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Post by pippsheadache on Mar 7, 2024 16:53:34 GMT -5
Anyone remember the late night show "Reel Camp"? Holy Moly, I never thought I would see someone mention "Reel Camp." We were definitely on the same frequency for old movies, Max. I used to see that show in the late 60s-early 70s when I was at Penn State. I believe it was Channel 5? Not sure on that, but I remember it used to come on at 1 AM and sometimes 2 AM, so after we finished watching Carson, my layabout friends and I would switch over to "Reel Camp." Edgar Kennedy, Leon Erroll, Andy Clyde, and those hilarious Pete Smith shorts. Edgar as you know was in several Laurel and Hardy films, famous for his slow burn. Leon Erroll was always being harassed by his family -- no peace for him. Those flicks were perfect for middle of the night viewing while the more studious crew was either sleeping or studying. Needless to say I wasn't making many early morning classes! I can't remember if it was the same New York station, but in that same era we used to have a cult following for re-runs of "Tales Of Wells Fargo" that I think went off at 2:30 or 3:00 AM. Also one of those stations used to show "Blondie" movies late at night. We'd sometimes catch Pete Franklin too, who I am sure you would remember. "Reel Camp" also sometimes showed shorts by a comedy team called Clark and McCollough. The only things I remember about them is that one of them had painted-on glasses and that I didn't find them even the least little bit funny. But especially Leon Erroll and Edgar Kennedy were outstanding comedic actors. Do you remember a show hosted by Cliff Norton called "Funny Manns"? He used to show edited versions of silent movies and make comments about them. Lots of car pile ups, waiter mishaps, pies in the face sort of thing. |
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Post by pippsheadache on Mar 7, 2024 17:09:20 GMT -5
Yep, my Dad was a Charlie Chaplin fan. Stan Laurel was Charlie's stand-in in England. Later, Stan would become good friends with Dick VanDyk, he taught him the famous Chapin walk. Dick and Chuck McCann would do skits as Laurel and Hardy on TV. They were part of the Sons of the Sarhara, a group Hollywood actors fans who were loyal Laurel and Hardy fans. In 1957, before Oliver's fatal heart attack, Stan and Ollie were making a deal with NBC-TV for a hour long weekly comedy show. I enjoy Buster Keaton, The Keystone cops and Harold Lloyd films. I too love all of those guys, Clipper. There are some Keystone Cops compilations on YouTube that are a scream. Such inventive use of the camera in the pioneering days of movies. Fatty Arbuckle movies with Mabel Normand from that same era are also great. Fatty was actually a mentor to Chaplin, Keaton and Lloyd. In fact Buster was in several of Fatty's features. One minor correction -- the name of that L&H group was Sons Of The Desert, after the 1933 film of that name. I know because I was a member for awhile in the 70s-80s. The first time I went to one of their conventions, one of the speakers was Ollie's widow Lucille. I had no idea what to expect, but when the convention was called to order, everyone stood up and sang that "We are the sons of the desert" song from the movie. Yes, Dick Van Dyke used to do a pretty good Stan Laurel impression. He had the right face to make it work. You would have thought that with all the success they had, they would have had it made in retirement, but Stan lived in a fairly modest apartment in Santa Monica (back when it was possible to have a modest apartment in Santa Monica) which today is part of a five-star hotel. He was apparently very accessible -- listed in the phone book, happy to talk to and greet his fans. |
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Post by azbob643 on Mar 7, 2024 17:26:18 GMT -5
Yes, Dick Van Dyke used to do a pretty good Stan Laurel impression. He had the right face to make it work. Dick Van Dyke still alive 'n kickin' at 98. He had a place here in Carefree on which a short-lived TV show was based. His brother, Jerry, was hilarious in "Coach" which also featured Shelley Fabares, who I was in love with from The Donna Reed show & beyond. |
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Post by pippsheadache on Mar 7, 2024 19:16:19 GMT -5
Yes, Dick Van Dyke used to do a pretty good Stan Laurel impression. He had the right face to make it work. Dick Van Dyke still alive 'n kickin' at 98. He had a place here in Carefree on which a short-lived TV show was based. His brother, Jerry, was hilarious in "Coach" which also featured Shelley Fabares, who I was in love with from The Donna Reed show & beyond. Oh man, Shelley Fabares. My first TV crush. Just divine, and then she recorded "Johnny Angel" -- sigh. Yeah, I put up with the Stone family just to watch her. I also remember Jerry Van Dyke from the infamous "My Mother The Car." With Ann Sothern as the voice of his mother. He was a solid comedic actor in his own right. And I do recall his brother's short-lived series set in Arizona. If memory serves the premise was that he hosted some local TV show, but I may have that confused with some other show. Around that same time there was another show set in Phoenix called "Petrocelli" in which Barry Newman played a lawyer. The running gag was that he was building a house that was perpetually under construction. |
