tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20331979.post6947879486141805008..comments2024-03-24T21:20:41.073-07:00Comments on The Horn Section: Television Review: LOVE THAT BOB - "Bob Gets Harvey a Raise" (1958)Halhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09291930694234773688noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20331979.post-22054916395512871172017-03-25T07:32:04.313-07:002017-03-25T07:32:04.313-07:00Thanks for reading Mike! You're right, there ...Thanks for reading Mike! You're right, there were a lot of these references in the writing; one of Chuck's frequently seen friends as named Joe Depew, after the assistant director on the show who later helmed over half the BEVERLY HILLBILLIES episodes. I wasn't aware of the in-joke on Helm's physical stature. And of course Chuck's sometime girlfriend Carol Henning was named after the producer's daughter (played by Olive Sturgess). Thanks; I'm hoping to get the other 162 episodes of Love That Bob reviewed eventually :)Halhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09291930694234773688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20331979.post-18503816901665731652017-03-24T21:35:57.764-07:002017-03-24T21:35:57.764-07:00Latecomer checking in:
In looking over these Love...Latecomer checking in:<br /><br />In looking over these <i>Love That Bob!</i> posts, i note that you've given little if any notice to Paul Henning's penchant for naming characters in his shows after close friends, usually fellow comedy writers.<br /><br />"Harvey Helm" is a prime example.<br />There was a real Harvey Helm, who was a co-writer with Paul Henning on <i>The Burns & Allen Show</i> just before LTB! was launched.<br />Henning and Helm's friendship dated back to old radio days.<br />Part of the inside joke was the casting:<br />The real Harvey Helm was a large, heavy-set man; King Donovan was average height and slightly built.<br />I don't claim to be an expert on Paul Henning's career and style, but I did notice names on this show and <i>The Beverly Hillbillies</i> that I also saw in the credits of these shows that Henning was involved in over time, and so I mention it here.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05527404061764217504noreply@blogger.com