1960TV Variety
ERNIE KOVACS' "TAKE A GOOD LOOK" PANEL GAME SHOW SERIES. MAY 12, 1960. VARIETY TELEVISION
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TAKE A GOOD LOOK TITLE SLATE. THE ERNIE KOVACS SHOW. MAY 12, 1960. TAKE 1
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SHOW OPENER. ERNIE KOVACS, AT HIS DESK, THANKS THE AUDIENCE AND INTRODUCES THE PANEL, BEN ALEXANDER, HANS CONRIED, AND KOVACS WIFE, EDIE ADAMS, WHO ENTERS FROM BEHIND THE CURTAIN IN AN EVENING GOWN.
"TAKE A GOOD LOOK" - KOVACS' PANEL GAME SHOW SERIES SIMILAR TO THE PROGRAM "TO TELL THE TRUTH" WHICH AIRED AROUND THE SAME TIME. THE PANEL MUST GUESS THE GUESTS' UNUSUAL OCCUPATION OR EXPERIENCE THROUGH A SERIES OF CLUES GIVEN IN COMEDY SKITS PERFORMED BY KOVACS. |
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ERNIE TALKS ABOUT THE SHOW AND INTRODUCES THE FIRST GUEST, LISA LANE, NATIONAL WOMAN'S CHESS CHAMPION, SHE SITS DOWN NEXT TO ERNIE. A COPY OF "CHESS PREVIEW" MAGAZINE ARTICLE IS SHOWN WITH A PHOTO OF LISA.
ERNIE CUTS TO FIRST CLUE (SKIT). |
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ERNIE PLAYS "KID COWSOWSKY" WEARING A SILK ROBE, SMOKING A CIGAR AND WEARING BOXING GLOVES, IN A PARODY ABOUT A BOXER. ERNIE TALKS WITH A THICK NEW YORK ACCENT, CLIMBS INTO THE "RING", SNORTS AND GETS KNOCKED OUT IN A SECOND BY HIS SPARRING PARTNER, A WOMAN.
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ERNIE AND LISA ARE BACK, ERNIE DEFLECTS TO THE PANEL. BEN BEGINS QUESTIONING LISA, THE BELL RINGS AND IT'S EDIE'S TURN. C/U EDIE. IT HANS TURN, THE BELL RINGS.
ERNIE CUTS TO SECOND CLUE. |
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ERNIE PLAYS A KNIGHT IN A MEDIEVAL TIMES PARODY. ERNIE IN A KNIGHT'S SUIT OF ARMOUR ATTEMPTS TO IMPRESS "LADY CONNOLLY" IN A JOUSTING MATCH. HE TRIES TO KISS THE LADY AND HIS ARMOUR HELMET CLOSES. AN UNCOORDINATED ERNIE GETS ON HIS HORSE AND SINKS TO THE GROUND.
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THE PANEL QUESTIONS LISA, BUT NO ONE GETS IT RIGHT, THE BELL RINGS. ERNIE CUTS TO NEXT CLUE.
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ERNIE, STILL IN MEDIEVAL SUIT OF ARMOUR FROM PRIOR SKIT, CARRIES HIS FAKE HORSE OFF SET.
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PANEL MEMBER, BEN ALEXANDER, HAS A REVELATION AND GUESSES LISA LANE'S OCCUPATION. ERNIE TALKS TO LISA ABOUT HER ACCOMPLISHMENTS PLAYING CHESS AND THANKS HER FOR BEING ON THE SHOW. HE FOLLOWS LISA BEHIND THE CURTAIN AS . AS EDITH CALLS HIS NAME.
CUT TO COMMERCIAL BREAK. |
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KOVACS PLAYS IN A LIVE TV COMMERCIAL SKIT FOR DUTCH MASTERS CIGARS.
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COMMERCIAL ENDS, AUDIENCE AND PANEL APPLAUD. ERNIE IS AT HIS DESK WITH A DUTCH MASTERS SIGN AND CONTINUES THE PUSH FOR THE CIGARS.
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ERNIE INTRODUCES THE SECOND GUEST, CARROLL SHELBY, WINNER OF THE GRAND PRIX. SHOT OF SPORTS ILLUSTRATED MAGAZINE COVER WITH SHELBY ON IT. ERNIE CUTS TO FIRST CLUE.
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CARD READING "PERCY DOVETONSILS POET LAUREATE". ERNIE DISGUISED AS AN INTELLECTUAL SITTING IN AN EASY CHAIR IN A TIGER STRIPED ROBE, SLICKED HAIR, AND ROUND EYEGLASSES READS FROM A BOOK OF POEMS.
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AUDIENCE APPLAUSE, ERNIE RETURNS WITH CARROLL SHELBY AND DIVERTS TO THE PANEL. HANS CONRIED BEGINS QUESTIONING SHELBY, FOLLOWED BY BEN WHO TAKES SOME GUESSES. IT'S EDIE'S TURN SHE'S GETTING CLOSER TO THE ANSWER. THE BELL RINGS. ERNIE CUTS TO NEXT CLUE.
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