The Filmography : TV Guest Appearances

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Show/Film	Station/Studio	Air Date/Released	Host/Star	Stooges
ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET JERRY SEINFELD	NBC	1994-11-24	Jerry Seinfeld	Joe Besser (Solo)
A tribute to Abbott & Costello's 1952 - 1954 television sitcom, primarily focusing on the series' 1st season which featured all the classic burlesque routines made famous by Bud and Lou. Joe Besser costarred that year as the Buster-Brown-clad adult/child Stinky Davis. Cast: Jerry Seinfeld (Host), Chris Costello, Paddy Costello, Vickie Abbott, Bud Abbott Jr. Cast (vintage footage): Bud Abbott (Himself), Lou Costello (Himself), Hillary Brooke (Herself), Sidney Fields (Himself), Gordon Jones (Mike the Cop), Joe Kirk (Mr. Bacciagalupe), Joe Besser (Stinky Davis), Bobby Barber (various), Joan Shawlee (various), Milt Bronson (various), Murray Leonard (various), Fiorello LaGuardio (Himself), Charles Laughton (Himself), Boris Karloff (Swami Talpur), Bela Lugosi (Count Dracula), Nat Pendleton (Sgt. Collins), Glenn Strange (The Frankenstein Monster) Daniel Helfgott (Director, Writer), James Tumminia (Producer), George Paige (Exec. Producer)
ABBOTT AND COSTELLO SHOW, THE - Charity Bazaar	CBS	1953-02-06		Joe Besser (Solo)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello preserved the art of burlesque with their stage personas and virtually perfect timing, in the 1st season of their syndicated sitcom. Bud and Lou basically play themselves as unemployed comics residing in Mr. Fields' boarding house. A&C spend each day avoiding Fields' demand for back rent, while welcoming a cast of regular and guest characters, who join them in a rapid-fire parade of burlesque jokes and routines. Hillary hosts a charity bazaar, and Bud is more than willing to help out using the old "shell game," with Lou and Mr. Fields as his clueless targets. Stinky (Joe Besser) engages Lou is a slapstick game of "Cowboys and Indians." Cast: Bud Abbott (Himself), Lou Costello (Himself), Sidney Fields (Mr. Fields), Hillary Brooke (Hillary), Gordon Jones (Mike the Cop), Joe Kirk (Mr. Bacciagalupe), Joe Besser (Stinky Davis), Nicla DiBruno (Kissing booth singer), Bobby Barber (Kissing booth customer) Jean Yarbrough (Producer and Director), Sidney Fields (Writer), Pat Costello (Executive Producer)
ABBOTT AND COSTELLO SHOW, THE - Getting a Job	CBS	1953-04-03		Joe Besser (Solo)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello preserved the art of burlesque with their stage personas and virtually perfect timing, in the 1st season of their syndicated sitcom. Bud and Lou basically play themselves as unemployed comics residing in Mr. Fields' boarding house. A&C spend each day avoiding Fields' demand for back rent, while welcoming a cast of regular and guest characters, who join them in a rapid-fire parade of burlesque jokes and routines. Perennially unemployed Bud and Lou engage in a series of classic burlesque gags and routines, including "The Susquehanna Hat Company/Floogle Street," all in an attempt to find Lou a job. Stinky pulls a practical joke on Lou. Cast: Bud Abbott (Himself), Lou Costello (Himself), Sidney Fields (Mr. Fields), Sidney Fields (Mr. Fields' brother), Hillary Brooke (Hillary), Gordon Jones (Mike the Cop), Joe Kirk (Mr. Bacciagalupe), Joe Besser (Stinky Davis), Veda Ann Borg (Wife), Anthony Hughes (Husband), Lucien Littlefield (Man with hearing aid), Sid Saylor (Man with allergy), Vera Marshe (Woman in "Floogle Street") Jean Yarbrough (Producer and Director), Sidney Fields (Writer), Pat Costello (Executive Producer)
