@@williamjackson5942 Lighten up. I know it would not really get him incarcerated, He would however probably be roasted by some snowflake with no sense of humor....kind of like one that calls baloney to an obviously overblown statement.
I was a little kid when this show was on. Joe the bartender was my favorite part. Remember when he poured the beer, and stuck his finger in it to keep it from overflowing? 😂
I too was a little kid when this show aired. My father was a big fan of Jackie, and we watched this show regularly. We have home tape recordings of the show and of me as a 6 year old doing my Crazy impressions. Man, what a time.
After the "Honeymooners" skit, we always loved it when Jackie introduced the cast so exuberantly, and they'd come out one by one: JANE KEENE! (loud applause) ... SHEILA MacRAE! (louder applause) ... ART CARNEY! (loudest applause).
I had always wanted to meet Mr. Fontaine as I had heard him when I was a child acting as Crazy Guggenheim. I was unaware that he had such a great voice and acted in movies. I was fortunate to know his manager and was invited to the daughter's wedding. Mr. Frank Fountaine sang "Daddy's Little Girl." While at the wedding I met his son who wa in the military at the time. Many told me that Frankie Junior was a better singer than his dad. What a great personality Mr. Fontaine had.
One of Frank Fontaine's best movie roles is as Hjalmar Johannsson in the 1951 20thCentury-Fox film "The Model and the Marriage Broker." EXCELLENT ensemble movie, with great players both in the leads (Thelma Ritter, Jeanne Crain, Scott Brady, and Michael O'Shea) and in the many character parts (including, but not limited to, Frank Fontaine, Jay C. Flippen, John Alexander, Zero Mostel, Dennie Moore, Nancy Kulp, Helen Ford, Maudie Prickett, Kathryn Card, Blythe Daley, Allison Daniell, Dennis Ross - and, as one of the three Miss Perrys, Edna May Wonacott, 9 years after her outstanding performance as Ann Newton in Alfred Hitchcock's "Shadow of a Doubt"). Written by Charles Brackett, Walter Reisch, and Richard L. Breen, and directed by George Cukor.
Brings back so many memories. We all used to imitate Frank (Crazy Guggenhiem) Fontaine the next school day. I remember his songs and still have his album to this day. Thanks for the wonderful memories.
I remember that my father loved Frank Fontaine, he bought his album (33rpm). What a voice he had. May they both rest in peace, & thanks for the great entertainment, something that is missing today.
I was 11 years old when this first aired. I found all the bartender skits with "Crazy Guggenheim" not only hilarious, but cozy as well. Frank Fontaine had a mellow baritone. I remember running home from sandlot baseball or other games with my friends to watch The Jackie Gleason Show. I sure do miss TV programs like this!
I was 14 and watching Jackie Gleason was one of the highlights of the week. This was a time before shock humor, when delivery of jokes was based on surprise, irony, and innocence. A poet in every storm? One had to be knowledgeable to understand the humor sometimes. That is what we lose when we ban books - knowledge. I love this clip; thank you!
My dad LOVED Jackie Gleason. We watched this show every week. Joe's Bar was my favorite segment. Variety shows were common in the 1960s but The Jackie Gleason Show was different.
Performing an entire sketch live without having to stare at cue cards the whole time, and actually looking at the person you're talking too. Unlike SNL where they stare at a cue card waiting to read off their next line.
My grandfather was a bartender in Queens, NY, for a long time, and Joe reminds me so much of him. They share a lot of the same mannerisms. I remember watching the Jackie Gleason Show as a kid and this was always a highlight.
Frank Fontaine first did this on the Jack Benny radio program as John Spomoni who was broke and asked Jack for a dime for coffee , Jack gave him 50 cents. John bought a lottery ticket and won. Jack demanded the prize was his throughout the episode.
The networks were full of these great shows in the 50’s.Jack Benny,George Burns,Red Skeleton,Lucille Ball,and others.Those were the best years for true,wholesome entertainment.
From Cambridge, Ma; live in Medford (?) and Winchester .. I met one of his son's (a Bartender) in San Diego, around 1998 .. Told me a lot of interesting stories about his dad & Jackie Gleason ..
Frank Fontaine was also on Jack Benny's radio show, playing the same character, but named John L.C. Sivoney. And he was the inspiration for the WB cartoon character, Pete Puma.
wow..what a flood of memories of better days..real comedy that was not dirty...we too, family, gathered around our 19" b/w and watched with smiles and laughter..thx for content..
These two had fans of all kinds. When Bob Uecker and Tim McCarver were together on the St. Louis Cardinals, they used to improvise their own Joe and Crazy routines for the guys in the locker room. I'd guess their material was a tad more adult oriented than Frank and Jackie's though.
Back in “the day” life was so much more uncomplicated. Never in a trillion years could this old Catholic believe our world would be so CONFUSING So grateful I was born instead of now. .
When the camera dollies back as Jackie belts out My Gal Sal, it sends shivers up my spine as watching this takes me to my childhood on Saturday nights. God bless you, Jackie.
I lived in the Bronx across the street from the old Yankee Stadium in 1966 I remember as a little kid watching on our old broken tv we needed pliers to change the channels , Does anybody remember back then we had trucks that had kiddy amusement rides that would ride around the streets for a few cents you could get on and enjoy a ride , good old days
my father loved jackie gleason, and more than likely frank fontaine, i'd never seen this or them but it holds up well, really campy but a great routine, love how jackie keeps getting irritated then repeatedly drawn back into the story.
Imagine, they said that Jackie Gleason didn't rehearse. The guests showed up on the day, ran through their skits briefly, and then went out to do live t.v.
These were the days. Simple times. He had such a great voice. Always looked forward to this show on a black n white tv with bug ears. God bless the time we grew up in.
i remember watching this show as a kid and being SHOCKED the first time i heard frankie fontaine's voice. smooth as butter. he fooled a lot of people with that routine. great show.
