Marty

[Matthew K Sharp]

The royal family sketch you mention is from the 1970 special Marty Amok, which survives.

[Monty Burstein]

"Vet's Waiting Room" was re-done on "The Flip Wilson Show", and in a post sketch coda the beast in the box turned out to be Jack Benny.

[John Stewart Miller]

Matthew said:

The royal family sketch you mention is from the 1970 special Marty Amok, which survives.

Thanks for this Matthew, I've wondered for years. Ignore my reference to this query on my new thread (BEST OF MARTY DVD). I didn't see this posting as it was a few pages down. Good news about that.

[Ted Rogers]

dubs said:

Donno which episode they showed but here's a quick rundown to help you figure it out:

Series 1

29/04/68

Ticket Agency
Bishop*
The Candidate
Police 6 7/8
Vet’s Waiting Room*
A Hard Day’s Night*

06/05/69 - whole episode on CVT

Irritation
No-One’s Perfect
Little Old Couple – Travel Agency
A Day In The Life Of A Stuntman
Parlimentary Report
Something Here In My Heart (silent film)
Lady Chatterley
Eat Your Prunes
Tabletop Battleground
Whiffenpoof Song (and credits over)

13/05/69

Weather Report
Royalty At Soccer Match (World Cup 1966)*
Traffic
Salome
Headmaster Visits
The Yechh
Feet (song)

20/05/68

Dr. Jeckyl
Little Old Couple 2 – Marriage Counsellor
Weighing Machine
The Wedding
Egyptian Statues
Bullfighter Policeman*
Ballet*
My Father’s Shirt (song)

27/05/68 - whole episode on CVT

Mona Lisa Titles
Eye-O-Fry
The Gnome
The Sentry
House Flies
Tramp In Playground
Who Are The Black And White Minstrals?
Father And Son
Opera Without Music
Val Doonican’s Chair - Credits

03/06/68

Is It True What They Say About Dixie?
Hospital Visitor
Driving Instructor
Backchat
Woodworm
Country Tavern
Florist Jungle*

plus: 2 unidentified from Series 1:

God
Funny He Never Married

Series 2:

09/12/68 - whole episode on CVT

May I Paint You In The Nude? / Moulin Marty titles
Lightning Coach Tour
BBC Apology
Film Noir Tag
Soccer Commentator
The Loneliness Of The Long-Distance Golfer
Newspaper Expose
The Battle Of Britain’s Taxis

16/12/68 - whole episode on CVT

Dixon Of Dock Green / Wanted – Marty titles
Little Old Couple 3 – Post Office
Long Distance Golfer clip
Fritz von Angst
Newsreader With Wrong Slide
Serbian Restaurant
The Stuntman On Holiday
My Kingdom For A Horse
Long Distance Golfer clip
The Seance

23/12/68 - whole episode on CVT

Z-Cars
Insurance Policy
Kiss Me Hardy
Super Midwife
The Shooting Of Flicka
Holiday Movies
Population Explosion
Henry V
Late Night Call From Mother
Is It Wrong To Love An Elephant?
The Curse Of The Mandervilles
Flying Rabbi

30/12/68 - whole episode on TR16

Orchestrated Coughing
Television Censorship
Obituary To David Frost
Pas De Deux*
Telephone Callers*
Danny Gruntfuttock*
Christmas Is A Joyous Time Of Year

06/01/69 - whole episode on CVT

Mr. Christian
House Welcomer
Clothists
Football Reunion
Headmaster’s Office
French Song For Sauce Lovers
Auction
Newsreader
A Life In The Clergy
Obtuse Doctors

13/01/69 - whole episode on CVT

Call Marty Feldman
Wine Treaders
The Fly
Shortsighted Driver
Science Lecture
Cost Of Living
Punch And Judy

SPECIAL: MONTREUX ENTRY

17/03/69 - whole episode on CVT

Marty At Montreux
Lightning Coach Tour
Vet’s Surgery
A Day In The Life Of A Stuntman
No-one’s Perfect
World Cup 1966
Can I Paint You In The Nude
Loneliness Of The Long Distance Golfer
A Hard Day’s Night
End Credits (Marty as penny)

Notes:

* = does/also exists on a sub-broadcast U-Matic compilation tape from producer Dennis Main Wilson, all other individual sketches not annotated are wiped.

HTH

Thanks for the list, dubs!
Always wondered the TX of the one complete episode I have, now I know...

