Political correctness and fear porn is the name of the game these days. It’s truly awful. It’s nice to escape to a better America for an hour through these old great shows
This material is JUST AWFUL. Give me a break with the, "Back When" trope. And, yeah...I'm old enough to have personally experienced this sort of comedy - which was nothing but vaudeville transported to TV - when it was first run fare.
I used to love this show too. I wish it had lasted longer than just two seasons. How Ronnie Schell went down those stairs without breaking his neck is beyond me.
I wish they'll put "The Jim Nabors Hour" on DVD or Blu-ray. Since Ronnie Schell is the only surviving cast member of "Gomer Pyle, USMC" he could promote the show.
Elizabeth MacRae (Lou-Ann Poovie) is still living also. She wasn't an official cast member, but made 15 appearances on the show. It's the role she's best known for.
There’s a lot of Gomer Pyle episodes on Tuesdays here and I’ve been watching a ton of them. Just finished the one where Gomer wakes up in the middle of the night sleepwalking, goes over to Sgt Carters bedside and chews him out.
Hopefully you'll be able to find part 2. I would love to see some more episodes from "The Jim Nabors Hour". Hopefully you'll post some more episodes someday. I've always loved the late Jim Nabors (6/12/1930--November 30, 2017. Terry Marvin (Dallas, Texas ,USA)
This bunch touches deep into your core , honesty , integrity , raw talent . To bad the greedy folks of hollyweird couldn't see it . I guess a good spell of city life takes it out of you . C.C.P. Virus
As a youngster, I never really listened to him sing. I thought his singing was sort of goofy and not a thing taken very seriously by anyone because his character was goofy. In my mind it was like when Alfalfa would sing on the little rascals, a running gag. Years later, just picking up around the house and listening to this video without looking at him I realize - wow - ...his voice is fantastic! I sure was a dumb kid.
I feel that he was actually nervous because the CBS brass wanted him off the show and he knew he was not wanted and was trying to stay on and be likeable and play ball with the executives.
Folks if you wanna see Andy Griffith play an honest to goodness jerk/bad guy. I highly recommend a movie called Lonesome Rhodes. You won't regret it and you may even learn a thing or two about politics.
GET-TV ran the same two episodes over and over for several years but I lost them off my DVR... Other than those, one would have to have some pretty old tapes!
Andy was never funny until he got older. Matlock he was funny on, but on The Andy Griffith Show he was a brilliant straight man to funny Don Knots. Andy's whole demeanor changed as the show progressed.
Not true. Very funny on his comedy records Romeo & Juliet and They Call If Football otherwise he would neved had a career on Broadway or films No Time For Sergeants and The Onionhead. Even the pilot for Andy Griffith Show he was very funny and still had that persona. It wasn't until they cast Don Knotts did he change to the straight man.
Thats because andy said in an interview a long time ago that when don knotts came into the andy griffith show, he knew how funny don knotts was, so instead of him being the funny guy on the show, he let don knotts shine and be the funny guy and do all his comedy routine on the show instead of him, since they knew each other so well in the past, andy was selfless. He looked out for other people, best decision andy ever made, cause we all know how funny don knotts was and he pretty much carried that show, he even helped jim nabors, shine in gomer pyle, RIP to all of them!
Andy Taylor the Andy Griffith man is now PLAYING A CORUPT POLICE OFFICER WELL ITS JUST A FUNNY SKITCH AND IT IS SOOO FUNNY HALARIOUS IM SORRY 😐😔 BUT SHERIFF ANDY TAYLOR I LOVE TO WATCH IT MAKES ME GIGGLES AND ALL THE TRICKS HE DOES FOR BARNEY FIFE OH WHAT A FUNNY MESS JK I LOVE 💕😘💕😘 ITTTTT
I'm laughing my ass off at all the yokels going on about wholesome tv in the good old days... The Mayberry sketch on here is the darkest thing I've ever seen from a network show! In the underground mag RAW, the Friedman brothers did a notorious comic strip about a Black man passing through Mayberry and getting lynched. This sketch is only a little bit shy of that, with Griffith talking about getting his Klan robes from the tailor and grinning his big ol' grin while reveling in stories of brutality and corruption - with the big punch line (in "part 2") being Barney Fife's new role as a kevlar-suited storm trooper! I LOVE IT!
