Joe,

I detest laugh tracks.

I wonder what idiot thought this up.

I'd like to find him as well.

Get in line, sucker. <g,d,r>

It goes back to the early days of television.
Most comedy shows were done live.

They had that locally with a Bozo the clown show. That was, until
during one of the games, this one kid (likely spoiled and undisciplined
by his parents), failed to bounce the ball into the barrel. He said the
S word...and Bozo said "Now, now, son...that's a Bozo No-No"...to which,
the kid yelled "Stuff it, Clownie!!" That ENDED live runs of Bozo. I have
to wonder if his parents were in the studio when it happened.

The guy who played Bozo, Gary Weir, also was spokesperson for a local
bread company, Ideal Bread (It's Ideal For Every Meal). He passed away a
few years ago. He seemingly blinked his eyes incessantly...I don't know
if he had a visual issue or not. BTW, the bread was delicious...I'm not
sure offhand if it's still around or not.

Shows like his were straight through, so anything he did or said
(and later on the Carol Burnett show) was presented as seen by the audience.

I'll bet the bloopers were a riot!!

(Burnett did two shows, just as radio once did a east coast show and three hours later a west coast show, for the time difference. Once a while a scene went over better for one group than the other and that
was edited into the final show.

I can understand that.

When I was NYC the first time I had tickets for the David Frost show,
a very popular talk show at the time.

Wipe the dust off that name...similar to "The Mike Douglas Show".
Then, how about these classic game shows (most of the original hosts are
dead and gone...some of the names escape me offhand...but this IS the
MEMORIES echo). In many cases, these were the ONLY host of the show.

Concentration - Hugh Downs and Bob Clayton
Jeopardy! - Art Fleming (original host)
The Price Is Right - Bob Barker (original host -- I think it's the longest running game show).
The Newlywed Game - Bob Eubanks
The Dating Game - Jim Lang
Truth Or Consequences - Bob Barker
You Don't Say, Name That Tune, and Split Second - Tom Kennedy
Tattletales - Bert Convy
Jackpot, The Gong Show, and Treasure Hunt - Geoff Edwards
Match Game - Gene Rayburn
Tic Tac Dough - Wink Martindale
Sale Of The Century - (the host name escapes me)
Card Sharks - (the host name escapes me)
Hollywood Squares - Peter Marshall
What's My Line? - John Daily and Wally Bruner
To Tell The Truth - (the host name escapes me)
Beat The Clock - (the host name escapes me)
You Bet Your Life - Groucho Marx

Chuck Woolery did some of these, but I forget which ones. Anyway, all of
this shows how old I am...but in many circles, I'm still "a puppy". <G>

One phone was from Holland and there was some problem one time of it not working (lines down or something). When I was told this I said something to the effect "It only understands Dutch".

If it paid your bills, would that be a Dutch Treat?? <g,d,r>

I also would buy extension wire and have 20-30 foot cords. To me
that was the height of sophistication, like in the movies. Now I could carry the phone around, no longer tethered to a few feet long cord.

Extension cords are useful, but you have to be careful of the fire hazard.

Daryl

... Is Ocracoke Island where you get okra and Coke at lunch?
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