Kovacs wound up as Lemmon's onscreen partner until Kovacs was killed and Walter Matthau inherited his movie career. Lemmon imitated Peter Falk's voice in a subsequent appearance on this show.
I grew up on old films, so I know all these old time actors like the back of my hand. Since I'm 18, people give me such odd looks when I mention classic movies. I love Jack Lemmon! "Some Like it Hot" had to be one of my favorite movies with him!
Being 23 and saying my favorite movies are "Some Like it Hot" and "The Apartment" gets me weird looks. I adore Jack Lemmon, I love his acting style, it seems so real and natural. Hollywood today has warped celebrities into something strange. There will never be another Jack Lemmon.... It saddens me to say that it's pretty much all down hill from here. My children will know Jack Lemmon and Marilyn Monroe....they will know Fred Astaire... I urge you all to do the same... <3
I fell in love with this man when I was 5 and remained a lifelong fan. This man was a true talent, my personal favorite was "Days of Wine and Roses" Just adorablly cute too!
During "Operation Mad Ball" Jack and Ernie became best pals. Jack was devastated by Ernie's untimely death in a car crash. Even decades later, Lemmon found it hard to talk about Kovacs without getting emotional.
Isn't it true that when Ernie Kovacs died in the car accident Jack Lemmon had to identify him because his wife couldn't do it? Almost eerie now. 2 great guys!
I love how Bennett goes "oo you're a devil Arlene" after Arlene says "he used to be a plumber!" You can just see how well they got on and how much they all made each other laugh.
Jack was a doll. He was one of my first crushes when I was about 6. So many great films but all time favorites.."the apartment" and "days of wine and roses".
"Operation Mad Ball," the movie Lemmon and Kovacs were promoting in this appearance, is an absolute scream, if you can find it, and, in some ways, it's a template for "Hogan's Heroes," and "M.A.S.H."
Love Jack Lemmon, his son wrote a great biography of him, Jack was also a talented pianist. I can't remember Glengarry Glen Ross without thinking of Jack, what a performance. He was also terrific in The Odd Couple and Mr. Roberts.
Lemmon was so cute. Ya just wanna squeeze him! I always think of my father when I see him because my father met him while fishing. (dad was fishing- Lemmon was filming a movie nearby) So...yea love ya Jack. Love you too Dad.
Jack and Walter were one of the best comedy duos ever (Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau).
I have the original "Odd Couple" movie. And I have the 2nd one they both did before they did ("Odd Couple II"). I also have both the "Grumpy Old Men" and Grumpier Old Men" movies too.
I totally agree with Gandy 74 that Jack Lemmon looks his absolute handsomest here. I mean, he's cute in movies too, but here he's - well, really really sexy and handsome!!
I met Jack at a police golf tournment. He was very nice, looked at my the 50's photos of himself "I remember him saying "oh wow" while looking at them. He then signed my "Some Like It Hot" record album. I treasurer it to this day. Jack Lemmon was a class act.
lol, i love jack. his voice was recognizable, but as always, he puts on a good show! i love how he wrote the "M"s in "Lemmon" and took the time to put that decorative touch under his name! what a cute, handsome honey. i miss him.
Jack Lemmon is one of my top three guys!! I have a thing for Jack, Al Pacino and number 3 favorite I like to interchange as it were: LOL Number 3 could be William Shatner, Robert Mitchum, Oh dear god Michael Caine, Rex Harrison etc etc, I toss the number 3's about like little kitties (stole that line from a famous comedian - the kitty part)
GSN rebroadcast this episode on 28 Nov 2008. This was the last of the Ernie Kovacs / WML audition episodes. The official explanation was he had extended engagements in Vegas and Hollywood (which was true) and that he would come back (which never happened).
Kovacs was a grand master of TV surrealism, and he did funny things on WML ("Are you Stanley Steamer?" to Henry Kaiser LOL) WML's humor was compare-contrast/ironic and the other panelists played it straight. Kovacs felt constricted maybe.