ABBOTT AND COSTELLO SHOW, THE - Haunted House	CBS	1953-02-20		Joe Besser (Solo)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello preserved the art of burlesque with their stage personas and virtually perfect timing, in the 1st season of their syndicated sitcom. Bud and Lou basically play themselves as unemployed comics residing in Mr. Fields' boarding house. A&C spend each day avoiding Fields' demand for back rent, while welcoming a cast of regular and guest characters, who join them in a rapid-fire parade of burlesque jokes and routines. Hillary inherits her uncle's haunted mansion, and has to spend a night in it, to be eligible for the fortune supposedly hidden in its walls. Bud and Lou volunteer to stay with her, while crooked Lawyer Melonhead releases a gorilla to frighten them away. Stinky (Joe Besser) and Lou play a game of slapstick football. Cast: Bud Abbott (Himself), Lou Costello (Himself), Sidney Fields (Mr. Fields, Lawyer Melonhead), Hillary Brooke (Hillary), Gordon Jones (Mike the Cop), Joe Kirk (Mr. Bacciagalupe), Joe Besser (Stinky Davis), Joan Shawlee (Miss Brown) Jean Yarbrough (Producer and Director), Sidney Fields (Writer), Pat Costello (Executive Producer)
ABBOTT AND COSTELLO SHOW, THE - Hungry	CBS	1953-03-06		Joe Besser (Solo)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello preserved the art of burlesque with their stage personas and virtually perfect timing, in the 1st season of their syndicated sitcom. Bud and Lou basically play themselves as unemployed comics residing in Mr. Fields' boarding house. A&C spend each day avoiding Fields' demand for back rent, while welcoming a cast of regular and guest characters, who join them in a rapid-fire parade of burlesque jokes and routines. Bud and Lou are involved in a series of classic routines revolving around their penniless quest for a restaurant meal, including "Alexander 4444," "25 cents for a turkey sandwich" and "oyster soup." Stinky (Joe Besser) and Lou comically bargain for bubblegum trading cards. Cast: Bud Abbott (Himself), Lou Costello (Himself), Sidney Fields (Mr. Fields), Hillary Brooke (Hillary), Gordon Jones (Mike the Cop), Joe Kirk (Mr. Bacciagalupe), Joe Besser (Stinky Davis), Joan Shawlee (Telephone operator, twin waitresses), Bobby Barber (Waiter, diner customer, Australia caller), Milt Bronson (Rio de Janeiro caller), Murray Leonard (Laughing man), Nicla DiBruno (Opera singer) Jean Yarbrough (Producer and Director), Sidney Fields (Writer), Pat Costello (Executive Producer)
ABBOTT AND COSTELLO SHOW, THE - The Actors' Home	CBS	1953-05-15		Joe Besser (Solo)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello preserved the art of burlesque with their stage personas and virtually perfect timing, in the 1st season of their syndicated sitcom. Bud and Lou basically play themselves as unemployed comics residing in Mr. Fields' boarding house. A&C spend each day avoiding Fields' demand for back rent, while welcoming a cast of regular and guest characters, who join them in a rapid-fire parade of burlesque jokes and routines. When a man on the street gives the duo money, Bud tears it up thinking it's counterfeit. But when the man turns out to be a wealthy philanthropist, Bud suffers a nervous breakdown, and is taken to the Retired Actors Home to recover. Lou visits, and the team puts on a show for the patients, performing the classic "Who's on 1st?" Earlier, when Lou watches Mr. Bacciagalupe's ice cream wagon, Stinky substitutes limburger cheese for the vanilla ice cream. Cast: Bud Abbott (Himself), Lou Costello (Himself), Sidney Fields (Mr. Fields), Hillary Brooke (Hillary), Gordon Jones (Mike the Cop), Joe Kirk (Mr. Bacciagalupe), Joe Besser (Stinky Davis), Thurston Hall (J. Peter Stuyvesant), Milt Bronson (Baseball player), Lucien Littlefield (Actors Home manager), Allen Jenkins (Detective), Ray Walker (Detective), Joan Shawlee (Receptionist), Jarma Lewis (Ice cream customer), Jo Carroll Dennison (Ice cream customer) Jean Yarbrough (Producer and Director), Sidney Fields (Writer), Pat Costello (Executive Producer)
