Jackie Gleason and The Biggest Bomb in TV History
Original Airdates: Jan. 31-Feb. 3, 2025
TVC 676.1: An encore presentation of an edition from The Sounds of Lost Television that originally aired in September 2011 in which Phil Gries plays audio highlights from Jackie Gleason, the short-lived CBS prime talk show that The Great One hosted for two months in early 1961, and a show that was borne out of necessity following the demise of You’re in The Picture, the infamous game show hosted by Gleason, which CBS canceled after its one and only broadcast on Jan. 20, 1961. This segment includes a clip from the famous on-air “apology” for You’re in the Picture (telecast Jan. 27, 1961), in which Gleason spent thirty minutes denouncing Picture as “the biggest bomb” in TV history, plus clips from Gleason’s subsequent interviews with Art Carney (telecast Feb. 17, 1961) and Gordon MacRae and Sheila MacRae (telecast Feb. 24, 1961). Audio courtesy ATVAudio.com.
Jackie Gleason, Bobby Darin, and Stage Show
Original Airdates: Jan. 31-Feb. 3, 2025
TVC 676.2: From September 2011: Phil Gries plays a clip from Jackie Gleason’s interview with Bobby Darin on the Mar. 17, 1961 edition of Jackie Gleason, the short-lived prime talk show (CBS, 1961) that was borne out of necessity following the demise of You’re in The Picture, the infamous game show hosted by The Great One that CBS canceled after its premiere broadcast on Jan. 20, 1961. This segment also includes audio from Darin’s appearance on Stage Show (CBS, 1954-1956), a music variety series produced by Gleason. Darin’s appearance on Stage Show marked his first national TV appearance. Audio courtesy ATVAudio.com.