This was an epic fail looking back now. Not funny at all. Nabors really did come off as ''how did I get here?'' in this episode. Maybe things improved in later episodes but this is painful to watch. His finest hour was Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C. I own all 5 seasons on DVD and have watched every episode many times. The chemistry between he and Sutton was one in a million. My favorite episode is 'Come blow your top' when Carter is challenged by Sgt. Hacker to not lose his temper for 24 hours. Of course Hacker uses Pyle to try and set him off and by the 20th hour Carter has to drive to a remote location, climb a hill and scream his head off just to release some tension.
Yeah, that is one of my favorite episodes also! You can view six episodes of the show in HD every Tuesday early a.m. on the Sundance Channel. Picture quality is amazing, which makes sense as the DVD quality has a high bit rate.
@@jeffzest8393 The quality of the film transfers to DVD for the most part are excellent, especially seasons 3, 4, and 5. Naturally some scenes are grainy but that film is 50 years old. I love the quality of that period of film. It must have been the type of film combined with a certain type of camera that gives it a warm look. Anyway Jeff, thanks for uploading this and never stop watching the 'classic' years of TV.
Am I hearing things, or at 13:41 does the sheriff tells the deputy to go to the tailor shop and "find out if my sheet is ready?" A rather interesting allusion to the KKK, one that got a laugh, although not as hearty as the rest of this so-called sketch.
@@brettplum The whole thing is dark as hell, full of jokes about brutality, corruption and murder. The '80s underground comic RAW did a similar take on Mayberry where a Black man passing through town gets lynched.
Wasn't this show in color? I remember watching one episode and it was at my grandparents who had a color TV. The only sketch I remember seeing was Jim having a barbecue and singing "It Never Rains In Southern California" and then they drop snow on the set, the dancers come out and the music changes to "Let It Snow..." I remember another attempt at a Jim Nabors variety show in the mid 70s as a summer replacement. It wasn't very good either, despite Jim's great voice.
@@wildforthecats661 I've seen some tapes (kinescopes?) of old shows like this where the (color) program has been reproduced in B&W but the commercials are still in full color. Kinda baffling!
This is a kinnescope. What they did was aim a black and white film camera at the TV set during the airing. Hopefully, the full color videotape exists somewhere.
This was the type of show that was KINGA back in the day, the variety show. Humor was corny as all get out but some worked while others didn't; unfortunately this show falls into the latter due to the writing. These guys were major talents, maybe not A listers like Griffith but good at what they did. Again, the writing was the problem. Variety shows by Carol Burnett, Sonny and Cher, Donnie and Marie, and Bobby Darin to name a few, were shows that WORKED, especially CB show.. The skit with Griffith was not funny at all...bad writing. But again, this format is what "moved" folks back in the day. Heck, the variety show concept goes back to the late 40s, early 50s so the formula, skits and singing with some monologue thrown in, did work, otherwise it would never have lasted as long as it did; the format died out in the 80s. Jim Nabors had a helluva voice...too bad the higher ups insisted he continue his Gomer Pyle image way after GP went off the air.
What’s missing in today’s world is variety shows and more simplicity
Political correctness and fear porn is the name of the game these days. It’s truly awful. It’s nice to escape to a better America for an hour through these old great shows
This material is JUST AWFUL. Give me a break with the, "Back When" trope. And, yeah...I'm old enough to have personally experienced this sort of comedy - which was nothing but vaudeville transported to TV - when it was first run fare.
@@ThomasFromTN "This sort of comedy"? Read my comment above.
@@ThomasFromTN Scat humour and the "Vax Scene" more your style, huh? Why are you here on this comment section, just to be ass?
And cigarette ads
I used to love this show too. I wish it had lasted longer than just two seasons. How Ronnie Schell went down those stairs without breaking his neck is beyond me.
My Dad just waited for that every episode!
I have coffee with Ronnie Schell on Friday mornings and got to share this with him today! Thanks for uploading!! Can’t wait to find the rest 🤩
I just loved jim nabors he had a wonderful voice I will surely miss him
So will his "husband."
My folks saw him at Harrah's Lake Tahoe.