ABBOTT AND COSTELLO SHOW, THE - The Army Story	CBS	1953-01-23		Joe Besser (Solo)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello preserved the art of burlesque with their stage personas and virtually perfect timing, in the 1st season of their syndicated sitcom. Bud and Lou basically play themselves as unemployed comics residing in Mr. Fields' boarding house. A&C spend each day avoiding Fields' demand for back rent, while welcoming a cast of regular and guest characters, who join them in a rapid-fire parade of burlesque jokes and routines. This episode reworks A&C's best scenes from BUCK PRIVATES (1941), with Bud and Lou enlisting in the National Guard. Joe Besser ('Stinky') appears briefly to play jump-rope with Lou before bidding him a sentimental farewell. Cast: Bud Abbott (Himself), Lou Costello (Himself), Sidney Fields (Mr. Fields), Hillary Brooke (Hillary), Gordon Jones (Mike the Cop), Joe Kirk (Mr. Bacciagalupe), Joe Besser (Stinky Davis), James Alexander (C.O.), Robert Cherry (Skinny recruit), Milt Bronson (Recruiter) Jean Yarbrough (Producer and Director), Sidney Fields (Writer), Pat Costello (Executive Producer)
ABBOTT AND COSTELLO SHOW, THE - The Birthday Party	CBS	1953-01-02		Joe Besser (Solo)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello preserved the art of burlesque with their stage personas and virtually perfect timing, in the 1st season of their syndicated sitcom. Bud and Lou basically play themselves as unemployed comics residing in Mr. Fields' boarding house. A&C spend each day avoiding Fields' demand for back rent, while welcoming a cast of regular and guest characters, who join them in a rapid-fire parade of burlesque jokes and routines. Lou celebrates his birthday by hosting a party for all his friends, and mistakenly uses ant paste for his antipasto hors d'evoures. Outcast and despondent on the city streets, Lou encounters several eccentric characters, including 'Stinky' (Joe Besser) on his scooter. Cast: Bud Abbott (Himself), Lou Costello (Himself), Sidney Fields (Mr. Fields), Hillary Brooke (Hillary), Gordon Jones (Mike the Cop), Joe Kirk (Mr. Bacciagalupe), Joe Besser (Stinky Davis), Elvia Allman (Mrs. Crumbcake), Joyce Jameson (Pan handler woman), Sara Padden (Elderly woman) Jean Yarbrough (Director), Eddie Forman (Writer), Pat Costello (Executive Producer), Alex Gottlieb (Producer)
ABBOTT AND COSTELLO SHOW, THE - The Drugstore	CBS	1952-12-05		Joe Besser (Solo)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello preserved the art of burlesque on film with their stage personas and virtually perfect timing, particularly with this 1st season of their syndicated sitcom. Bud and Lou basically play themselves, as unemployed comics residing in Mr. Fields' boarding house. A&C spend each day avoiding Fields' demand for back rent, while welcoming a cast of regular and guest characters, who join them in a rapid-fire parade of burlesque jokes and routines. Bud and Lou take jobs at Fields' Drugstore to earn money for back rent. 'Stinky' (Joe Besser) engages Lou in a game of slapstick hop-scotch, and later sickens Lou at the drug store counter with a soft drink request of Coca-Cola mixed with castor oil. The scene was supposed to be filmed with honey, but as a practical joke, Costello used real castor oil. To Besser's credit, he never broke character and waited until the director said "cut," before he turned deathly green and became sick offscreen. Cast: Bud Abbott (Himself), Lou Costello (Himself), Sidney Fields (Mr. Fields), Hillary Brooke (Hillary), Gordon Jones (Mike the Cop), Joe Kirk (Counter customer), Joe Besser (Stinky Davis), Milt Bronson (Allergist), Iris Adrian (Abusive woman), Elvia Allman (Stinky's mother) Jean Yarbrough (Director), Eddie Forman (Writer), Pat Costello (Executive Producer), Alex Gottlieb (Producer)
ABBOTT AND COSTELLO SHOW, THE - The Music Lovers	CBS	1953-03-13		Joe Besser (Solo)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello preserved the art of burlesque with their stage personas and virtually perfect timing, in the 1st season of their syndicated sitcom. Bud and Lou basically play themselves as unemployed comics residing in Mr. Fields' boarding house. A&C spend each day avoiding Fields' demand for back rent, while welcoming a cast of regular and guest characters, who join them in a rapid-fire parade of burlesque jokes and routines. Hillary's father arrives to take her back home to the family farm, away from the