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Post by inger on Mar 7, 2024 20:22:12 GMT -5
Dick Van Dyke still alive 'n kickin' at 98. He had a place here in Carefree on which a short-lived TV show was based. His brother, Jerry, was hilarious in "Coach" which also featured Shelley Fabares, who I was in love with from The Donna Reed show & beyond. Oh man, Shelley Fabares. My first TV crush. Just divine, and then she recorded "Johnny Angel" -- sigh. Yeah, I put up with the Stone family just to watch her. I also remember Jerry Van Dyke from the infamous "My Mother The Car." With Ann Sothern as the voice of his mother. He was a solid comedic actor in his own right. And I do recall his brother's short-lived series set in Arizona. If memory serves the premise was that he hosted some local TV show, but I may have that confused with some other show. Around that same time there was another show set in Phoenix called "Petrocelli" in which Barry Newman played a lawyer. The running gag was that he was building a house that was perpetually under construction. Fabares, a word my spellcheck apparently doesn’t like was a remarkable look a like for Donna Reed, at least to the point that she made a very convincing daughter…Reed herself was a looker in her younger days and not exactly a dog for mom at that point in her life… |
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Post by pippsheadache on Mar 7, 2024 20:45:18 GMT -5
Oh man, Shelley Fabares. My first TV crush. Just divine, and then she recorded "Johnny Angel" -- sigh. Yeah, I put up with the Stone family just to watch her. I also remember Jerry Van Dyke from the infamous "My Mother The Car." With Ann Sothern as the voice of his mother. He was a solid comedic actor in his own right. And I do recall his brother's short-lived series set in Arizona. If memory serves the premise was that he hosted some local TV show, but I may have that confused with some other show. Around that same time there was another show set in Phoenix called "Petrocelli" in which Barry Newman played a lawyer. The running gag was that he was building a house that was perpetually under construction. Fabares, a word my spellcheck apparently doesn’t like was a remarkable look a like for Donna Reed, at least to the point that she made a very convincing daughter…Reed herself was a looker in her younger days and not exactly a dog for mom at that point in her life… Concur on all points. The four principals in the cast -- Donna, Shelley, Carl Betz and Paul Peterson -- were quite close and got together regularly for years after the show stopped production. Bob Crane, later of "Hogan's Heroes," played the Stones' neighbor Dr. Dave Kelsey. Donna Reed was also good friends with Willie Mays, who had appeared on an episode of the show and stayed in touch, which struck me as two worlds you wouldn't necessarily think of as intersecting. |
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Post by inger on Mar 7, 2024 21:24:59 GMT -5
Fabares, a word my spellcheck apparently doesn’t like was a remarkable look a like for Donna Reed, at least to the point that she made a very convincing daughter…Reed herself was a looker in her younger days and not exactly a dog for mom at that point in her life… Concur on all points. The four principals in the cast -- Donna, Shelley, Carl Betz and Paul Peterson -- were quite close and got together regularly for years after the show stopped production. Bob Crane, later of "Hogan's Heroes," played the Stones' neighbor Dr. Dave Kelsey. Donna Reed was also good friends with Willie Mays, who had appeared on an episode of the show and stayed in touch, which struck me as two worlds you wouldn't necessarily think of as intersecting. Reminds me a bit of an old joke that can no longer be told. The punch line would have been, “Is that you, Willie?”…<insert laughter here>… |
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Post by fwclipper51 on Mar 7, 2024 21:27:31 GMT -5
