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I should note that the webmaster of Benny's Place, after being out of the loop for a decade, has come back with a new host: https://bennysplace.eu/ There has also been a conscious effort to rectify the CV's of the two actresses on that site. The corrected info on Ms. Critcher (such as I've...

"The Entertainment Capital of the World" was actually a reference to New York City, where Gleason's American Scene Magazine was based from 1962 until his 1964 move to Miami Beach - hence, the "Sun-and-Fun Capital of the World" moniker.

Ms. Critcher appeared as part of the supporting cast in filmed sketches for the 1982 series during the summer of 1981. Her participation preceded Ms. Evans' by little over a year. I think I may have seen Nikki as the "Dimpton" hitchhiker in the Feb. 10, 1982 "cops and robbers" ending runner...

The other thing about Hill's Australian show from 1977 is, how it was shown there and how it was shown in the UK differed considerably in certain spots. Not just from the title change, but: - The original Aussie airing showed a cast list, just as his regular UK shows did: (Courtesy The Benny...

And there is evidence that the original Aussie version was highly different from what was aired in Britain in April 1978 (and repeated in 1980) in some spots. Not just the title, but: - The ending credits were clearly expurgated in the UK airing; at least 22 supporting cast members were listed...

Here's what I mean. First, a photo of Ms. Critcher from one of the editions of The Spotlight casting directory of UK: Then from the 1985 "Dibbles Health Farm" sketch: No doubt, can't be confused with Tracy Evans for sure anymore.

From what I understand, there is a hi-quality DVD and Blu-Ray release of Jack and the Beanstalk out there, fully restored. Unless that's what you're referring to . . . nonetheless, I direct y'all to . . . https://www.amazon.com/Jack-Beanstalk-Blu-ray-Bud-Abbott/dp/B014NSVITQ

I don't know if it was brought up here before within this thread (if so, I apologise), but I have long wondered if this circumstance was a factor in the BBC's decision to poach Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin and Terry Gilliam and join them with John Cleese and Graham Chapman for what...

Ms. Kelton was indeed blacklisted - and CBS in those days had "loyalty oaths" - this, in the McCarthy era. The party line was that, at the point Gleason moved, Pert had suffered an episode of coronary thrombosis. William Henry III's Gleason bio, The Great One, straddled the fence, claiming her...

Reminds me a bit of Benny Hill's 1977 "Husky and Starch" sketch where "Husky" ended up shooting the wrong woman in a kidnap rescue attempt. But by the final (1965-66) season, "The Adoption" 3/4 reunion of the '50's Honeymooners cast (Gleason, Art Carney and Audrey Meadows) notwithstanding, the...

One of Gleason's American Scene Magazine editions from the 1963-64 season (his last in New York before relocating to Miami Beach) was entered into, and won the Bronze Rose at, the 1964 Golden Rose of Montreux festival. His format in that season - which saw selected 'Glea Girls' introduce key...

It was indeed Ms. Evans alongside Ms. Russell on the beach; she herself had been in contact by E-mail to advise as such, unfortunately it was in a period where the editing staff of the Benny's Place website was in flux (with the site's creator intending to retire), so sadly I was unable to...

In that Holiday sketch, there were two topless girls, Corinne Russell (the double-jointed one) and Tracy Evans.

That was home-taped by a lucky soul with a ½" videotape recorder, then a film camera positioned near the TV. (And that film is the only way we can see this show, since the tape to which this was committed, from what I've heard, had unfortunately flaked off.) The original master tape was indeed...

From what I recall, Cherry Gilliam was a dramatic actress (as per 'dani le marais' and 'pat13's' posts on this page) who had nothing to do with Benny Hill or his show - unlike the model and sometime actress Cherri Gilham who, because said dramatic actress had complained to British Equity upon...

I have to wonder if Benny's defection to Thames played a role in the BBC's ultimate creation of Monty Python's Flying Circus. After all, three of the future Pythons - Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin - were part of Thames' Do Not Adjust Your Set - and according to Idle, Thames were...

