Kermit Schafer (1923–1979)
Autore di Best of Bloopers
Sull'Autore
Opere di Kermit Schafer
Kermit Schafer Presents Blooper Tube: Based on Radio-Tv's Most Hilarious Award-Winning Bloopers (1979) 5 copie
Blooper Blowups 2 copie
Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Data di nascita
- 1923-08-24
- Data di morte
- 1979-03-08
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- USA
Utenti
Recensioni
This aging collection of descriptions of television and radio broadcast mistakes is fairly humorous, but would probably be more enjoyable as a video collection than a book. It didn't help that I was unfamiliar with most of the hosts, announcers and shows described, and that the vernacular has changed quite a bit since this was written. In fact, the subtitle, featuring the word "boners" to describe the gaffes is proof of that. One sentence sums up this offering; "I guess you had to be there."
This is a hardcover compilation from Schafer's earlier compilations from paperbacks and record albums. He collected gaffes from television and radio. The time range here is from the 1940s to the early 1970s. Some of them aren't funny anymore, such as those that are supposed to be shocking as they reference premarital sex or children out of wedlock, but many others are still hilarious and would induce fines and public outrage if they occurred on modern television.
A few of my favorites:
A contestant on Groucho Marx's "You Bet Your Life" TV program indicated that he and his wife had sixteen children. Groucho asked, "Why do you have so many children?" The man replied, "Because I like my wife." After a pause and a particularly long drag on his ever-present cigar, Groucho said, "I like my cigar, too, but I take it out sometimes!"
Bloopers are not just limited to American radio and TV stations, as Channel 7 in New Brunswick, Canada found out. A dandruff commercial was not quite finished when a second commercial cut in with:
"Risdan was made to control dandruff, and does control dandruff. How can you improve on that? ..."
"... Spray it with Pam! Also good for frying pans."
"See the adventures of Bobin and Ratman this afternoon at 4:00 P.M..... Robin and Batman!"
Heard on the BBC: "As Big Ben's cock strikes eleven... it's time for the news!"
NEWSCASTER: "... and Lesbian Forces today attacked Israel... Lebanese!"… (altro)
A few of my favorites:
A contestant on Groucho Marx's "You Bet Your Life" TV program indicated that he and his wife had sixteen children. Groucho asked, "Why do you have so many children?" The man replied, "Because I like my wife." After a pause and a particularly long drag on his ever-present cigar, Groucho said, "I like my cigar, too, but I take it out sometimes!"
Bloopers are not just limited to American radio and TV stations, as Channel 7 in New Brunswick, Canada found out. A dandruff commercial was not quite finished when a second commercial cut in with:
"Risdan was made to control dandruff, and does control dandruff. How can you improve on that? ..."
"... Spray it with Pam! Also good for frying pans."
"See the adventures of Bobin and Ratman this afternoon at 4:00 P.M..... Robin and Batman!"
Heard on the BBC: "As Big Ben's cock strikes eleven... it's time for the news!"
NEWSCASTER: "... and Lesbian Forces today attacked Israel... Lebanese!"… (altro)
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ladycato | 1 altra recensione | Oct 29, 2011 |
ladycato | 1 altra recensione | Oct 29, 2011 | Cute, pretty dated at this point, but some fun classic TV blooper humor.
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 25
- Utenti
- 218
- Popolarità
- #102,474
- Voto
- 3.9
- Recensioni
- 7
- ISBN
- 11
I got this book for free, and it's about worth that. Fun, but not memorable, and of greater historical than entertainment value.… (altro)