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#9406:
TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JACK PAAR, THE
1958-09-01,
WRCA,
36 min.
Jack Paar, Hugh Downs, Virginia Graham, Jose Melis, John Huston, Johnny Mercer, Dody Goodman, Billy Pearson, Marian Marlowe, Charles Schwartz
July 29, 1957- March 30,1962.
Joined in progress. Jack Paar talks with guest Johnny Mercer who reveals his own personal greatest songs...discusses royalties, etc. He states that Bing Crosby is his favorite singer. Mercer sings a medley of songs including, "I'm An Old Cow Hand," "Atkinson Topeka & the Santa Fe," & "Accent the Positive." Marian Marlowe sings "Autumn Leaves." Jack talks with Virginia Graham who recounts a long story.
Interesting and revealing discussion between Paar and guest Jockey Billy Pearson who tells of the time he and John Huston
were together and Huston wanted to ride Pearson's Ferrari and thought the tachometer was telling him what his speed was as they drove all around France.
Charles Schwartz, dog trainer, discusses with Jack the different breeds of dogs.
*Most of this series does not survive in any broadcast form. Kinescopes were discarded, burned, decomposed...whereabouts unknown. 2" Quadruplex Video Tape was expensive ($300 for a one hour reel), weighting 26 pounds, requiring great storage space. Video Tape could easily be erased and was used for new program recordings...retained briefly for a re-run and then erased or discarded. Legend has it that even Jack Paar himself hired a junk man to come to his home garage and paid to have JACK PAAR TONIGHT SHOW recordings discarded (reels of kinescopes and video tapes) that were now cluttering up his space.
During this era in television history archiving television programming was not a primary concern or vision, and considered an arcane pursuit.
ARCHIVAL TELEVISION AUDIO, INC. retains over 70 complete and excerpt JACK PAAR TONIGHT SHOW air checks (34 hours), including the complete Jack Paar's first anniversary telecast which was broadcast live from Havana Cuba (June 28, 1958). These originally recorded off the air pristine sound direct line 1/4" reel to reel audio tracks, recorded at the time of the original broadcasts, represent the only broadcast record of a "lost" visual telecast. ATA is the largest single repository (one collection), in the United Sates of Jack Paar Tonight Shows recordings. The combined archives of The Library of Congress, Paley Center for Media, and UCLA Film & Television retain a composite total of 13 hours of representative JACK PAAR TONIGHT SHOW broadcasts excerpts...none complete.
For four years and eight months Jack Paar reigned supreme as host of the TONIGHT SHOW with a crew of regulars, but only two stayed with him for the entire run; announcer Hugh Downs and band leader Jose Melis, a former army buddy. Familiar faces who appeared many times with Jack included Dody Goodman, Betty Johnson, Elsa Maxwell, Alexander King, Genevieve, Jack Douglas; and wife Reiko, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Hans Conreid, Peggy Cass, Cliff (Charley Weaver) Arquette, and Jonathan Winters.
Hugh Downs substituted for Jack Paar 79 times, more than any other substitute host. There were 20 different substitute hosts for Paar over the period of the series run. Joey Bishop substituted for Paar 31 times. Arlene Francis, 30 times, Jonathan Winters, 26 times, Orson Bean, 21 times and Johnny Carson 15 times. All together there were 243 broadcasts which had substitute hosts filling in for Paar during Jack Paar's TONIGHT SHOW tenure. The title of the late night broadcast changed to THE JACK PAAR SHOW which took effect on February 3, 1958. The first video-taped broadcast aired on January 5, 1959. "Best of Paar " Re-runs began on July 10,1959. Beginning July 20, 1959 Jack Paar began taking off Monday nights & guest hosts would substitute for him (approximately on alternate Mondays). The first color broadcast aired on September 19, 1960.
Theme music, "Everything is Coming Up Roses" was first used beginning in the Fall of 1959.
Location broadcast telecasts of the program telecast away from the Hudson Theater in New York City occurred 14 times during this series run.
Jan. 13-17, 1958 Miami Beach, Florida
July 28, 1958 Havana,Cuba
Nov. 3-21, 1958 Hollywood, California
March 2-20, 1959 Hollywood, California
Nov. 10-12, 1959 Nassau, Bahamas (Video Tape)
Nov. 30- Dec. 10, 1959 Hollywood, California
March 28-April 1, 1960 London, England (Video Tape)
Nov.9-11, 1960 Hawaii (Video Tape) - b&w
Nov.14-24, 1960 Hollywood, California
March 21-24, 1961 London, England (Video Tape)
Sept. 12-14, 1961 West Berlin (Video Tape)
Nov. 14-17, 1961 Hollywood, California (Tape)
Nov. 21-24, 1961 Hollywood, California (Tape)
March 13-16, 1962 London, England (Video Tape)
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#9437:
TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JACK PAAR, THE
1960-03-07,
NBC,
80 min.
Jack Paar, Walter Kiernan, Hugh Downs, Alexander King, Dorothy Kilgallen, Earl Wrightson, Hermione Gingold, Virginia Graham, Jose Melis, Eva Gabor, Florence Henderson, Walter Winchell, Charlie Weaver, Dody Goodman, Jack Douglas, Hans Conried, Betty Johnson, Roger Price
July 29, 1957- March 30,1962.
Jack Paar returns to the TONIGHT SHOW after his mid-February walk-out and subsequent vacation in Hong Kong.
