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1959-03-02, NBC, min.
July 29, 1957- March 30,1962. Brief excerpt beginning with Jack Paar setting the record straight, stating "...the only way to kill a lie is to reveal the truth," referring to what he believes have been miss-truths said about him over and over again by columnist Walter Winchell. Nelson Eddy talks about Oscar Levant. Elsa Maxwell joins the conversation updating Jack about her gay card games, Belgium pavilion, and appreciation of South Pacific play. For four years and eight months, Jack Paar reigned supreme as host of the Tonight Show with a crew of regulars, but only two stayed with him for the entire run; announcer Hugh Downs and band leader Jose Melies, a former army buddy. Familiar faces who appeared many times with Jack included Dody Goodman, Betty Johnson, Elsa Maxwell, Alexander King, Genevieve, Jack Douglas; and wife Reiko, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Hans Conried, Peggy Cass, Cliff (Charley Weaver) Arquette, and Johnathan Winters. Hugh Downs substituted for Jack Paar 79 times, more than any other substitute host there were 20 different performers over the period of the series run. Joey Bishop substituted for Paar 31 times. Arlene Francis, 30 times, Jonathan Winters, 26 times, Orson Bean, 21 times and Johnny Carson 15 times. Altogether there were 243 broadcasts that had substitute hosts filling in for Paar during Jack Paar's TONIGHT SHOW tenure. The title of the late-night broadcast changed to THE JACK PAAR SHOW which took effect on February 3, 1958. The first videotaped broadcast aired on January 5, 1959. "Best of Paar " Re-runs began on July 10, 1959. The first color broadcast aired on September 19, 1959, news bulletin on the "Explorer I" satellite, launched today. Guest is Nelson Eddy. Jack talks about Oscar Levant.
#7140: GARRY MOORE SHOW
Order1959-03-03, WCBS, 40 min.
- Carol Burnett
- Allen Funt
- Michel Legrand
- Garry Moore
- Dorothy Loudon
- Durward Kirby
- Marion Lorne
- Frankie Laine
- Carl Ballantine
- Wiere Brothers
- Steiner Brothers
- Lee Pelty
September 30th, 1958-June 16th, 1964 The Garry Moore variety series made a star out of Carol Burnett,brought back Allen Funt's Candid Camera and showcased many fine musical and comedic talents from 1958-1964.The highlight of most shows was "That Wonderful Year," consisting of film clips, comedy sketches and production numbers based on the events and styles of a given year. Regulars: Garry Moore, Carol Burnett (1959-1962), Dorothy Loudon (1962-1964),Allen Funt (1959-1960, Durward Kirby (1958-1964)and Marion Lorne (1958-1962). NOTE: Guest Host: Frankie Laine is introduced by announcer Durward Kirby who announces the guest stars appearing on tonight's live show, from Hollywood, California. Laine substitutes for Moore who is taking a one week vacation. The first 40 minutes of the broadcast has been archived. Guests are singer Peggy Lee; French arranger and conductor Michel Legrand; the Wiere Brothers, comedy team; the Amazing Ballantine, comic magician; and the Steiner Brothers. Durward Kirby, upset because he wasn't named guest host in Gary's absence, decides to do some back-seat heckling at Laine. NOTE: On only four occasions, during the five year run of THE GARRY MOORE SHOW was there a substitute host replacing Garry. March 3, 1959 - Frankie Laine February 21, 1961 - Peter Lawford March 27, 1962 - George Gobel May 7, 1963 - Alan King. And only three times was THE GARRY MOORE SHOW broadcast from Hollywood, California.
#7250J: LAWRENCE WELK SHOW, THE
Order1959-03-09, WABC, ?? min.
July 2, 1955-September 4, 1971; 1971-1982 (Syndicated). "The Lawrence Welk Show" presented middle-of-the-road music for almost three decades. Numbers were performed by the members of Welk's television family. That large group included the Lennon Sisters (Dianne, Peggy, Kathy and Janet), Alice Lon, Norma Zimmer, Tanya Falan, Arthur Duncan, Joe Feeney, Guy Hovis, Jim Roberts, Ralna English, Larry Hooper, Jerry Burke and former Mouseketeer Bobby Burgess.
#7467: VOICE OF FIRESTONE
Order1959-03-09, ABC, 27 min.
September 5, 1949-June 7, 1954 (NBC); June 14, 1954-June 16, 1963 (ABC). This was the first broadcast of the season. "Voice of Firestone," which began on radio in 1928, was a Monday-night perennial for more than two decades before coming to television in 1949; for the next five years it was simulcast on NBC radio and television, until a dispute between the sponsor and the network over the Monday time slot led Firestone to shift the program to ABC. The half-hour musical series presented all kinds of music, but emphasized classical and semiclassical selections. Each week a guest celebrity was featured, and for many years the principal guests came from the Metropolitan Opera Company. The Firestone Orchestra was conducted by Howard Barlow, and the show was hosted by John Daly during its years on ABC; Hugh James was the announcer. "Voice of Firestone" was seen as a series of specials from 1959 until 1962; it returned as a weekly series in the fall of 1962 for a final season (September 30, 1962-June 16, 1963). "A Night Of Americana" is the theme.
1959-03-09, WRCA, 48 min.
- Jack Paar
- Hugh Downs
- Cliff Arquette
- Rose Marie
- Jose Melis
- Bing Crosby
- Helen Traubel
- Joyce Jameson
- Philip Crosby
- Earl Grant
July 29, 1957- March 30,1962. Rose Marie performs. Philip Crosby son of Bing Crosby is the guest on the segment, "It's All Relative." 11:15 - 11:30pm local segment pre-empted for coverage of the Broadway play opening, "JUNO." Host Carl Reiner interviews 16 celebrities attending this premiere. This segment is archived in the ATA collection but not posted as of this date. *Most of this series does not survive in any broadcast form. Kinescopes were discarded, burned, decomposed...whereabouts unknown. 2" Quadruplex Video Tape was expensive ($300 for a one hour reel), weighting 26 pounds, requiring great storage space. Video Tape could easily be erased and was used for new program recordings...retained briefly for a re-run and then erased or discarded. Legend has it that even Jack Paar himself hired a junk man to come to his home garage and paid to have JACK PAAR TONIGHT SHOW recordings discarded (reels of kinescopes and video tapes) that were now cluttering up his space. During this era in television history archiving television programming was not a primary concern or vision, and considered an arcane pursuit. ARCHIVAL TELEVISION AUDIO, INC. retains over 70 complete and excerpt JACK PAAR TONIGHT SHOW air checks (34 hours), including the complete Jack Paar's first anniversary telecast which was broadcast live from Havana Cuba (June 28, 1958). These originally recorded off the air pristine sound direct line 1/4" reel to reel audio tracks, recorded at the time of the original broadcasts, represent the only broadcast record of a "lost" visual telecast. ATA is the largest single repository (one collection), in the United Sates of Jack Paar Tonight Shows recordings. The combined archives of The Library of Congress, Paley Center for Media, and UCLA Film & Television retain a composite total of 13 hours of representative JACK PAAR TONIGHT SHOW broadcasts excerpts...none complete. For four years and eight months Jack Paar reigned supreme as host of the TONIGHT SHOW with a crew of regulars, but only two stayed with him for the entire run; announcer Hugh Downs and band leader Jose Melis, a former army buddy. Familiar faces who appeared many times with Jack included Dody Goodman, Betty Johnson, Elsa Maxwell, Alexander King, Genevieve, Jack Douglas; and wife Reiko, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Hans Conreid, Peggy Cass, Cliff (Charley Weaver) Arquette, and Jonathan Winters. Hugh Downs substituted for Jack Paar 79 times, more than any other substitute host. There were 20 different substitute hosts for Paar over the period of the series run. Joey Bishop substituted for Paar 31 times. Arlene Francis, 30 times, Jonathan Winters, 26 times, Orson Bean, 21 times and Johnny Carson 15 times. All together there were 243 broadcasts which had substitute hosts filling in for Paar during Jack Paar's TONIGHT SHOW tenure. The title of the late night broadcast changed to THE JACK PAAR SHOW which took effect on February 3, 1958. The first video-taped broadcast aired on January 5, 1959. "Best of Paar " Re-runs began on July 10,1959. Beginning July 20, 1959 Jack Paar began taking off Monday nights & guest hosts would substitute for him (approximately on alternate Mondays). The first color broadcast aired on September 19, 1960. Theme music, "Everything is Coming Up Roses" was first used beginning in the Fall of 1959. Location broadcast telecasts of the program telecast away from the Hudson Theater in New York City occurred 14 times during this series run. Jan. 13-17, 1958 Miami Beach, Florida July 28, 1958 Havana,Cuba Nov. 3-21, 1958 Hollywood, California March 2-20, 1959 Hollywood, California Nov. 10-12, 1959 Nassau, Bahamas (Video Tape) Nov. 30- Dec. 10, 1959 Hollywood, California March 28-April 1, 1960 London, England (Video Tape) Nov.9-11, 1960 Hawaii (Video Tape) - b&w Nov.14-24, 1960 Hollywood, California March 21-24, 1961 London, England (Video Tape) Sept. 12-14, 1961 West Berlin (Video Tape) Nov. 14-17, 1961 Hollywood, California (Tape) Nov. 21-24, 1961 Hollywood, California (Tape) March 13-16, 1962 London, England (Video Tape)
#13330: ARTHUR GODFREY TIME
Order1959-03-12, CBS, min.
January 7th, 1952-April 24th, 1959 (CBS) Beginning on January 7th, 1952, The hour-long Arthur Godfrey Time radio show was televised Monday-Thursday by CBS. Most episodes of this series are believed to be "lost." Today's guest is former boxing champ, Rocky Graziano, who discusses juvenile delinquency. Includes a Viceroy cigarette commercial.
1959-03-15, WNTA, 8 min.
