Small House of Everything

Small House of Everything

Tuesday, December 8, 2015

OVERLOOKED TELEVISION: CHRISTMAS AT THE 53rd

This episode of Car 54, Where Are You?, which aired on Christmas Eve 1961, is a different from the rest of the series.  This time, we have a series of Christmas sketches written into the show, included several parodies of Gilbert and Sullivan.  Regulars (and semi-regulars) Fred Gwynne, Joe E. Ross, Paul Reed, Alice  Ghostley, Carl Ballantine, Al Lewis, Mickey Deems and Nipsy Russell.  Creator Nat Hiken's (The Phil Silvers Show) gift for assembling a talented cast is evident here.

Enjoy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVlv9RK-dAE&list=PLshHP0DZwRjDN8tQqasRTv5si-bKEU_Ua

3 comments:

  1. Patti, I loved it as a kid. As I remember, my father hated it with a passion.

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