdings.
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07-07-2006, 12:24 AM	#2
tom1973 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Aug 23, 2005 Posts: 8	you would think the full season of this show would be released offically on dvd.

07-07-2006, 05:48 PM	#5
tvfan0101 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Sep 29, 2003 Posts: 961	A rumor which, sadly, will only be proven wrong if all the episodes show up. Until then, it will continue spinning around. I have heard tell that a tenth episode exists is at the Museum of Television and Radio in addition to the nine extant episodes in the hands of private collectors and held at the UCLA Film & Television Archive. But I never followed that up.

07-08-2006, 11:18 AM	#7
tvfan0101 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Sep 29, 2003 Posts: 961	Even if Bob Cummings kept all of his episodes, remember that he was not in the last five episodes. Also, I have no idea what episode might be at the MTR.

07-08-2006, 01:04 PM	#8
debwalsh Ancient Archivist Frequent Poster Join Date: Mar 23, 2004 Location: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Posts: 504	I doubt seriously he kept anything - he wasn't in the last few episodes because he hated working on the show so much. Even Julie Newmar apparently doesn't have episodes. My Living Doll episodes listed in the UCLA archive include one called Boy Meets Girl. It's not a circulating copy, so it would not be available for loan or anything. I only have 6 episodes of the series - if you really do have other episodes (First Date, Klepto, Leave It), is there anything else you're looking for that you'd be willing to trade for those? I've started writing request e-mails to companies like Shout! and 'S'More Entertainment about shows like this. 'S'More Entertainment is working with the UCLA Archive on releases - Mr. Peepers is one of them, and apparently there's another set to follow. This is a company that's tapped into the Archive, and might be a good target to send polite inquiries to.

07-08-2006, 08:21 PM	#9
tvfan0101 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Sep 29, 2003 Posts: 961	UCLA has six episodes: "Beauty Contest" "Boy Meets Girl" "I'll Leave It To You" "Kleptomaniac" "Rhoda's First Date" "The Witness" Of those six, I believe three are in the hands of private collectors: "Boy Meets Girl" "Beauty Contest" "The Witness" aka "Day in Court" There are three other episodes apparently in the hands of private collectors: "Uninvited Guest" "Something Borrowed, Something Blue" "Pool Shark" And that makes nine. I just double checked and I may have mispoken earlier. Someone posted on Usenet that an episode was at the Library of Congress, not the MTR. I could not find any mention of any My Living Doll episodes at the LOC, though, so it might just be nine. Plus the fall preview, but that probably only has footage from the first episode.