They're now put out by Guthy-Renker, so in that sense they're not out of stock; however, in the Columbia House configurations they are. As for the guest lists and key sketches per show, they are: - 11/13/76 (guest: Dinah Shore; "Went with the Wind!" sketch, Tim as "Old Man" running butcher...

From what I gathered, they were as follows: Disc 1: (1) 11/13/76, (2) 3/16/74 Disc 2: (1) 10/20/73, (2) 1/29/77 Disc 3: (1) 1/19/74, (2) 1/10/76 (misidentified as 1/10/70) Disc 4: (1) 2/15/75, (2) 11/1/75 Disc 5: (1) 9/25/76, (2) 12/14/74 Disc 6: (1) 3/26/77, (2) 2/16/74 Disc...

The very first "As the Stomach Turns" sketch aired on Feb. 12, 1968 (guests: Betty Grable and Martha Raye, both of whom even appeared in that sketch) as an intended "one-shot" sketch whose premise (as introduced on-camera by Lyle Waggoner) was how a long-running soap opera would come to an end...

The other company involved in the show's early years, besides Burngood, was Bob Banner Associates (Banner had been associated with the comedienne from her days as a regular on The Garry Moore Show - which Banner also produced - from 1959 to 1962). It is Banner himself (as Neil Brock surmised a...

Actually, the change in musical directors (from Harry Zimmerman to Matz) took place in 1971 - when Carol Burnett's first contract with CBS (lasting 10 years, and commencing in 1962) was still in effect. The first five years' worth of shows (including the Conway/Korman "dentist sketch" which...

How about http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061240/epcast (for cast members), or http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061240/episodes (just for synopses)? It's sure more accurate than http://web.archive.org/web/20050205083517/http://www-personal.umich.edu/~mcgee/cbsguide.txt

I've found that the listing was not all that complete; virtually all online episode guides had a mixup - and omission - of shows from the 1975-76 season. Roddy McDowall's appearance was actually Nov. 1, 1975, but misdated on a famous online episode guide as Nov. 8, 1975; however, another show...

Ah, thanks for apprising me about the three Van Dyke shows having come out on DVD. The problem, I saw some review of the first fifteen or so Burnett DVD's - and at that point, only three shows from 1978 were out.   That review also had an unfortunate typo: claiming that her Jan. 10, 1976...

The first five seasons of The Carol Burnett Show are mired in "dual ownership" rights, with TV producer and packager Bob Banner (whose company co-produced the show in those first five years) claiming co-ownership. From its 1967 premiere up to the 1971-72 season (or, to quote an oft-used phrase...

Which begs the question: Any chance of BCI/Eclipse putting out Benny Hill Down Under, being as none of the A&E sets featured this Australian-made show as a "bonus" - and that particular special falls under Fremantle's "jurisprudence" (per one of Fred Scuttle's malapropisms)?

The surviving master tape of that one, plus the 2nd season finale with Buck Henry, Jennifer Warnes and Kenny Vance, were apparently recorded in an area where the sound transmission came not from the "high-quality" 50 Hz - 15 kHz as from the point of origin (Rockefeller Center, and/or New York...

I haven't any of the R.2 releases - but I can say that only the Annuals as going up to 1975 had the VT countdown slates, while all sets have adcaps. And apart from the 1970 Annual which had Eddie in August, none of the Network sets have "bonus" material. All shows up to the April 16, 1986...

Sounds to me like that shot had been futzed around in Britain after original airing, due to the inevitable complaints - and that such "futzed" version was later used when the whole U.S. syndication package was revamped in 1987.

Which seems to contradict producer/director Dennis Kirkland's assertions, as quoted in Mark Lewisohn's book Funny, Peculiar, that the slowing-down of that footage in question was to fill time so it clocked in at the 50-51 minute mark, claiming Mr. Hill was being "difficult" on the day that...