I never could quite catch on to Jim Nabors after he left Mayberry, but I respect his singing talent and him as a person. RIP.
I wish they'll put "The Jim Nabors Hour" on DVD or Blu-ray. Since Ronnie Schell is the only surviving cast member of "Gomer Pyle, USMC" he could promote the show.
Or Carol Burnett who was also on the show and is still alive thankfully!
If they can get the music rights cleared, that is!
@@abeltesfaye_ … She wasn't a cast member though. It was a special appearance.
Elizabeth MacRae (Lou-Ann Poovie) is still living also. She wasn't an official cast member, but made 15 appearances on the show. It's the role she's best known for.
Me, too. Would love to see every episode.
I loved watching this. Thank you!
the love that Andy and Jim was incredible. It was so clear to see how much they cared for each other
Beautiful singing
There’s a lot of Gomer Pyle episodes on Tuesdays here and I’ve been watching a ton of them. Just finished the one where Gomer wakes up in the middle of the night sleepwalking, goes over to Sgt Carters bedside and chews him out.
Great episode, i like the one where up sneaks a cat on tye Navy ship lol, they were all so funny,
Oh I loved that episode! 🙂
Giggles
I loved Jim Nabors, wow, a cigarette commercial!! Lol
@Zeek Banistor Then why do you have the whole collection on VHS?
I saw this when it aired. It was in color.
Oh how lucky you!!! He was such a great entertainer.
Jim and Ronnie were truly loyal to one another to the end. ❤
Love this with Gomer Pyle and Vincent and Slater.🙏♥️♥️♥️😁🙋
I LOVE THIS VIDEO !!! 👍👍👍
Hopefully you'll be able to find part 2. I would love to see some more episodes from "The Jim Nabors Hour". Hopefully you'll post some more episodes someday. I've always loved the late Jim Nabors (6/12/1930--November 30, 2017.
Terry Marvin (Dallas, Texas ,USA)
It's on my channel: czcams.com/video/EqI-CiVIMb8/video.html
Philip Morris, makers of Marlboro and General Foods, makers of Jello, Cool Whip and others were the primary sponsors of the 1st season.
Great entertainment! Nothing like it anymore.
Jim Nabors wouldn’t fire Don Sutton cause he dt test well in the show. He would rather stop the show than be disloyal. He was a very nice man.
and bc he was pretty good at being a pitcher for the Dodgers
@@jeffwright1722 Grow up, idiot. That's a really juvenile comment and poor attempt at humor.
@@dougritzema4778 It musta got you good b/c your panties are sure in a wad !!!!!
@@dougritzema4778 Who knew Don Sutton was such a good actor. He has the all time Dodger record in wins.
Frank Sutton. Not Don Sutton.
I remember watching them old Marlboro commercials on TV when I was a kid..
Apparently they worked I'm still smoking Marlboro
Or it's the nicotine addiction 😅
After the '70-71 season, there were to be no more cigarette commercials on television.
Cancer - Cancer
Mel raven I was but I quit smoking 🚬🚭 CIGARETTES 2001
I QUIT
Rest in peace to Jim & Frank 💔💔
Love Jim Neighbors! Had a beautiful voice!
I had a kiddie crush on Ronnie Schell.
This bunch touches deep into your core , honesty , integrity , raw talent . To bad the greedy folks of hollyweird couldn't see it . I guess a good spell of city life takes it out of you .
C.C.P. Virus
As a youngster, I never really listened to him sing.
I thought his singing was sort of goofy and not a thing taken very seriously by anyone because his character was goofy.
In my mind it was like when Alfalfa would sing on the little rascals, a running gag.
Years later, just picking up around the house and listening to this video without looking at him I realize - wow - ...his voice is fantastic!
I sure was a dumb kid.
Frank Sutton died way too young. A real shame.
He was in an episode of the "Combat" series. Interesting to see him in a dramatic role.
@@PlasmaCoolantLeak The episode was "The Chateau". You can find it on CZcams , but you probably saw it.
Good show
I wonder If Frank Sutton's nervousness was authentic.
He's acting.
I feel that he was actually nervous because the CBS brass wanted him off the show and he knew he was not wanted and was trying to stay on and be likeable and play ball with the executives.
