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•Ernie Kovacs'
A sample of what is meant was a bit of TV magic employed on the first "Ernie Kovacs Show" on NBC-TV back in 1951.
In that particular bit, Ernie carefully addressed a golf ball, smiled sweetly, and walloped the pellet squarely into the camera. There was a great shattering of glass and untold numbers of televiewers all over the nation ducked in surprise. The screens went black and there was silence.
It certainly seemed as though Ernie had put NBC out of business, but good.
Then his voice came purring out of the darkened screens. "And let that teach all of you out there in television land to pay attention . "
The shattered camera had been an illusion, of course, but how Ernie and his technical men manage these things is a trade secret .
The producer of the show. Jack Hein, visualizes it as involving a tasteful miscellany of skits, guest artists, interviews with a lot of "left field" guests (like talking dogs and silent mother-in-laws), audience interviews and participation stunts and anything else that seems appealing.
Certain guest artists may perform daily, perhaps for several weeks at a time. Others may make only single appearances.
There will be a live audience, the members of which will undoubtedly be called on to engage in assorted activities - like chicken plucking contests, sword duels with members of the cast, and community sings led by "Percy Dovetonsils" the loveable poet with the fussy mannerisms and great, tender, myopic eyes.
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