The Comedy Spot (1960–1962)

Summer replacement series for "The Red Skeleton Show" during their annual hiatus from 1960-1962, this series featured unsold pilots for comedy series as well as reruns from other comedy anthology series.

Creators:

Ronald Alexander, Carl Reiner

Stars:

Carl Reiner, Mamie Van Doren, Candy Moore

Cast

Series cast summary:
Carl Reiner	...	Rob Petrie (1 episode, 1960)
Mamie Van Doren	...	Marybelle 'The Shape' Perkins (1 episode, 1960)
Candy Moore	...	Ginger Carol (1 episode, 1962)
Barbara Britton	...	Laura Petrie (1 episode, 1960)
Virginia Field	...	Josephine 'The Brain' Dunning (1 episode, 1960)
Margaret Hayes	...	Agnes Carol (1 episode, 1962)
Gary Morgan	...	Ritchie Petrie (1 episode, 1960)
Gale Robbins	...	Lacey 'The Face' Sinclair (1 episode, 1960)
Karl Swenson	...	Howard Carol (1 episode, 1962)
John Bryant	...	Ken Evans (1 episode, 1960)
Sylvia Miles	...	Sally Rogers (1 episode, 1960)
Roberta Shore	...	Joan Carol (1 episode, 1962)
Darlene Fields	...	Caroline Hollander (1 episode, 1960)
Morty Gunty	...	Buddy Sorrell (1 episode, 1960)
Margaret Hamilton	...	Lizzie (1 episode, 1962)
Cynthia Leighton	...	Stonewall (1 episode, 1960)
Jack Wakefield	...	Alan Sturdy (1 episode, 1960)
Peter Leeds		(1 episode, 1962)
Ralph Sanford	...	Moving Man (1 episode, 1960)
Harry Bellaver		(1 episode, 1962)
Hugh Sanders		(1 episode, 1962)
John Rockwell		(1 episode, 1962)
Robert Williams		(1 episode, 1962)
Rickie Sorensen		(1 episode, 1962)
Johnny Eimen		(1 episode, 1962)
Milt Kamen	...	Snappy (1 episode, 1960)
Nancy Kenyon	...	Teacher (1 episode, 1960)
Jean Sincere	...	Mrs. Harley (1 episode, 1960)
Mannie Sloane	...	Freddie (1 episode, 1960)
Joey Trent	...	Roy (1 episode, 1960)
Madge Blake	...	Mrs. Munson (1 episode, 1962)
El Brendel	...	Mr. Hauser (1 episode, 1962)
Fay DeWitt	...	Fran Bruxton (1 episode, 1962)
Gale Gordon	...	Emil Sinclair (1 episode, 1962)
Shirley Jones	...	Betty Stevens (1 episode, 1962)
Nancy Kulp	...	Woman (1 episode, 1962)
Charles Lane	...	Mr. Martin (1 episode, 1962)
Burt Metcalfe	...	Mike Stevens (1 episode, 1962)
Charles Ruggles	...	Charles McDougal (1 episode, 1962)
Jack Weston	...	Bill Bruxton (1 episode, 1962)
Marie Wilson	...	Ernestine McDougal (1 episode, 1962)

Storyline

Summer replacement series for "The Red Skeleton Show" during their annual hiatus from 1960-1962, this series featured unsold pilots for comedy series as well as reruns from other comedy anthology series.

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Plot Keywords:

rerun | anthology | summer replacement series | failed pilot

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 June 1960 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Desilu Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Although most of the comedy pilots that aired on this series were unremarkable, the notable exception was the first pilot for "Head of the Family" starring Carl Reiner as television writer Rob Petrie and Barbara Britton as his wife, Laura, and Jack Wakefield as the star of the "show", Alan Sturdy. The pilot tanked, but the network liked the concept, so it was rewritten and recast with Dick Van Dyke playing the lead role, Mary Tyler Moore as his wife and Reiner as the bullying series star Alan Brady.

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