tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707040.post569943924609163041..comments2024-02-25T12:47:03.941-06:00Comments on Johnny LaRue's Crane Shot: Episode Guide: George Burns Comedy WeekMarty McKeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02084642122976337263noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707040.post-91999121359977850102017-08-18T20:37:23.750-05:002017-08-18T20:37:23.750-05:00Not John Barry. Jeff Barry. Not John Barry. Jeff Barry. Marty McKeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02084642122976337263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707040.post-26971848824352883122017-08-18T10:43:09.979-05:002017-08-18T10:43:09.979-05:00What episode did John Barry score? I know it wasn...What episode did John Barry score? I know it wasn't any of these, because I've seen the end credits for all these via Youtube:<br /><br />"The Assignment" (Ernest Gold)<br />"Boris and Ivan in Las Vegas" (David Michael Frank)<br />"Christmas Carol II the Sequel" (David Michael Frank)<br />"Disaster at Buzz Creek" (Ira Newborn)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707040.post-49839449568431537212011-04-14T17:18:31.134-05:002011-04-14T17:18:31.134-05:00GEorge Bruns was a great host! He made history in ...GEorge Bruns was a great host! He made history in TV. By the way, it's been almost four months that I visited your blog the last time! Now I found where I had it bookmarked and finally I'm back! Hahaha, let's just say that I'm an every day reader of your place here! Keep up the great job you're doing with your personal space of communication!kamagrahttp://www.iservepharmacy.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707040.post-69419018037560825162010-12-21T21:03:12.889-06:002010-12-21T21:03:12.889-06:00Ah yes, here it is Christmas a year after this pos...Ah yes, here it is Christmas a year after this post, and I too grow nostalgic for the "Christmas Carol Part II" episode. I remember so well just literally rolling on the floor at it's clever concept and great lines. The best was, after the third ghost brushes the snow from the grave stone, Scrooge exclaimed "Ebenoozer Screege for all eternity!" I sure wish they'd make this series available on DVD. I'll bet it's still fresh after 25 years.mbecktelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707040.post-30738453913109377232009-12-27T21:53:15.310-06:002009-12-27T21:53:15.310-06:00It was like the "AMAZING STORIES" of com...It was like the "AMAZING STORIES" of comedy and like that anthology it inexplicably offered more promise than it seemed to be able to deliver on.Bookstevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09797445163866512849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707040.post-28577921959545521612009-12-22T14:00:23.892-06:002009-12-22T14:00:23.892-06:00Every December, I think of the Christmas Carol epi...Every December, I think of the Christmas Carol episode. It is the only one I remember. My wife loves the story of A Christmas Carol. I wish I could show it to her. I hope they put it on DVD someday. <br /><br />Thanks for posting the info.Guybrarian Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04715502629330806479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707040.post-18183902231381275012009-12-22T09:06:40.339-06:002009-12-22T09:06:40.339-06:00CHRISTMAS CAROL II was a minor classic -- on a fut...CHRISTMAS CAROL II was a minor classic -- on a future Christmas, Scrooge discovers everyone he has helped is unappreciative, greedy and generally a jerk. I taped it off the air way back when. Wish this series were available on DVD. With great comedy players like SCTV's O'Hara and Levy, it has to be worth a look.Max Allan Collinshttp://www.maxallancollins.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707040.post-89941482728821620192009-12-22T08:15:28.796-06:002009-12-22T08:15:28.796-06:00And James Whitmore is extremely good as Scrooge.And James Whitmore is extremely good as Scrooge.Marty McKeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02084642122976337263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707040.post-1600606125883866182009-12-22T01:07:23.339-06:002009-12-22T01:07:23.339-06:00Was pretty well done, and I remember that fall sea...Was pretty well done, and I remember that fall season being touted as a revival of anthology television, what with TWILIGHT ZONE also making a CBS comeback on Fridays and Spielberg getting a two year committment for the disappointing AMAZING STORIES. <br /><br />GEORGE BURNS COMEDY WEEK was something different, and I watched it several times before THE EQUALIZER on Wednesday nights, but the time slot was a killer. I especially liked the CHRISTMAS CAROL which showed Scrooge to be generous to a fault. BLACKADDER'S CHRISTMAS CAROL would use this same idea, but BURNS COMEDY WEEK got to it three years earlier.Halhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09291930694234773688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707040.post-45472307893844428142009-12-21T19:38:53.567-06:002009-12-21T19:38:53.567-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.TALKING MOVIEzzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11621046844665110326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707040.post-18511036204550199022009-12-21T14:08:18.008-06:002009-12-21T14:08:18.008-06:00So that's what Twitter is good for...reminding...So that's what Twitter is good for...reminding actors of long-forgotten guest shots!Mr. Peel aka Peter Avellinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10553482286909862975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707040.post-82404208615690224052009-12-21T13:22:01.907-06:002009-12-21T13:22:01.907-06:00Stephen Collins, who had forgotten doing "Buz...Stephen Collins, who had forgotten doing "Buzz Creek" until I reminded him via Twitter, also has fond memories of it. He even forgot kissing the late Lana Clarkson in it! Ah, the chaotic life of an actor. He did tell me Rickles was a riot on the set, and that it was shot on the Universal lot (which I had already guessed).<br /><br />Along those lines, "The Assignment" was definitely shot at Universal, as it uses the exterior of the South Seas bar seen every week on Collins' previous series TALES OF THE GOLD MONKEY!Marty McKeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05516468586469252914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707040.post-91288795960412148632009-12-21T13:14:47.317-06:002009-12-21T13:14:47.317-06:00I have fond memories of this show and even still h...I have fond memories of this show and even still have "Disaster at Buzz Creek" on a tape somewhere. Obviously, some of the episodes listed ring a bell more than others but I can recall thinking "The Assignment" was a particularly good one and wonder how that holds up.Mr. Peel aka Peter Avellinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10553482286909862975noreply@blogger.com