Fabares, a word my spellcheck apparently doesn’t like was a remarkable look a like for Donna Reed, at least to the point that she made a very convincing daughter…Reed herself was a looker in her younger days and not exactly a dog for mom at that point in her life… Concur on all points. The four principals in the cast -- Donna, Shelley, Carl Betz and Paul Peterson -- were quite close and got together regularly for years after the show stopped production. Bob Crane, later of "Hogan's Heroes," played the Stones' neighbor Dr. Dave Kelsey. Donna Reed was also good friends with Willie Mays, who had appeared on an episode of the show and stayed in touch, which struck me as two worlds you wouldn't necessarily think of as intersecting. Shelly and Paul Peterson were former Mickey Mouse club members. Paul was fired by Walt for saying "dam" in public. He would later write a book "Walt and Me." Shelly was related to Annette. Ernie, Tim and Don from "My 3 Sons" were former Mickey Mouse Club members too. |
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Post by fwclipper51 on Mar 7, 2024 21:31:15 GMT -5
Anyone remember the late night show "Reel Camp"? Holy Moly, I never thought I would see someone mention "Reel Camp." We were definitely on the same frequency for old movies, Max. I used to see that show in the late 60s-early 70s when I was at Penn State. I believe it was Channel 5? Not sure on that, but I remember it used to come on at 1 AM and sometimes 2 AM, so after we finished watching Carson, my layabout friends and I would switch over to "Reel Camp." Edgar Kennedy, Leon Erroll, Andy Clyde, and those hilarious Pete Smith shorts. Edgar as you know was in several Laurel and Hardy films, famous for his slow burn. Leon Erroll was always being harassed by his family -- no peace for him. Those flicks were perfect for middle of the night viewing while the more studious crew was either sleeping or studying. Needless to say I wasn't making many early morning classes! I can't remember if it was the same New York station, but in that same era we used to have a cult following for re-runs of "Tales Of Wells Fargo" that I think went off at 2:30 or 3:00 AM. Also one of those stations used to show "Blondie" movies late at night. We'd sometimes catch Pete Franklin too, who I am sure you would remember. "Reel Camp" also sometimes showed shorts by a comedy team called Clark and McCollough. The only things I remember about them is that one of them had painted-on glasses and that I didn't find them even the least little bit funny. But especially Leon Erroll and Edgar Kennedy were outstanding comedic actors. Do you remember a show hosted by Cliff Norton called "Funny Manns"? He used to show edited versions of silent movies and make comments about them. Lots of car pile ups, waiter mishaps, pies in the face sort of thing. Reel Camp was shown on Channel 5 WNEW-TV at 2AM Saturday nights. Does anyone remember Jay Ward's "Fracture Funnies"? They were shown on Channel 9, WOR-TV. in New York and syndicated across the country. |
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Post by Max on Mar 8, 2024 14:32:19 GMT -5
Anyone remember the late night show "Reel Camp"? Holy Moly, I never thought I would see someone mention "Reel Camp." We were definitely on the same frequency for old movies, Max. I used to see that show in the late 60s-early 70s when I was at Penn State. I believe it was Channel 5? Not sure on that, but I remember it used to come on at 1 AM and sometimes 2 AM, so after we finished watching Carson, my layabout friends and I would switch over to "Reel Camp." Edgar Kennedy, Leon Erroll, Andy Clyde, and those hilarious Pete Smith shorts. Edgar as you know was in several Laurel and Hardy films, famous for his slow burn. Leon Erroll was always being harassed by his family -- no peace for him. Those flicks were perfect for middle of the night viewing while the more studious crew was either sleeping or studying. Needless to say I wasn't making many early morning classes! I can't remember if it was the same New York station, but in that same era we used to have a cult following for re-runs of "Tales Of Wells Fargo" that I think went off at 2:30 or 3:00 AM. Also one of those stations used to show "Blondie" movies late at night. We'd sometimes catch Pete Franklin too, who I am sure you would remember. "Reel Camp" also sometimes showed shorts by a comedy team called Clark and McCollough. The only things I remember about them is that one of them had painted-on glasses and that I didn't find them even the least little bit funny. But especially Leon Erroll and Edgar Kennedy were outstanding comedic actors. Do you remember a show hosted by Cliff Norton called "Funny Manns"? He used to show edited versions of silent movies and make comments about them. Lots of car pile ups, waiter mishaps, pies in the face sort of thing. Yes, I do remember the Pete Franklin Show. I don't remember "Funny Manns", but you're the 1st person outside of my parents and siblings that knew what I was talking about when I mentioned "Reel Camp". You would have fit right in if you grew up in my parents house. I think "Reel Camp" was on Channel 5, but I can't remember for sure. Yep, "Reel Camp" was on at 1AM, 2AM, and sometimes even later. Often one of my older brothers would go to a 24 Hour Diner that was a couple of blocks away from where we lived and bring home burgers and fries to eat while we would watch "Reel Camp". Edgar Kennedy was great, in my opinion he was a great character actor. It was always a treat when "Reel Camp" would show one of his short films. |