culturally devoid city. Lou, with Bud's "help," attempts to convince Mr. Brooke that he is a concert pianist who can provide Hillary with the necessary high-brow environment. Stinky (Joe Besser) receives a black eye from Mr. Brooke, when Lou plays a practical joke. Cast: Bud Abbott (Himself), Lou Costello (Himself), Sidney Fields (Mr. Fields), Hillary Brooke (Hillary), Gordon Jones (Mike the Cop), Joe Kirk (Mr. Bacciagalupe), Joe Besser (Stinky Davis), Raymond Hatton (Mr. Brooke), Renie Riano (Woman on street), Minerva Urecal (Singing student), Sidney Fields (Prof. Melonhead), Frank Yaconelli Jean Yarbrough (Producer and Director), Sidney Fields (Writer), Pat Costello (Executive Producer)
ABBOTT AND COSTELLO SHOW, THE - The Wrestling Match	CBS	1953-03-27		Joe Besser (Solo)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello preserved the art of burlesque with their stage personas and virtually perfect timing, in the 1st season of their syndicated sitcom. Bud and Lou basically play themselves as unemployed comics residing in Mr. Fields' boarding house. A&C spend each day avoiding Fields' demand for back rent, while welcoming a cast of regular and guest characters, who join them in a rapid-fire parade of burlesque jokes and routines. After another argument between Lou and Stinky, Mike arranges for the two to settle their differences at a charity wrestling match. But Stinky feigns an upset stomach... so his professional wrestler big brother Ivan the Terrible can take his place. Cast: Bud Abbott (Himself), Lou Costello (Himself), Sidney Fields (Mr. Fields), Hillary Brooke (Hillary), Gordon Jones (Mike the Cop), Joe Kirk (Mr. Bacciagalupe), Joe Besser (Stinky Davis), Dorothy Granger (Wife), Emory Parnell (Husband), Milt Bronson (Ring announcer), Ben Welden (Restaurant manager), William Newell (Ivan the Terrible), Bobby Barber (Restaurant customer) Jean Yarbrough (Producer and Director), Sidney Fields (Writer), Pat Costello (Executive Producer)
ABBOTT AND COSTELLO SHOW, THE - Vacuum Cleaner Salesman	CBS	1953-01-16		Joe Besser (Solo)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello preserved the art of burlesque with their stage personas and virtually perfect timing, in the 1st season of their syndicated sitcom. Bud and Lou basically play themselves as unemployed comics residing in Mr. Fields' boarding house. A&C spend each day avoiding Fields' demand for back rent, while welcoming a cast of regular and guest characters, who join them in a rapid-fire parade of burlesque jokes and routines. Perennially jobless Bud and Lou go to Mr. Fields' brother's employment agency for a job, and Lou becomes a vacuum cleaner salesman. Lou's salesmanship leaves a lot to be desired, especially when he tries to sell a machine in a house with no electricity. Joe Besser ('Stinky') appears to reprise his classic AFRICA SCREAMS gag of "my room is on fire!" Cast: Bud Abbott (Himself), Lou Costello (Himself), Sidney Fields (Mr. Fields), Hillary Brooke (Hillary), Gordon Jones (Mike the Cop), Joe Kirk (Mr. Bacciagalupe), Joe Besser (Stinky Davis), Robin Raymond (Woman on bench), Vera Marshe (Housewife), Bobby Barber (Man on street), Dorothy Ford (Miss Yummy), Sid Fields (Mr. Fields' brother) Jean Yarbrough (Producer and Director), Sidney Fields (Writer), Pat Costello (Executive Producer)
ADDED ATTRACTIONS: THE HOLLYWOOD SHORTS STORY	TCM	2002-02-06	Chevy Chase	Miscellaneous Appearances
Leonard Maltin scripted this informative, entertaining documentary, filled with archival footage, on the history of "talkie" short subjects. Based on Maltin's 1972 book The Great Movie Shorts. Popular series such as "Our Gang," "Laurel and Hardy," "Joe McDoakes," "Pete Smith Specialties," Vitaphone musicals, Fitzpatrick travelogues, "Crime Does Not Pay," serials, cartoons, newsreels and more are highlighted. The Three Stooges are not overlooked, receiving due and respectful discussion of their years at Columbia. Included are new and archival interview clips with some of the people who worked in short subjects, both in front and in back