"The Judy Garland Show" (1963) TV series 1963-1964

Director:

Dean Whitmore

Writers:

John Aylesworth (writer)
Frank Peppiatt (writer)

Seasons:

1 | unknown

Release Date:

29 September 1963 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Music

Plot Keywords:

Variety | Character Name In Title

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 3 nominations

Cast

Judy Garland

...

Herself (22 episodes, 1963-1964)

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

CBS Television City - 7800 Beverly Blvd., Fairfax, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)

Trivia:

The original fifth episode was scripted and scheduled to be taped August 2, 1963, featuring Nat "King" Cole and Jack Carter as guests. The episode was canceled when George Schlatter was fired as the series' producer. Cole was invited to appear on a later episode but, bitter about being dropped, refused the invitation.

Quotes:

Judy Garland: [to Jane Powell - after she comments on being a mother] Since you replaced me in "Royal Wedding," we've had millions of children.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The Christmas Special Christmas Special (2004) (TV)

Definitive Collection of Judy

If you want to see an excellent performer at the peak of her career, then these two boxed sets will not disappoint.

Everything is here ... Judy singing solo, duet, and in chorus. Bob Mackie evening gowns and the costumes we know so well....from the clown to the glamorous. It's quite obvious that Judy put her heart and soul into these performances.

You'll have to get past the ridiculous Jerry Van Dyke (even he admitted, years later, that his presence on the show was a big mistake). But I can assure you the good parts far outweigh the bad. Just listen to her renditions of "When The Sun Comes Out" or "Battle Hymn of the Republic" or her duets with Liza or Streisand or Merman or Bobby Darin (to name only a few) ... it's all about the WOW factor.

The producers, the CBS executives, the writers (if you can call them that), had absolutely no idea how to package Judy so they threw in all this junkie filler, which slowed the show down and detracted from Judy's talent ... SINGING. You'll notice (in the last few shows when there was yet another change in producers) that somebody finally GOT IT and just let her sing. Those are the best shows of all. They're simply timeless -- totally relevant to today and not "of the moment" like so many variety shows from the 60's.

These shows are the closest we'll see to Judy performing live ... thank goodness Pioneer put some thought into these sets and packaged them beautifully with the respect due an artist of Judy's stature. It's ALL here....the outtakes, flubs, Judy joking with the audience. A true performer.

There's a reason these shows are being released 40+ years later ... Judy is an incomparable performer capable of wringing every emotion from her listeners. Who cares what problems she had, really? I've been hearing this stuff for years but what does that have to do with an artist's performance? Don't we all have problems????