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

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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.

Comedy · 1953 · 9 min

Estrelando Boris Karloff , Edie Adams , Bill Wendell

Direção Barry Shear

EPISÓDIO 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.

8 min · 7 de mar. de 1951
EPISÓDIO 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.

8 min · 1 de jun. de 1951
EPISÓDIO 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.

15 min · 6 de jul. de 1951
EPISÓDIO 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.

20 min · 23 de ago. de 1951
EPISÓDIO 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.

16 min · 1 de jan. de 1952
EPISÓDIO 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.

17 min · 28 de mai. de 1952