To help business at his restaurant, Ann's father hires a music act that bares more than they should.To help business at his restaurant, Ann's father hires a music act that bares more than they should.To help business at his restaurant, Ann's father hires a music act that bares more than they should.
Rosemary DeCamp
- Helen Marie
- (as Rosemary De Camp)
Gene R. Wallace
- Blue Boy
- (as Rayburn Wallace)
Nick Borgani
- Restaurant Patron
- (uncredited)
John Marlin
- Restaurant Patron
- (uncredited)
Norman Stevans
- Restaurant Patron
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaWhen Ann's mother (played by Rosemary DeCamp) mentions Sabu, she is referring to the actor who played Mowgli in the 1942 live-action film The Jungle Book. Rosemary DeCamp played Mowgli's mother in that film.
- ConnectionsReferences The Night They Raided Minsky's (1968)
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Out of touch
It seems that most TV executives of the 1960s and early '70s were terribly out of touch with youth culture, and with rock music in particular. As the lyric goes: "You know something's happening, but you don't know what it is, do you, Mr Jones?" And this episode is a typical example of that ignorance.
Notice, for instance, that every rock band we see auditioning is just playing music, with no vocal accompaniment - no singers Anyone vaguely familiar with rock & roll knows that instrumentals are extremely rare, and that singers are essential to the genre, from Elvis to Little Richard to the Beatles. Rock instrumentals rarely made the charts in that era. Yet if you listen to most fictional TV shows from that era where a supposed rock band is playing, odds are that, unlike in real life, they will be playing an instrumental.
Also notice in this episode that, although the performers are holding guitars, the instruments we actually hear are overwhelmingly just an organ and drums. Apparently, they got the visuals right, but didn't understand that the sound of electric guitars is the heart of rock & roll. Keyboard instruments existed in rock, of course, and occasionally even played a significant role, but the classic rock setup was three guitars and a drum set. Yet instead of hearing the typical rock sound (human voices backed by electric guitars), 60s sitcoms usually gave us instrumental music, often without guitars. They just didn't get it.
It wasn't as if there wasn't real rock music on TV. All you had to do was tune in to shows like American Bandstand, Soul Train, Shindig, or even The Ed Sullivan Show, to hear actual rock performances. Yet the sound never seemed to get through to most TV sitcom producers.
And it's particularly odd, since the hit sitcom "The Monkees", which featured actual rock music, had debuted in 1966. Yet by 1970, when this episode was made, producers still didn't get it.
And then there's the whole Issue of nudity in this episode.
There was a moment in late '60s Broadway theater, when nudity briefly became trendy with avant garde shows such as "Hair" and "Oh! Calcutta". But those were on the Broadway stage. Rock performers running around naked on stage was not something you encountered often during the '60s. Long hair? Yes . Smashing their guitars? Occasionally. Nudity during rock performances? Not so much.
So the episode comes across as rather cringe worthy.
Notice, for instance, that every rock band we see auditioning is just playing music, with no vocal accompaniment - no singers Anyone vaguely familiar with rock & roll knows that instrumentals are extremely rare, and that singers are essential to the genre, from Elvis to Little Richard to the Beatles. Rock instrumentals rarely made the charts in that era. Yet if you listen to most fictional TV shows from that era where a supposed rock band is playing, odds are that, unlike in real life, they will be playing an instrumental.
Also notice in this episode that, although the performers are holding guitars, the instruments we actually hear are overwhelmingly just an organ and drums. Apparently, they got the visuals right, but didn't understand that the sound of electric guitars is the heart of rock & roll. Keyboard instruments existed in rock, of course, and occasionally even played a significant role, but the classic rock setup was three guitars and a drum set. Yet instead of hearing the typical rock sound (human voices backed by electric guitars), 60s sitcoms usually gave us instrumental music, often without guitars. They just didn't get it.
It wasn't as if there wasn't real rock music on TV. All you had to do was tune in to shows like American Bandstand, Soul Train, Shindig, or even The Ed Sullivan Show, to hear actual rock performances. Yet the sound never seemed to get through to most TV sitcom producers.
And it's particularly odd, since the hit sitcom "The Monkees", which featured actual rock music, had debuted in 1966. Yet by 1970, when this episode was made, producers still didn't get it.
And then there's the whole Issue of nudity in this episode.
There was a moment in late '60s Broadway theater, when nudity briefly became trendy with avant garde shows such as "Hair" and "Oh! Calcutta". But those were on the Broadway stage. Rock performers running around naked on stage was not something you encountered often during the '60s. Long hair? Yes . Smashing their guitars? Occasionally. Nudity during rock performances? Not so much.
So the episode comes across as rather cringe worthy.
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- Aug 15, 2023
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