Originally scheduled to premiere on October 7, but delayed one week. October 14, 1958 - August 13, 1961 OPEN END with David Susskind: (WNTA Channel 13 Television) September 10, 1961-May 5, 1963 OPEN END with David Susskind (WNEW Channel 5 Television) June 9, 1963 last show of the season broadcast on WPIX TV. October 13, 1963-September 18, 1966 OPEN END with David Susskind (WPIX Channel 11 Television) October 2, 1966-September, 1986 DAVID SUSSKIND SHOW (SYNDICATED, PBS, and COMMERCIAL STATIONS, including WNEW, New York). After an association of nearly three decades with Channel 5 in New York, the former WNEW-TV, later changed to WNYW-TV, David Susskind stopped producing the program in September 1986 because of its late-night time slot, from 1:30 to 3:30 A.M. Sunday nights. His audience like his iconic talk show dwindled not only in its following but in the ratings. Susskind knew when to quit. His last David Susskind Show aired only five months from the time of his death. Open End with David Susskind was a break through talk show which literally had no time limit. The premiere broadcast reviewed in Variety stated: "In the blueprint stage, OPEN END was initiated on WNTA-TV on Tuesday October 14th the same night 'The World of Suzie Wong' premiered on Broadway. When the show is going slowly, then Susskind has the right to end it as soon as he likes; when it's going well , he can stretch it the night through since "OPEN END" is the last scheduled WNTA program of the night." The show ended when host, moderator David Susskind, felt all conversation points were discussed. Some of these marathon telecasts lasted over four hours! Jean Kennedy was the producer during the 28 year run of the series. The series premiered and aired on WNTA Channel 13 in New York for three years, an independent broadcast station, before it would become a Public Broadcast Station in 1962. A myriad of talk show guests, famous, infamous and unknown, found a forum on OPEN END. Subjects varied focusing on usually one topic...show business, politics, the economy, sex, education, crime, etc. Typically, many guests would discuss a subject sitting around a large table with David Susskind moderating, leading his guests with baited questions. On occasion a solo guest would highlight the show. For the first three years, of its 28 year existence as a regular series, WNTA TV was home to OPEN END which originally began its broadcasts on Tuesday nights, switching on January 18, 1959 to Sunday nights...a future Sunday evening time slot of the week where it would remain until 1986, for the rest of its run. After broadcasting with a two hour truncated format on WNEW form September 10, 1961 to May 5, 1963 a falling out and rift occurred between Susskind and WNEW management centered on WNEW's reluctance to air discussions regarding race relations in America. WPIX reacted with interest in bringing OPEN END to their flagship New York channel. For the last OPEN END show of the 1962-1963 season WPIX TOOK LAST MINUTE EMERGENCY MEASURES TO CLEAR TWO HOURS ON SUNDAY NIGHT June 9, 1963, featuring solo guest Dr. Martin Luther KIng, pre-empting regular scheduled programming (6:30-8:30 pm). Open End was later cut by WPIX to one hour time slot. David Susskind not satisfied with the shortened format reconnected with WNEW where he returned to a two hour format with a changed program name. THE DAVID SUSSKIND SHOW had its return premiere on WNEW TV October 2, 1966. The David Susskind Show also found syndication across the country and each market would run the program at different times at their own discretion. Most all of the telecasts were recorded on video tape, 2" quadruplex. Most shows were kept for a year or two like THE MOVIE MAKERS broadcast which was re-run on August 6, 1961 almost a year after it was first telecast on October 2, 1960. By this time the show was no longer without a time limit. It ran for a finite three hours long. Thus the re-run of the MOVIE MAKERS had some footage deleted from its original run which aired for over three and half hours, including commercials. The re-run of "THE MOVIE MAKERS" was the next to last broadcast telecast on WNTA channel 13. On September 10, 1961 the show moved to WNEW Channel 5 METROMEDIA in New York. Sadly, most all of OPEN END broadcasts (1958-1966), later re titled THE DAVID SUSSKIND SHOW (1966-1986), were wiped erased, destroyed, discarded...whereabouts unknown, representing most shows produced and telecast during the late 1950's, 1960's and early 1970's. Only a handful of OPEN END / DAVID SUSSKIND shows are known to survive from 1958 thru 1969. Hundreds of programs survive representing the middle 1970's thru 1986. Open End with David Susskind was a unique break through talk with no time limit, rare during any time in television broadcast history, and never to be replicated in the future of television broadcasting after 1960. On occasion only one guest would be profiled. Mostly shows were comprised of many individuals discussing one topic which included race relations, the draft, organized crime, the Hollywood scene, the politics of the times, sex-change operations, divorce, clairvoyants, psychoanalysis, prostitution, etc. Sadly, most all of OPEN END broadcasts, later re titled THE DAVID SUSSKIND SHOW, commencing with the Oct. 2, 1966 broadcast, were wiped (erased), destroyed, discarded...whereabouts unknown, representing most shows produced and telecast during the late 1950's, 1960's and early 1970's. Hundreds of broadcasts circa mid 1970's - 1986 have been archived and are extant. David Susskind interviews Arthur Godfrey on the status of television. Godfrey comments on the present state of television and its future. He believes that at one time he had 40% of the TV audience when he was number one. Importance of selling a sponsor. Susskind believes that the public should be more pro active and demand what content they would prefer to view on TV. Arthur Godfrey states how much he has enjoyed doing the show. It has given him time to think in a studio talk show atmosphere. NOTE: This March 15, 1959 show is the second oldest known program, surviving in any broadcast form, to be extant. The video tape of this original broadcast would be used again for a repeat TV broadcast on Sunday, September 20, 1959. Then it would be erased. The oldest surviving archived remnant is a December 23,1958 kinescope 20 minute segment of a broadcast titled "Method or Madness?" The topic, "method acting" with guests Michael Benthal, Ben Gazarra, Adolph Green, Betty Comden, Lawrence Harvey, Jule Styne , and Patricia Neal.
1959-03-23, WRCA, 32 min.
July 29, 1957- March 30,1962. JIP with Jack Paar doing monologue. Program returns to New York after two weeks in Hollywood transmitted on Video Tape. At this time Video Tape was used to broadcast programs telecast on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and continued to transmit LIVE on Thursday and Friday. During Jack's monologue he describes the difference between LA and New York. Jack introduces Diahann Carroll who sings, "I Got Plenty of Nothing." Paar in audience and talks to a man frm Nova Scocia, a woman from Philadelphia. Jack, "I was there once and it was closed." Jack Paar and Hugh Downs back together again. Jack looks into Down's eyes and says, "You must be living it up," thinking Hugh had a few too many before the show. Then Paar realizes his is seen a red reflection from the camera light in Hugh Downs eyes! Genevieve is introduced. She talks about the her upcoming televised first dramatic role to be televised in three days, called "A Nice Place to Hide." They talk about Jackie Cooper who stars in the show. Jack recalls being in the service with Cooper who would steal ("requisition') plywood, mattresses, chest of drawers...from a commander to help out his buddies in need. Jack recalls once pilfering leather jackets for his service pals. Genevieve sings, "A Nice Place To Hide." Diahann Carroll sings, "You Better Go Now." Jack describes things that one can send to people you want to irritate: -Paper napkins stapled together. -Gift wrapped garbage. -Beer six pack all empty. -Telegram marked page two. -An LP record with no hole in the middle. Al Fenelli subbing for Jose Melies orchestra. Jack Paar segment with audience and dialog with Mrs. Miller. *Most of this series does not survive in any broadcast form. Kinescopes were discarded, burned, decomposed...whereabouts unknown. 2" Quadruplex Video Tape was expensive ($300 for a one hour reel), weighting 26 pounds, requiring great storage space. Video Tape could easily be erased and was used for new program recordings...retained briefly for a re-run and then erased or discarded. Legend has it that even Jack Paar himself hired a junk man to come to his home garage and paid to have JACK PAAR TONIGHT SHOW recordings discarded (reels of kinescopes and video tapes) that were now cluttering up his space. During this era in television history archiving television programming was not a primary concern or vision, and considered an arcane pursuit. ARCHIVAL TELEVISION AUDIO, INC. retains over 70 complete and excerpt JACK PAAR TONIGHT SHOW air checks (34 hours), including the complete Jack Paar's first anniversary telecast which was broadcast live from Havana Cuba (June 28, 1958). These originally recorded off the air pristine sound direct line 1/4" reel to reel audio tracks, recorded at the time of the original broadcasts, represent the only broadcast record of a "lost" visual telecast. ATA is the largest single repository (one collection), in the United Sates of Jack Paar Tonight Shows recordings. The combined archives of The Library of Congress, Paley Center for Media, and UCLA Film & Television retain a composite total of 13 hours of representative JACK PAAR TONIGHT SHOW broadcasts excerpts...none complete. For four years and eight months Jack Paar reigned supreme as host of the TONIGHT SHOW with a crew of regulars, but only two stayed with him for the entire run; announcer Hugh Downs and band leader Jose Melis, a former army buddy. Familiar faces who appeared many times with Jack included Dody Goodman, Betty Johnson, Elsa Maxwell, Alexander King, Genevieve, Jack Douglas; and wife Reiko, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Hans Conreid, Peggy Cass, Cliff (Charley Weaver) Arquette, and Jonathan Winters. Hugh Downs substituted for Jack Paar 79 times, more than any other substitute host. There were 20 different substitute hosts for Paar over the period of the series run. Joey Bishop substituted for Paar 31 times. Arlene Francis, 30 times, Jonathan Winters, 26 times, Orson Bean, 21 times and Johnny Carson 15 times. All together there were 243 broadcasts which had substitute hosts filling in for Paar during Jack Paar's TONIGHT SHOW tenure. The title of the late night broadcast changed to THE JACK PAAR SHOW which took effect on February 3, 1958. The first video-taped broadcast aired on January 5, 1959. "Best of Paar " Re-runs began on July 10,1959. Beginning July 20, 1959 Jack Paar began taking off Monday nights & guest hosts would substitute for him (approximately on alternate Mondays). The first color broadcast aired on September 19, 1960. Theme music, "Everything is Coming Up Roses" was first used beginning in the Fall of 1959. Location broadcast telecasts of the program telecast away from the Hudson Theater in New York City occurred 14 times during this series run. Jan. 13-17, 1958 Miami Beach, Florida July 28, 1958 Havana,Cuba Nov. 3-21, 1958 Hollywood, California March 2-20, 1959 Hollywood, California Nov. 10-12, 1959 Nassau, Bahamas (Video Tape) Nov. 30- Dec. 10, 1959 Hollywood, California March 28-April 1, 1960 London, England (Video Tape) Nov.9-11, 1960 Hawaii (Video Tape) - b&w Nov.14-24, 1960 Hollywood, California March 21-24, 1961 London, England (Video Tape) Sept. 12-14, 1961 West Berlin (Video Tape) Nov. 14-17, 1961 Hollywood, California (Tape) Nov. 21-24, 1961 Hollywood, California (Tape) March 13-16, 1962 London, England (Video Tape)
#7141: GARRY MOORE SHOW
Order1959-03-24, WCBS, ?? min.
- Carol Burnett
- Allen Funt
- Garry Moore
- Dorothy Loudon
- Durward Kirby
- Marion Lorne
- Billy Gilbert
- Alan King
- Tony Bennett
- Roberta Sherwood
- Carol Haney
September 30th, 1958-June 16th, 1964 The Garry Moore variety series made a star out of Carol Burnett,brought back Allen Funt's Candid Camera and showcased many fine musical and comedic talents from 1958-1964.The highlight of most shows was "That Wonderful Year," consisting of film clips, comedy sketches and production numbers based on the events and styles of a given year. Regulars: Garry Moore, Carol Burnett (1959-1962), Dorothy Loudon (1962-1964),Allen Funt (1959-1960, Durward Kirby (1958-1964)and Marion Lorne (1958-1962). "That Wonderful Year" is 1905.
1959-03-25, NBC, min.
October 8, 1958-May 20, 1959 Guest is actress Yvonne DeCarlo In 1958 Milton Berle, after a two year departure from his hour long Tuesday night series, returned to prime time television with a half-hour variety series on NBC for Kraft, performing more as a host than the central focus of the show as he had done on his Texaco Star Theater and Buick shows (June 1948-June 956). Each telecast began with an opening monologue. On occasion Berle would would perform in skits with his guests.
#13338: STEVE ALLEN SHOW, THE
Order1959-04-12, NBC, min.
June 24, 1956-June December 27, 1961 (NBC, ABC). The multi-talented Steve Allen- musician, composer, singer, comedian,author- was the star of this live weekly variety series that bore a strong resemblance to his informal, late-night Tonight! Show. Although the program had elements of music and serious aspects, comedy was far and away its major component. Steve had with him one of the most versatile and talented collections of improvisational comics ever assembled. Among the features that were used at one time or another on a semi-regular basis were: "Letters to the Editor," "The Allen Report to the Nation," "Mad-Libs," "Crazy Shots," "Where Are They Now," "The Question Man," "The Allen Bureau of Standards," and "The Allen All Stars." The most frequently used feature, and by far the most memorable was the "Man on the Street Interview." It was here that the comics on the show developed their best-remembered characters: Louis Nye as suave, smug Gordon Hathaway, Tom Poston as the man who can't remember his own name, Skitch Henderson as Sidney Ferguson, Don Knotts as the extremely nervous and fidgety Mr. Morrison, Pat Harrington as Italian golf pro Guido Panzini, and Bill Dana as shy Jose Jimenez. George Jessel is the guest.
1959-04-17, NBC, 42 min.
