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Kukla, Fran and Ollie/Babysitter Show
Babysitter Show | |
Season 2, Episode 1 | |
Airdate | February 24, 1949 |
Written by | Burr Tillstrom |
Directed by | Lewis Gomavitz |
Produced by | Beulah Zachary |
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2x02 → Back From Richmond (River Boat) |
Kukla, Fran and Ollie — Season Two |
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Babysitter Show is a second season episode of Kukla, Fran and Ollie, and the earliest known surviving episode of the series.
Starring: Burr Tillstrom (Kukla, Oliver J. Dragon, Mercedes (film insert only)) and Fran Allison.
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Plot Overview
Kukla and Ollie want to babysit to earn spending money. Fran suggests they watch her do it, so they play children.
Notes
- Fran sings "Sometimes I'm Happy", Ollie sings "Pretty Baby", and Kukla and Fran sing "The Baby Sister Blues".
Arc Advancement
Happenings
Characters
Referbacks
- Before Ollie tells Fran about his money-making plan, he has to reassure her it doesn't involve "pageants", which implies that this theatrical element was already a well-established part of the show.
- Kukla refers to a previous, now-lost episode where he and Ollie played delivery boys.
Trivia
The Show
Behind the Scenes
This episode originally aired on the NBC network through the facilities of WBKB-TV Chicago, one month after the Midwest and Eastern networks were linked for live broadcasts via coaxial cable.
Burr Tillstrom's notes on the first decade of KFO indicate that the first kinescope recordings of the series were made in February 1949, making this one of the earliest episodes recorded for stations not yet able to receive a live network feed.
Allusions and References
Memorable Moments
Quotes
- Fran: Have you ever had anyone sit with you?
- Ollie: No, no, as a matter of fact. No I didn't, because mother and father, you know, always were pretty busy at home and, well, when they did go out on their nocturnal flights once in awhile, they took me along because, you know, they wanted me to fly as a young dragon just like they did. Of course, it turned out we were all grounded after the First World War.