Gary Cooper Show

Name: Gary Cooper Show
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1958-09-21
Duration: 30 min
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Jack Benny, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Dennis Day

Episode aired Sep 21, 1958
30min

S9.E1

Jack welcomes superstar and personal friend Gary Cooper, who makes his "live" (actually videotaped) television debut. Coop flubs a line ,and then does an Elvis-like turn with a guitar and th... Read allJack welcomes superstar and personal friend Gary Cooper, who makes his "live" (actually videotaped) television debut. Coop flubs a line ,and then does an Elvis-like turn with a guitar and the Sportsmen quartet. The main skit shows Jack wearing huge-heeled boots, auditioning for a... Read allJack welcomes superstar and personal friend Gary Cooper, who makes his "live" (actually videotaped) television debut. Coop flubs a line ,and then does an Elvis-like turn with a guitar and the Sportsmen quartet. The main skit shows Jack wearing huge-heeled boots, auditioning for a cowboy movie part as Cooper's twin brother.

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Jack welcomes superstar and personal friend Gary Cooper, who makes his "live" (actually videotaped) television debut. Coop flubs a line ,and then does an Elvis-like turn with a guitar and the Sportsmen quartet. The main skit shows Jack wearing huge-heeled boots, auditioning for a cowboy movie part as Cooper's twin brother. —WesternOne

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Genre
- Comedy
Parents guide
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Trivia
Regular series announcer Don Wilson was appearing in a play in Philadelphia and missed several episodes at the beginning on the ninth season. John Laing substituted for him as the Announcer during this period.

Connections
References Toast of the Town (1948)

Soundtracks
Bird Dog
(uncredited)
Sung by Gary Cooper and The Sportsmen Quartet

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Jack Auditions as Cooper's Twin

I love that bouncy Lucky Strike commercial with the Sportsmen and the curvaceous fill-in for rotund Don Wilson. Of course, the big draw is Gary Cooper in his first live show appearance. He's plugging his new feature Man Of The West (1958), still his banter with Jack in front of the curtain is good for a few chuckles. Jack was so good at silent chagrin with his deadpan expression. The skit part is a take off on a barroom brawl audition that probably goes on too long but shows how skilled stuntmen are at faking it. Seems Jack, in elevator boots, wants to audition as Gary's twin in a new Western. So you can guess his reaction at seeing what the audition involves. All in all, it's a good chance to see Cooper as probably never seen him, along with a load of Benny-type chuckles.

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