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Filling George Gobel's Shoes

Edit Huffington Post 14 Jan 2016
Carson, Bob Hope, Dean Martin, and comedian George Gobel. After looking at the three handsome, distinguished men, Gobel said, "Did you ever get the feeling that the world was a tuxedo and you were a pair of brown shoes?" ... This week I experienced Gobel's insecure ... Due to our pleasant and supportive talk, my George Gobel shoes didn't seem so ordinary....

A genuinely ‘goodtime’ Christmas show

Edit San Francisco Chronicle 11 Dec 2015
The first show (Dec ... 20, 1970) strikes exactly the same nostalgic note, with Campbell delivering “The Christmas Song” and engaging in more comedy with funnymen George Gobel and Shecky Greene ... > ....

Catfish anglers talk turkey

Edit The Examiner 23 Oct 2015
Angler attitude will grow the sport of catfish ... Recent BCQ tournament winner George “Teacher” Young is one of those anglers that see a bright future for the sport of catfishing. The B’n’M Poles prostaffer teamed up recently with George Gobel to haul in 168.20 pounds to win the BCQ event in New Madrid, MO ... Epilogue. George Young’s passion for catfishing has led him to team up with leaders in the field to create a new catfish tournament ... ....

Wake Up Happy

Edit Huffington Post 16 Oct 2015
One of my favorite TV personalities is Michael Strahan, the former football star who appears on ABC's Good Morning America with Kelly Ripa ... He's good people ... I was raised on a generation of comics who used good-natured humor to make people laugh at themselves and escape temporarily from the daily grind -- people like Red Skelton, George Burns and Gracie Allen, George Gobel, Bob Hope and Sid Caesar ... Lt. Gen. Clarence E ... ....

Do This!

Edit Philadelphia Daily News 02 Oct 2015
Friday-Sunday. Catch some ZZZs. You look tired, Philadelphia. It's been a busy week. How about a nap? For the Casper Nap Tour, the mattress-maker has outfitted a trailer with four pods to make a Napmobile, allowing you to get some rest (or, judging from the photo, maybe make a few phone calls) ... The Napmobile will be at the lot at 1950 Sansom St. Times. Noon to 8 p.m ... Information ... Times ... $30 ... That's what George Gobel called her back in the day ... ....

'All in the Family' producer Bud Yorkin dies at 89

Edit Newsday 23 Aug 2015
Reprints + -. Producer/Director Bud Yorkin died at the age of 89 from natural causes on Aug. 18, 2015 in his Bel-Air home in Los Angeles, Calif. Photo Credit. Frederick M. Brown. advertisement . advertise on newsday. advertisement . advertise on newsday ... He was 89 ... Optimum Online customers get unlimited digital access. Log in ... Join Now ... He became a favorite director for variety series including "The Dinah Shore Show" and "The George Gobel Show." ... ....

‘All in the Family’ producer Bud Yorkin dies at 89

Edit LA Daily News 19 Aug 2015
He was 89. Yorkin died at his home in the Bel Air area of Los Angeles of natural causes, Jeff Sanderson said ... But his comedic skill took him into TV, where he began working as a stage manager and then writer for “The Colgate Comedy Hour.” He became a favorite director for variety series including “The Dinah Shore Show” and “The George Gobel Show.” ... A private funeral is planned. Advertisement ....

Dave Foley casts doubt on future of 'Spun Out' with role on 'Dr. Ken'

Edit Toronto Sun 05 Aug 2015
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – With his words and his presence, Dave Foley essentially confirmed the current status of sitcom Spun Out. Foley, the star of Spun Out, was here at the Television Critics Association tour because he has another full-time acting job on a show called Dr. Ken that was picked up for the fall season and debuts Oct. 2 on ABC ... 1. Watch the promo for 'Dr. Ken' ... “Like John Byner. I've become like George Gobel ... Twitter....

Bea Arthur took 'Maude' out of 'Family's' shadow

Edit The Los Angeles Times 14 Mar 2015
I used to do 'The George Gobel Show,' and I used to bring her out to guest star." ... Caption George Sidney and Esther Williams Hulton Archive/Getty Images ... Director George Sidney, left, wears a diving mask while directing American swimmer and actress Esther Williams on the set of his film "Jupiter's Darling." The cameraman is wearing scuba gear....

NASCAR HOF inductee profile: Rex White

Edit The Charlotte Observer 26 Jan 2015
A quick look at 2015 NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee Rex White.. Born. Aug. 17, 1929. Family. No immediate family. Career Statistics. 233 starts, 28 victories, 36 poles. He was the 1960 Grand National Division champion. Career History. White’s family moved to Maryland when he was a child ... ... The race actually was run on Nov. 3, 1957 ... .. ... Reflections ... He bears a strong facial resemblance to the late TV comedian of the 1950s-60s, George Gobel....

Funny Work Quotes Bring Out the Ha-Ha's

Edit About.com 15 Dec 2014
Workplace Funnies Happen All the Time. Have you read The Dilbert Principle? The iconic comic book about the workplace? Creator Scott Adams gives you a humorous perspective of office life. The madcap nonsense you read about in the book may not just be fertile imagination. It is probably closer to reality than you realize ... People at your workplace are constantly tripping over their words all the time ... George Ade ... George Carlin ... George Gobel ... ....

TV pioneer and sitcom king Norman Lear pens a book

Edit U~T San Diego 16 Oct 2014
Share PhotoReddit✉. FILE - In this Sept ... Lear released a new memoir, "Even This I Get To Experience." (AP Photo, File). FILE - In this March 29, 1979 file photo, television producer Norman Lear appears in his office in Los Angeles ... (AP Photo/File) ... Jobs followed with such '50s TV headliners as Martha Raye, George Gobel and Tennessee Ernie Ford, not to mention the superstar team of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis ... ....

>TV pioneer and sitcom king Norman Lear pens a book

Edit Seattle Post 16 Oct 2014
NEW YORK (AP) — From the moment Norman Lear began writing his memoir, he knew what the first line would be ... "But at the same time, I wished to make him everything I wanted him to be ... The book, published Tuesday, became a reckoning for Lear. But it is no dirge ... "We had cachet.". Jobs followed with such '50s TV headliners as Martha Raye, George Gobel and Tennessee Ernie Ford, not to mention the superstar team of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis....
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