Sycamore Lodge (1961)

★★★★★ · Sycamore Lodge (Calvin and the Colonel) · richgoup · 2012-09-02

Season 1, episode 5. Original air date: 31 October 1961. The mountain cabin that the Colonel has rented turn out to be flooded. Cast: Freeman Gosden (Colonel Montgomery J. Klaxon: Voice), Charles Correll (Calvin Burnside: Voice). Beatrice Kay (Susan Culpepper: Voice), Virginia Gregg (Maggie Belle Klaxon: Voice), Paul Frees (Judge Oliver Wendell Clutch: Voice) and Cloria Blondell (Gloria: Voice uncredited). From IMDB.

★★★★★ · Calvin And The Colonel. · Robert Michael Jensen · 2024-01-30

This is hilarious and I had no problem watching the entire vintage episode. I'm quite familiar with both the radio and TV series of A Amos N Andy. Although it really should be George Kingfish Stevens and Andy. For those of us who like the original radio and TV series. This series picks up where they left off at. This series is for fans of Amos and Andy. You non fans might as well skip this since you are all unqualified to give a proper review. It isn't a thing being recreated past its time. The formula still worked. It just needed to find the right audience. As for the original commercial…

★★★ · Not very good... · Robin_1990 · 2008-03-29

1959 wasn't exactly the golden age of animation (That had ended around 1954), But there were still many good cartoons being made. However, This is really mediocre when it comes to both animation and writing (The cheap laugh-track doesn't help). I only made it 5 minutes before I gave up. I'm not alone; This show literally lasted one month on the air before being cancelled, Which means it lasted one 7th of the time "My Mother The Car" lasted, Making this one of the biggest flops in TV history. It did come back 3 months later, but only due to contract obligations. This was somewhat based on Amos…

★★★ · Calvin and the Colonel (Andy and the Kingfish) · rq52 · 2008-03-30

In defense of this show; 1. It was the second show by Jay Ward Productions who did Rocky and Bullwinkle, Hoppity Hopper, Dudley Doright of the Mounties. 2. Amos and Andy was the longest running radio program in history 1920-1962 on CBS. 3. Calvin and the Co;onel was a primetime show on CBS eunning opposite The Flintstones on ABC. 4. It was pulled not because of poor ratings but outrage stereotypes. I give the concept 3 staras and material 2.

★★★ · Not by Jay Ward · Unidyne · 2009-08-05

Many people are convinced this was a Jay Ward project. It wasn't. It was produced by Kayro Productions and animated by Creston Studios, who animated the Jay Ward-produced "Crusader Rabbit" (Ward's only connection to this show). An ill-fated attempt of recycling "Amos & Andy" scrips and dialog using cartoon animals. The style of humor was quite dated, even for 1961. The series is now remembered mostly as the twilight of the careers of Freeman Godsen and Charles Correll, who retired after this show was canceled.