craigcalman

To enjoy Elaine Stritch chewing up the furniture AND the staircase is what makes this episode special for me. And I discovered talents I was unaware of before, including Shane Rinner and Douglas Lambert. And of course Lisa Eichhorn, who has such a special quality.

The teaser for this new sitcom is a hoot -- the show has a very "Curb Your Enthusiasm" vibe to it -- in fact, I half expect the next door neighbors to be the Larry Davids. Imagine the chaos! "Life's A B...." is totally professional, starring two very accomplished actors, and promises to be very entertaining. I am looking forward to its evolution.

"Down Memory Lane" was actually aired on television in 1949 with the assistance of Hal Roach who was one of the first motion picture producers in Hollywood to convert to television production. During my research for my book "100 Years of Brodies With Hal Roach" (BearManor Media, 2014) I discovered a letter dated December 1, 1948 wherein Roach wrote to his New York City rep Grace Rosenfield "Mack Sennett has a fifteen minute comedy with Donald Novis singing a very beautiful song. The negative is in good shape and he has an old print. Would you please check around and see what can be done about selling this picture to television...I would like to assist him as personal favor to him."