Hugh Downs states that "tonight's show will go down in broadcast history." During the opening 11:15 to 11:30pm segment Downs states that in fairness to the country Jack will appear when the show is seen by the entire country, Nationally by all of the affiliate stations, at 11:30pm.
Following a Blue Cheer laundry detergent commercial, Hugh Downs announces the 11:30pm opening of the Jack Paar Tonight Show and counts down, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, and introduces Jack Paar. Jack's first words are, "As I was saying before I was interrupted." Paar praises Hugh Downs for his loyalty. He then has some nasty words to say about columnist Walter Winchell who he calls "that silly old man."
Paar also takes up where he left off, criticizing Dorothy Kilgallen calling her someone who reminds him of a puppet. "When she speaks she never seems to move her lips."
Jack tells his audience that he believes the Hearst press is rigged, as per example, his good friend Jim Bishop, columnist for the Hearst Press, had his column about Paar, today, suppressed.
Paar reminisces about his "water closet" joke that created great controversy that led Jack to walk off the air. He tells of his trip to Japan...many stories and anecdotes.
NOTE: This television audio air check segment of Jack Paar returning to the Tonight Show is not known to exist in any VIDEO format other than a minute of his appearance at the beginning of his entrance. What does exist is this rare historic retrospective audio air check reveal of Jack Paar returning to the Tonight Show when his late night show was the most controversial and unpredictable program on television.
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#118:
TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JACK PAAR, THE
1961-08-15,
WNBC,
14 min.
Jack Paar, Jack E. Leonard, Ed Reimers, Virginia Graham, Judy Lynn
Joined in Progress, Jack Paar reads amusing letters sent by our armed men in uniform to their mothers concerning army life.
Guest singer Judy Lynn sings "Hey Look Me Over."
Jack Paar's guest Jack E. Leonard "spars" with Jack and his announcer, Ed Reimers, who is substituting for Hugh Downs tonight. Guest, Virginia Graham is heard briefly.
Paar demonstrates the latest Golf machine on the market.
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#302:
HY GARDNER SHOW, THE
1962-11-04,
WOR,
48 min.
Roy Campanella, Hy Gardner, William Gargan, Virginia Graham, Smiley Blantin
"Return From the Shadows" profiles guests William Gargan, Roy Campanella, Virginia Graham and Dr. Smiley Blantin, who discuss their own personal setbacks and successes in overcoming adversity.
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#14053:
GIRL TALK WITH VIRGINIA GRAHAM
1963-04-12,
SYN,
min.
Virginia Graham, Genevieve, Virginia Steel, Doris Carr
1963-1970 (Syndicated)
Virginia Graham hosted this talk show for women for most of its run. She was replaced by Betsy Palmer in 1969. Produced and directed by Monty Morgan.
On today's show, the guest are Genevieve, Virginia Steel, and Doris Carr.
Host: Virginia Graham.
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#19811:
VIRGINIA GRAHAM SHOW, THE
1970-09-23,
SYN,
min.
George Jessel, Virginia Graham
1970-1972 (Syndicated)
Hour-long talk show hosted by Virginia Graham.
Guest: George Jessel who sings "The Flag's Still There," written by Jessel.
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#19894:
VIRGINIA GRAHAM SHOW, THE
1970-09-23,
SYN,
min.
George Jessel, Virginia Graham
1970-1972 (Syndicated)
Hour-long talk show hosted by Virginia Graham.
Guest: George Jessel who sings "The Flag's Still There," written by Jessel.
Duplicate of #19811.
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#5105:
BOB HOPE SPECIAL, THE
1970-10-05,
WNBC,
52 min.
Connie Stevens, Bob Hope, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Virginia Graham, Kaye Ballard, Totie Fields, Sheila MacRae, Nanette Fabray, Imogene Coca, Phyllis Diller, Edie Adams, Jo Anne Worley, Ruth Buzzi, Teresa Graves, Minnie Pearl, Nancy Walker, Irene Ryan
This Special pokes fun at Women's Lib.
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#7745:
BOB HOPE SPECIAL, THE
1970-10-05,
WNBC,
52 min.
Connie Stevens, Bob Hope, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Virginia Graham, Kaye Ballard, Totie Fields, Sheila MacRae, Nanette Fabray, Imogene Coca, Phyllis Diller, Edie Adams, Jo Anne Worley, Ruth Buzzi, Teresa Graves, Minnie Pearl, Nancy Walker, Irene Ryan
This Special pokes fun at Women's Lib.
Dupe Of # 5105
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#8738:
MERV GRIFFIN SHOW, THE:
1976-02-10,
SYN,
90 min.
Merv Griffin, Virginia Graham, Jayne Meadows
October 1, 1962-March 29, 1963 (NBC); 1965-1969 (Syndicated); August 18, 1969-February 11, 1972 (CBS); 1972-1986 (Syndicated)
Guests are Virginia Graham and Jayne Meadows.
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#8782:
MERV GRIFFIN SHOW, THE:
1977-09-28,
SYN,
90 min.
Merv Griffin, Virginia Graham, LaWanda Page, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr, Bob Anderson
October 1, 1962-March 29, 1963 (NBC); 1965-1969 (Syndicated); August 18, 1969-February 11, 1972 (CBS); 1972-1986 (Syndicated)
Guests are Douglas Fairbanks Jr, Lawanda Page, Virginia Graham, and Bob Anderson
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