The Ernie Kovacs Collection

Name: The Ernie Kovacs Collection
Released: 1953-04-01T08:00:00.000Z
Cast: Boris Karloff, Edie Adams, Bill Wendell

Programa de TV · Comedia · Variedades

In the infancy of any medium, there will be some who realize its potential well before anyone else. Ernie Kovacs was such a visionary, and between 1951 and 1962 he broke rules that hadn’t even been made yet and created a “language” that is now taken for granted.

1953 · 8m

Reparto Boris Karloff, Edie Adams, Bill Wendell

Dirección Barry Shear

EPISODIO 1

It’s Time For Ernie

Ernie performs cartoon gags, relates directly to us through the television set and even does something we'd probably do during the show . . . get a drink of water.
EPISODIO 2

It’s Time For Ernie

This is a kine from an unknown date during the show’s actual run. The TV set bit and others — now that Ernie’s worked things out with the director and crew — is shot properly.
EPISODIO 3

Ernie In Kovacsland-July 6, 1951

Ernie was given this nightly prime-time slot as a summer replacement for popular puppet show Kukla, Fran And Ollie on the NBC network.
EPISODIO 4

Ernie In Kovacsland-August 23, 1951

Ernie was given this nightly prime-time slot as a summer replacement for popular puppet show Kukla, Fran And Ollie on the NBC network.
EPISODIO 5

Kovacs On The Corner

Ernie was given this network daytime half-hour variety show from January through March of 1952, originating from WPTZ and airing nationally on NBC.
EPISODIO 6

Kovacs Unlimited-May 28, 1952

Ernie’s daily show for CBS started in a midday slot of 45 minutes and moved to mornings at one hour at the beginning of 1953. Kovacs transplanted his Philly wake-up show to New York City and was now seen by a national audience.