"Jilting the Jilter" is one of Rose Marie's best remembered outings in love, well matched by renowned impressionist Guy Marks, whose skinflint comic Freddy White is suspected of wooing Sally to become a permanent member of his writing team. Rob and Buddy hope to negate the nuptials by giving the bridegroom a new act, in which Marks performs as a housefly, a youmac bird ("is that you, Mac?"), and his personal favorite, his entire body swaying to and fro in balletic fashion as a cooing ostrich. His infamous reputation as a cad merely seeking to defy his critics is the main reason behind Sally's decision to 'postpone' the wedding until her intended makes a name for himself with his new material. Despite Buddy's description of Freddy White being a 'deadbeat' and 'honest louse,' the performer himself was anything but, Guy Marks most famous for his Western routine in which he portrays Humphrey Bogart, Gary Cooper, Robert Mitchum, and a singing Indian chief, captured on film for THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW and Dean Martin's 1975 Roast of BONANZA's Michael Landon, where it is aptly titled "Wagon Load!" He went on to costar as Tim Conway's faithful Indian companion Pink Cloud on RANGO, lasting only 17 episodes, following a brief period on THE JOEY BISHOP SHOW.
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Freddy...God's gift to women?!
planktonrules8 December 2023
Freddy White (Guy Marks) is a user...a standup comic who never repays his debts, cannot be trusted, and walks all over people. So, when he begins dating Sally, Rob and Buddy, both who have had their fill of Freddy, are terrified. It's even worse when this jerk talks about marrying Sal...mostly so he wouldn't have to pay her to write a new act for him! Everybody seems to have Freddy's number...except Sally...and eventually the pair announce that they are going to get married. When this happens, Rob has a plan to try to get rid of the guy...and it does not involve violence!
While this is a sad episode in some ways, I do wonder how much Freddy is inspired by other folks in the entertainment industry. It is interesting and never dull...and is well worth seeing.
According to IMDB, Guy Marks was a VERY successful comic who rarely played on TV...and mostly in night clubs and the like. He even does a bit of standup in the show.
While this is a sad episode in some ways, I do wonder how much Freddy is inspired by other folks in the entertainment industry. It is interesting and never dull...and is well worth seeing.
According to IMDB, Guy Marks was a VERY successful comic who rarely played on TV...and mostly in night clubs and the like. He even does a bit of standup in the show.
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