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Joe Kirk appears out of his Baccigalupe character in the first season episode "Las Vegas", as one of Friendly Fields' car salesmen. You only see him for around 5 seconds. Did anybody else notice this?
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It was 50 years ago today..that "Laurel & Hardy & Chuck!"debuted on WPIX TV Ch.11 in NYC. If any of the users of The A&C Message Page have any memories of this seeing this show..or seeing Chuck McCann with the Paul Ashley Puppets at a personal appearance at any venue in NYC/NJ/Ct.etc or..if anyone has any photos,letters from Chuck,memorbillia etc? Please share those recollections and memorbillia with all of us here at The A&C Message page(..And Please everyone..let's stay with this topic0. Kevin S.Butler the Reporter.
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A young fellow named John Shea has added a video tribute to "Officer Joe"Bolton for The "You Tube"site..It's a wonderful tribute to one of NYC's most beloved and popular kids tv wraparound hosts/performers. I hope that the users of"The A&C Message Page"will check it out. Kevin S.Butler The Reporter and Where ever you are "Oficer Joe"? Happy 100th Birthday(Crying)I Still Miss You!
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100 years ago today..musical entertainer/radio & tv broadcaster/WPIX TV Ch.11's co-founder and NYC's funniest and nicest cop"Officer"/"Police Chief Joe"Bolton was born in The Flushing section of Queens,NYC.
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GIL "BUD" PALMER & LOU SCIARA, THE WORLD'S BEST ABBOTT AND COSTELLO LOOK A LIKES WILL BE PERFORMING FOR FREE AT THE GREATER PATERSON FALLS FESTIVAL ON SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 5. A GROUP OF US WILL BE MEETING AT THE LOU COSTELLO STATUE AT 2:00PM AND THEN GOING TO THE FESTIVAL TO ENJOY THE SHOW. HOPE TO SEE EVERYONE THERE. IT IS GUARENTEED TO BE A GREAT TIME FOR ALL.
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Hello all, My friends and I made a film about Abbott and Costello for a college film tournament called Campus Moviefest. We won at the university level at Fairleigh Dickinson University in April 2010 and went on to compete in the Northern Regional Grand Finale in New York City in May 2010 and the International Grand Finale in Las Vegas in June 2010. This site was very helpful to the research that we did for the film and I just wanted to express my gratitude. We are working on making the film better...but I thought I would post a link here and also would welcome some opinions on what you think. Thanks again, Joseph Rolon Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=se_Rr0lvZZ8
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Memories Linger Of a 'Baaad Boy' From Paterson http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/24/nyregion/memories-linger-of-a-baaad-boy-from-paterson.html?pagewanted=1
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What;s the name of the movie with the "Niagra falls, slowly I turn" routine? Thanks.
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I read on IMDB that a show called "Here's Hollywood" interviewed Bud Abbott in 1962. Does anyone know if this episode is still around?
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has everyone seen the new quarterly? and the story about the lost bud abbott interview to be played in lakewood,nj on oct.24?anyyone planning to go?
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A number of years ago I saw a movie that I think was made for TV, starring Buddy Hackett as Lou. The movie was reportedly the life story of the team. Does anyone know if this film still lives and if so where to get a copy?
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http://threestooges.net/forums/index.php?topic=3741.0

Sony just started a direct sales DVD-R program, like WB's Warner Archive. The first batch of titles on sale 9/21 include "The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock" (1959).

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To my surprise, yesterday the Emmy's remembered to include Little Rascal Dorothy "Echo" Deborba in their memorium montage. It seems as if these type of awards shows tend to overlook the Our Gang members with such things. But I'm glad they included her.
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Thelma Todd was one of the most beautiful and talented comediennes who ever lived. Tragically she died young in 1935. During her career she worked with legendary comedians like Laurel & Hardy, The Marx Brothers (in my favorite Marx pic, "Horsefeathers"), Wheeler & Woolsey, Charley Chase, Joe E. Brown and others. She was even in "The Maltese Falcon" with Bogie and that film's cast of all-stars! AND she was part of two comedy teams - Thelma Todd & Zasu Pitts and Thelma Todd & Patsy Kelly. Imagine if she had lived to co-star with Bud & Lou (especially Lou)!

Turner Classic Movies is offering a chance for folks to enjoy this major talent's work by running Thelma features and shorts for the majority of the day August 30th, including many featuring the above-mentioned players. See the full schedule in my reply. I particularly encourage you to watch the two Wheeler & Woolsey movies, "Hips Hips Hooray" and "Cockeyed Cavaliers." NOTE: You may be tempted to switch off "Hips" because it takes a bit to get going before Wheeler & Woolsey hit the screen, but stick with it - it's worth the wait.

