For those of a certain age, the link below will be enjoyable. It's a preview of the Sunday night CBS lineup for 1961. A brief bit with Jack appears at the 2:45 mark, but I encourage you to view the entire clip. It's astounding to compare TV then and now. The 1961 lineup featured an amazing ten shows! The Jack clip is a classic example of the famous Benny timing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1b9dN93InR8
Incidentally, Jack's show had been rated 10th in the Nielsen ratings the previous year, but dropped out of the top 20 after that.
Jack Clip in 1961 preview
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by speedy » Thu Feb 25, 2010 6:07 pm
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by shimp scrampi » Thu Feb 25, 2010 6:35 pm
Nice find! The Jack clip was hilarious, but I also found the clip of Ronald Reagan creating magic hair-dos "Bewitched" style intriguingly weird...
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by Mandolynn » Fri Feb 26, 2010 2:50 am
I enjoyed the Mr. Ed clip... I think Mr. Ed is the very first television show that I can remember really watching as a child. I'm sure Captain Kangaroo was really the first, but for some reason, I remember Mr. Ed better. I've enjoyed the Alan Young radio program, too.
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