television: THE BOB CUMMINGS SHOW (1957)
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- Meth addict Bob Cummings peddles an even deadlier drug - cigarettes - in this 30 minute Winston commercial disguised as a sitcom.
Guest starring an impossibly sexy Angie Dickinson, featuring Ann B. Davis and Dwayne Hickman. Air date: 01/57. Transferred from 16mm.
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Classic 50s comedy. Great cast!
The clarity of these videos are great. Thanks for posting. LOVE THAT BOB! 🥰
Thanks for watching!
AMAZING SOPHISTICATION! Angie Dickinson as a brunette and a very young Carol Lynley on the Halo shampoo commercial. WOW!
Love to watch the old cigarette advertisings... Nobody knew about its side effects except the tobacco industry...
damn' angie dickinson was really young, didn't even recognise her..i watched this show since i was a kid..loce it!
I thought that was Connie Francis
I agree Cecilia Preziose, it’s unnecessary to bring up the fact Bob Cummings had a problem with meth addiction, it has little to do with his talent and this being a good sitcom. As for cigarette commercials, they WERE common at the time, and not just used for ads in this show only. Give me a break. 🙄
Yes, let's just pretend that he didn't have a life-threatening problem that others could learn from. Sheesh.
Thank you! My thoughts exactly. 😊
Good heavens! Angie Dickinson
Love your description. 😁
The commercials were short and limited in amount. Nowadays they throw in six, seven or eight of 'em. That is why I do not watch "commercial" t.v.
The opening current week sponsor spot, in-shows at approximately 7:00 and 15:00, and the "end cap" with one spot for the alternate week's sponsor and one for the current week's sponsor, at about 26:00. DYK: The primary show director here was Norman Tokar, who later directed the majority of "Leave It To Beaver" episodes for six years (1957-1963). Producer was Paul Henning, of Filmways TV fame ("Beverly Hillbillies," "Petticoat Junction," "Green Acres.") Produced at McCadden Productions, principal partners George Burns & Gracie Allen.
George, Paul and Bob were partners in the series.
Basically, this was just a continuation from the way they were done in radio of the 40's, 30's, etc.
That photograph effect in the beginning was impressive! I'd like to know how they created that effect back in the day.
I watched the Bob Cummings show back in the '50s and at the time I quite liked the character he played. Now I find the character he played to be quite insufferable. However, it was indeed a different time.
It was a bit of a bummer but also interesting to learn that Bob Cummings was addicted to methamphetamines. From earlier comments I see that there's a book called 'Dr. Feelgood' which is about the fellow who got Cummings hooked on uppers. That book will probably prove a lot more interesting than this video.
R.J. Reynolds [Winston] was the primary sponsor of the series throughout its NBC and CBS era. In 1956, Colgate-Palmolive [Palmolive, Halo, et. al.] became an alternate sponsor, succeeded by General Electric...and finally, Schick, during the second NBC run. By the way, Bob DIDN'T smoke....he merely fingered a cigarette during his "integrated" commercials.
Well he lit it and puffed enough to exhale, that takes a little bit more than "fingering".
so how did the show presented the closing credits when the other sponsors sponsored the show..for example, was the Palmolive soap and Halo shampoo posed for a shot on a blanket perhaps, while the flashing credits appeared above?
29:22- "'CLIMAX!' is next, on the CBS Television Network."
That look like a young Carol Lynley in the Halo commercial at the end.
I believe you're right!
the comment of BC being a meth addict is unfair and your using 50 analogy to th yesterday
Why is it unfair? Robert Cummings was a meth addict from about 1955 until almost 1975. It's a well-known fact, documented in the book "Dr. Feelgood", and others...
True or not..Unnecessary to bring up here,.
man' i never heard that before, whats the name of the book'
Dr. Feelgood: The Shocking Story of the Doctor Who May Have Changed History by Treating and Drugging JFK, Marilyn, Elvis, and Other Prominent Figures!
I mentioned it above in my comment. sigh...