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I've just found out from The L&H Forum that that crooked and arrogant Fink..Larry The Louse Harmon has authored his memiors with some young writer. This book(and I'm using that term mildly)which claims to be a semi- autobiography gives info about Mr.Harmon's creation of "Bozo The Clown" and has a photo of him decked out as Stan Laurel. I haven't read this book..yet..but "I'll bet a brass nickel"as Moe Howard once said. That this book will not tell the truth about the real creation of The "Bozo The Clown"local kids tv show(Which Mr.Hamon had nothing to do with)or"The Bozo The Clown"kids records and tv cartoons. (Harmon just did the voices for those tv cartoons and he got the rights to the character for the cartoons from Al Livingston for Jayark TV Prods. Inc. not for Larry Hamon Pictures Inc.). Nor will this book tell the truth about how he manipulated Stan and Ida Laurel,Lucy Hardy price and Lois Laurel Hawes out of the character rights to L&H and how he has misued them for many years. And how has interferred with and stole ideas and characters from local "Bozo"kids tv shows and took unjust claims to those ideas. Kevin S.Butler The Reporter.
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At Mr.Mark Evanier's website"NewsfromMe"..he has a kinnie film clip from a CBC tv talk show. Where Bert Lahr,Eddie Foy,Jr. and..Buster Keaton talk about the art of pie throwing..this interview is from 1962..during the time. When you only saw pie throwing on"The Soupy Sales Show"and in "The Three Stooges"features:"Have Rocket Will Travel","The Three Stooges Meet Hercules" and "The Three Stooges In Orbit". Mr.Lahr points out in that interview that pie throwing was revived briefly..but it was starting to peter out. (This was before this art was revived one more time in the films"The Great Race"and"The Outlaws Is Coming!"in 1965 and on the 1964/1966 syndicated tv version of"The Soupy Sales Show") If any of the users of The A&C Message Page are interested in seeing this interview? Go to www.newsfromme.com and check out this rare comedic history forum. Kevin S.Butler The Reporter.
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Tomorrow morning at 4:00 A.M. TCM will screen"The Captain Hates The Sea"as part of their "Summer Under The Stars"film series. Although this film is being screened to honor Mr.John Gilbert..it is the appearance of"The Three Stooges"(in their first feature length movie effort without Ted Healy)that we here at The A&C Message Page would watch this film. If the users of The A&C Message Page are able to set their DVD recorder/players to 4:00 A.M. Wednesday August 25,2010? I hope that they will be able to see Moe,Larry & Curly clown aboard ship in their first solo feature film effort as"The Three Stooges". Kevin S.Butler The Reporter.
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Union Library in NJ begins a festival today saluting New Jersey filmmakers today that includes screenings of films by Abbott & Costello and other Jersey comedians. Check out the reply for more details.
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For the "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" fans out in the audience - check out the video I posted in the reply.
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Uncle Floyd's Garden State Jubilee Radio Show now airing each Saturday night on WRCR 1300 AM at 9 PM and on the web site wrcr.com. This show features a New Jersey spin and highlights the characters and talents in the Garden State. Garden State Jubilee players include comedian Michael T. Wright. Shows are taped on Wednesdays at 11 AM at the Cedar Lane Cinema in Teaneck, NJ and tickets are free- for further info visit www.gardenstatejubilee.com and for tickets email gardenstatejubilee@gmail.com,
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"Googie" left us today, back in 1964 - Those familiar with early radio and TV will know of whom this refers -
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I see that TCM just arbitrarily stopped showing The Bowery Boys in mid-cycle. Did they move it to another time?
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what was the name of the movie they made about the zombies? island of the living dead? is it not available and why. one of the funniest movies ever. saw it 50 years ago. thanks.......pete
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Has anyone ever noticed how Bud and, especially, Lou's character personalities changed on radio, in the early and then later films, on the live and later on the filmed TV shows? Listen to Lou on the Merle Oberon episode of the radio show. There is a certain NY bully quality, almost a meanness (frequently heard on the radio show) as opposed to the sweet, little boy of the early movies, yet both were happening at the same time. The radio "Sebastian" character (Lou's riff on Molly McGee's "Teeney" and Red Skelton's "Junior") was shrill and obnoxious in the extreme. Bud, too, when from frustrated in One Night in the Tropics to intolerant of Lou in the later films to, occasionally joyful in the TV shows. Interesting.
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Though not in the realm of comedy, I thought I would mention something.Last week, I was up in the Cooperstown NY area on a fishing trip and tuned in to local TV.They had a classic station that showed in the morning "Highway Patrol" with Broderick Crawford and "Sea Hunt" with Lloyd Bridges.One of the Sea Hunt episodes had Jeff Bridges as an 8 year old playing a part! Anybody out there watch these shows back in the 50's?
Replies: 9Latest Post: 8/18/10Sponsor: Docstox
 
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