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Post by Max on Mar 8, 2024 14:36:41 GMT -5
Holy Moly, I never thought I would see someone mention "Reel Camp." We were definitely on the same frequency for old movies, Max. I used to see that show in the late 60s-early 70s when I was at Penn State. I believe it was Channel 5? Not sure on that, but I remember it used to come on at 1 AM and sometimes 2 AM, so after we finished watching Carson, my layabout friends and I would switch over to "Reel Camp." Edgar Kennedy, Leon Erroll, Andy Clyde, and those hilarious Pete Smith shorts. Edgar as you know was in several Laurel and Hardy films, famous for his slow burn. Leon Erroll was always being harassed by his family -- no peace for him. Those flicks were perfect for middle of the night viewing while the more studious crew was either sleeping or studying. Needless to say I wasn't making many early morning classes! I can't remember if it was the same New York station, but in that same era we used to have a cult following for re-runs of "Tales Of Wells Fargo" that I think went off at 2:30 or 3:00 AM. Also one of those stations used to show "Blondie" movies late at night. We'd sometimes catch Pete Franklin too, who I am sure you would remember. "Reel Camp" also sometimes showed shorts by a comedy team called Clark and McCollough. The only things I remember about them is that one of them had painted-on glasses and that I didn't find them even the least little bit funny. But especially Leon Erroll and Edgar Kennedy were outstanding comedic actors. Do you remember a show hosted by Cliff Norton called "Funny Manns"? He used to show edited versions of silent movies and make comments about them. Lots of car pile ups, waiter mishaps, pies in the face sort of thing. Reel Camp was shown on Channel 5 WNEW-TV at 2AM Saturday nights. Does anyone remember Jay Ward's "Fracture Funnies"? They were shown on Channel 9, WOR-TV. in New York and syndicated across the country.
"Reel Camp" was also on during the week. I don't remember "Fracture Funnies". |
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Post by bomberhojoe on Mar 8, 2024 15:29:22 GMT -5
Yep, my Dad was a Charlie Chaplin fan. Stan Laurel was Charlie's stand-in in England. Later, Stan would become good friends with Dick VanDyk, he taught him the famous Chapin walk. Dick and Chuck McCann would do skits as Laurel and Hardy on TV. They were part of the Sons of the Sarhara, a group Hollywood actors fans who were loyal Laurel and Hardy fans. In 1957, before Oliver's fatal heart attack, Stan and Ollie were making a deal with NBC-TV for a hour long weekly comedy show. I enjoy Buster Keaton, The Keystone cops and Harold Lloyd films. My uncle (who was one of the funniest guys you'd ever meet) was a limo driver in the 70s and 80s, and he had the occasion to drive quite a few celebrities. He picked up Dick VanDyke in Atlantic City once and drove him to Newark Airport (roughly 2 hour drive). He went to grab his bag, and DV told him that he didn't have to do that he could himself. He then opened the back door for DV and DV said, "it's a long ride, mind if I sit up front with you?" So he sat up front and according to my uncle they talked like old friends for the 2 hour trip. When they got to the airport, DV said, "thanks Jim, that was the best ride, thanks for all the laughs." Then proceeds to give him a $100 tip. My uncle said, DV was one of the nicest guys he'd ever met.  |
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Post by pippsheadache on Mar 8, 2024 20:15:09 GMT -5
Holy Moly, I never thought I would see someone mention "Reel Camp." We were definitely on the same frequency for old movies, Max. I used to see that show in the late 60s-early 70s when I was at Penn State. I believe it was Channel 5? Not sure on that, but I remember it used to come on at 1 AM and sometimes 2 AM, so after we finished watching Carson, my layabout friends and I would switch over to "Reel Camp." Edgar Kennedy, Leon Erroll, Andy Clyde, and those hilarious Pete Smith shorts. Edgar as you know was in several Laurel and Hardy films, famous for his slow burn. Leon Erroll was always being harassed by his family -- no peace for him. Those flicks were perfect for middle of the night viewing while the more studious crew was either sleeping or studying. Needless to say I wasn't making many early morning classes! I can't remember if it was the same New York station, but in that same era we used to have a cult following for re-runs of "Tales Of Wells Fargo" that I think went off at 2:30 or 3:00 