Showing posts with label Milton Berle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Milton Berle. Show all posts
Friday, March 16, 2012
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
The lady who says 'yes' to everything
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| Pert Kelton |
I was poorly informed then but I know now that character's name is Martha Harrison. She and Sam (her husband) are the next door neighbors to the Berle's at the end-of-show home scene. The character is most-probably played by Pert Kelton.
The Harrisons don't show up on every show - sadly, only on about one out of every three shows.
In my opinion, the Martha Harrision character is one of the funniest in old-time radio and she does this by only uttering the word, "yes." If you will listen to the clip (which is a clip of the whole skit), you will be able to hear her say "yes" in her different ways.
One of these days I plan on putting together an audio montage or her saying 'yes' - every time she did it. I would not doubt that those many times would all sound different (but that's for another day.)
Meanwhile, enjoy this clip, which is about poker. (There will be a short delay before the clip starts.)
©Jimbo 2010/2011
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Saturday, December 25, 2010
Stuff I'd buy if I was a millionaire [#14]
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| 1951 Radio Televison Mirror magazine with Milton Berle and Kate Smith on the cover |
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Unappreciated Shows [#01] The Milton Berle Show
I think the most-unappreciated radio show of all-time is The Milton Berle Show.
The show is a bang-bang, in-your-face, non-stop show of pandemonium. It's nothing like his television show. This show remains funny even after multiple listenings.
Aside from Berle - who is as funny as he's ever been on this show - there is Arnold Stang. Looking at Stang, you wouldn't think the guy would be even remotely funny, but he surprises, every show.
The show always had an Allen's Alley-type feature called "Town Hall Quorum"; this part is not the funniest part of the show but has it's moments.
The show is ripe with unusual, hilarious characters. There's the double-talker, Al Kelly and Tallulah Feeney, the homemaker (played by multi-voicer, Pert Kelton.)
The funniest character of the show though is "the lady who says 'yes' to everything." I have no idea of the character's name or who plays the character (I assume it's Kelton) - but it's amazing how funny one can be just by saying "yes."
The show is valuable to me since there are less than 50 of them available - and they are funnier than Fibber McGee and Molly or Jack Benny.
Truly, an unappreciated show.
The show is a bang-bang, in-your-face, non-stop show of pandemonium. It's nothing like his television show. This show remains funny even after multiple listenings.
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| Arnold Stang |
The show always had an Allen's Alley-type feature called "Town Hall Quorum"; this part is not the funniest part of the show but has it's moments.
The show is ripe with unusual, hilarious characters. There's the double-talker, Al Kelly and Tallulah Feeney, the homemaker (played by multi-voicer, Pert Kelton.)
The funniest character of the show though is "the lady who says 'yes' to everything." I have no idea of the character's name or who plays the character (I assume it's Kelton) - but it's amazing how funny one can be just by saying "yes."
The show is valuable to me since there are less than 50 of them available - and they are funnier than Fibber McGee and Molly or Jack Benny.
Truly, an unappreciated show.
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
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