Oboler Comedy Theater

Directed by

Arch Oboler

Genre

anthology series

Country

United States

Elsewhere

IMDb

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 early TV comedy anthology presented a new set of characters each week. Each episode was a standalone humor piece, often made up of short skits. It offers a glimpse into the earliest days of television comedy.

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What happens

Arch Oboler's Comedy Theater is an early American comedy television program. It aired on ABC for six episodes from September 23 to November 4, 1949. It was an anthology series of sorts, with each episode featuring a different set of characters. At least one episode consisted of three unrelated comedy segments. At least some of the episodes exist as kinescope recordings, representing early examples of television comedy. The program was produced in Hollywood, with people in that area seeing the original telecasts. Kinescopes of those broadcasts were shown on the rest of the network. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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