July 29, 1957- March 30,1962. For four years and eight months Jack Paar reigned supreme as host of the Tonight Show with a crew of regulars, but only two stayed with him for the entire run; announcer Hugh Downs and band leader Jose Melies, a former army buddy. Familiar faces who appeared many times with Jack included Dody Goodman, Betty Johnson, Elsa Maxwell, Alexander King, Genevieve, Jack Douglas; and wife Reiko, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Hans Conried, Peggy Cass, Cliff (Charley Weaver) Arquette, and Johnathan Winters. Hugh Downs substituted for Jack Paar 79 times, more than any other substitute host there were 20 different performers over the period of the series run. Joey Bishop substituted for Paar 31 times. Arlene Francis, 30 times, Jonathan Winters, 26 times, Orson Bean, 21 times, and Johnny Carson 15 times. Altogether there were 243 broadcasts that had substitute hosts filling in for Paar during Jack Paar's TONIGHT SHOW tenure. The title of the late-night broadcast changed to THE JACK PAAR SHOW which took effect on February 3, 1958. The first videotaped broadcast aired on January 5, 1959. "Best of Paar " Re-runs began on July 10, 1959. The first color broadcast aired on September 19, 1960. Guests: Mike Nichols and Elaine May. Guest Host: Jerry Lewis who discusses his hosting of the Oscar Awards ceremony. He talks over Hugh Downs attempting to do a live commercial. Lewis compliments the brilliance of Mike Nichols and Elaine May. Joined in progress.
1959-04-19, NBC, 25 min.
- Roy Neal
- Bob Considine
- Bob Cummings
- Jimmy Doolittle
- Curtis Le May
- Jacqueline Cochran
- Eddie Rickenbacker
- Prince Bernard of the Netherlands
- Scott Crossfield
- Bob White
- Nathan Twining
- Thomas D. White
- Piers Anderton
- Frank Lahm
- E.R. Quesada
- Dr. Theodore Von Karman
- Robert Gillery
- Orville Wright
- Chuck Yeager
- Forrest S. Petersen
- Dr. Edward Teller
- Craig Wilson
A SPECIAL NBC TV Broadcast broadest on Video Tape, recorded in Las Vegas, Nevada sponsored by General Motors Corporation. A retrospective on the age of flight and the dawn of the space age, climaxing a congress meeting at Las Vegas. Narrated by Bob Considine. An NBC NEWS SPECIAL PROJECTS produced by Roy Neal. At the World Congress of Flight in Las Vegas, Nevada, representatives of 42 nations meet to discuss airship, missile, and space progress and plans. Bob Considine is host of this report from McCarran Field, Indiana Springs Gunnery Range and the Las Vegas Race Track. A description of aviation now and in the future, descriptions by Bob Considine, Jacqueline Cochran, General Curtis Le May, Jimmy Doolittle, General Nathan Twining, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Bob Cummings, actor and Air Force Reserve officer, jet pilots Scott Crossfield and Capt. Bob White and others describe future airliners and space vehicles. American and foreign aircraft, missiles and spaceships are described on the ground and in flight. Discussions related to the X-15 is discussed, the F105 new fighter planes, and F106 defensive planes, as well as a segment on helicopters, and a half plane, half car vehicle. Included are two General Motors plugs for their FIREBIRD 3 elaborate automobile, the most advanced ever built. Dr. Edward Teller, called the father of the H-bomb, makes a plea for international amity in the conquest of space. Frank Lahm, one of the oldest pilots alive, a man who had been taught to fly by the Wright Brothers, winds up the telecast, saying there is no reason to doubt that man will travel in space. NOTE: This peerless television audio air check survives only as audio preserved by Archival Television Audio, Inc. Phil Gries has improved the audio track from its original marginal quality when originally broadcast on NBC TV April 19, 1959.
#5949: MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS
Order1959-04-26, WCBS, 96 min.
- Jane Powell
- Ed Wynn
- Myrna Loy
- Walter Pidgeon
- Patty Duke
- Kelly Brown
- Reta Shaw
- Tab Hunter
- Jeanne Crain
- Lois Nettleton
- Donald Symington
- Ginger McManus
Based on the book by Sally Benson, this classic 1945 Vincente Minelli movie musical is adapted for television.1959-05-06, NBC, min.
- Jack Benny
- Raymond Burr
- Don Knotts
- Dinah Shore
- James Garner
- Walter Brennan
- Fred Astaire
- Mark Goodson
- Bill Todman
The eleventh annual Emmy Awards broadcast from the Moulin Rouge Nightclub in Hollywood, California, honoring the best television shows of 1958. Raymond Burr is the host. NOTE: Many edits. Brief / partial acceptance speeches. See ATA#13345 for continuation, additional 18 minutes.
1959-05-06, NBC, 18 min.
- Raymond Burr
- Chet Huntley
- Bob Hope
- Ed Sullivan
- Mickey Rooney
- Shirley Temple
- Dick Clark
- Dame Judith Anderson
- Ann Southern
A continuation from entry # 13344. Further guests include Ann Southern, Mickey Rooney, Shirley Temple, Dame Judith Anderson, Dick Clark, Bob Hope, Ed Sullivan, and Chet Huntley. Host: Raymond Burr.
1959-05-28, NBC, 7 min.
July 29, 1957- March 30,1962. Brief excerpt beginning with Jack Paar setting the record straight, stating "...the only way to kill a lie is to reveal the truth," referring to what he believes have been miss-truths said about him over and over again by columnist Walter Winchell. For four years and eight months, Jack Paar reigned supreme as host of the Tonight Show with a crew of regulars, but only two stayed with him for the entire run; announcer Hugh Downs and band leader Jose Melies, a former army buddy. Familiar faces who appeared many times with Jack included Dody Goodman, Betty Johnson, Elsa Maxwell, Alexander King, Genevieve, Jack Douglas; and wife Reiko, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Hans Conried, Peggy Cass, Cliff (Charley Weaver) Arquette, and Johnathan Winters. Hugh Downs substituted for Jack Paar 79 times, more than any other substitute host there were 20 different performers over the period of the series run. Joey Bishop substituted for Paar 31 times. Arlene Francis, 30 times, Jonathan Winters, 26 times, Orson Bean, 21 times, and Johnny Carson 15 times. Altogether there were 243 broadcasts that had substitute hosts filling in for Paar during Jack Paar's TONIGHT SHOW tenure. The title of the late-night broadcast changed to THE JACK PAAR SHOW which took effect on February 3, 1958. The first videotaped broadcast aired on January 5, 1959. "Best of Paar " Re-runs began on July 10, 1959. The first color broadcast aired on September 19, news bulletin on the "Explorer I" satellite, launched today. Opening monologue.
1959-06-03, WRCA, 35 min.
July 29, 1957- March 30,1962. Hugh Downs opens the show. This television audio air check was recorded off WRCA Channel Four, New York. Jack Paar opening monologue. He states that the toughest part of the show is when he comes out on stage and he realizes that he is on stage all alone. Jack mentions that Dody Goodman is here tonight making her annual appearance (Dody at one time was on the Paar Tonight Show almost every night until she was fired by Jack). Dody talks about the play she is currently performing in, "The Bells Are Ringing." She and co star Peggy Cass sing two songs from the show. Jody talks about Charlie Weaver (Cliff Arquette). She also talks about finally buying a car and getting her first driver's license. Jack states that it is nice to have her back on the show. Hugh Downs talks about the art of the commercial. Peggy Cass and Dody Goodman continue to talk about "Born Yesterday." Peggy Cass sings, "I'm Going Back To Where I'm Going To Be Me." In a rare moment, Jack Paar sings, "Love Came Just In Time." Ending the show Jack, Dody, Peggy, Hugh and Pat Harrington Jr. sing "The Party's Over." *Most of this series does not survive in any broadcast form. Kinescopes were discarded, burned, decomposed...whereabouts unknown. 2" Quadruplex Video Tape was expensive ($300 for a one hour reel), weighting 26 pounds, requiring great storage space. Video Tape could easily be erased and was used for new program recordings...retained briefly for a re-run and then erased or discarded. Legend has it that even Jack Paar himself hired a junk man to come to his home garage and paid to have JACK PAAR TONIGHT SHOW recordings discarded (reels of kinescopes and video tapes) that were now cluttering up his space. During this era in television history archiving television programming was not a primary concern or vision, and considered an arcane pursuit. ARCHIVAL TELEVISION AUDIO, INC. retains over 70 complete and excerpt JACK PAAR TONIGHT SHOW air checks (34 hours), including the complete Jack Paar's first anniversary telecast which was broadcast live from Havana Cuba (June 28, 1958). These originally recorded off the air pristine sound direct line 1/4" reel to reel audio tracks, recorded at the time of the original broadcasts, represent the only broadcast record of a "lost" visual telecast. ATA is the largest single repository (one collection), in the United Sates of Jack Paar Tonight Shows recordings. The combined archives of The Library of Congress, Paley Center for Media, and UCLA Film & Television retain a composite total of 13 hours of representative JACK PAAR TONIGHT SHOW broadcasts excerpts...none complete. For four years and eight months Jack Paar reigned supreme as host of the TONIGHT SHOW with a crew of regulars, but only two stayed with him for the entire run; announcer Hugh Downs and band leader Jose Melis, a former army buddy. Familiar faces who appeared many times with Jack included Dody Goodman, Betty Johnson, Elsa Maxwell, Alexander King, Genevieve, Jack Douglas; and wife Reiko, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Hans Conreid, Peggy Cass, Cliff (Charley Weaver) Arquette, and Jonathan Winters. Hugh Downs substituted for Jack Paar 79 times, more than any other substitute host. There were 20 different substitute hosts for Paar over the period of the series run. Joey Bishop substituted for Paar 31 times. Arlene Francis, 30 times, Jonathan Winters, 26 times, Orson Bean, 21 times and Johnny Carson 15 times. All together there were 243 broadcasts which had substitute hosts filling in for Paar during Jack Paar's TONIGHT SHOW tenure. The title of the late night broadcast changed to THE JACK PAAR SHOW which took effect on February 3, 1958. The first video-taped broadcast aired on January 5, 1959. "Best of Paar " Re-runs began on July 10,1959. Beginning July 20, 1959 Jack Paar began taking off Monday nights & guest hosts would substitute for him (approximately on alternate Mondays). The first color broadcast aired on September 19, 1960. Theme music, "Everything is Coming Up Roses" was first used beginning in the Fall of 1959. Location broadcast telecasts of the program telecast away from the Hudson Theater in New York City occurred 14 times during this series run. Jan. 13-17, 1958 Miami Beach, Florida July 28, 1958 Havana,Cuba Nov. 3-21, 1958 Hollywood, California March 2-20, 1959 Hollywood, California Nov. 10-12, 1959 Nassau, Bahamas (Video Tape) Nov. 30- Dec. 10, 1959 Hollywood, California March 28-April 1, 1960 London, England (Video Tape) Nov.9-11, 1960 Hawaii (Video Tape) - b&w Nov.14-24, 1960 Hollywood, California March 21-24, 1961 London, England (Video Tape) Sept. 12-14, 1961 West Berlin (Video Tape) Nov. 14-17, 1961 Hollywood, California (Tape) Nov. 21-24, 1961 Hollywood, California (Tape) March 13-16, 1962 London, England (Video Tape)
1959-06-07, WNBC, 5 min.
June 24, 1956 - June 6, 1960 (NBC TV), September 27, 1961 - December 27, 1961 (ABC TV). On his Sunday night variety show, Steve Allen clowns around with heavyweight champion Ingmar Johansson, in a boxing ring. Rare exceptional audio air check recorded by Phil Gries using a microphone and not a direct line connection. However, sound quality remains acceptably good. NOTE: The beginning of Phil Gries' focus to record television audio from his 1949 Andrea television set to audio tape contained on his recently obtained new 1/4" reel to reel tape recorder (Webcor).
#13350: SOAP OPERA EXCERPTS
Order1959-06-08, , 5 min.