Kovacs apparently wore out his welcome with "WML?" (either producer Gil Fates or moderator John Daly, or probably both) faster than even Hal Block. Notice Edie Adams didn't appear on "WML?" again (as a mystery guest, as always) - or other Goodson-Todman shows, for that matter - until after Kovacs' death. Note also that Kovacs was absent from the West Coast edition of "WML?" that first aired Jan. 12, 1958 - and he had moved by then to California.
1957, during the period when Arlene Francis had a broken foot and Goodson-Todman tried out Ernie Kovac as a possible permanent fourth panelist. That did not work out, but this sequence is classic. Thanx for posting.
Jack Lemmon was a once in a lifetime sort of talent. Funny funny vocal disguise, though it still sounds like Lemmon. And so cute in this period of time.
Kovacs wound up as Lemmon's onscreen partner until Kovacs was killed and Walter Matthau inherited his movie career. Lemmon imitated Peter Falk's voice in a subsequent appearance on this show.
Onlymusical 2 weeks ago
I always had a crush on him-I say always...I'm 22!
He's so handsome in this!
LowRising89 2 months ago
top class dude
jamees1904 3 months ago
i admire actors who can play comedy as well as serious roles. only a few manage that & Jack Lemmon is one of those.
thenicedudejay 3 months ago
HES SO CUTE OMFG
meloveicecream24 3 months ago
I grew up on old films, so I know all these old time actors like the back of my hand. Since I'm 18, people give me such odd looks when I mention classic movies. I love Jack Lemmon! "Some Like it Hot" had to be one of my favorite movies with him!
TaviaStrife 5 months ago 3
best actor of all time, IMHO.
brakco 6 months ago
HOW DID THEY GET IT?
HotBroodish 8 months ago 4
He was a great actor in both serious and comedy roles. I saw him as a child in The Great Race and he will always be Professor Fate to me. Love him.
debthebob 8 months ago 2
Being 23 and saying my favorite movies are "Some Like it Hot" and "The Apartment" gets me weird looks. I adore Jack Lemmon, I love his acting style, it seems so real and natural. Hollywood today has warped celebrities into something strange. There will never be another Jack Lemmon.... It saddens me to say that it's pretty much all down hill from here. My children will know Jack Lemmon and Marilyn Monroe....they will know Fred Astaire... I urge you all to do the same... <3
retardedkittens 9 months ago 8
@retardedkittens Show them "Mr. Roberts".
tallpaul521 7 months ago
I fell in love with this man when I was 5 and remained a lifelong fan. This man was a true talent, my personal favorite was "Days of Wine and Roses" Just adorablly cute too!
judyrusso 9 months ago 2
It drives me nuts when they say,"What did he say?" Aren't they ever listening? lol
leahblashful 10 months ago
LOL that Ernie didn't recognize him! They were great friends.
itjustfigures 10 months ago
One of the greatest actors of all time! Wonderful man!
Ella1464 10 months ago
jack lemmon is my cousin...it makes so much sense when i see my grandparents.
NoirexSoleil 11 months ago 3
@NoirexSoleil really? oh?
kappelmeister123 9 months ago
@kappelmeister123 yup, totally. He's right there on the family tree.
NoirexSoleil 9 months ago
Sometimes i feel like i was born in the wrong generation
TheSourRPickle 11 months ago 5
There are no actors like this anymore.
KatsuDe 11 months ago 6
"PUSH THE BUTTON, MAX!!!" my favorite lemmon movie, also with tony curtis, peter falk and natalie wood. awesome cast, and funny as hell.
serpentisma 1 year ago
@serpentisma The great race is truly a magnificent film.
WoodyBeaver 1 year ago
The first contestant is Gomez Addams.
ZioCanaglia85 1 year ago
@ZioCanaglia85 No.
iamintheburg 1 year ago
During "Operation Mad Ball" Jack and Ernie became best pals. Jack was devastated by Ernie's untimely death in a car crash. Even decades later, Lemmon found it hard to talk about Kovacs without getting emotional.