Nabors' nervousness, on the other hand, seems pretty authentic!
Oh no Sutton was FOR REALLY REAL SCARED 😨😳 THE PISS OUT OF HIM OR DID IT RAIN 🌧️☔ INSIDE GIGGLE'S
The opening is great. I mean, obviously cheesy by today's standards, but 100 times better than The Brady Bunch Hour.
Folks if you wanna see Andy Griffith play an honest to goodness jerk/bad guy. I highly recommend a movie called Lonesome Rhodes. You won't regret it and you may even learn a thing or two about politics.
You mean the 1957 movie" A Face in the Crowd." Bud Schulberg wanted to warn people how the media can influence people to vote for political hucksters.
@@shawnmalone9711 yes. Fantastic movie.
@@moubear32 👌
Amazing movie. Patricia neal is fabulous in the movie too.
To any Nabors fans I have an autographed cassette tape of Jim for sale on ebay if interested
How much is it?
Anna Burns 12.99 now
The Jim Nabors Hour was a good variety show killed by a cruel vicious rumor.
These shows look hilarious!!
They look as funny as a multi-car traffic accident.
@@jimbailey5681 To each his own dude.
Then why are you watching them Jim? Grow up and get a life
Maybe, people wanted Vince Carter, and not Frank Sutton NOT being Vince Carter?
Is there any more episodes online anywhere for free? 🙂
gollllllllllly!
I’ve been searching for Jim Nabors Hour episodes online, but I don’t know why there’s not that many uploaded anywhere
GET-TV ran the same two episodes over and over for several years but I lost them off my DVR... Other than those, one would have to have some pretty old tapes!
I wonder why they didn't get Barbara Stuart or Elizabeth McRae to play the female lead here instead of Karen Morrow?
I think I'll take up smoking.....Marlboro. I want be a tough cowboy, too.
That was early 70’s .Marlboro commercial.
This reminds me of The William B Show.
Is that George Fenneman I hear doing the announcing?
I wonder if Andy's sheet is ready from the laundry yet......
An obvious KKK reference. Andy would have nixed that line if he held racist views.
Why don't they release this on dvd?
I like to know what year
Saleemah Fareed Me too.
Aired 1968 to 1971.
m.imdb.com/title/tt0144718/
Andy was never funny until he got older. Matlock he was funny on, but on The Andy Griffith Show he was a brilliant straight man to funny Don Knots. Andy's whole demeanor changed as the show progressed.
Not true. Very funny on his comedy records Romeo & Juliet and They Call If Football otherwise he would neved had a career on Broadway or films No Time For Sergeants and The Onionhead. Even the pilot for Andy Griffith Show he was very funny and still had that persona. It wasn't until they cast Don Knotts did he change to the straight man.
True for me.
Andy started as a Comedian
@@sejrec56 Yeah I know, but I never found him funny until played Matlock.
Thats because andy said in an interview a long time ago that when don knotts came into the andy griffith show, he knew how funny don knotts was, so instead of him being the funny guy on the show, he let don knotts shine and be the funny guy and do all his comedy routine on the show instead of him, since they knew each other so well in the past, andy was selfless. He looked out for other people, best decision andy ever made, cause we all know how funny don knotts was and he pretty much carried that show, he even helped jim nabors, shine in gomer pyle, RIP to all of them!
Didn’t really seem that funny of a show judging from the first part.
Andy Taylor the Andy Griffith man is now PLAYING A CORUPT POLICE OFFICER WELL ITS JUST A FUNNY SKITCH AND IT IS SOOO FUNNY HALARIOUS IM SORRY 😐😔 BUT SHERIFF ANDY TAYLOR I LOVE TO WATCH IT MAKES ME GIGGLES AND ALL THE TRICKS HE DOES FOR BARNEY FIFE OH WHAT A FUNNY MESS JK I LOVE 💕😘💕😘 ITTTTT
I'm laughing my ass off at all the yokels going on about wholesome tv in the good old days... The Mayberry sketch on here is the darkest thing I've ever seen from a network show! In the underground mag RAW, the Friedman brothers did a notorious comic strip about a Black man passing through Mayberry and getting lynched. This sketch is only a little bit shy of that, with Griffith talking about getting his Klan robes from the tailor and grinning his big ol' grin while reveling in stories of brutality and corruption - with the big punch line (in "part 2") being Barney Fife's new role as a kevlar-suited storm trooper! I LOVE IT!
