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Fred Allen (Season 1, Episode 9)
TV Episode | Comedy, Music
Allen teed off with a monolog, good for some chuckles, in which he lampooned Ed Sullivan's deadpanning on the latter's video programming. Then, in sympathizing with an Italian restaurateur's beefs about TV shows, he presented a series of ...See moreAllen teed off with a monolog, good for some chuckles, in which he lampooned Ed Sullivan's deadpanning on the latter's video programming. Then, in sympathizing with an Italian restaurateur's beefs about TV shows, he presented a series of skits showing what actually should happen on TV. The "I Remember Father" takeoff was overdone, but the others, including the satire on shampoo commercials, were good. This led into Allen's "City Billy" song, done with a male quartet, as a parody of the hillbilly numbers. Finale sketch, about the new gamblers' licensing, was fair. Show, incidentally, ran overtime and Allen cut into that last skit to parry with the unseen stage manager about the trimming required. It broke the mood of the show, and while it might be considered a part of TV's informality, even that informality can be carried too far. Written by Variety See less
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Updated Dec 9, 1951
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Dec 9, 1951 (United States)

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