GOOD TIMES

ORIGINAL AIR DATE: 1/2/55 (Live)
NETWORK: NBC
RUNNING TIME: 90 Minutes

The Cast
Judy Holliday
Steve Allen (host)
Dick Shawn
The Ritz Brothers
Rod Alexander & Bambi Linn
William Le Massena
Robert Gallagher
Donn Driver
Carmen Guttierrez & Timmy Everett
Claire Chatwin
Ray Drakeley
Robert Wright
Cathryn Damon
Don Pardo (announcer)

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Show Format

SEGMENT #1: Steve Allen does opening monologue about outlandish "inventions" the audience can look forward to seeing in the new year.

SEGMENT #2: Skit starring Judy Holliday as a woman who arrives in the middle of a movie and causes a commotion with the other audience members.

SEGMENT #3: Steve Allen introduces a song and dance number called "Two Ladies in the Shade of Da Banana Tree." It is performed by Rod Alexander, Bambi Linn, Carmen Guttierrez and Timmy Everett.

SEGMENT #4: Steve Allen introduces Dick Shawn who performs a stand-up comedy routine.

SEGMENT #5: Steve Allen introduces a skit starring Judy Holliday as "Kip Morley," a melodramatic Broadway star throwing a party to celebrate the opening of her latest show.

SEGMENT #6: Steve Allen plays the piano as he introduces the next musical number set in a Bowery cafe. Rod Alexander & Bambi Linn perform the "vignette" about a piano player and his girlfriend.

SEGMENT #7: Steve Allen plays the piano to "fill time." He is joined by a drummer and a bass player.

SEGMENT #8: Skit starring Judy Holliday (dressed as Harpo Marx) creating havoc in a fancy restaurant. Judy performs many of Harpo Marx's classic routines.

SEGMENT #9: Steve Allen introduces The Ritz Brothers, who perform 2 musical-comedy routines about Mexican disc jockeys and struggling composers. They finish up with 2 song and dance numbers.

SEGMENT #10: A song and dance number set in the Bavarian Alps featuring the entire cast. Followed by a curtain call for the stars.

Show Credits

Written by William Friedberg, Neil Simon, Will Glickman, Fred Sandy and Bill Jacobson

Ritz Brothers' material written by Sid Kuller

Dances & musical numbers staged by Rod Alexander

Musical Conductor Charles Sanford

Musical adaptation by Clay Warnick and Mel Pahl

Arrangements by Irwin Kostal

Choral Director Clay Warnick

Settings and Art Direction by Frederick Fox

Costumes by Paul Du Pont

Production Stage Manager Sterling Mace

Graphic Art Frank Wilson

Technical Director Heino Ripp

Lighting Director Fred McKinnon

Audio Engineer Fred Christie

Assistant to the Producer Max Siegel

Supervisor for NBC Hal Janis

Associate Producer-Director Bill Hobin

Produced and Directed by Max Liebman