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TITLE CARD. THE ERNIE KOVACS SHOW. JUNE 12, 1956
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| 01:00:36 36.68 |
PRE-SHOW OPENING. GOLDFISH SWIMMING AROUND IN A TANK, AS THE VOICES OF THE FISH "ALICE AND HENRY" BANTER ABOUT GETTING FAT AND GOING ON A DIET.
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| 01:01:22 82.28 |
YOUNG 50'S BOY IN AUDIENCE WAVES AS "HENRY THE GOLDFISH AKA ERNIE" TALKS TO HIM. C/U PRETTY YOUNG BLOND GIRL-"HENRY" TALKS TO HER. C/U'S OF 50'S AUDIENCE AS "HENRY" JOKINGLY POINTS SPECIFIC PEOPLE OUT & AND EMBARRASSES THEM.
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| 01:03:36 216.1 |
PAN OF AUDIENCE.
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| 01:03:51 230.84 |
"TALKING" GOLDFISH IN TANK AGAIN.
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| 01:04:46 286.64 |
SHOW TITLE CARD AND OPENING.
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| 01:05:01 300.83 |
ERNIE COMES OUT ON A MEDIEVAL CASTLE DECORATED SET WITH A PAPER MACHE HAND ON HIS DESK, LIGHTS A CIGAR, ANNOUNCES THE PROGRAM AND GUESTS. ERNIE SHOWS OFF GIFT FROM A FAN AND AN RCA PORTABLE RADIO.
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| 01:07:22 441.8 |
ERNIE INTRODUCES THE MEMBERS OF THE SHOW'S ORCHESTRA AND JOKES WITH THEM.
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| 01:09:38 578.42 |
EDIE ADAMS
SUMMERTIME
(live)
EDIE SINGS ON A FARM SET.
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| 01:11:52 711.76 |
SONG ENDS AND ERNIE JOINS EDIE ON SET, PICKS UP A CHICKEN, SINGS SUMMERTIME, WITH CHICKENS SITTING ON HIS SHOULDER AND SERENADING HIM.
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| 01:14:30 870.19 |
BLANK
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| 01:15:22 922.44 |
ERNIE RETURNS AND INTRODUCES ORCHESTRA CONDUCTOR AND PIANO PLAYER, ARCHIE KOTY.
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| 01:15:43 943.13 |
ARCHIE KOTY
BOLERO BY RAVEL
(live)
ARCHIE PLAYS PIANO. WHILE PLAYING HE'S WEARING CRAZY HATS THAT HE CHANGES EVERY FEW SECONDS.
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| 01:17:29 1049.17 |
ERNIE RETURNS AND CUTS TO BREAK. CARD READING, THE ERNIE KOVACS SHOW.
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| 01:17:59 1079.19 |
BLANK.
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| 01:18:59 1138.69 |
MC BILL WENDELL (?) ANNOUNCES MR. SCIENCE WITH LITTLE FRIEND JOHNNY FROM NEXT DOOR - SKIT.
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| 01:19:01 1141.37 |
"MR SCIENCE" SKIT. ERNIE PARODIES CRAZY SCIENTIST MAKING EXPERIMENTS WITH YOUNG BOY "LITTLE JOHNNY" .
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| 01:19:11 1151.59 |
CARD READING: MR. SCIENCE.
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| 01:26:37 1597.12 |
MR SCIENCE SKIT ENDS. ERNIE IS BACK AS HIMSELF. HE GOES INTO AUDIENCE AND PLAYS AROUND WITH A COON HAT, GIVES AWAY RCA PORTABLE RADIO AND OTHER GIFTS (ALBUMS). HE SAYS GOODNIGHT. SHOW ENDS.
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| 01:28:22 1702.14 |
SHOW TITLE CARDS AND CREDITS. NBC GRAPHIC.
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| 01:28:44 1724.27 |
REEL ENDS.
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