MegaObserver1 1 year ago
Jack Lemmon was much better than Paul Newman was
92af 1 year ago
He' so sour.
phil123711 1 year ago
Some Like it Hot, Mister Roberts, and The Odd Couple would be three of my faves. Grumpy Old Men... ehhhhhh, not so much.
slaveyMe 1 year ago
Jack Lemmon is one of the best American Actor of all Time.
Starfighterking 1 year ago 6
I've been watching or over and hour now. Being 20 years old, it makes me appreciate how my parents raised me to know and love the Hollywood Greats.
ElektraHubcap 1 year ago 8
I'm guessing late 50's?
bobsixfour 1 year ago
Any idea when this was aired?
thefungarian 1 year ago
A fine actor and a gentelman!
He has contributed so much to the motion picture entertainment, that we still enjoy today.
franklindavid 1 year ago
its ok
1mrlouis 1 year ago
Isn't it true that when Ernie Kovacs died in the car accident Jack Lemmon had to identify him because his wife couldn't do it? Almost eerie now. 2 great guys!
toastedcheeser 1 year ago
he is kinda cute
Amaya524 1 year ago 2
I love how Bennett goes "oo you're a devil Arlene" after Arlene says "he used to be a plumber!" You can just see how well they got on and how much they all made each other laugh.
Sparky37262 1 year ago
Jack was a doll. He was one of my first crushes when I was about 6. So many great films but all time favorites.."the apartment" and "days of wine and roses".
judyrusso 1 year ago 2
ha ha ha, Jack Lemmon is sooo young!!! :D
I love him in The Odd Couple 1 and 2, Grumpy Old Men and Grumpier Old Men, and so so so many!!!! HOLLYWOOD LEGEND!! :)))
PapagenoJuan 1 year ago
My favorite movie with Mr. Lemmon is "The Wackiest Ship In The Army". Thanks for the upload!
winkieandleah 1 year ago
I get the feeling that actors were more collegial then, where today most actors don't seem to connect very much.
ciroalb3 1 year ago
I love everything about Jack Lemmon
ILoveYouUtadaHikaru 2 years ago 8
Did he say "I'llscratch your eyes out?"
schusterlehrling 2 years ago
born in an elevator in Boston...
getoutofmyway01 2 years ago 6
So Normal-before all of the nebbishy mannerisms took hold....
mgaitens 2 years ago
omg he's so young
RinnyisaJesusFreak 2 years ago
Jack Lemmon was a great actor
92af 2 years ago 55
LOVE HIM!
photoalyssa 2 years ago 3
My favorite actor!
avengergurl1 2 years ago 6
a real ational Teasure ...Jack Lemmon
you see I have these marbles ...
and when I get enough of them...
Fulmonte of Mercury under the old mans bulkhead, ...and... Wamm POw ...
rentatrip1 2 years ago 3
he's amazing.
elvisobsessor 2 years ago 9
LOVE Jack Lemmon. Amazing talent, handsome, humble, witty. And "The Apartment" is one of my all-time favorite films!
ACF417 2 years ago 92
@ACF417 Agreed on all counts :)
purplelady238 1 year ago
"Operation Mad Ball," the movie Lemmon and Kovacs were promoting in this appearance, is an absolute scream, if you can find it, and, in some ways, it's a template for "Hogan's Heroes," and "M.A.S.H."
tuxguys 2 years ago 2
Love Jack Lemmon, his son wrote a great biography of him, Jack was also a talented pianist. I can't remember Glengarry Glen Ross without thinking of Jack, what a performance. He was also terrific in The Odd Couple and Mr. Roberts.
wlhardy 2 years ago
Monday767 I'm glad I read that
somabindicogno 2 years ago
thank you jack :)
somabindicogno 2 years ago
Lemmon was so cute. Ya just wanna squeeze him! I always think of my father when I see him because my father met him while fishing. (dad was fishing- Lemmon was filming a movie nearby) So...yea love ya Jack. Love you too Dad.
