What comedian was “The Toastmaster General of the U.S.”?
George Jessel was “The Toastmaster General of the U.S.”.
His TV show, “The George Jessel Show,” ran during the 1953-54 season on ABC.
George Jessel was “The Toastmaster General of the U.S.”.
His TV show, “The George Jessel Show,” ran during the 1953-54 season on ABC.
Lucy had her baby on “I Love Lucy” (CBS, 1951-57) on January 19, 1953.
Veteran character actor George Tobias played Abner Kravitz on the TV series “Bewitched” (ABC, 1964-1972). Alice Pearce was the original Gladys Kravitz; Sandra Gould replaced her when Pearce died in 1966.
Chuckles the Clown’s sign-off line on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” (CBS, 1970-77) was “A little song, a little dance, a little seltzer down your pants.” The words were remembered by those mourning Chuckles’s death after he was killed by a rogue elephant. Chuckles was dressed as Peter Peanut at the time.
Edward Platt did not play the Chief in The Nude Bomb (1980), the movie based on “Get Smart” (NBC, 1965-70). He starred as the Chief in the series but who died in 1974. Dana Elcar, later the “chief” in “MacGyver” (ABC, 1986), took the role. The porn star Sylvia Kristel played Agent 34 in the…
The symbols Man, Woman, Birth, Death, Infinity appeared at the beginning of “Ben Casey” (ABC, 1961-66).
George Gobel was known as “Lonesome George”. His TV series, “The George Gobel Show,” ran from 1954 to 1960 on NBC.