Thanks for the Christmas Shows Jack!

[helloagain]

I also love the Christmas shows, and the 1960 version on TV is my favorite. I especially love Charlie Cantor ( I think that was his name ) as the nightgown salesman ( Da loops? ). I fall over when he has to put on gloves to handle the merchandise. 'Touching these things make me a nervous wreck...especially the black ones! I find his portrayal much funnier than the actor who played it on radio ( Peter Leeds? ).
As far as the suicide jokes go, I doubt it it caused the suicide rate to increase, at a time when guns were also much easier to obtain. It was not the same crazy world we live in now.

[TheSportsmenQuartet]

I also love the Christmas shows, and the 1960 version on TV is my favorite. I especially love Charlie Cantor ( I think that was his name ) as the nightgown salesman ( Da loops? ). I fall over when he has to put on gloves to handle the merchandise. 'Touching these things make me a nervous wreck...especially the black ones! I find his portrayal much funnier than the actor who played it on radio ( Peter Leeds? ).

The actor who played the "Moolie" (nightgown salesman) on radio was the great Elliott Lewis (Frankie Remley from the Harris/Faye show).

[Yhtapmys]

I also love the Christmas shows, and the 1960 version on TV is my favorite. I especially love Charlie Cantor ( I think that was his name ) as the nightgown salesman ( Da loops? ). I fall over when he has to put on gloves to handle the merchandise. 'Touching these things make me a nervous wreck...especially the black ones! I find his portrayal much funnier than the actor who played it on radio ( Peter Leeds? ).

Leeds rarely appeared on Jack's show. The only character I remember him doing was a weird fan who started with a normal voice and then broke into a falsetto. He did it for a couple of shows but there's really nowhere you can go with that kind of character.

Yhtapmys

[helloagain]

Yes, I remember that character but I didn't realize it was Peter Leeds. It was rather annoying. Of course, Leeds went on to do some acting roles on TV and movies.