NoRosesForMe 2 years ago 7
I have read that Lemmon and Kovacs were close friends, and that it was Lemmon who identified Kovacs' body after the car accident.
Both men were great natural talents
521err 3 years ago 2
Jack and Walter were one of the best comedy duos ever (Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau).
I have the original "Odd Couple" movie. And I have the 2nd one they both did before they did ("Odd Couple II"). I also have both the "Grumpy Old Men" and Grumpier Old Men" movies too.
Such great talents...RIP...
LeanaJoH76 3 years ago
I LOVE JACK LEMMON. Geesh, what talent. What talent no one seems to have today.
LoveHowardBanister 3 years ago 6
I totally agree with Gandy 74 that Jack Lemmon looks his absolute handsomest here. I mean, he's cute in movies too, but here he's - well, really really sexy and handsome!!
pildskadden 3 years ago 5
He was such a cutie!
Muirmaiden 3 years ago 6
I met Jack at a police golf tournment. He was very nice, looked at my the 50's photos of himself "I remember him saying "oh wow" while looking at them. He then signed my "Some Like It Hot" record album. I treasurer it to this day. Jack Lemmon was a class act.
Monday767 3 years ago
This is the most handsome I've ever seen Jack Lemmon. His looks seem to translate better here than I've seen in his film appearances.
gandy74 3 years ago 3
lol, i love jack. his voice was recognizable, but as always, he puts on a good show! i love how he wrote the "M"s in "Lemmon" and took the time to put that decorative touch under his name! what a cute, handsome honey. i miss him.
christentze 3 years ago
Jack Lemmon is one of my top three guys!! I have a thing for Jack, Al Pacino and number 3 favorite I like to interchange as it were: LOL Number 3 could be William Shatner, Robert Mitchum, Oh dear god Michael Caine, Rex Harrison etc etc, I toss the number 3's about like little kitties (stole that line from a famous comedian - the kitty part)
Jack is SOOOOOOO COOOOOLLLLL!
SueBeaWho 3 years ago
They used to call Rex Harrison "Sexy Rexy"! I thought you might be interested to know that.
elegancedefined 2 years ago
GSN rebroadcast this episode on 28 Nov 2008. This was the last of the Ernie Kovacs / WML audition episodes. The official explanation was he had extended engagements in Vegas and Hollywood (which was true) and that he would come back (which never happened).
Kovacs was a grand master of TV surrealism, and he did funny things on WML ("Are you Stanley Steamer?" to Henry Kaiser LOL) WML's humor was compare-contrast/ironic and the other panelists played it straight. Kovacs felt constricted maybe.
soulierinvestments 3 years ago
I met his wife Edie Adams in 1966.He was dead at that time.Sadly she recently passed away.
GGE47 3 years ago
Kovacs apparently wore out his welcome with "WML?" (either producer Gil Fates or moderator John Daly, or probably both) faster than even Hal Block. Notice Edie Adams didn't appear on "WML?" again (as a mystery guest, as always) - or other Goodson-Todman shows, for that matter - until after Kovacs' death. Note also that Kovacs was absent from the West Coast edition of "WML?" that first aired Jan. 12, 1958 - and he had moved by then to California.
wmbrown6 3 years ago
I love his smile!
MissNewmanDeppDelon 3 years ago 5
Brilliant! Thank you for uploading this. I loved Jack's funny put-on voice! :)
PrincessHapnick 3 years ago 2
1957, during the period when Arlene Francis had a broken foot and Goodson-Todman tried out Ernie Kovac as a possible permanent fourth panelist. That did not work out, but this sequence is classic. Thanx for posting.
Jack Lemmon was a once in a lifetime sort of talent. Funny funny vocal disguise, though it still sounds like Lemmon. And so cute in this period of time.
soulierinvestments 3 years ago 4