leftovers (part 1):
1950-1970 comedy -
The Ernie Kovacs Show. Well, y'all started off with the first category proving not to know anything about TV. This is the equivalent of your daughter bringing home a fella who is so all over the streaming shows that he fashions himself a TV expert then looks at you blankly when you refer to The Sopranos. Ernie Kovacs invented the visual logic of television comedy and was far more hilarious than Gleason besides.
watch & learn
1950-1970 drama -
The Millionaire. Great concept - give a million bucks (when the "m" illion meant sumn) to a stranger and get to see how it impacts their lives. Always thought it should have another life, even wrote the idea into one of my TV pilots (about an agoraphobic billionaire who solves crimes and fixes lives by proxy - electronic eyes & ears - from his lonely Manhattan penthouse).
1950-1970 leading man comedy -
Professor _____ von _________. I said it during the draft - Having a 50-category TV draft which has no room for Harvey Korman, Goldie Hawn, John Belushi, John Candy, Catherine O'Hara, Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig, etc is ridiculous. And it starts by freezing out the immense Sid Caesar & Imogene Coca in
Your Show of Shows because they didn't do repeat characters. If the King didn't recycle his vaudeville professor schtick regularly, i could not cite him here. Shameful
1950-1970 leading man drama -
Robin Hood.
The Adventures of Robin Hood was my favorite show growing up and, a coupla yrs ago, one of the nascent broadcast oldies networks showed it and it holds up. Only a half hour long, it had time for real drama, comedy & action and Richard Greene played it with a perfect mix of mischief and heroism.
check it out
1950-1970 leading woman comedy -
Julia Baker.
Julia werent that funny, but Diahann Carroll's lead character was how a lot of America got to know black ladies. Sweet, sexy, serious & sassy.
1950-1970 leading woman drama
- Anna Beza,
The Price of Tomatoes. What can't i say about Inger Stevens?! As beautiful, if not moreso, than Grace Kelly, deep as Streep, as troubled as talented, who the powers that be wouldnt put onscreen as much as she deserved cuz she liked black guys. Killed herself @ age 36.
1950-1970 supporting man -
Duane Toddleberry. Tim Conway's old man on the Carol Burnett Show. There will be more sketch comedy regulars on my list, as there should be, and there would have been even if i was in it to win. Some things are just right.
1950- 1970 supporting woman -
Zelda Gilroy. Wisdom thy name is Zelda - kept Dobie Gillis and the boys 100 and gave smart girls its first good name. I think she's Tina Faye's mom.