This was an epic fail looking back now. Not funny at all. Nabors really did come off as ''how did I get here?'' in this episode. Maybe things improved in later episodes but this is painful to watch. His finest hour was Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C. I own all 5 seasons on DVD and have watched every episode many times. The chemistry between he and Sutton was one in a million. My favorite episode is 'Come blow your top' when Carter is challenged by Sgt. Hacker to not lose his temper for 24 hours. Of course Hacker uses Pyle to try and set him off and by the 20th hour Carter has to drive to a remote location, climb a hill and scream his head off just to release some tension.
Yeah, that is one of my favorite episodes also! You can view six episodes of the show in HD every Tuesday early a.m. on the Sundance Channel. Picture quality is amazing, which makes sense as the DVD quality has a high bit rate.
@@jeffzest8393 The quality of the film transfers to DVD for the most part are excellent, especially seasons 3, 4, and 5. Naturally some scenes are grainy but that film is 50 years old. I love the quality of that period of film. It must have been the type of film combined with a certain type of camera that gives it a warm look. Anyway Jeff, thanks for uploading this and never stop watching the 'classic' years of TV.
Except for Ronnie, they're all gone.
Am I hearing things, or at 13:41 does the sheriff tells the deputy to go to the tailor shop and "find out if my sheet is ready?" A rather interesting allusion to the KKK, one that got a laugh, although not as hearty as the rest of this so-called sketch.
No you heard correctly. Would be interesting to know the context.
@@jeffzest8393 Just watch the sketch. It's at about 13:40.
Yeah haha that was pretty funny
I noticed that too. Very strange and that joke would certainly not go down well in 2020 I don't think.....
@@brettplum The whole thing is dark as hell, full of jokes about brutality, corruption and murder. The '80s underground comic RAW did a similar take on Mayberry where a Black man passing through town gets lynched.
Wasn't this show in color? I remember watching one episode and it was at my grandparents who had a color TV. The only sketch I remember seeing was Jim having a barbecue and singing "It Never Rains In Southern California" and then they drop snow on the set, the dancers come out and the music changes to "Let It Snow..." I remember another attempt at a Jim Nabors variety show in the mid 70s as a summer replacement. It wasn't very good either, despite Jim's great voice.
John Yes, it was in color.
@@wildforthecats661 I've seen some tapes (kinescopes?) of old shows like this where the (color) program has been reproduced in B&W but the commercials are still in full color. Kinda baffling!
This is a kinnescope. What they did was aim a black and white film camera at the TV set during the airing. Hopefully, the full color videotape exists somewhere.
yall noticed, Jim didn't let Frank sing!! giggles
The nabors kids? Not really kids. Poor Ronnie schell and Frank Sutton could not sing. Sutton didn’t even try. Lol
A cigarette commercial
How I remember the Marlboro commercials!!!
Get yer Cancer Sticks!!!
Boy...this show is so dry!!!
He had an incredible voice. Too bad he insisted on being a goof ball.
He was multi talented...he was "acting"..remember that.
@@lionheartroar3104 Yeah, with those looks and that accent, it took a *helluva* voice for him to be taken seriously as a singer
worst stuff i ever seen,,,gesh
This was the type of show that was KINGA back in the day, the variety show.
Humor was corny as all get out but some worked while others didn't; unfortunately this show falls into the latter due to the writing. These guys were major talents, maybe not A listers like Griffith but good at what they did.
Again, the writing was the problem.
Variety shows by Carol Burnett, Sonny and Cher, Donnie and Marie, and Bobby Darin to name a few, were shows that WORKED, especially CB show..
The skit with Griffith was not funny at all...bad writing.
But again, this format is what "moved" folks back in the day.
Heck, the variety show concept goes back to the late 40s, early 50s so the formula, skits and singing with some monologue thrown in, did work, otherwise it would never have lasted as long as it did; the format died out in the 80s.
Jim Nabors had a helluva voice...too bad the higher ups insisted he continue his Gomer Pyle image way after GP went off the air.
Wow a.azinf