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Blake Edwards, Mr. Lucky, and The Smiling Cobra
Manage episode 428991921 series 1099776
TVC 654.3: Music journalist Jon Burlingame (Music for Prime Time, Dreamsville: Henry
Mancini, Peter Gunn, and Music for TV Noir) talks to Ed about the strange, but true broadcast history of Mr. Lucky (CBS, 1959-1960), including how the ill-conceived mandate from the show’s sponsor, Lever Brothers, to change the concept of Mr. Lucky midseason ultimately drove producer Blake Edwards to remove his name from the series. Dreamsville: Henry Mancini, Peter Gunn, and Music for TV Noir is available from BearManor Media.
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1555 episodes
Manage episode 428991921 series 1099776
TVC 654.3: Music journalist Jon Burlingame (Music for Prime Time, Dreamsville: Henry
Mancini, Peter Gunn, and Music for TV Noir) talks to Ed about the strange, but true broadcast history of Mr. Lucky (CBS, 1959-1960), including how the ill-conceived mandate from the show’s sponsor, Lever Brothers, to change the concept of Mr. Lucky midseason ultimately drove producer Blake Edwards to remove his name from the series. Dreamsville: Henry Mancini, Peter Gunn, and Music for TV Noir is available from BearManor Media.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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