Most likely, Jack Lascoulie had a contract with NBC which would had prohibited his voice to be used on other network broadcasts in re-runs, a sort of non-compete of its time. Dumont or CBs, it wouldn't had mattered to his current employer in 1953, in this case NBC.
I noticed they gave credits to Art Carney and Audry Meadows - but not to Joyce Randolph. Was that because she wasn't on this particular show - or her role (as Trixie in "The Honeymooners" sketches) was so small that they could do without?
@MIKESOWELL - No, Joyce Randolph had been on the show when it was still on the Dumont network ("Cavalcade of Stars") about a year before this clip was first shown.
@WSenator1 Okay. If I had to take a guess, I would assume that she may not have been on this particular episode. Then again, features were not as heavily credited then as they are now. But that is just my guess.
@GaryW48 Yes, it is Lascoulie. He was the announcer when the Honeymooners episodes originally aired. But another was substituted when the show when into reruns---that would be the voice most of us are familiar with now. I'm not sure why the change was made.
Artist Frank Gehry described "The Organization of the Artist" in which an artist has to fight against suits in order to let the product come to fruition that the artist was trying to create.
This has been used to describe Steve Jobs of Apple, but it clearly describes Jackie Gleason. :)
nycretroguy, thank you so much for posting this! Having grown-up with Gleason's late 60s variety show, I was always curious as to the opening theme for the 50's version of his show.
...and sponsors like Schick, Leeming/Pfizer's "Ben-Gay", Bristol-Myers' "Ipana", Nestle's "Instant Nescafe", Schaeffer Pen, Lorillard's "Old Gold", and at least a half-dozen others stood in line waiting to sustain Jackie in 20 minute "blocks", THAT'S how popular he was!
Jackie believed in giving the viewer their "money's worth". If they expected to see a lavish opening, featuring the June Taylor Dancers in a precision dance number, he gave it to them. This is why more people tuned in to see him on Saturday nights at 8pm(et)- and not just because of "The Honeymooners". He created other memorable characters: "The Poor Soul", "Reggie Van Gleason", "Rudy the Repairman", "Joe the Bartender", late-night pitchman "Stanley R. Sogg", "Fenwick Babbitt", and so on...
Most likely, Jack Lascoulie had a contract with NBC which would had prohibited his voice to be used on other network broadcasts in re-runs, a sort of non-compete of its time. Dumont or CBs, it wouldn't had mattered to his current employer in 1953, in this case NBC.
GaryW48 6 months ago
I noticed they gave credits to Art Carney and Audry Meadows - but not to Joyce Randolph. Was that because she wasn't on this particular show - or her role (as Trixie in "The Honeymooners" sketches) was so small that they could do without?
WSenator1 6 months ago
@WSenator1 I'm not 100 percent sure, but I believe this was before she did that role.
MIKESOWELL 6 months ago
@MIKESOWELL - No, Joyce Randolph had been on the show when it was still on the Dumont network ("Cavalcade of Stars") about a year before this clip was first shown.
WSenator1 6 months ago
@WSenator1 Okay. If I had to take a guess, I would assume that she may not have been on this particular episode. Then again, features were not as heavily credited then as they are now. But that is just my guess.
MIKESOWELL 6 months ago
I'm surprised to see the "fireworks" opening here. I thought Jackie Gleason did that just for "The Honeymooners." Thanks for the clip
WSenator1 6 months ago
What is the name of this tune i love it
wildh0rse 7 months ago
What is the name of the announcer at the start of the program? Jack Lascoulie from the Today Show on NBC? Sounds like him but it can't be.
GaryW48 10 months ago
@GaryW48 Yes, it is Lascoulie. He was the announcer when the Honeymooners episodes originally aired. But another was substituted when the show when into reruns---that would be the voice most of us are familiar with now. I'm not sure why the change was made.
lakewalker11 6 months ago
Pop quiz-Name a famous 'Glea Girl' who went on to work with demons.
Good luck.
Juliaflo 11 months ago
Artist Frank Gehry described "The Organization of the Artist" in which an artist has to fight against suits in order to let the product come to fruition that the artist was trying to create.
This has been used to describe Steve Jobs of Apple, but it clearly describes Jackie Gleason. :)
TuboEspectador 1 year ago
Many thanks, wonderful stuff! I can't help but wonder where you find things like this?
Priceless!
brickless1 1 year ago
nycretroguy, thank you so much for posting this! Having grown-up with Gleason's late 60s variety show, I was always curious as to the opening theme for the 50's version of his show.
jerseyoldschool 1 year ago
...and sponsors like Schick, Leeming/Pfizer's "Ben-Gay", Bristol-Myers' "Ipana", Nestle's "Instant Nescafe", Schaeffer Pen, Lorillard's "Old Gold", and at least a half-dozen others stood in line waiting to sustain Jackie in 20 minute "blocks", THAT'S how popular he was!
fromthesidelines 1 year ago
Jackie believed in giving the viewer their "money's worth". If they expected to see a lavish opening, featuring the June Taylor Dancers in a precision dance number, he gave it to them. This is why more people tuned in to see him on Saturday nights at 8pm(et)- and not just because of "The Honeymooners". He created other memorable characters: "The Poor Soul", "Reggie Van Gleason", "Rudy the Repairman", "Joe the Bartender", late-night pitchman "Stanley R. Sogg", "Fenwick Babbitt", and so on...
fromthesidelines 1 year ago
wow, great show open!
tvguy2000 1 year ago