Comments on: TV Urban Legends Revealed #7

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 17:20:06 +0000

“Candid Candid Camera” was on a new channel on tv called “HBO” back in 1981 and 1982. I remember watching it, as those were the only years we had HBO. Back then, HBO only broadcast from 5pm until about 2am, so I would look in the little Guide they mailed home and on the nights when it was on at, say midnight, I would sneak out and watch it when my parents were asleep.
Back then, HBO was priding themselves as not just a Movie channel, but they would show Wimbeldon, and had a weekly NFL program in the fall, and stand-up Comedy, like George Carlin, and Robert Klein.

By: Ted Watson

Ted Watson — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 19:36:48 +0000

I think Funt created “Candid Candid Camera” for the Playboy Channel. It was on their schedule (c. 1990) well before I saw any videos available on the market, and have always assumed that was the chronology.

By: Dennis

Dennis — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:01:56 +0000

I had heard of “What Do You Say to a Naked Lady” years ago when it was shown at my hometown theater. However, the theater also used their marquee to mark special events, in this case the Governor’s wife visiting the small town. So she was welcomed to town by the theater’s marquee proclaiming “What Do You Say to a Naked Lady? Welcome Lenore!” I always wished I could have seen her reaction.

By: Eldric IV

Eldric IV — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 07:21:44 +0000

Legend: George Burns has always, since the moment of his birth, looked like an old man.

Status: True.

By: Jay W.

Jay W. — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 22:07:59 +0000

Hey Brian. Longtime reader, first time commenter. Actually, I think the book Joe is referring to is this one: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/972272.Saturday_Night_Live. It was edited by SNL writers Anne Beatts and Michael O’Donoghue, and contains some of the best scripts from the first three years of the show, along with various odds and ends, bits of silliness, and a ton of cool photographs. I still own a slightly tattered copy, and it contains the original “Planet of the Enormous Hooters” sketch, as well as the “Jesus of Nashville” stinger. If you can find a copy on Ebay or elsewhere, pick it up. It’s more than worth it.

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 08:16:33 +0000

Yeah, Joe, that’s the book I mentioned in the piece, Saturday Night: A Backstage History of Saturday Night Live by Doug Hill and Jeff Weingrad.

By: JoeMaggio

JoeMaggio — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 05:46:46 +0000

I remember having a book about SNL in the late 70′s or early 80′s that had a section about the “Planet of the Enormous Hooters” sketch. I think it also referenced another skit that didn’t make it… “Jesus of Nashville,” I think.

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Getting Caught Up: The Final Dimension « BW Media Spotlight — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 02:48:02 +0000

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By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Fri, 29 May 2009 19:22:29 +0000

Cool, Ryan, I guess I’ll have to try to track a copy down!

By: Ryan

Ryan — Fri, 29 May 2009 17:34:53 +0000

I’ve seen “What Do You Say to a Naked Lady?” It’s actually pretty good… Funt uses all the “adult”-themed practical jokes to discuss people’s changing attitudes about sex.