Excerpts from daytime soap operas include: " From These Roots," (June 30, 1958-December 29, 1961) "The Secret Storm," (April 1, 1954-February 8, 1974) and "The Brighter Day." (January 4, 1954-Sept. 28, 1962)
1959-06-11, NBC, 7 min.
July 29, 1957- March 30,1962. Brief excerpt beginning with Jack Paar setting the record straight, stating "...the only way to kill a lie is to reveal the truth," referring to what he believes have been miss-truths said about him over and over again by columnist Walter Winchell. Elsa Maxwell joins the conversation updating Jack about her gay card games, Belgium pavilion, and appreciation of South Pacific play. For four years and eight months Jack Paar reigned supreme as host of the Tonight Show with a crew of regulars, but only two stayed with him for the entire run; announcer Hugh Downs and band leader Jose Melies, a former army buddy. Familiar faces who appeared many times with Jack included Dody Goodman, Betty Johnson, Elsa Maxwell, Alexander King, Genevieve, Jack Douglas; and wife Reiko, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Hans Conried, Peggy Cass, Cliff (Charley Weaver) Arquette, and Johnathan Winters. Hugh Downs substituted for Jack Paar 79 times, more than any other substitute host there were 20 different performers over the period of the series run. Joey Bishop substituted for Paar 31 times. Arlene Francis, 30 times, Jonathan Winters, 26 times, Orson Bean, 21 times and Johnny Carson 15 times. Altogether there were 243 broadcasts that had substitute hosts filling in for Paar during Jack Paar's TONIGHT SHOW tenure. The title of the late-night broadcast changed to THE JACK PAAR SHOW which took effect on February 3, 1958. The first videotaped broadcast aired on January 5, 1959. "Best of Paar " Re-runs began on July 10, 1959. The first color broadcast aired on September 19, 1960. Paar comments on scurrilous articles about him appearing in Newsweek magazine.
1959-06-17, WRCA, 12 min.
July 29, 1957- March 30,1962. Jack Paar delivers an eleven minute serious monologue discussing his recent front cover Time Magazine story about him. He states that Time was at his home for five days and talked to him for five weeks prior to the article being published. Paar states that he liked the way Time handled the story. Jack mentions that he has no press agent and most times has had the need to criticize publications, Newsweek, TV Guide, New York Post and columnist Walter Winchell for their unfounded and critical publicity stories that contain blatant untruths. Besides himself, he refers to recent negative stories about Arthur Godfrey and Anthony Perkins written in the most culprit of all the print journals, Newsweek. Jack Paar mentions that once TV Guide wanted to put him on the cover and Jack refused. Says Paar, "They put me on the cover anyway." Made up conversations I had never had...talked about my relationships with others I have never met. Conversely, Jack mentions, that Jim Bishop wrote an article about him ...my thoughts on religion. Bishop stated that as a reporter there have been only five people he has met and written about, including Jack Paar, who have displayed characteristics of honor and integrity. Jack then tells his audience, "I hope what I have just said tonight is not taken off the air." *Most of this series does not survive in any broadcast form. Kinescopes were discarded, burned, decomposed...whereabouts unknown. 2" Quadruplex Video Tape was expensive ($300 for a one hour reel), weighting 26 pounds, requiring great storage space. Video Tape could easily be erased and was used for new program recordings...retained briefly for a re-run and then erased or discarded. Legend has it that even Jack Paar himself hired a junk man to come to his home garage and paid to have JACK PAAR TONIGHT SHOW recordings discarded (reels of kinescopes and video tapes) that were now cluttering up his space. During this era in television history archiving television programming was not a primary concern or vision, and considered an arcane pursuit. ARCHIVAL TELEVISION AUDIO, INC. retains over 70 complete and excerpt JACK PAAR TONIGHT SHOW air checks (34 hours), including the complete Jack Paar's first anniversary telecast which was broadcast live from Havana Cuba (June 28, 1958). These originally recorded off the air pristine sound direct line 1/4" reel to reel audio tracks, recorded at the time of the original broadcasts, represent the only broadcast record of a "lost" visual telecast. ATA is the largest single repository (one collection), in the United Sates of Jack Paar Tonight Shows recordings. The combined archives of The Library of Congress, Paley Center for Media, and UCLA Film & Television retain a composite total of 13 hours of representative JACK PAAR TONIGHT SHOW broadcasts excerpts...none complete. For four years and eight months Jack Paar reigned supreme as host of the TONIGHT SHOW with a crew of regulars, but only two stayed with him for the entire run; announcer Hugh Downs and band leader Jose Melis, a former army buddy. Familiar faces who appeared many times with Jack included Dody Goodman, Betty Johnson, Elsa Maxwell, Alexander King, Genevieve, Jack Douglas; and wife Reiko, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Hans Conreid, Peggy Cass, Cliff (Charley Weaver) Arquette, and Jonathan Winters. Hugh Downs substituted for Jack Paar 79 times, more than any other substitute host. There were 20 different substitute hosts for Paar over the period of the series run. Joey Bishop substituted for Paar 31 times. Arlene Francis, 30 times, Jonathan Winters, 26 times, Orson Bean, 21 times and Johnny Carson 15 times. All together there were 243 broadcasts which had substitute hosts filling in for Paar during Jack Paar's TONIGHT SHOW tenure. The title of the late night broadcast changed to THE JACK PAAR SHOW which took effect on February 3, 1958. The first video-taped broadcast aired on January 5, 1959. "Best of Paar " Re-runs began on July 10,1959. Beginning July 20, 1959 Jack Paar began taking off Monday nights & guest hosts would substitute for him (approximately on alternate Mondays). The first color broadcast aired on September 19, 1960. Theme music, "Everything is Coming Up Roses" was first used beginning in the Fall of 1959. Location broadcast telecasts of the program telecast away from the Hudson Theater in New York City occurred 14 times during this series run. Jan. 13-17, 1958 Miami Beach, Florida July 28, 1958 Havana,Cuba Nov. 3-21, 1958 Hollywood, California March 2-20, 1959 Hollywood, California Nov. 10-12, 1959 Nassau, Bahamas (Video Tape) Nov. 30- Dec. 10, 1959 Hollywood, California March 28-April 1, 1960 London, England (Video Tape) Nov.9-11, 1960 Hawaii (Video Tape) - b&w Nov.14-24, 1960 Hollywood, California March 21-24, 1961 London, England (Video Tape) Sept. 12-14, 1961 West Berlin (Video Tape) Nov. 14-17, 1961 Hollywood, California (Tape) Nov. 21-24, 1961 Hollywood, California (Tape) March 13-16, 1962 London, England (Video Tape)
1959-07-03, WNTA, 30 min.
- Henry Morgan
- Arthur Godfrey
- Tony Marvin
- Robert Creighton
- Fred W. Demara
- Ferdinand Waldo Demara
- Norman Paris
- Charlie Knickerbocker
- Sidney Skulski
HERE'S MORGAN (HENRY MORGAN AND COMPANY) syndicated. February 13, 1959-June 19, 1959 (90 minute show) June 26, 1959-September 11, 1959 (60 minute show) September 14? or 21, 1959-November 20, 1959 (30 minute show) Total of 39 broadcasts, few of which survive. Sharp tongued Henry Morgan, who never was able to keep a television series on the air for more that a brief period of time, lasted only nine months with three different time slot entries for this early late night talk/variety show. Syndicated and broadcast in New York on WNTA Channel 13 this series had a 90 minute format (10pm-Midnight), and two additional time change formats all in 1959. Morgan's show was revised from a 90 minute format to a one hour broadcast time slot and continued for another three months and then again revised to a half hour for another two months before being cancelled altogether. Ferdinand Waldo Demara, more popularly known as Fred W. Demara appears on this broadcast along with auto biographer, Robert Creighton who discusses his book about Demara entitled "THE GREAT IMPOSTER," a descriptive accounting of the colorful and very intelligent person who assumed the identities of others in order to shortcut through life and place himself in various positions or careers. Amongst others, over time, he was a Canadian Navy Surgeon, civil engineer designing a bridge, a sheriff's deputy, an assistant prison warden, a doctor of applied psychology, a hospital orderly, a lawyer, a child-care expert, a Benedictine monk, a Trappist monk, an editor, a cancer researcher, and a teacher - and at the end of his life a hospital chaplain in his own name. Henry Morgan chats with Fred Demara asking many questions and at the same time adding humor to the conversation, as he does at the top of the broadcast taking to his audience about a myriad of topics including Holy Bread, Hulu Hoops, Books alright to purchase but banned from mailing, Charlie Knickerbocker, columnist Sidney Skulski, recognizing celebrities in public, and the firing of Tony Marvin by Arthur Godfrey after being his announcer for twelve years. Orchestra leader, Norman Paris leads the band in "Hooray For Love." NOTE: This was the first of only five television broadcasts that Fred W. Demara (Ferdinand Waldo Demara) would appear. The others: Jack Paar Tonight Show (Aug. 27, 1959) Take a Good Look with Ernie Kovacs (Oct. 29, 1959) You Bet Your Life with Groucho Marx (Nov. 12, 1959) Jack Paar Program (Nov. 16, 1962).
1959-07-21, WRCA, 15 min.
July 29, 1957- March 30,1962. Jack Paar monologue. *Most of this series does not survive in any broadcast form. Kinescopes were discarded, burned, decomposed...whereabouts unknown. 2" Quadruplex Video Tape was expensive ($300 for a one hour reel), weighting 26 pounds, requiring great storage space. Video Tape could easily be erased and was used for new program recordings...retained briefly for a re-run and then erased or discarded. Legend has it that even Jack Paar himself hired a junk man to come to his home garage and paid to have JACK PAAR TONIGHT SHOW recordings discarded (reels of kinescopes and video tapes) that were now cluttering up his space. During this era in television history archiving television programming was not a primary concern or vision, and considered an arcane pursuit. ARCHIVAL TELEVISION AUDIO, INC. retains over 70 complete and excerpt JACK PAAR TONIGHT SHOW air checks (34 hours), including the complete Jack Paar's first anniversary telecast which was broadcast live from Havana Cuba (June 28, 1958). These originally recorded off the air pristine sound direct line 1/4" reel to reel audio tracks, recorded at the time of the original broadcasts, represent the only broadcast record of a "lost" visual telecast. ATA is the largest single repository (one collection), in the United Sates of Jack Paar Tonight Shows recordings. The combined archives of The Library of Congress, Paley Center for Media, and UCLA Film & Television retain a composite total of 13 hours of representative JACK PAAR TONIGHT SHOW broadcasts excerpts...none complete. For four years and eight months Jack Paar reigned supreme as host of the TONIGHT SHOW with a crew of regulars, but only two stayed with him for the entire run; announcer Hugh Downs and band leader Jose Melis, a former army buddy. Familiar faces who appeared many times with Jack included Dody Goodman, Betty Johnson, Elsa Maxwell, Alexander King, Genevieve, Jack Douglas; and wife Reiko, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Hans Conreid, Peggy Cass, Cliff (Charley Weaver) Arquette, and Jonathan Winters. Hugh Downs substituted for Jack Paar 79 times, more than any other substitute host. There were 20 different substitute hosts for Paar over the period of the series run. Joey Bishop substituted for Paar 31 times. Arlene Francis, 30 times, Jonathan Winters, 26 times, Orson Bean, 21 times and Johnny Carson 15 times. All together there were 243 broadcasts which had substitute hosts filling in for Paar during Jack Paar's TONIGHT SHOW tenure. The title of the late night broadcast changed to THE JACK PAAR SHOW which took effect on February 3, 1958. The first video-taped broadcast aired on January 5, 1959. The LAST LIVE broadcast was aired July 3, 1959. "Best of Paar " Re-runs began on July 10,1959. Beginning July 20, 1959 Jack Paar began taking off Monday nights & guest hosts would substitute for him (approximately on alternate Mondays). The first color broadcast aired on September 19, 1960. Theme music, "Everything is Coming Up Roses" was first used beginning in the Fall of 1959. Location broadcast telecasts of the program telecast away from the Hudson Theater in New York City occurred 14 times during this series run. Jan. 13-17, 1958 Miami Beach, Florida July 28, 1958 Havana,Cuba Nov. 3-21, 1958 Hollywood, California March 2-20, 1959 Hollywood, California Nov. 10-12, 1959 Nassau, Bahamas (Video Tape) Nov. 30- Dec. 10, 1959 Hollywood, California March 28-April 1, 1960 London, England (Video Tape) Nov.9-11, 1960 Hawaii (Video Tape) - b&w Nov.14-24, 1960 Hollywood, California March 21-24, 1961 London, England (Video Tape) Sept. 12-14, 1961 West Berlin (Video Tape) Nov. 14-17, 1961 Hollywood, California (Tape) Nov. 21-24, 1961 Hollywood, California (Tape) March 13-16, 1962 London, England (Video Tape)
1959-07-23, WRCA, 43 min.
