1960TV Variety
TAKE A GOOD LOOK - ERNIE KOVACS' PANEL GAME SHOW SERIES. JUNE 23, 1960. TELEVISION VARIETY SHOW.
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"TAKE A GOOD LOOK" SLATE, ERNIE KOVACS' PANEL GAME SHOW. JUNE 23, 1960.
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| 01:00:19 19.47 |
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| 01:00:34 34.39 |
SHOW OPENER. TAKE A GOOD LOOK* STARRING ERNIE KOVACS IN PANEL GAME SHOW. KOVACS INTRODUCES PANEL MEMBERS, CESAR ROMERO, HANS CONRIED, AND ERNIE'S WIFE, EDIE ADAMS, WHO ENTERS FROM BEHIND THE CURTAINS IN A BEAUTIFUL DRESS.
*SIMILAR TO THE GAME SHOW, TO TELL THE TRUTH, WHICH AIRED AROUND SAME TIME. THE PANEL MUST GUESS THE GUESTS' UNUSUAL OCCUPATION OR EXPERIENCE THROUGH CLUES GIVEN IN COMEDY SKITS PERFORMED BY KOVACS. |
| 01:02:39 159.59 |
KOVACS INTRODUCES FIRST GUESTS, TWO YOUNG BOYS, BRIAN AND TOMMY BASACKER, OWNERS OF TWO FIRST AND SECOND PLACE JUMPING FROGS - TULE PETE AND TULE JACK, AT ANGELS CAMP, CALIFORNIA IN A JUMP MADE FAMOIUS BY A MARK TWAIN SHORT STORY.
KOVACS CUTS TO FIRST CLUE (SKIT). |
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ERNIE PLAYS A FAMOUS CHEF PREPARING SOUFFLE FOR A COUPLE. HIS "SECRET" RECIPE IS FROM THE INSTRUCTIONS ON A RECORD HE PUTS ON HIS PORTABLE RECORD PLAYER. HE'S RUNNING AROUND GRABBING INGREDIENTS AS FAST AS HE CAN WHILE FOLLOWING THE RECORDED INSTRUCTIONS.
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| 01:07:35 455.74 |
THE PANEL QUESTIONS THE TWO BOYS, BELL RINGS AND KOVACS CUTS TO NEXT CLUE (SKIT).
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| 01:09:15 555.45 |
A TOM SAWYER PARODY. LUIGI, PLAYED BY KOVACS, IS PAINTING A FENCE WITH HOLES IN IT AND PAINTS RIGHT OVER MR. KOWOSKIS FACE.
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| 01:09:55 595.5 |
PANEL ASKS QUESTIONS, BUT NO ONE GETS THE ANSWER, BELL RINGS. KOVACS CUTS TO THIRD CLUE.
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| 01:11:36 696.34 |
CARD READER OLYMPICS FIRST CONTEST THE BROAD JUMP. ITALIAN OLYMPIC JUMPER, KOVACS AND FRIENDS AT PICNIC EATING PILES OF PASTA. PRETTY GIRL CLAIMS THE WINNER GETS A BIG KISS FROM HER. KOVACS GIVES FELLOW OLYMPIAN FOOD FROM THE SHOT PUT KETTLE. FRIEND WADDLES OFF CLANGING WITH EACH STEP.
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| 01:13:59 839.68 |
PANEL ASKS QUESTIONS BUT NO ONE GETS IT RIGHT. KOVACS EXPLAINS CLUES. THE BOYS BRING OUT THE FROGS, THEY JUMP AROUND THE STUDIO. ERNIE THANKS THE BOYS AND CUTS TO COMMERCIAL BREAK.
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| 01:17:00 1020.23 |
KOVACS STARS IN DUTCH MASTERS CIGAR COMMERCIAL.
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| 01:18:24 1104.22 |
ERNIE INTRODUCES NEXT GUEST, HERB ELLIOTT, FROM AUSTRALIA WHO HOLDS THE WORLD'S FASTEST MILE AT 3.54:05. COVERS OF SPORTS ILLUSTRATED SHOWN. ERNIE CUTS TO FIRST SKIT.
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| 01:19:05 1145.25 |
FIRST CLUE. CARD READER PERCY DOVETONSILS POET LAUREATE. KOVACS THE FAMOUS POET, IN TIGER PRINT ROBE AND SIPPING A MARTINI, TELLS SILLY STORIES ABOUT A TRIP TO THE ZOO AND READS POETRY.
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| 01:21:24 1284.67 |
WIDE SHOT OF PANEL, THEY ASK QUESTIONS, CESAR ROMERO GETS REALLY CLOSE TO ANSWER, BUT BELL RINGS AND KOVACS CUTS TO SECOND CLUE.
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| 01:22:39 1359.87 |
IN THIS SKIT, ROCKET IS PARKED ON THE MOON. FROM SPACE LAB, SCIENTIST IS AT FIRING BUTTON WITH A PRETTY GIRL. KOVACS, THE JANITOR WITH SPIDER WEBS HANGING OFF HIS FACE, WATCHES AS THE BUTTON IS PRESSED, ELECTRICAL CURRENTS ARE FIRING EVERYWHERE, THE COUNTDOWN BEGINS, BUT THE ROCKET DOESN'T LAUNCH.
KOVACS PLUGS IN THE CORD AND OFF IT GOES. |
| 01:24:15 1455.58 |
PANEL RETURNS WITH THEIR QUESTIONS. EDIE ASKS PERTINENT QUESTIONS, BUT THE BELL RINGS. HANS AND CESAR HAVE NO LUCK AND KOVACS CUTS TO FINAL CLUE.
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| 01:25:02 1502.39 |
THIS SKIT RETURNS TO THE ROCKET LAUNCH LAB AS THE SCIENTIST, PRETTY GIRL, AND KOVACS ARE LOOKING OUT THE NARROW WINDOW - THE ROCKET HASN 'T LAUNCHED. SCIENTIST HITS THE "BUTTON TO EXPLODE LOUSY ROCKETS" - NO LUCK. KOVACS TO THE RESCUE, UNSCREWS A LIGHTBULB, BORROWS A HAIRPIN FROM THE LADY AND SAVES THE DAY.
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| 01:26:03 1563.11 |
PANEL RESUMES ASKING QUESTIONS. THE BELL RINGS. KOVACS INTRODUCES HERB ELLIOTT AND ANNOUNCES HIS ACCOMPLSIHMENT.
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| 01:27:39 1659.8 |
COMMERCIAL BREAK. MURIEL CORONELLA SMALL CIGARS ANIMATED COMMERCIAL.
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| 01:28:35 1715.56 |
KOVACS RETURNS WITH GUEST, THANKS EVERYONE AND SAYS GOODNIGHT.
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| 01:28:56 1736.86 |
DUTCH MASTERS CIGARS SPONSORSHIP CARD, TAKE A GOOD LOOK CARD, TWA SPONSORSHIP, SHOW CREDITS.
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| 01:29:45 1785.79 |
ABC TELEVISION NETWORK GRAPHIC.
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END REEL.
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