Ed Wynn

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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Classic TV: The 40s

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NewtonFigg — 10 years ago(November 01, 2015 05:21 PM)

I think all his shows were kinescoped and, 15 years ago, I bought a two VHS set. It was probably his first show on which he said "I've been in television twenty minutes. I know as much as anyone." Some of them from 1949 had guests like Buster Keaton, John Charles Thomas and Dinah Shore. The one with Dinah was a little awkward. She finished singing, the audience applauded, and they kept the camera on her as she limped off the stage.

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Thor-Delta — 10 years ago(November 02, 2015 10:34 AM)

I've seen a few episodes. Dated but amusing. I kinda like it. It's nice to see a Hollywood-produced show that isn't junk (in 1949, Hollywood's shows were generally very inferior to the New York produced shows. Ed Wynn's show was an exception).
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NewtonFigg — 10 years ago(November 03, 2015 04:20 PM)

There are about half s dozen shows on youtube from the fall of 1949. Then they go on to 1950 which is beyond the scope of this section.

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Thor-Delta — 9 years ago(April 09, 2016 07:27 AM)

I actually uploaded a clip from Dinah's episode to YouTube back in 2012.
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