of the camera, including Adrian "Lorna Gray" Booth and Sam White. Features clips of the Stooges, with Adrian Booth, from THREE SAPPY PEOPLE (1939). Cast: Chevy Chase (Narrator), Ron Hutchinson, Walter Cronkite, Sid Caesar, Branford Marsalis, Joe Franklin, Tim Conway, Bruce Helford, Hal Roach, Jay R. Smith, Dorothy DeBorba, Jackie Lynn Taylor, George Sidney, Howie Mandel, Rose Marie, Sanford Green, Thelma White, Sylvia Froos, Toby Wing, Fayard Nicholas, Gregory Hines, Viola Smith, Illinois Jacquet, Sam White, Adrian "Lorna Gray" Booth, William Dunster, Bob Newhart, Robert Lees, Kenneth Anger, Joe Newman, Richard Goldstone, Dorothy Morris, Joe Newman, Nathaniel Benchley, Raymond Fielding, Richard L. Bare, Phyllis Coates Cast (archival footage): Robert Benchley, Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Jerry Howard, Shemp Howard, Ted Healy, Bonnie Bonnell, "Baby" Rose Marie, Cab Calloway, George Burns, Gracie Allen, The Nicholas Brothers, Fatty Arbuckle, Mack Sennett, Harold Lloyd, Norman "Chubby" Chaney, Dorothy "Echo" DeBorba, Matthew "Stymie" Beard, Jackie Lynn, Jerry Tucker, Wally Albright, George "Spanky" McFarland, Tommy "Butch" Bond, Jackie Cooper, Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer, Eugene "Porky" Lee, Billy "Buckwheat" Thomas, Darla Hood, Edgar Kennedy, Charley Chase, Thelma Todd, Zasu Pitts, Patsy Kelly, Sylvia Froos, Georgie Price, Hal LeRoy, Eddie Duchin & His Orchestra, Edgar Bergen, Toby Wing, Frances Carroll & The Coquettes, Desi Arnaz & His Orchestra, Ozzie Nelson & His Orchestra, Lester Young, Babe Ruth, Bobby Jones, W. C. Fields, Leon Errol, Dorothy Granger, Lorna Gray, Don Beddoe, Ann Doran, Buster Keaton, Bud Jamison, Gino Corrado, Howard Morris, Pete Smith, Dave O'Brien, Dorothy Morris, Carey Wilson, John Nesbitt, Judy Garland, Deanna Durbin, Humphrey Bogart, Lloyd Bridges, Dean Stockwell, Spencer Tracy, Lucille Ball, Billy Gilbert, Milton Berle, Bing Crosby, Sammy Davis Jr., Jimmy Stewart, Harry Gribbon, June Allyson, Bob Hope, Lionel Stander, Robert Taylor, James A. Fitzpatrick, Leo Carrillo, Clark Gable, Billy Benedict, Mickey Rooney, Cary Grant, Randolph Scott, Buster Keaton, Johnny Weismuller, Cesar Romero, James Cagney, Ed Herlihy, George O'Hanlon, Phyllis Coates, Dick Purcell Crew: Peter Jones (Executive Producer, Producer), George Feltenstein, Tom Brown (Executive Producers), Leonard Maltin (Writer), John Griffin (Director, Writer), Andrew Tilles, Melissa Roller (Supervising Producers), Helen Hood Scheer, Tanayi Seabrook (Associate Producers)
ALAN YOUNG SHOW, THE	CBS	1950-05-16	Alan Young	Joe Besser (Solo)
Alan Young's Emmy-winning one-hour comedy and music variety series. Joe Besser guest stars with Martha Tilton. Alan Young (Host), Martha Tilton, Joe Besser Ralph Levy (Producer), Ralph Norman (Director), Leo Soloman, David R. Schwartz (Writers), Lud Gluskin (Music)
ALAN YOUNG SHOW, THE	CBS	1951-11-22	Alan Young	Joe Besser (Solo)
Alan Young's Emmy-winning 1-hour comedy/variety series. Alan Young and Joe Besser perform a sketch as two 4-year old brats dressed in Buster Brown outfits, amongst oversized props. Besser's friend, Lou Costello, was so impressed by this that he hired Joe to portray the character on THE ABBOTT AND COSTELLO SHOW... making this ALAN YOUNG episode the origin of Joe's classic "Stinky" character. Alan Young (Host), Joe Besser, Connee Boswell Ralph Levy (Producer), Ralph Norman (Director), Leo Soloman, David R. Schwartz (Writers), Lud Gluskin (Music)
ALL STAR REVUE	NBC	1952-12-27	Walter O'Keefe	Moe, Larry and Shemp
