Caesar's Hour
Sezon 2
A sketch-comedy television series, featuring Sid Caesar as the main star. It was based on Caesar's previous comedy shows, "Admiral Broadway Revue" and "Your Show of Shows", but often featured lengthier sketches than either of them. The series used most of the same cast and writers as the previous shows. The unavailable Imogene Coca (Caesar's long-time comedy partner) was replaced by Nanette Fabray. Several sketches were parodies of film genres, and others were satirical portrayals of the acting profession.
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30 Episodes
- Board of Director's MeetingE2
Board of Director's MeetingThe Commuters become entangled with their dancing lessons and the wives have to use some fancy footwork to unravel them. Papa loves Mambo and everything goes well until the girls step in. A musical takeoff on an opera. Also included is a satire titled "Board of Director's Meeting". - Suburbia U.S.A.E3
Suburbia U.S.A.Sid does a takeoff on Verdi's opera "Aida". Caesar and his accomplices will arrayed in Egyptian garb but we are not advised in what language the opera will be sung. Caesar and his troupe will flit from Egypt to London, backstage Broadway and to his version of "Suburbia U.S.A.". - The Wealth ClubE5
The Wealth ClubSid and Nanette run into a problem of trying to please everybody during an evening out with Carl Reiner, Sandra Deel, Howie Morris and Ellen Parker. They try to plan an entertaining evening in spite of the fact that one couple has seen the current hit play and another has been to "all the movies". Caesar, Reiner and Morris appear in a sketch called "The Wealth Club", a satire on the world of big business. - Abandon Ship For LoveE7
Abandon Ship For LoveSid and the cast do a satire on a musical comedy called "Abandon Ship For Love" with Nan as a movie star and Sid, Carl and Howie as sailors on leave. Included in the show will be a musical spoof, in a USO where she sings "Even Though I'm Above You, I Love You". - $6 RaiseE8
$6 RaiseIn a "Commuters" sketch the Victors think they are going up in the world, but they decide to do it sensibly - a cheap maid, inexpensive butler, and maybe just a tiny castle. Then they learn that Bob's big promotion is worth just a six dollar raise. *Note: Nanette sustains an injury from a falling light on the set and is knocked unconscious and hospitalized. - Italian MovieE10
Italian MovieNanette returns to the show after being injured by a falling light two weeks ago. She joins Sid, Howie, and Carl in a "Commuters" sketch with the Victors trying to raise money for charity by engaging in athletic events with their neighbors. Also a satire of an Italian movie. - W. Somerset MaughamE20
W. Somerset MaughamSid as an English defense lawyer and Nanette as a femme fatale spoofing those British courtroom melodramas. And a sketch about the best way to gift wrap garbage. *News item: Sid Caesar announces that his leading lady Nanette Fabray will be leaving the show come June. Nanette reportedly made $5,000 a week and asked for a pay increase which was denied. Nanette would win a Best Supporting Actress EMMY for her role on the series. - S02E23E23
S02E23Sid's out to modernize the underworld by committing only "legal" crimes with his shimmying gun moll Nanette, who must agree to his bank heist under the protection of the Perch-Bickey Act of 1803, in this funny gangster take-off. A "Commuters" sketch and Nan sings "Taking a Chance on Love" and a Carnegie Hall recording session with Earl Wild and Bill Lewis. - S02E25E25
S02E25In a "Commuters" sketch Bob Victor (Sid) tests his memory when he makes a foolish bet with his suburbanite neigbor George Hanson (Carl Reiner). Terribly Expensive Productions, the hour's motion picture unit, will put together another movie satire. This one takes place in Hollywood and tells the story of the rise and fall of a great director.