- Jack Paar
- Alexander King
- Fred Demara
- Jose Melis
- Billy Graham
- Fidel Castro
- Earl Grant
- Marion Marlowe
- Ed Reimer
- Virginia De Luce
- Bob Crichton
- Jimmy Hoffa
July 29, 1957- March 30,1962. Announcer Earl Reimer who subs for Hugh Downs, opens the show. Jack comes out on stage and immediately states that he always seems to be in his dressing room writing at the last minute. Jack tells true story that once he shared a dressing room with a star cowboy who wore the most expensive clothes he had ever seen. When the star took off his costume Paar noticed that he was wearing the most ragged underwear he had ever seen! Jack mentions that last nights program, with Bobby Kennedy, was the most exciting show he has ever done in the two years that the Tonight Show has been on the air. Second and third most memorable shows were with Fidel Castro and Billy Graham. Kennedy stated on the show that it was time to do something about Jimmy Hoffa. Earl Grant is on next but Jack for a second cannot remember his name, which brings up a memory when he could not remember guest Marion Marlowe's name and had to stall for quite some time on live TV until someone could help him out. Earl Grant sings "Gave Birth to the Blues." Jack recounts the time when his daughter Randy's pet gold fish died. Jack gave it a proper burial. He wrapped the goldfish in saran wrap, followed by a layer of silver foil and all placed into a match box. Wife Miriam, accompanied them to the backyard for a proper burial. Randy said, "I'm sure he will survive before the ants get him." Bob Crichton, author of "The Great Imposer" discusses his book.Fred Demara makes a rare in person appearance. They all discuss his remarkable career impersonating ever conceivable type of professional individual and living the part. Favorite impersonation was that of a Texas warden. Demara states that there was no justification for what he did. Fred states that he is now ready to end his impostor career. Jack introduces Alexander King who discusses his new book, "May This House Be Saved From Tigers." Jack states what a warm and personable man King is who says that he believes in LOVE. *Most of this series does not survive in any broadcast form. Kinescopes were discarded, burned, decomposed...whereabouts unknown. 2" Quadruplex Video Tape was expensive ($300 for a one hour reel), weighting 26 pounds, requiring great storage space. Video Tape could easily be erased and was used for new program recordings...retained briefly for a re-run and then erased or discarded. Legend has it that even Jack Paar himself hired a junk man to come to his home garage and paid to have JACK PAAR TONIGHT SHOW recordings discarded (reels of kinescopes and video tapes) that were now cluttering up his space. During this era in television history archiving television programming was not a primary concern or vision, and considered an arcane pursuit. ARCHIVAL TELEVISION AUDIO, INC. retains over 70 complete and excerpt JACK PAAR TONIGHT SHOW air checks (34 hours), including the complete Jack Paar's first anniversary telecast which was broadcast live from Havana Cuba (June 28, 1958). These originally recorded off the air pristine sound direct line 1/4" reel to reel audio tracks, recorded at the time of the original broadcasts, represent the only broadcast record of a "lost" visual telecast. ATA is the largest single repository (one collection), in the United Sates of Jack Paar Tonight Shows recordings. The combined archives of The Library of Congress, Paley Center for Media, and UCLA Film & Television retain a composite total of 13 hours of representative JACK PAAR TONIGHT SHOW broadcasts excerpts, all KINESCOPES (sound quality inferior to originally direct line 1/4" reel to reel home recordings at the time of the broadcast). No COMPLETE intact visual and audio broadcasts survive. There are no extant video taped surviving RECORDINGS of the JACK PAAR TONIGHT SHOW...not even an excerpt. For four years and eight months Jack Paar reigned supreme as host of the TONIGHT SHOW with a crew of regulars, but only two stayed with him for the entire run; announcer Hugh Downs and band leader Jose Melis, a former army buddy. Familiar faces who appeared many times with Jack included Dody Goodman, Betty Johnson, Elsa Maxwell, Alexander King, Genevieve, Jack Douglas; and wife Reiko, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Hans Conreid, Peggy Cass, Cliff (Charley Weaver) Arquette, and Jonathan Winters. Hugh Downs substituted for Jack Paar 79 times, more than any other substitute host. There were 20 different substitute hosts for Paar over the period of the series run. Joey Bishop substituted for Paar 31 times. Arlene Francis, 30 times, Jonathan Winters, 26 times, Orson Bean, 21 times and Johnny Carson 15 times. All together there were 243 broadcasts which had substitute hosts filling in for Paar during Jack Paar's TONIGHT SHOW tenure. The title of the late night broadcast changed to THE JACK PAAR SHOW which took effect on February 3, 1958. The first video-taped broadcast aired on January 5, 1959. The LAST LIVE broadcast was aired July 3, 1959. "Best of Paar " Re-runs began on July 10,1959. Beginning July 20, 1959 Jack Paar began taking off Monday nights & guest hosts would substitute for him (approximately on alternate Mondays). The first color broadcast aired on September 19, 1960. Theme music, "Everything is Coming Up Roses" was first used beginning in the Fall of 1959. Location broadcast telecasts of the program telecast away from the Hudson Theater in New York City occurred 14 times during this series run. Jan. 13-17, 1958 Miami Beach, Florida July 28, 1958 Havana,Cuba Nov. 3-21, 1958 Hollywood, California March 2-20, 1959 Hollywood, California Nov. 10-12, 1959 Nassau, Bahamas (Video Tape) Nov. 30- Dec. 10, 1959 Hollywood, California March 28-April 1, 1960 London, England (Video Tape) Nov.9-11, 1960 Hawaii (Video Tape) - b&w Nov.14-24, 1960 Hollywood, California March 21-24, 1961 London, England (Video Tape) Sept. 12-14, 1961 West Berlin (Video Tape) Nov. 14-17, 1961 Hollywood, California (Tape) Nov. 21-24, 1961 Hollywood, California (Tape) March 13-16, 1962 London, England (Video Tape)
1959-07-29, WRCA, 87 min.
- Hugh Downs
- Hermione Gingold
- Florence Henderson
- Genevieve
- Max Asnas
- Dody Goodman
- Al Finelli
- Harry Nimmo
- Dr. Franklin Loehr
July 29, 1957- March 30,1962. July 29, 1959, SECOND ANNIVERSARY TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JACK PAAR. Complete, without commercials (87 minutes). Hugh Downs is heard opening the show, “The NBC Television Network presents the second anniversary addition of the JACK PAAR SHOW with the Jose Melies orchestra, conducted by Al Finelli, and yours truly, Hugh Downs. And, tonight, two years later, Jack’s guests are Hermione Gingold, Genevieve, Dody Goodman, Florence Henderson, and Harry Nimmo. And now, celebrating his second anniversary, here he is Jack, what do I hold up?, Paar.” Jack’s monologue includes statements that when he first went on the air there were only 40 affiliate stations and now there are 138. He remarks how NBC has been very nice to him, and that he will be “staying around for a while.” Jack relates the long hours…nine hours of programming a week, five nights a week…coming home at 2am. Recently, when Jack came home he tapped his daughter on her shoulder and said, “It’s time to get up” and to go to her own bedroom (she would sleep with Miriam her mother). Next thing Jack knows he hears water running in the bathroom, Randy brushing her teeth, who thought that her dad meant it was time to get up and go to school. Florence Henderson sings, “Everything is Coming Up Roses” from the Broadway play, GYPSY. Jack and Hugh converse about second anniversary broadcast moments…Cuba show a year ago, about regulars, including, Oscar Levant, Peggy Cass. Jack Introduces Dody Goodman. They reminisce about first shows, Franklin Pangborn, others. Dody, who with Jack and Hugh do another version fresh satiric version of DRAGNET ( Case of the Missing Cake) which runs five minutes. Genevieve is introduced, who sings in French, and talks about her grateful success because of Jack. Long time friend and Tonight Show panel member, Hermione Gingold and Paar reminisce. Downs reads wires of congratulations from Robert Sarnoff, Robert Kennedy, Virginia Graham, and Marge and Alexander King. Jack Paar states that “Talking and telling true stories is funnier than any script in the world.” Relates funny story about his dear friend Alex King. Comedian / dancer Harry Nimmo performs, and talks with Jack at the desk. Jack says that he and Miriam’s next vacation will be in Italy where he has yet to travel. Introduction of Dr. Franklin Loehr author of “Power of Prayer on Plants.” Jack introduces his dear sweet friend Max Asnas, manager of Stage Delicatessen in New York. Florence Henderson sings, from GYPSY, “You’ll Never Get Away From Me.” Jack says good night and signs off. *Most of this series does not survive in any broadcast form. Kinescopes were discarded, burned, decomposed...whereabouts unknown. 2" Quadruplex Video Tape was expensive ($300 for a one hour reel), weighting 26 pounds, requiring great storage space. Video Tape could easily be erased and was used for new program recordings...retained briefly for a re-run and then erased or discarded. Legend has it that even Jack Paar himself hired a junk man to come to his home garage and paid to have JACK PAAR TONIGHT SHOW recordings discarded (reels of kinescopes and video tapes) that were now cluttering up his space. During this era in television history archiving television programming was not a primary concern or vision, and considered an arcane pursuit. ARCHIVAL TELEVISION AUDIO, INC. retains over 70 complete and excerpt JACK PAAR TONIGHT SHOW air checks (34 hours), including the complete Jack Paar's first anniversary telecast which was broadcast live from Havana Cuba (June 28, 1958). These originally recorded off the air pristine sound direct line 1/4" reel to reel audio tracks, recorded at the time of the original broadcasts, represent the only broadcast record of a "lost" visual telecast. ATA is the largest single repository (one collection), in the United Sates of Jack Paar Tonight Shows recordings. The combined archives of The Library of Congress, Paley Center for Media, and UCLA Film & Television retain a composite total of 13 hours of representative JACK PAAR TONIGHT SHOW broadcasts excerpts, all KINESCOPES (sound quality inferior to originally direct line 1/4" reel to reel home recordings at the time of the broadcast). No COMPLETE intact visual and audio broadcasts survive. There are no extant video taped surviving RECORDINGS of the JACK PAAR TONIGHT SHOW...not even an excerpt. For four years and eight months Jack Paar reigned supreme as host of the TONIGHT SHOW with a crew of regulars, but only two stayed with him for the entire run; announcer Hugh Downs and band leader Jose Melis, a former army buddy. Familiar faces who appeared many times with Jack included Dody Goodman, Betty Johnson, Elsa Maxwell, Alexander King, Genevieve, Jack Douglas; and wife Reiko, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Hans Conreid, Peggy Cass, Cliff (Charley Weaver) Arquette, and Jonathan Winters. Hugh Downs substituted for Jack Paar 79 times, more than any other substitute host. There were 20 different substitute hosts for Paar over the period of the series run. Joey Bishop substituted for Paar 31 times. Arlene Francis, 30 times, Jonathan Winters, 26 times, Orson Bean, 21 times and Johnny Carson 15 times. All together there were 243 broadcasts which had substitute hosts filling in for Paar during Jack Paar's TONIGHT SHOW tenure. The title of the late night broadcast changed to THE JACK PAAR SHOW which took effect on February 3, 1958. The first video-taped broadcast aired on January 5, 1959. The LAST LIVE broadcast was aired July 3, 1959. "Best of Paar " Re-runs began on July 10,1959. Beginning July 20, 1959 Jack Paar began taking off Monday nights & guest hosts would substitute for him (approximately on alternate Mondays). The first color broadcast aired on September 19, 1960. Theme music, "Everything is Coming Up Roses" was first used beginning in the Fall of 1959. Location broadcast telecasts of the program telecast away from the Hudson Theater in New York City occurred 14 times during this series run. Jan. 13-17, 1958 Miami Beach, Florida July 28, 1958 Havana,Cuba Nov. 3-21, 1958 Hollywood, California March 2-20, 1959 Hollywood, California Nov. 10-12, 1959 Nassau, Bahamas (Video Tape) Nov. 30- Dec. 10, 1959 Hollywood, California March 28-April 1, 1960 London, England (Video Tape) Nov.9-11, 1960 Hawaii (Video Tape) - b&w Nov.14-24, 1960 Hollywood, California March 21-24, 1961 London, England (Video Tape) Sept. 12-14, 1961 West Berlin (Video Tape) Nov. 14-17, 1961 Hollywood, California (Tape) Nov. 21-24, 1961 Hollywood, California (Tape) March 13-16, 1962 London, England (Video Tape)
1959-08-04, NBC, 17 min.
