Synopsis
Episode of "Kovacs on the corner". The show aired on NBC, weekdays 11:30-12:00am for three months, beginning January 1952.
Uploader's description on archive.org
Details
- Running time
- 29 minutes
- Collection
- 1950s Classic TV, Classic TV
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- Live TV
- 1952
- NBC
- 1950's Television
- Kinescope
- WPTZ
- Ernie Kovacs
- Edie Adams
- Dave Appell Trio
- Daytime Television
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★★ · Misunderstood and misrepresented · The_Emperor_Of_Television · 2010-06-04
It's a shame Ernie Kovacs is best known today for a quote he never made. He seemingly hosted many series, some of which were short-lived, and most poorly-preserved. Here we see him being funny on a low budget. I really like the spoof "food" commercial. Edie Adams was hot.
★★★★★ · Edie Adams Captivating on "Kovacs On The Corner" · porterville · 2011-02-09
A good program from 1952. Edie Adams was terrific! Ernie Kovacs did well with his comedy. The audio was good with the visual less so. This was well worth watching for an early television experience.
★★★★★ · Fun show · HappySwordsman · 2025-02-27
Very enjoyable despite the digital compression. Surviving episodes of daytime TV from 1952 are pretty rare, so I'm happy to see this one survived. Also nice to see Edie Adams sing songs, and I also particularly enjoyed the vocal group. No commercials, the show was unsponsored, though we do get to see a promo and a local station ID, a nice thing to have.
★★★★ · "It's been real" · I_loved_this movie! · 2011-07-01
Five songs and comedy filler. The live performance atmosphere makes it feel comfortable. Surprised that the closing expression was used 60 years ago.
★★★★ · "Friends...Eat Food!" · paulwl · 2013-03-28
Amazing what a good comedic mind can make out of a paper lawn bag. Maybe the problem with today's tv comedy is too much big money...(and the fact they're not doing it live).