I found this in a collection of episode of The Mike Douglas Show tapes. This is William Shatner doing a piece from H.G. Well's War of the Worlds.
Friday, April 30, 2010
Sunday, April 25, 2010
The Jitter Bug - The Judy Garland Show
The year is 1939 and The Wizard of Oz is in previews throughout Southern and Central California. One song seems hopelessly out of place. That song, The Jitter Bug.
It has a jazzy feeling that clashes with the rest of the movie. And at a point in the movie where the audience is supposed to be afraid of what the Wicked Witch is going to do to the heroes, they break into song.
So MGM cuts the song. And over the years the film is destroyed, probably by accident. But the soundtrack of the movie contains the song. And one of the composers shot home movies of the dancing. So The Jitterbug lived in the hearts of fans.
In 1963, Judy Garland has her own television series on CBS. Her guests are Jane Powell and Ray Bolger. Finally, after almost a quarter century, two surviving members of the cast of The Wizard of Oz get the chance to perform The Jitterbug:
It has a jazzy feeling that clashes with the rest of the movie. And at a point in the movie where the audience is supposed to be afraid of what the Wicked Witch is going to do to the heroes, they break into song.
So MGM cuts the song. And over the years the film is destroyed, probably by accident. But the soundtrack of the movie contains the song. And one of the composers shot home movies of the dancing. So The Jitterbug lived in the hearts of fans.
In 1963, Judy Garland has her own television series on CBS. Her guests are Jane Powell and Ray Bolger. Finally, after almost a quarter century, two surviving members of the cast of The Wizard of Oz get the chance to perform The Jitterbug:
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Monday, April 12, 2010
Unusual Foreign TV
Television is countries outside of the United States can seem unusual to us. Here are two examples.
The first is an audition for Sweden's Got Talent. This is one of the best auditions I have seen from any show. It is daring, fun, and right in line with modern moral ethics:
The second video is from an unknown country. It is clearly from a children's series. The subtitles are quite funny. But who in the world thought it would okay to have all these kids running around in Speedo's?
The first is an audition for Sweden's Got Talent. This is one of the best auditions I have seen from any show. It is daring, fun, and right in line with modern moral ethics:
The second video is from an unknown country. It is clearly from a children's series. The subtitles are quite funny. But who in the world thought it would okay to have all these kids running around in Speedo's?
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