July 29, 1957- March 30,1962. For four years and eight months Jack Paar reigned supreme as host of the Tonight Show with a crew of regulars, but only two stayed with him for the entire run; announcer Hugh Downs and band leader Jose Melies, a former army buddy. Familiar faces who appeared many times with Jack included Dody Goodman, Betty Johnson, Elsa Maxwell, Alexander King, Genevieve, Jack Douglas; and wife Reiko, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Hans Conried, Peggy Cass, Cliff (Charley Weaver) Arquette, and Johnathan Winters. Hugh Downs substituted for Jack Paar 79 times, more than any other substitute host there were 20 different performers over the period of the series run. Joey Bishop substituted for Paar 31 times. Arlene Francis, 30 times, Jonathan Winters, 26 times, Orson Bean, 21 times and Johnny Carson 15 times. Altogether there were 243 broadcasts that had substitute hosts filling in for Paar during Jack Paar's TONIGHT SHOW tenure. The title of the late-night broadcast changed to THE JACK PAAR SHOW which took effect on February 3, 1958. The first videotaped broadcast aired on January 5, 1959. "Best of Paar " Re-runs began on July 10, 1959. The first color broadcast aired on September 19, 1960. Guests: Betty White, Peggy Cass. Jack introduces Peggy Cass, Betty White discusses her dimples, and Hugh Downs talks about his Pennsylvania conviction, violating Sunday "Blue Laws."
#19136: BOB AND RAY RADIO SHOW, THE
Order1959-08-21, , 15 min.
August 21st, 1959- September 30th, 1959 Bob and Ray were an American comedy duo whose career spanned five decades. Their cartoon images were displayed in the Piels Beer television commercials of the late 1950s and early 1960s. August 21st, 1959- August 31st, 1959 September 1st, 1959- September 10th, 1959 September 11th, 1959- September 21st, 1959 September 22nd, 1959- September 30th, 1959 Each broadcast is 15 minutes in length, a total of 40 broadcasts in all.
1959-08-27, NBC, 4 min.
July 2nd,1959-September 24th,1959 (NBC) Short-lived prime time quiz show hosted by Mike Wallace. Each contestant was employed by a famous person and a celebrity panel would try and guess who the famous employer was. Host: Mike Wallace. Guests are Nina Foch and Sir Cedric Hardwick. NOTE: Rare broadcast air check in any form. All of these programs were erased and no longer exist.
1959-09-14, , min.
Russian Premier Nikita Khrushchev flies to the USA. The visit will take place between September 14th-17th. He will visit Washington DC on September 16th to meet with President Eisenhower and fly to New York City on September 17th, before flying home.
1959-09-15, NBC, 58 min.
July 29, 1957- March 30,1962. For four years and eight months Jack Paar reigned supreme as host of the Tonight Show with a crew of regulars, but only two stayed with him for the entire run; announcer Hugh Downs and band leader Jose Melies, a former army buddy. Familiar faces who appeared many times with Jack included Dody Goodman, Betty Johnson, Elsa Maxwell, Alexander King, Genevieve, Jack Douglas; and wife Reiko, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Hans Conried, Peggy Cass, Cliff (Charley Weaver) Arquette, and Johnathan Winters. Hugh Downs substituted for Jack Paar 79 times, more than any other substitute host there were 20 different performers over the period of the series run. Joey Bishop substituted for Paar 31 times. Arlene Francis, 30 times, Jonathan Winters, 26 times, Orson Bean, 21 times and Johnny Carson 15 times. Altogether there were 243 broadcasts that had substitute hosts filling in for Paar during Jack Paar's TONIGHT SHOW tenure. The title of the late-night broadcast changed to THE JACK PAAR SHOW which took effect on February 3, 1958. The first videotaped broadcast aired on January 5, 1959. "Best of Paar " Re-runs began on July 10, 1959. The first color broadcast aired on September 19, 1960. Guests: Groucho Marx, Palmer and Nelson, Charlie Weaver. Highlights: The comedic singing duo of Palmer and Nelson perform a comedy routine then sing, "Almost Like Being In Love." It's the team's first network appearance. Charlie Weaver reads "A Letter From Mama." Paar promotes the movie "But Not For Me," starring Clark Gable, Lilli Palmer, and Lee J. Cobb. Groucho Marx is introduced. Talks about taking a 6PM nip, how he eats three steaks a day, and has a vegetarian dentist. He offers a Havana Cigar to Paar. He sings "Chasing The Boy From The Room" Paar then introduces Mrs. Marx to the tune, ""Beautiful Girl."
1959-09-16, NBC, 34 min.
July 29, 1957- March 30,1962. For four years and eight months Jack Paar reigned supreme as host of the Tonight Show with a crew of regulars, but only two stayed with him for the entire run; announcer Hugh Downs and band leader Jose Melies, a former army buddy. Familiar faces who appeared many times with Jack included Dody Goodman, Betty Johnson, Elsa Maxwell, Alexander King, Genevieve, Jack Douglas; and wife Reiko, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Hans Conried, Peggy Cass, Cliff (Charley Weaver) Arquette, and Johnathan Winters. Hugh Downs substituted for Jack Paar 79 times, more than any other substitute host there were 20 different performers over the period of the series run. Joey Bishop substituted for Paar 31 times. Arlene Francis, 30 times, Jonathan Winters, 26 times, Orson Bean, 21 times and Johnny Carson 15 times. Altogether there were 243 broadcasts that had substitute hosts filling in for Paar during Jack Paar's TONIGHT SHOW tenure. The title of the late-night broadcast changed to THE JACK PAAR SHOW which took effect on February 3, 1958. The first videotaped broadcast aired on January 5, 1959. "Best of Paar " Re-runs began on July 10, 1959. The first color broadcast aired on September 19, 1960. Guests: Alexander King, Screenwriter and author George Kirgo, Paul Lynde. Highlights: Paar monologue, observations on Nikita Khrushchev, George Kirgo talks about his novel "Hercules," comedy segment, Paul Lynde in a comedy sketch plays baseball umpire, Elwood Kringe," Alexander King speaks on his ten-year morphine addiction. All on panel discuss their feelings on Khrushchev.
#7178A: GEORGE GOBEL SHOW
Order1959-10-11, WCBS, 00 min.
NBC October 2nd, 1954-March 10th, 1959 CBS October 11th, 1959-June 5th, 1960, Regulars: Harry Von Zell, Anita Bryant, Joe Flynn, The Modernaires Guest: Henry Fonda.
1959-10-13, WNTA, 17 min.
HERE'S MORGAN (HENRY MORGAN AND COMPANY) syndicated. February 13, 1959-June 19, 1959 (90 minute show) June 26, 1959-September 11, 1959 (60 minute show) September 14? or 21, 1959-November 20, 1959 (30 minute show) Sharp tongued Henry Morgan, who never was able to keep a television series on the air for more that a brief period of time, lasted only nine months with three different time slot entries for this early late night talk/variety show. Syndicated and broadcast in New York on WNTA Channel 13 this series had a 90 minute format (10pm-Midnight), and two additional time change formats all in 1959. Morgan's show was revised from a 90 minute format to a one hour broadcast time slot and continued for another three months and then again revised to a half hour for another two months before being cancelled altogether. Orson Bean is a guest who answers Live phone calls to the studio; a rare phenomenon for its time even preceding Les Crane who did the same during his late night entry into television on WABC in 1963, four years later.
#13383: CBS NEWS WITH MIKE WALLACE
Order1959-10-14, CBS, 10 min.
Charles Van Doren press conference, upset by his NBC suspension he explains his departure from New York, the $64,000 question also rigged as claimed by a former contestant.
#13385: NEWSBEAT WITH MIKE WALLACE
Order1959-10-23, WNTA, 5 min.
March 9, 1959-March 18, 1960 A daily news broadcast anchored by Mike Wallace, on WNTA-TV Channel 13, New York City. Mike Wallace, TV interviewer and author of the recent book "Mike Wallace Asks," is the commentator for a half hour news program televised Monday through Friday. Wallace comments on national and international news stories. He is assisted by guest columnists and reporters who probe the important news in their fields. It was challenging to know exactly when Mike Wallace would be on the air with this daily early evening newscast for during the one year run of the show these broadcasts would change seven times related to beginning and ending times. -March 9, 1959....... 7:30-8:00pm -May 4, 1959 6:30.......6:30pm-7:00pm -Sept. 14, 1959..............7:30-8:00pm -Oct. 26, 1959.....................7:30-7:55pm -Dec. 21, 1959.........................7:25-7:55pm -Dec. 28, 1959...............................7:30-7:55pm Jan. 25, 1960.......................................7:00-7:25pm News show starring Mike Wallace, broadcast on WNTA-TV New York City. New York City to host the 1964 World's Fair, Fabian arrives in Australia...an excerpt of his song.
1959-10-28, WRCA, 12 min.
