tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post859606541011285129..comments2024-03-27T22:27:16.556-04:00Comments on It's About TV: What's on TV? Wednesday, May 5, 1965Mitchell Hadleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08695771505209080030noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-83870656401688275392023-05-01T21:46:20.958-04:002023-05-01T21:46:20.958-04:00I loved Joanna Barnes' appearance as Vicky Rob...I loved Joanna Barnes' appearance as Vicky Robinson, the gold-digging fiance from "The Parent Trap". Later this year, she was a panelist on WHAT'S MY LINE?, and the MG was none other than Hayley Mills, promoting her last Disney movie, "That Darn Cat". The 2 ladies looked very happy to see each other again.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00483417885845331990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-44333921175225865132023-05-01T14:39:13.888-04:002023-05-01T14:39:13.888-04:00I need to get these in while they're fresh in ...I need to get these in while they're fresh in (what's left of) my mind:<br /> - On Danny Kaye's show, they're repeating Peter Falk's first appearance from the previous season ( he made at least one more the following year).<br />This is pre-<i>Columbo</i>: Falk was still in his "fast-talking tough guy" mode, transitioning into broad comedy with <i>Mad Mad Mad Mad World</i> and <i>Robin And The 7 Hoods</i>; I seem to recall a bit where Peter gives Danny a "tough lesson", which turns out about like you'd expect.<br /><br /> - On the daytime game show beat, <i>I'll Bet</i>, a husband-and-wife quiz show, is featuring Joanna Barnes and her then-husband, Larry Dobkin.<br />We've had occasion to mention Mr. Dobkin here before: he was an all-rounder - actor, writer, director, voice-over man, who worked non-stop in radio and TV for decades.<br />On radio, Larry Dobkin was not only Ellery Queen (briefly), but was also Archie Goodwin (also briefly, but they both count), among many other gigs.<br />Dobkin also turned up in many movies, putting his distinctive voice to work in "authority" roles (<i>The Day The Earth Stood Still</i> and <i>North By Northwest</i> among many others).<br />It was on TV that Larry Dobkin became a mainstay - on camera (he was "Walter Trump" on the now-notorious <i>Trackdown</i> episode, among much else), off camera (on <i>Naked City</i>, he was the narrator:<b>"There are eight million storiesin the Naked City ... this has been one of them."</b>), and behind the camera (he was a top director of episodic series for over twenty years).<br />The marriage was short-lived, but Joanna Barnes often worked with Dobkin, even after they were no longer a couple.<br /><i>I'll Bet</i> aired during the school year, so I was unable to see it; I'll always wonder if Larry Dobkin got to do his many voices during the play of the game (I guess I'll never know ...).<br /><br /> - To cap it all off:<br />It was that fall ('65) that Peter Falk began his first series, <i>Trials Of O'Brien</i>, still in "fast-talking comic" mode, which co-starred as his ex-wife/romantic interest - Joanna Barnes (see how this all ties together?).Mike Doranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14427528138598549103noreply@blogger.com