AM. Also one of those stations used to show "Blondie" movies late at night. We'd sometimes catch Pete Franklin too, who I am sure you would remember. "Reel Camp" also sometimes showed shorts by a comedy team called Clark and McCollough. The only things I remember about them is that one of them had painted-on glasses and that I didn't find them even the least little bit funny. But especially Leon Erroll and Edgar Kennedy were outstanding comedic actors. Do you remember a show hosted by Cliff Norton called "Funny Manns"? He used to show edited versions of silent movies and make comments about them. Lots of car pile ups, waiter mishaps, pies in the face sort of thing. Yes, I do remember the Pete Franklin Show. I don't remember "Funny Manns", but you're the 1st person outside of my parents and siblings that knew what I was talking about when I mentioned "Reel Camp". You would have fit right in if you grew up in my parents house. I think "Reel Camp" was on Channel 5, but I can't remember for sure. Yep, "Reel Camp" was on at 1AM, 2AM, and sometimes even later. Often one of my older brothers would go to a 24 Hour Diner that was a couple of blocks away from where we lived and bring home burgers and fries to eat while we would watch "Reel Camp". Edgar Kennedy was great, in my opinion he was a great character actor. It was always a treat when "Reel Camp" would show one of his short films. Thank you for the compliment, and I will serve one right back at you and note that you would have fit in perfectly with my wastrel college pals. And likewise, we would load up on 2 AM snacks to energize ourselves for "Reel Camp" because we knew we weren't going to make it to breakfast. Even lunch was dicey. Good old days. Do you remember that the theme for Edgar Kennedy's short features was "Chopsticks"? Also, his wife for many years was played by the actress Florence Lake -- she played the ditzy spouse and they usually called each other Edgar and Florence in the films. She later played a recurring role as a telephone operator on "Lassie." Another stock character in that cast was the shiftless sponge of a brother-in-law played by Jack Rice. Edgar's day never went very well, and the film usually ended with him being totally frustrated and doing his slow burn with his hand raking down over his face. He was in a lot of Laurel and Hardy films and in fact earlier today I watched one called "Angora Love" in which he played their landlord while they tried to hide a goat in their apartment. It was their last silent film. Edgar Kennedy also had a role as a lemonade vendor in the Marx Brothers' epic "Duck Soup." I'm so glad you brought up "Reel Camp." Very fond memories. |
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Post by pippsheadache on Mar 8, 2024 20:18:54 GMT -5
Stan Laurel was Charlie's stand-in in England. Later, Stan would become good friends with Dick VanDyk, he taught him the famous Chapin walk. Dick and Chuck McCann would do skits as Laurel and Hardy on TV. They were part of the Sons of the Sarhara, a group Hollywood actors fans who were loyal Laurel and Hardy fans. In 1957, before Oliver's fatal heart attack, Stan and Ollie were making a deal with NBC-TV for a hour long weekly comedy show. I enjoy Buster Keaton, The Keystone cops and Harold Lloyd films. My uncle (who was one of the funniest guys you'd ever meet) was a limo driver in the 70s and 80s, and he had the occasion to drive quite a few celebrities. He picked up Dick VanDyke in Atlantic City once and drove him to Newark Airport (roughly 2 hour drive). He went to grab his bag, and DV told him that he didn't have to do that he could himself. He then opened the back door for DV and DV said, "it's a long ride, mind if I sit up front with you?" So he sat up front and according to my uncle they talked like old friends for the 2 hour trip. When they got to the airport, DV said, "thanks Jim, that was the best ride, thanks for all the laughs." Then proceeds to give him a $100 tip. My uncle said, DV was one of the nicest guys he'd ever met. Wonderful story. And it seems that ottoman was in a different spot every year. I know eventually he evaded it. If memory serves, on the show the Petries were supposed to be living in New Rochelle. |
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Post by Max on Mar 9, 2024 11:54:30 GMT -5
I'm so glad you brought up "Reel Camp." Very fond memories.
I'm happy you remembered "Reel Camp." Whenever I mention "Reel Camp" outside of my family, people look at me like as if I was from Mars. As my Mom would say when hearing all the laughing..."The Night Owls must be watching Reel Camp again." Sometimes my Dad would watch that show with us. Hey, he was the one that told us about the show in the first place. Breakfast? What's breakfast? You said it, very fond memories. I couldn't agree more.
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