I too thought of Get Smart, but all I remember of it is talking into a shoe.
Not "Get Smart." Think about the clues:
1. A fictitious spy agency.
2. Two agents were the protagonists.
3. Their secret entrance was at the back of a cleaners.
4. Radio transceiver hidden in a pen.
I will throw in a couple more.
5. Not a comedy.
6. Immensely successful in its heyday.
I'm not much for these type shows. All I can think of just now is Mission: Impossible.
Is it, "The Man from U.n.c.l.e"?
I'm pretty sure it's not Howdy Doody.
The original Howdy Doody looked about like that puppet, until the Disney studio redesigned him.
A local dance show (in Philadelphia) becomes a national hit. First broadcast in 1957. Later broadcast from California.
Yes, sir, Brandon. I am told some local version of it still goes on.
This one is an oldie. A photographer and playboy in California. He often becomes romantically involved with his models, but can never settle on just one woman. Other characters are his widowed sister and her son, Chuck.
The star had appeared in many movies previously and a few subsequently. The actor who played his nephew, and the woman who played the photographer's assistant went on to fame on other shows.
I know it. I have a temporary mental block. Dwayne Hickman was the nephew. I'll be back.
Bob Cummings had the Bob Cummings Show and also Love That Bob.
"Love that Bob" is correct!
Who originated the part of Chester A. Riley on the radio?
Well, I've considered saying William Bendix and Jackie Gleason, but I guess I'll say Lionel Stander.
I read that it was Jackie Gleason about a year ago. I was not aware of the person, Lionel Stander.
