Montie Carlo

[Woolworth27]

On the C39 eps. Here Comes the Bride, Ralf, mentions something to his friend that,s marring Alice's sister, about Montie Carlo dancing on the Red Skelton show. Now I know who Red Skelton is and about his show, but who is Montie Carlo Was he a dancer on Red Skelton show or something This was clearly before my time does anybody know?

[VIDEOWACK]

Originally Posted by Woolworth27

On the C39 eps. Here Comes the Bride, Ralf, mentions something to his friend that,s marring Alice's sister, about Montie Carlo dancing on the Red Skelton show. Now I know who Red Skelton is and about his show, but who is Montie Carlo Was he a dancer on Red Skelton show or something This was clearly before my time does anybody know?

No, it was Boris Karloff dancing on the Red Skelton Show.

[W.B.]

Originally Posted by VIDEOWACK

No, it was Boris Karloff dancing on the Red Skelton Show.

And the line was delivered like that, because: a) Skelton was on Gleason's network, CBS, and b) I.I.N.M., the original script had Karloff dancing on Milton Berle's show - a no-no, as Berle was on what in those days was referred to as "another network."

The funny thing was, Karloff actually did appear on The Red Skelton Show, at least twice - the first time on Nov. 27, 1956; the second on Sept. 24, 1968, a year before his death, in an episode which also featured Vincent Price.

[VIDEOWACK]

Originally Posted by W.B.

And the line was delivered like that, because: a) Skelton was on Gleason's network, CBS, and b) I.I.N.M., the original script had Karloff dancing on Milton Berle's show - a no-no, as Berle was on what in those days was referred to as "another network."

Speaking of "Uncle Miltie", I somehow have to think he was quite upset by Buick dropping HIS show in the fall of '55 and signing up to sponsor Gleason and The Honeymooners. According to Jim Bishop's bio on JG "THE GOLDEN HAM", Berle was on his way to rehearsal for his TV show and picked up a copy of VARIETY and saw the headline: BUICK SIGNS GLEASON. I forget if that was the first time he learned of it, I tried locating that spot in the book but couldn't find it.

[W.B.]

Originally Posted by VIDEOWACK

Speaking of "Uncle Miltie", I somehow have to think he was quite upset by Buick dropping HIS show in the fall of '55 and signing up to sponsor Gleason and The Honeymooners. According to Jim Bishop's bio on JG "THE GOLDEN HAM", Berle was on his way to rehearsal for his TV show and picked up a copy of VARIETY and saw the headline: BUICK SIGNS GLEASON. I forget if that was the first time he learned of it, I tried locating that spot in the book but couldn't find it.

I.I.N.M., in those days many TV stars found out such changes by reading in a newspaper. This was to be how Gleason himself learnt of the 1970 cancellation of his show, according to William Henry III's The Great One.

B.T.W., thumbs up on that new avatar. Obviously 1966-67, based on the pic quality, Gleason's hairstyle et al.

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Originally Posted by W.B.

I.I.N.M., in those days many TV stars found out such changes by reading in a newspaper. This was to be how Gleason himself learnt of the 1970 cancellation of his show, according to William Henry III's The Great One.

B.T.W., thumbs up on that new avatar. Obviously 1966-67, based on the pic quality, Gleason's hairstyle et al.

Thanks! I thought it was time to update the previous avatar. But don't be surprised if you see the former again.....I have a fondness for those black and white days of TV.