July 29, 1957- March 30,1962. Jack Paar comments on the Quiz Scandals that are making the headlines. He also talks about other frauds that effect TV. Guest Alexander King comments on Sleazy Funeral Parlor businesses in this country. *Most of this series does not survive in any broadcast form. Kinescopes were discarded, burned, decomposed...whereabouts unknown. 2" Quadruplex Video Tape was expensive ($300 for a one hour reel), weighting 26 pounds, requiring great storage space. Video Tape could easily be erased and was used for new program recordings...retained briefly for a re-run and then erased or discarded. Legend has it that even Jack Paar himself hired a junk man to come to his home garage and paid to have JACK PAAR TONIGHT SHOW recordings discarded (reels of kinescopes and video tapes) that were now cluttering up his space. During this era in television history archiving television programming was not a primary concern or vision, and considered an arcane pursuit. ARCHIVAL TELEVISION AUDIO, INC. retains over 70 complete and excerpt JACK PAAR TONIGHT SHOW air checks (34 hours), including the complete Jack Paar's first anniversary telecast which was broadcast live from Havana Cuba (June 28, 1958). These originally recorded off the air pristine sound direct line 1/4" reel to reel audio tracks, recorded at the time of the original broadcasts, represent the only broadcast record of a "lost" visual telecast. ATA is the largest single repository (one collection), in the United Sates of Jack Paar Tonight Shows recordings. The combined archives of The Library of Congress, Paley Center for Media, and UCLA Film & Television retain a composite total of 13 hours of representative JACK PAAR TONIGHT SHOW broadcasts excerpts, all KINESCOPES (sound quality inferior to originally direct line 1/4" reel to reel home recordings at the time of the broadcast). No COMPLETE intact visual and audio broadcasts survive. There are no extant video taped surviving RECORDINGS of the JACK PAAR TONIGHT SHOW...not even an excerpt. For four years and eight months Jack Paar reigned supreme as host of the TONIGHT SHOW with a crew of regulars, but only two stayed with him for the entire run; announcer Hugh Downs and band leader Jose Melis, a former army buddy. Familiar faces who appeared many times with Jack included Dody Goodman, Betty Johnson, Elsa Maxwell, Alexander King, Genevieve, Jack Douglas; and wife Reiko, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Hans Conreid, Peggy Cass, Cliff (Charley Weaver) Arquette, and Jonathan Winters. Hugh Downs substituted for Jack Paar 79 times, more than any other substitute host. There were 20 different substitute hosts for Paar over the period of the series run. Joey Bishop substituted for Paar 31 times. Arlene Francis, 30 times, Jonathan Winters, 26 times, Orson Bean, 21 times and Johnny Carson 15 times. All together there were 243 broadcasts which had substitute hosts filling in for Paar during Jack Paar's TONIGHT SHOW tenure. The title of the late night broadcast changed to THE JACK PAAR SHOW which took effect on February 3, 1958. The first video-taped broadcast aired on January 5, 1959. The LAST LIVE broadcast was aired July 3, 1959. "Best of Paar " Re-runs began on July 10,1959. Beginning July 20, 1959 Jack Paar began taking off Monday nights & guest hosts would substitute for him (approximately on alternate Mondays). The first color broadcast aired on September 19, 1960. Theme music, "Everything is Coming Up Roses" was first used beginning in the Fall of 1959. Location broadcast telecasts of the program telecast away from the Hudson Theater in New York City occurred 14 times during this series run. Jan. 13-17, 1958 Miami Beach, Florida July 28, 1958 Havana,Cuba Nov. 3-21, 1958 Hollywood, California March 2-20, 1959 Hollywood, California Nov. 10-12, 1959 Nassau, Bahamas (Video Tape) Nov. 30- Dec. 10, 1959 Hollywood, California March 28-April 1, 1960 London, England (Video Tape) Nov.9-11, 1960 Hawaii (Video Tape) - b&w Nov.14-24, 1960 Hollywood, California March 21-24, 1961 London, England (Video Tape) Sept. 12-14, 1961 West Berlin (Video Tape) Nov. 14-17, 1961 Hollywood, California (Tape) Nov. 21-24, 1961 Hollywood, California (Tape) March 13-16, 1962 London, England (Video Tape)
1959-10-29, NBC, 12 min.
July 29, 1957- March 30,1962. Brief excerpt beginning with Jack Paar setting the record straight, stating "...the only way to kill a lie is to reveal the truth," referring to what he believes have been miss-truths said about him over and over again by columnist Walter Winchell. For four years and eight months, Jack Paar reigned supreme as host of the Tonight Show with a crew of regulars, but only two stayed with him for the entire run; announcer Hugh Downs and band leader Jose Melies, a former army buddy. Familiar faces who appeared many times with Jack included Dody Goodman, Betty Johnson, Elsa Maxwell, Alexander King, Genevieve, Jack Douglas; and wife Reiko, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Hans Conried, Peggy Cass, Cliff (Charley Weaver) Arquette, and Johnathan Winters. Hugh Downs substituted for Jack Paar 79 times, more than any other substitute host there were 20 different performers over the period of the series run. Joey Bishop substituted for Paar 31 times. Arlene Francis, 30 times, Jonathan Winters, 26 times, Orson Bean, 21 times, and Johnny Carson 15 times. Altogether there were 243 broadcasts that had substitute hosts filling in for Paar during Jack Paar's TONIGHT SHOW tenure. The title of the late-night broadcast changed to THE JACK PAAR SHOW which took effect on February 3, 1958. The first videotaped broadcast aired on January 5, 1959. "Best of Paar " Re-runs began on July 10, 1959. The first color broadcast aired on September 19, news bulletin on the "Explorer I" satellite, launched today. Comments on the TV Quiz show scandals by Jack Paar and Hugh Downs.
1959-11-02, CBS, 5 min.
Highlights: Charles Van Doren testifies before House committee says his appearance on "Twenty-One" quiz show was a sham and deceitful, comments on how the producers told him what to do and how to be defeated, Columbia University accepts his resignation, other witnesses tell how they were coached on the "$64,000 Challenge."
1959-11-02, NBC, 7 min.
July 29, 1957- March 30,1962. Brief excerpt beginning with Jack Paar setting the record straight, stating "...the only way to kill a lie is to reveal the truth," referring to what he believes have been miss-truths said about him over and over again by columnist Walter Winchell. For four years and eight months, Jack Paar reigned supreme as host of the Tonight Show with a crew of regulars, but only two stayed with him for the entire run; announcer Hugh Downs and band leader Jose Melies, a former army buddy. Familiar faces who appeared many times with Jack included Dody Goodman, Betty Johnson, Elsa Maxwell, Alexander King, Genevieve, Jack Douglas; and wife Reiko, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Hans Conried, Peggy Cass, Cliff (Charley Weaver) Arquette, and Johnathan Winters. Hugh Downs substituted for Jack Paar 79 times, more than any other substitute host there were 20 different performers over the period of the series run. Joey Bishop substituted for Paar 31 times. Arlene Francis, 30 times, Jonathan Winters, 26 times, Orson Bean, 21 times, and Johnny Carson 15 times. Altogether there were 243 broadcasts that had substitute hosts filling in for Paar during Jack Paar's TONIGHT SHOW tenure. The title of the late-night broadcast changed to THE JACK PAAR SHOW which took effect on February 3, 1958. The first videotaped broadcast aired on January 5, 1959. "Best of Paar " Re-runs began on July 10, 1959. The first color broadcast aired on September 19, news bulletin on the "Explorer I" satellite, launched today. Jack comments further about fraud in show business including TV quiz shows and Charles Van Doren. Comments from Hugh Downs about Charles Van Doren.
#13390: NEWSBEAT WITH MIKE WALLACE
Order1959-11-02, WNTA, 9 min.
March 9, 1959-March 18, 1960 A daily news broadcast anchored by Mike Wallace, on WNTA-TV Channel 13, New York City. Mike Wallace, TV interviewer and author of the recent book "Mike Wallace Asks," is the commentator for a half hour news program televised Monday through Friday. Wallace comments on national and international news stories. He is assisted by guest columnists and reporters who probe the important news in their fields. It was challenging to know exactly when Mike Wallace would be on the air with this daily early evening newscast for during the one year run of the show these broadcasts would change seven times related to beginning and ending times. -March 9, 1959....... 7:30-8:00pm -May 4, 1959 6:30.......6:30pm-7:00pm -Sept. 14, 1959..............7:30-8:00pm -Oct. 26, 1959.....................7:30-7:55pm -Dec. 21, 1959.........................7:25-7:55pm -Dec. 28, 1959...............................7:30-7:55pm Jan. 25, 1960.......................................7:00-7:25pm Complete coverage of Charles Van Doren confession in a press conference says that his entire career on the quiz show "Twenty-One was rehearsed, Van Doren could be indicted for perjury, Ernest Hemingway arrives in New York City tells reporters about his travels and novels, Cuba (things are pretty good there). NOTE: This TV one on one interview with Ernest Hemingway was the only time he would appear for a television interview. Mike Wallace, from the studio, sets up the time and place as we switch to a filmed 1:06 interview by Danny Meehan with Hemingway who has just docked via his liner. Back in the studio, Wallace comments and wraps up the newscast. NOTE: This air check has been transacted to Ken Burns production company, Florentine Films, for inclusion in his documentary on the life of Ernest Hemingway.
1959-11-03, NBC, 5 min.
Topics: NBC fires Charles Van Doren from $50,000 job on the network's "Today" show, TV producers say he helped to rig the "$64,000 question" and the "$64,000 Challenge under orders of sponsors and advertising agency, Xavier Cugat admits he was coached, Laos problems, communist infiltration.
#13392: NEWSBEAT WITH MIKE WALLACE
Order1959-11-03, WNTA, 5 min.
March 9, 1959-March 18, 1960 A daily news broadcast anchored by Mike Wallace, on WNTA-TV Channel 13, New York City. Mike Wallace, TV interviewer and author of the recent book "Mike Wallace Asks," is the commentator for a half hour news program televised Monday through Friday. Wallace comments on national and international news stories. He is assisted by guest columnists and reporters who probe the important news in their fields. It was challenging to know exactly when Mike Wallace would be on the air with this daily early evening newscast for during the one year run of the show these broadcasts would change seven times related to beginning and ending times. -March 9, 1959....... 7:30-8:00pm -May 4, 1959 6:30.......6:30pm-7:00pm -Sept. 14, 1959..............7:30-8:00pm -Oct. 26, 1959.....................7:30-7:55pm -Dec. 21, 1959.........................7:25-7:55pm -Dec. 28, 1959...............................7:30-7:55pm Jan. 25, 1960.......................................7:00-7:25pm News show starring Mike Wallace, broadcast on WNTA-TV New York City. Topic: The television quiz show scandal investigation. more on Charles Van Doren's comments firing by Columbia University comments about Xavier Cugat's involvement in the scandal.
1959-11-04, NBC, 16 min.
July 29, 1957- March 30,1962. Brief excerpt beginning with Jack Paar setting the record straight, stating "...the only way to kill a lie is to reveal the truth," referring to what he believes have been miss-truths said about him over and over again by columnist Walter Winchell. Elsa Maxwell joins the conversation updating Jack about her gay card games, Belgium pavilion, and appreciation of South Pacific play. Jack Paar mentions he turned down the offer to appear on $64,000 Question TV show. For four years and eight months Jack Paar reigned supreme as host of the Tonight Show with a crew of regulars, but only two stayed with him for the entire run; announcer Hugh Downs and band leader Jose Melies, a former army buddy. Familiar faces who appeared many times with Jack included Dody Goodman, Betty Johnson, Elsa Maxwell, Alexander King, Genevieve, Jack Douglas; and wife Reiko, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Hans Conried, Peggy Cass, Cliff (Charley Weaver) Arquette, and Johnathan Winters. Hugh Downs substituted for Jack Paar 79 times, more than any other substitute host there were 20 different performers over the period of the series run. Joey Bishop substituted for Paar 31 times. Arlene Francis, 30 times, Jonathan Winters, 26 times, Orson Bean, 21 times and Johnny Carson 15 times. Altogether there were 243 broadcasts that had substitute hosts filling in for Paar during Jack Paar's TONIGHT SHOW tenure. The title of the late-night broadcast changed to THE JACK PAAR SHOW which took effect on February 3, 1958. The first videotaped broadcast aired on January 5, 1959. "Best of Paar " Re-runs began on July 10, 1959. The first color broadcast aired on September 19, 1960. Comments on quiz show scandals with Hugh Downs and guest Peggy Cass.
#13395: HENRY MORGAN SHOW, THE
Order1959-11-04, WNTA, 11 min.
September 14th, 1959- November 20th, 1959-WNTA-TV A half-hour nighttime talk show starring humorist Henry Morgan. Morgan rejoices because his enemy TV columnist Jack O'Brien has been accused of taking $1,000 bribe from Hess.
