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Feb 13

The Beverly Hillbillies: The Giant Jackrabbit – Season 2, Episode 16 – Sharon Tate (1964)

thefilmarchive.org DVD: www.amazon.com January 8, 1964 An escaped kangaroo reported by Granny as an oversized jackrabbit leads the others to suspect she has had too much moonshine. (This is the highest rated 30 minute American television episode as of 2008 since AC Nielsen went to their current ratings recording system in 1960). In the early 1980s, Stephen Kay, who had worked for the prosecution in the trial, became alarmed that Leslie Van Houten had gathered 900 signatures on a petition for her parole. He contacted Sharon Tate’s mother, who said she was sure she could do better, and the two mounted a publicity campaign, collecting over 350000 signatures supporting the denial of parole. Van Houten had been seen as the most likely of the killers to be paroled; following Kay’s and Tate’s efforts, her petition was denied. Doris Tate became a vocal advocate for victims’ rights and, in discussing her daughter’s murder and meeting other crime victims, assumed the role of counselor, using her profile to encourage public discussion and criticism of the corrections system. For the rest of her life, she strongly campaigned against the parole of each of the Manson killers, and worked closely with other victims of violent crime. Several times, she confronted Charles Watson at parole hearings, explaining, “I feel that Sharon has to be represented in that hearing room. If they’re [the killers] pleading for their lives, then I have to be there representing her.” She addressed Watson
Video Rating: 5 / 5

thefilmarchive.org DVD: www.amazon.com February 5, 1964 Elly May enters a Beverly Hills beauty pageant, but may have to face competition from Granny. Charles Clarence Robert Orville Cummings (June 9, 1910 — December 2, 1990), mostly known professionally as Robert Cummings but sometimes as Bob Cummings, was an American motion picture and television actor. Cummings performed mainly in comedies, but was effective in his few dramas, especially two Alfred Hitchcock films, Saboteur (1942) and Dial M for Murder (1954). He achieved stardom in 1939 in Three Smart Girls Grow Up, opposite Deanna Durbin. His many film comedies include: The Devil and Miss Jones (1941) with Jean Arthur, and The Bride Wore Boots (1946) with Barbara Stanwyck. Cummings gave memorable performances in three notable dramas: Kings Row (1942) with friend Ronald Reagan, Saboteur (1942) with Priscilla Lane and Norman Lloyd, and Dial M for Murder (1954), with Grace Kelly and Ray Milland. Cummings also starred in You Came Along (1945), which featured a screenplay by Ayn Rand. The Army Air Forces pilot Cummings played (“Bob Collins”) died off camera, but was resurrected ten years later for his television show. Cummings was chosen by producer John Wayne as his co-star to play airline pilot Captain Sullivan in The High and the Mighty, partly due to Cummings’s flying experience. However, director William A. Wellman overruled Wayne and hired Robert Stack for the part. Cummings made his mark in the CBS Radio network’s
Video Rating: 4 / 5

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  1. CarolinaNIM

    This takes the cake even over Lucy in the candy factory as the funniest scene in “Classic era” TV. Then again, Barney and the choir is a contender as well.

  2. Pauly69s

    LMF(ass)O @ the Granny n the giant jackrabbit…))

  3. bullwinkle1989

    I have not seen these in eons and they are hilarious!

  4. theRoseofmyheart

    this is the best one yet 😀

  5. GargxbuuAlissa

    TEAM? EDWARD!!!!!!!!

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  6. irenebuzzell1

    one of mine to

  7. floridafyme

    One of my very favorite comedy series.

  8. Adriana

    thanks for share!

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