Gleason Show chapter "How The Golden Age of Television Turned My Hair To Silver" - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

ChrisTV · 02-21-2013, 01:23 AM

Here are the scans of chapter 6 - "The Jackie Gleason Show" from Kenneth Whelan's "How The Golden Age of Television Turned My Hair To Silver"

Bill S. · 02-21-2013, 03:30 AM

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The two years I worked on the show were Gleason's first two years at CBS, after his move from Dumont.

I knew I read that somewhere. Well, that eliminates "Halloween Party for the Boss" and "Six Months to Live."

masu2 · 02-21-2013, 02:37 PM

Thanks for posting this, nice read.

Bill S. · 02-22-2013, 07:48 PM

Another thing that stood out to me was that little swipe at The Three Stooges. I always found it interesting that the Howard brothers, like Gleason, were from Brooklyn (Bensonhurst, no less), yet I don't recall Gleason ever mentioning or making reference to them. There were references, even tributes, to other famous comedy teams, including Laurel & Hardy, The Marx Brothers, Abbott & Costello, even The Bowery Boys, but not the Stooges for some reason. The closest thing to a reference I can think of is Norton doing a bit in "One Big Happy Family" that was similar to one Curly had done decades earlier.

ChrisTV · 08-18-2016, 07:00 PM

Here is a segment from a 1974 "To Tell The Truth" featuring Ken Whalen,
author of "How the Golden Age of Television Turned My Hair to Silver."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dlvz...tu.be&t=10m42s

Great to see this & with some special guests from the golden age of TV.

Pert Kelton & Audrey Meadows are mentioned frequently.

Just a reminder, it is in this book that Ken speaks of Carney peeling the orange.

02-21-2013, 01:23 AM	#1
ChrisTV Member Forum Regular Join Date: Aug 25, 2004 Posts: 773	Gleason Show chapter "How The Golden Age of Television Turned My Hair To Silver" Here are the scans of chapter 6 - "The Jackie Gleason Show" from Kenneth Whelan's "How The Golden Age of Television Turned My Hair To Silver" Attached Images
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08-18-2016, 07:00 PM	#5
ChrisTV Member Forum Regular Join Date: Aug 25, 2004 Posts: 773	Here is a segment from a 1974 "To Tell The Truth" featuring Ken Whalen, author of "How the Golden Age of Television Turned My Hair to Silver." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dlvz...tu.be&t=10m42s Great to see this & with some special guests from the golden age of TV. Pert Kelton & Audrey Meadows are mentioned frequently. Just a reminder, it is in this book that Ken speaks of Carney peeling the orange. Attached Images

02-21-2013, 02:37 PM	#3
masu2 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Feb 18, 2013 Location: Maine Posts: 10	Thanks for posting this, nice read.

02-22-2013, 07:48 PM	#4
Bill S. Member Senior Member Join Date: May 11, 2003 Posts: 1,112	Another thing that stood out to me was that little swipe at The Three Stooges. I always found it interesting that the Howard brothers, like Gleason, were from Brooklyn (Bensonhurst, no less), yet I don't recall Gleason ever mentioning or making reference to them. There were references, even tributes, to other famous comedy teams, including Laurel & Hardy, The Marx Brothers, Abbott & Costello, even The Bowery Boys, but not the Stooges for some reason. The closest thing to a reference I can think of is Norton doing a bit in "One Big Happy Family" that was similar to one Curly had done decades earlier.