[Stephen Doran]

which episode do you have then?

[Ted Rogers]

stephendoran said:

which episode do you have then?

06/01/69 - whole episode on CVT

Mr. Christian
House Welcomer
Clothists
Football Reunion
Headmaster’s Office
French Song For Sauce Lovers
Auction
Newsreader
A Life In The Clergy
Obtuse Doctors

[Stephen Doran]

thanks ted,can you transfer to vhs?or dvd?

[Ted Rogers]

stephendoran said:

thanks ted,can you transfer to vhs?or dvd?

What might you have, that you could trade? Any of the other episodes on the list?

[Michael]

3-2-1?

[lfbarfe]

Ted said:

What might you have, that you could trade? Any of the other episodes on the list?

Ted, it appears that we have 2 different complete episodes between us (I have the first one of series 2 from the BBC4 repeat last year). Feel free to email me: [e-mail]

L

[Matthew K Sharp]

Ted said:

stephendoran said:

which episode do you have then?

06/01/69 - whole episode on CVT

Mr. Christian
House Welcomer
Clothists
Football Reunion
Headmaster’s Office
French Song For Sauce Lovers
Auction
Newsreader
A Life In The Clergy
Obtuse Doctors

Is that from UK Arena or elsewhere? The version I've seen from UK Arena omits "Football Reunion" and "Auction". I've got a rough copy of the "Auction" sketch, but only audio of "Football Reunion".

One of these days when I'm feeling boring I should piece all these scraps back together into complete shows. Or I could wait until the BBC do the decent thing and release the existing shows intact.

(Long pause)

I'll get editing, shall I?

[lfbarfe]

Matthew said:

Is that from UK Arena or elsewhere?

I can't speak for Ted, but I've seen some editions with German subtitles, recorded from fairly recent repeats on the old Deutsche fernsehen. Sadly, they've not been repeated again while I've had the facility to receive and record German channels.

(Long pause)

I'll get editing, shall I?

I'd call that a very realistic assessment of the BBC's likely movement on the matter.

[Ted Rogers]

Matthew said:

Ted said:

06/01/69 - whole episode on CVT

Mr. Christian
House Welcomer
Clothists
Football Reunion
Headmaster’s Office
French Song For Sauce Lovers
Auction
Newsreader
A Life In The Clergy
Obtuse Doctors

Is that from UK Arena or elsewhere? The version I've seen from UK Arena omits "Football Reunion" and "Auction". I've got a rough copy of the "Auction" sketch, but only audio of "Football Reunion".

One of these days when I'm feeling boring I should piece all these scraps back together into complete shows. Or I could wait until the BBC do the decent thing and release the existing shows intact.

(Long pause)

I'll get editing, shall I?

My copy (which runs for 31mins), is the full monty, so to speak - nothing is missing! Just watched it and can see why, those sketches may have been omitted...

BTW, I have this episode down as #:6, but it's down as #:5, on the list supplied?

[Ted Rogers]

lfbarfe said:

Ted said:

What might you have, that you could trade? Any of the other episodes on the list?

Ted, it appears that we have 2 different complete episodes between us (I have the first one of series 2 from the BBC4 repeat last year). Feel free to email me: [e-mail]

L

Hi! It's definately #:1, of series 2, and not the Montreux edition from 17/03/69, that you have, 'L'? Because, as I'm sure you know, ep:1, from series 2, were very simular. BTW, does your copy appear to be complete (no edits), and idoes it have a station ident, on screen, all the way through
Forgot to mention, I also the Montreux edition, which was shown on BBC2, many moons ago now...

[lfbarfe]

Ted said:

Hi! It's definately #:1, of series 2, and not the Montreux edition from 17/03/69, that you have, 'L'? Because, as I'm sure you know, ep:1, from series 2, were very simular.

Definitely s2e1. The order of the sketches is as in the listing.

BTW, does your copy appear to be complete (no edits),

Seems to be so.

and idoes it have a station ident, on screen, all the way through

Yes, the usual BBC Four DOG in the top left hand corner.

Forgot to mention, I also the Montreux edition, which was shown on BBC2, many moons ago now...

How many moons ago, exactly? Must have been pre-1984, otherwise I'd have taped it. Ah, I also forgot to mention that I have the Montreux compilation of ATV's Marty Feldman Comedy Machine, as shown by Channel 4 in 1987.