1-hour NBC variety program, produced to resemble a vaudeville show or stage revue. It premiered in 1950 as FOUR STAR REVUE with rotating hosts Danny Thomas, Jimmy Durante, Jack Carson and Ed Wynn. Additional hosts were brought in, and in 1951 its title was changed to ALL STAR REVUE. The Three Stooges guested on this 3rd season episode. L.A. newspaper notices and a couple other sources provide additional information, but not in regard to the Stooges' performance. Walter O'Keefe substitute-hosted for an ailing George Jessel, retaining Jessel's regular toastmaster host setup. Skit topics include football spies, insurance policies, Buster & Eleanor Keaton demonstrate how to put an inebriated spouse to bed, and Johnny Carson "demonstrates" a televised operation. Opposing coaches for the upcoming Rose Bowl, Ivy Williamson (Wisconsin) and Jess Hill (Troy), compare notes on whose team will win. Cast: Walter O'Keefe, Buster Keaton, Eleanor Keaton, Dorothy Shay, Margaret Whiting, Johnny Carson, Frankie Laine, Jess Hill, Ivy Williamson and The Three Stooges Crew: Bob Schiller (Writer), Dee Englebach, Dean Elliott (Producers)
ALVIN SHOW, THE - Sir Alvin	CBS	1962-03-09		Joe Besser (Solo)
Primetime animated series, inspired by Ross Bagdasarian’s hit, musical novelty recordings. Chipmunk brothers Alvin, Theodore and Simon live with their guardian David Seville, and stories involved comedic misadventures in their domestic life and relationship. Episodes also feature musical numbers based on Ross’ “Chipmunk” recordings, and the adventures of Clyde Crashcup, a nutty scientist who takes credit for every invention in creation. Next-door neighbor Daisy Bell comes by for a visit and asks Alvin to pay her special attention. Alvin’s imagination takes over when he imagines himself as a knight in armor, rescuing damsel in distress Daisy Bell from a fire-breathing dragon (Joe Besser). Cast: Ross Bagdasarian (Alvin, Simon, Theodore, David Seville), June Foray (Daisy Bell, Daisy Bell’s mother), Joe Besser (The Dragon) Crew: Jules Engel, Herbert Klynn, Leo Salkin (Producers), Hal Ambro, Osmond Evans, Rudy Larriva, Gil Turner, Alan Zaslove (Directors), Ross Bagdasarian, Dale Hale, Cal Howard, Bob Kurtz, Ed Nofziger, Leo Salkin, Jan Strejan (Writers)
ANGEL - The Museum	CBS	1960-11-10		Joe Besser (Solo)
Sitcom adventures of the French bride of an American architect. Newlywed Angel Smith wants to impress her husband with her knowledge at the art museum. When his office obligations ruin her plans, she goes on her own. A man (Joe Besser) escorting a group of scouts is impressing them with misinformation from his vacuum of knowledge about art history. Angel comes to his rescue, and Joe reciprocates by playing matchmaker when her husband arrives to apologize. Joe's son is played by Rusty Stevens, familiar to fans of LEAVE IT TO BEAVER as 'Larry Mondello.' Cast: Annie Farge (Angel), Marshall Thompson (John), Doris Singleton (Susie), Don Keefer (George), Joe Besser (Father), Rusty Stevens (Son), Johnnie Eisen, Dayton Lummis, Philip Phillips, Howard Wendell (Boys) Crew: Jess Oppenheimer, Edward H. Feldman (Producers), Jess Oppenheimer (Director)
ANN SOTHERN SHOW, THE - Give It Back to the Indians	CBS	1959-01-12		Joe Besser (Solo)
Ann Sothern plays Katy O’Connor, assistant manager of NYC’s plush Bartley House Hotel. Plots revolved around escapades at work, her romantic life, and comedic situations with roommate and best friend Olive Smith. A Bartley House stockholder demands that Katy be fired, after she appears on a radio show and defends the rights of native Americans. Cast: Ann Sothern (Katy O’Connor), Ann Tyrrell (Olive Smith), Ernest Truex (Jason MaCauley), Jack Mullaney (Johnny Wallace), Jacques Scott (Paul Martine), Reta Shaw (Flora MaCauley), Joe Besser
AQUA NET HAIR SPRAY	Commercial	1963-01-01		Moe, Larry and Curly Joe
The Three Stooges play multiple roles in these fast-paced sixty-second commercials. Of the three filmed, only one has turned up, or survives. The Stooges are pharmacists awaiting delivery of Aqua Net Hair Spray. Warehousemen (the Stooges) and truckers (also the Stooges) come through, and our pharmacists deliver the product to three men (who else, but the Stooges?) with a hot date and gifts of flowers, candy, and Aqua Net! The discovery of these commercials, their production background, and comments from director Edgar Beaty was detailed in The Three Stooges Journal # 58 (Summer 1991). Cast: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Joe DeRita, Charlene Holt Crew: Edgar Beaty (Writer, Director)