#13396: NEWSBEAT WITH MIKE WALLACE
Order1959-11-04, WNTA, 11 min.
March 9, 1959-March 18, 1960 A daily news broadcast anchored by Mike Wallace, on WNTA-TV Channel 13, New York City. Mike Wallace, TV interviewer and author of the recent book "Mike Wallace Asks," is the commentator for a half hour news program televised Monday through Friday. Wallace comments on national and international news stories. He is assisted by guest columnists and reporters who probe the important news in their fields. It was challenging to know exactly when Mike Wallace would be on the air with this daily early evening newscast for during the one year run of the show these broadcasts would change seven times related to beginning and ending times. -March 9, 1959....... 7:30-8:00pm -May 4, 1959 6:30.......6:30pm-7:00pm -Sept. 14, 1959..............7:30-8:00pm -Oct. 26, 1959.....................7:30-7:55pm -Dec. 21, 1959.........................7:25-7:55pm -Dec. 28, 1959...............................7:30-7:55pm Jan. 25, 1960.......................................7:00-7:25pm A daily news broadcast anchored by Mike Wallace, on WNTA-TV Channel 13, New York City. President Dwight D. Eisenhower speaks of his forthcoming trip to Europe and Near East, French have a bomb, comments on the quiz scandals; Dave Garroway breaks down after hearing comment by Charles Van Doren related to his involvement with the quiz scandal.
1959-11-06, WOR, 30 min.
October 9 - December 25, 1959 A complete episode with Zacherley entitled: "The Cardiff Giant." The show opens with Zacherley's signature ghoulish cry, yelling "Let Me Out Of Here." He discusses newspaper reviews, regarding last weeks live performance of the opera "All Quiet On The Balkan Front" by Ben Gross and Brooks Atkinson. Zacherley reminds his transfixed audience that he will be performing the project of the year-a "brain" transplant on the Cardiff Giant. Assembled are 14 brains (13 from men and 1 from a woman). Aided by quips and props, his on camera screen time is chillingly entertaining. There are songs, descriptive lectures and phone calls. This extremely rare soundtrack allows us to revisit "Zacherley at 12:00" and again enjoy what made him so unique on this local New York WOR Ch. 9 television late night series which lasted for only eleven episodes.
#13398: NEWSBEAT WITH MIKE WALLACE
Order1959-11-06, WNTA, 15 min.
March 9, 1959-March 18, 1960 A daily news broadcast anchored by Mike Wallace, on WNTA-TV Channel 13, New York City. Mike Wallace, TV interviewer and author of the recent book "Mike Wallace Asks," is the commentator for a half hour news program televised Monday through Friday. Wallace comments on national and international news stories. He is assisted by guest columnists and reporters who probe the important news in their fields. It was challenging to know exactly when Mike Wallace would be on the air with this daily early evening newscast for during the one year run of the show these broadcasts would change seven times related to beginning and ending times. -March 9, 1959....... 7:30-8:00pm -May 4, 1959 6:30.......6:30pm-7:00pm -Sept. 14, 1959..............7:30-8:00pm -Oct. 26, 1959.....................7:30-7:55pm -Dec. 21, 1959.........................7:25-7:55pm -Dec. 28, 1959...............................7:30-7:55pm Jan. 25, 1960.......................................7:00-7:25pm News show starring Mike Wallace, broadcast on WNTA-TV New York City. More on TV quiz show scandals, Frank Stanton testifies says federal legislation is difficult, investigation on "payola" many disc jockeys to plug certain tunes, comment by Hal March who might sue to clear his name, a former contestant on "Twenty-One" quiz tells of rigging and will also sue NBC, public reaction to TV quiz show frauds and investigations.
1959-11-10, WRCA, 72 min.
- Jack Paar
- Hugh Downs
- Jonathan Winters
- Hermione Gingold
- Jose Melis
- Phyllis Diller
- Richie Delamore
- Peanuts Taylor
- Katzenjammers Steel Band
July 29, 1957- March 30,1962. The first of three shows broadcast from the British Colonial Hotel located on Nassau Island in the Bahamas. Included are filmed segments shot 'on location' to illustrate life and activities of the resort area. Hugh Downs opens the show, “THE JACK PAAR SHOW broadcasting tonight from the British Colonial Hotel in beautiful Nassau in the Bahamas.. A thousand miles from Times Square. Jack and all of us are enjoying a holiday in this mid-Atlantic paradise, a warm and friendly British Colony here in the Bahamas. Holidaying with Jack tonight are Hermione Gingold, Jonathan Winters, Phyllis Diller, Peanuts Taylor, Richie Delamore, Jose Melis with his trio and the New Katzenjammers Steel Band, and yours truly, Hugh Downs. And now here is, by Jove, Jack.” Jack Paar monologue. He welcomes everyone. Says that back in the States they are investigating television. Here in Bahamas to spread a little good will in this crown colony. Jack states that NBC brought 50 people to Nassau to do this show which is seen by 30 million people…one hour forty five minutes…the most unrehearsed show which is part of the charm. Jack introduces a young boy from Cuba whom he has known since 1943, Jose Melis who performs a number with the new Katzenjammers Steel Band. Paar introduces Sir Rainier and his wife Lady Arthur. Jack states that this first show from Bermuda is the largest TV show ever broadcast in Nassau. $55,000 for two tape machines, $35,000 each for five TV cameras…crew working four days and four nights and all a go until a “hum” in the audio was detected and it took six hour to determine that someone dropped a dime in one to the TV cameras. Jack and Hugh converse. Jack states this is his sixth trip to the Bahamas. Beautiful here, and no income tax. No real estate tax. Paar introduces guest Hermione Gingold. Jack says he is emotional even when he sees children drawing pictures; he introduces Richie Delamore who sings, “Island in the Sky.” Jack Paar and Hermione Gingold sing a duet, from GIGI, entitled, “I Remember It Well.” Jonathan Winters is introduced by Jack who says that he first put Jonathan on television five years ago. “He is the greatest talent I know.” Johnny does a stand-up routine “The Amateur Show.” Jack, Hugh and Jonathan do a Webster Cigar commercial together, with lots of laughs. Introduction of Peanuts Taylor, form Nassau, playing his steel drum. Paar and Winters discuss Jonathan’s new book, “Did Anyone Bring an Opener?” which is a picture book of old time movies, with funny captions created by Winters. Jack introduces a former housewife, mother of five children and discovered by Jack five years ago…Phyllis Diller, who performs a stand-up routine (plastic surgery). Jack relates his experiences trying to buy an Island in Nassau. Richard Delamore sings “Hold Em Joe.” Jack says goodnight and states that in December Jet flights will be available to go from the Sates to Nassau in two and half hours. *Most of this series does not survive in any broadcast form. Kinescopes were discarded, burned, decomposed...whereabouts unknown. 2" Quadruplex Video Tape was expensive ($300 for a one hour reel), weighting 26 pounds, requiring great storage space. Video Tape could easily be erased and was used for new program recordings...retained briefly for a re-run and then erased or discarded. Legend has it that even Jack Paar himself hired a junk man to come to his home garage and paid to have JACK PAAR TONIGHT SHOW recordings discarded (reels of kinescopes and video tapes) that were now cluttering up his space. During this era in television history archiving television programming was not a primary concern or vision, and considered an arcane pursuit. ARCHIVAL TELEVISION AUDIO, INC. retains over 70 complete and excerpt JACK PAAR TONIGHT SHOW air checks (34 hours), including the complete Jack Paar's first anniversary telecast which was broadcast live from Havana Cuba (June 28, 1958). These originally recorded off the air pristine sound direct line 1/4" reel to reel audio tracks, recorded at the time of the original broadcasts, represent the only broadcast record of a "lost" visual telecast. ATA is the largest single repository (one collection), in the United Sates of Jack Paar Tonight Shows recordings. The combined archives of The Library of Congress, Paley Center for Media, and UCLA Film & Television retain a composite total of 13 hours of representative JACK PAAR TONIGHT SHOW broadcasts excerpts, all KINESCOPES (sound quality inferior to originally direct line 1/4" reel to reel home recordings at the time of the broadcast). No COMPLETE intact visual and audio broadcasts survive. There are no extant video taped surviving RECORDINGS of the JACK PAAR TONIGHT SHOW...not even an excerpt. For four years and eight months Jack Paar reigned supreme as host of the TONIGHT SHOW with a crew of regulars, but only two stayed with him for the entire run; announcer Hugh Downs and band leader Jose Melis, a former army buddy. Familiar faces who appeared many times with Jack included Dody Goodman, Betty Johnson, Elsa Maxwell, Alexander King, Genevieve, Jack Douglas; and wife Reiko, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Hans Conreid, Peggy Cass, Cliff (Charley Weaver) Arquette, and Jonathan Winters. Hugh Downs substituted for Jack Paar 79 times, more than any other substitute host. There were 20 different substitute hosts for Paar over the period of the series run. Joey Bishop substituted for Paar 31 times. Arlene Francis, 30 times, Jonathan Winters, 26 times, Orson Bean, 21 times and Johnny Carson 15 times. All together there were 243 broadcasts which had substitute hosts filling in for Paar during Jack Paar's TONIGHT SHOW tenure. The title of the late night broadcast changed to THE JACK PAAR SHOW which took effect on February 3, 1958. The first video-taped broadcast aired on January 5, 1959. The LAST LIVE broadcast was aired July 3, 1959. "Best of Paar " Re-runs began on July 10,1959. Beginning July 20, 1959 Jack Paar began taking off Monday nights & guest hosts would substitute for him (approximately on alternate Mondays). The first color broadcast aired on September 19, 1960. Theme music, "Everything is Coming Up Roses" was first used beginning in the Fall of 1959. Location broadcast telecasts of the program telecast away from the Hudson Theater in New York City occurred 14 times during this series run. Jan. 13-17, 1958 Miami Beach, Florida July 28, 1958 Havana,Cuba Nov. 3-21, 1958 Hollywood, California March 2-20, 1959 Hollywood, California Nov. 10-12, 1959 Nassau, Bahamas (Video Tape) Nov. 30- Dec. 10, 1959 Hollywood, California March 28-April 1, 1960 London, England (Video Tape) Nov.9-11, 1960 Hawaii (Video Tape) - b&w Nov.14-24, 1960 Hollywood, California March 21-24, 1961 London, England (Video Tape) Sept. 12-14, 1961 West Berlin (Video Tape) Nov. 14-17, 1961 Hollywood, California (Tape) Nov. 21-24, 1961 Hollywood, California (Tape) March 13-16, 1962 London, England (Video Tape)
1959-11-12, NBC, 2 min.
July 29, 1957- March 30, 1962. For four years and eight months Jack Paar reigned supreme as host of the Tonight Show with a crew of regulars, but only two stayed with him for the entire run; announcer Hugh Downs and band leader Jose Melies, a former army buddy. Familiar faces who appeared many times with Jack included Dody Goodman, Betty Johnson, Elsa Maxwell, Alexander King, Genevieve, Jack Douglas; and wife Reiko, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Hans Conried, Peggy Cass, Cliff (Charley Weaver) Arquette, and Johnathan Winters. Hugh Downs substituted for Jack Paar 79 times, more than any other substitute host there were 20 different performers over the period of the series run. Joey Bishop substituted for Paar 31 times. Arlene Francis, 30 times, Jonathan Winters, 26 times, Orson Bean, 21 times and Johnny Carson 15 times. Altogether there were 243 broadcasts that had substitute hosts filling in for Paar during Jack Paar's TONIGHT SHOW tenure. The title of the late-night broadcast changed to THE JACK PAAR SHOW which took effect on February 3, 1958. The first videotaped broadcast aired on January 5, 1959. "Best of Paar " Re-runs began on July 10, 1959. The first color broadcast aired on September 19, 1960. The guest is Jonathan Winters. The show's opening is heard.