[78-L] For old timey TV fans..slight 78RPM connection

[Jeff Sultanof]

Some years ago, I bought all six DVDs of The Buick-Berle Show (Milton, that
is) issued by Image Entertainment. I have no idea where these kinescopes
came from, although I understand that Berle had quite a few of his Texaco
and Buick shows after denying it for many years. The sound on these discs is
also a bit of a mess, but the shows are worth it. One DVD has Kay Thompson
as a guest, and one can readily see why she was the highest paid entertainer
in Las Vegas at one time.

I also remind myself that is is a bit of a miracle that these kinescopes
exist in the first place. So much was thrown out by the networks. Most of
the Dumont kinescopes are at the bottom of some ocean somewhere (or so I've
read).

I remember seeing the DVDs of Mr. Peepers and had a similar reaction.
Supposedly, the kinescopes were in the personal collection of the producer,
David Swift. I was very impressed by the Goldbergs set.

Jeff Sultanof

On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 10:19 AM, David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca>wrote:

> There was a "Mr. Peepers" set put out about 5 years ago. I have to confess
> that
> the audio was so ghastly on the first episode (crude kinescope) I never
> went
> back to it. There's also a Victor Borge box set of his 1950 programs. You
> want
> great cult stuff? Look for "At Last the 1948 Show" and "Do Not Adjust Your
> Set", 60s comedy shows featuring (separately) the yet-to-be Monty Python
> cast
> and the Bonzo Dog Band. And Peter Cook and Dudley Moore's "Not Only But
> Also"
> which contains the only surviving episodes (6).
>
> I'm still waiting for "The Brothers" (Gale Gordon & Bob Sweeney) but I
> ain't
> holdin' my breath.
>
> dl
>
>