tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408368436169661319.post4733874361251541804..comments2024-03-18T22:38:02.319-04:00Comments on Joe Torcivia's The Issue At Hand Blog: Niagara Falls… Slowly I Blogged….Joe Torciviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421096229407174474noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408368436169661319.post-85909036485339381542012-04-01T21:23:51.404-04:002012-04-01T21:23:51.404-04:00As I’ve since gone through more of the Abbott and ...As I’ve since gone through more of the Abbott and Costello Shows on DVD, I notice that many (most?) of the shows will recreate or revive routines from the earlier films – putting them in new contexts. Indeed, a large amount of “Buck Privates” is recreated / repurposed for the TV episode “The Army Story”, in which the boys join the reserves. Other routines turn up in various shows. <br /><br />Considering that much of this material likely originated on stage, was ported over to radio, film, and finally television, you’ve got to admire that!Joe Torciviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00421096229407174474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408368436169661319.post-55501671953999296592012-04-01T16:02:22.173-04:002012-04-01T16:02:22.173-04:00Abbott and Costello did a variation of the Niagara...Abbott and Costello did a variation of the Niagara Falls routine in "Lost in a Harem" (1945). In that one, the guy goes berserk at the mention of "Pocomoco." Martin Short and John Candy dusted it off and performed it as a skit on SCTV in the early 1980's.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408368436169661319.post-47245981746690876442010-05-20T20:11:21.755-04:002010-05-20T20:11:21.755-04:00Chuck:
For the record, Costello mentions Paterson...Chuck:<br /><br />For the record, Costello mentions Paterson, Passaic, Nutley, and Belleville, NJ. And then moves on to Detroit and Ohio (Cleveland, Steubenville). This was so rapid fire, I wonder if it wasn’t ad-libbed! <br /><br />Joe.Joe Torciviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00421096229407174474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408368436169661319.post-23440458358130285622010-05-19T12:16:41.083-04:002010-05-19T12:16:41.083-04:00Thank you, Joe. I knew this bit had been done by ...Thank you, Joe. I knew this bit had been done by both the Stooges and A and C, but I didn't know in which films they occured and now knowing that Costello did it using the names of New Jersey cities, I must see that version!Chuck Munsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02815223305362131302noreply@blogger.com