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ERNIE KOVACS 1950S COMEDY-VARIETY TELEVISION SHOW. OPENS WITH CLOSE-UP OF GOLDFISH IN FISH TANK. VOICE-OVER OF ERNIE KOVACS AND WIFE EDIE ADAMS AS IF FISH ARE TALKING. THEY COMMENT ON AUDIENCE MEMBERS.
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| 01:00:40 40.67 |
1950s TELEVISION STUDIO AUDIENCE. LIVE TELEVISION. IMPROVISED COMEDY ON EARLY TV.
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| 01:00:59 59.66 |
CLOSE-UP GOLDFISH IN TANK. COMEDY BIT CONTINUES WITH IMPROVISED VOICE-OVER.
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| 01:01:47 106.77 |
STUDIO AUDIENCE. PEOPLE SMILE AND LAUGH AS KOVACS MAKES FUN OF INDIVIDUAL AUDIENCE MEMBERS. HE CALLS ONE VICE-PRESIDENT NIXON AND REFERENCES HIS UPCOMING CAMPAIGN. TOPICAL HUMOR.
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| 01:02:46 165.8 |
CLOSE-UP "TALKING" GOLDFISH IN TANK.
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| 01:02:59 178.81 |
ERNIE KOVACS SHOW THEME PLAYS AND CUT TO MEDIEVAL CASTLE-TYPE SET. KOVACS ENTERS AND FIXES COLLAR AND TIE.
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| 01:04:08 247.91 |
KOVACS PICKS UP SOMETHING UNDER HANDKERCHIEF AND PLACES ON FLOOR. IT MOVES AROUND. KOVACS REVEALS IT IS A LEMON.
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| 01:04:44 283.95 |
KOVACS STARTS THROWING LEMON AROUND, BITES OFF END OF CIGAR, MAKES JOKES.
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| 01:05:41 340.97 |
KOVACS TALKS ABOUT SHOW, GUESTS, LIGHTS MATCH OFF OF SUIT OF ARMOR. WHEN HE LIFTS VISOR OF HELMET OLD RECORD IS HEARD PLAYING.
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| 01:06:11 371.04 |
KOVACS WALKS OFF MAIN SET TO SIDE SET WITH WIFE EDIE ADAMS ON BED WITH PUPPY. PETS DOG.
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| 01:06:55 415.05 |
EDIE ADAMS
MY LOVE
(live)
EDIE ADAMS SINGS SONG ON BED WHILE HOLDING AND PLAYING WITH CUTE PUPPY. EDIE KISSES DOG. DOG LICKS HER FACE, BITES HER HAND. SHE LAUGHS.
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| 01:09:24 564.23 |
KOVACS APPLAUDING WHILE SMOKING CIGAR. TELLS JOKES ABOUT TRAINING PUPPY. PUTS ON GLASSES, STRAIGHTENS PAPERS. TALKS ABOUT DOGS.
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| 01:11:31 690.72 |
COMMERCIAL FOR COMEDIENNE MARTHA RAYE AND HER SHOW - ANNOUNCES A HARPO MARX APPEARANCE
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| 01:12:51 770.84 |
ERNIE RUNS INTO THE AUDIENCE, ROOSTER CROWING SOUND, INTERVIEWS AUDIENCE MEMBERS ASKING THEM " WHAT DO YOU DO?"
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| 01:14:35 874.94 |
ERNIE INTERVIEWS A HOUSEWIFE FROM ROCHESTER NEW YORK " WHO DO LIKE BETTER - EDDIE FISHER OR MOZART - GIVES AWAY EDDIE FISHER LP
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| 01:15:26 925.99 |
ERNIE KOVACS WALKS BEHIND CAMERA INTO STUDIO WITH TECHNICIANS
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| 01:16:12 972.04 |
PETER H
YOU MAKE ME FEEL SO YOUNG
(live)
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| 01:18:18 1098.16 |
CALICO CAT AND DOG MARIONETTES - ERNIE READS NOTE FROM FAN WHO SENT THEM -
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| 01:19:19 1159.19 |
COLD WAR TV PROGRAM " CIRCLE THEATER - CASE OF COLONEL PETROF
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| 01:20:36 1236.67 |
WELCOME TRANSIENTS SIGN - ERNIE INTERVIEWS FICTIONAL BOOK ABOUT AFRICA - STUFFY AUTHOR IS PARODIED MR. PIPKIN
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| 01:26:28 1588.05 |
ERNIE KOVACS SMOKING CIGAR ON SET OF SHOW DISPLAYS GIFTS SENT TO SHOW - KNITTED APRON
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| 01:27:26 1646.11 |
ERNIE ASKS STUDIO AUDIENCE TO JOIN HIM ON SET - MS ELDERLY AUDIENCE MEMBERS WALK THROUGH THEATER TOWARDS ERNIE'S ON STAGE SET - AUDIENCE FILES OUT OF THEATER 1950'S TELEVISION AUDIENCE LEAVES THEIR SEATS VARIOUS SHOTS OF AUDIENCE WAITING AROUND --ERNIE EMPTIES THEATER, SITS IN SEAT AND HAS AUDIENCE GO ONTO HIS SET..REVERSES ROLES
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