Underplayed Gems

The Red Buttons Show (1952)

The Red Buttons Show poster
Directed by
Burt Shevelove
Genre
sitcom, variety show
Country
United States
Length
3 seasons, 22 episodes
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

This show blends comedy sketches with variety performances. It follows Red Buttons as the host. The program ran for three seasons on two different networks.

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What happens

The Red Buttons Show is a variety show/sitcom, which premiered on the CBS television network on October 14, 1952, and ran for two years on that network, moving to NBC for the final 1954–55 season. The series finished #11 for the 1952–1953 season in the Nielsen ratings and #12 in 1953–1954. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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