{"product_id":"comedy-archaeology","title":"Comedy Archaeology","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eComedy Archaeology: Unearthing The Unproduced Episodes of Iconic Sitcoms as Well as Unmade Comedy Pilots, Specials, and Movies\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003eby Richard Irvin\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-variant: small-caps; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003eDo you remember seeing an episode of Bewitched that guest starred comedian Red Skelton, or \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eThe Honeymooner’s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003e story where Ralph and Alice adopt a puppy, or the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eLife with Lucy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003e Christmas episode? If you answered “no” to these questions, you are correct. Despite scripts or treatments being written for these shows, none of the episodes were ever produced.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eComedy Archeology\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003e not only includes descriptions of unproduced episodes of several classic situation comedies but also summarizes never-made comedy pilots and specials like 1975’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eJack Benny’s Special Special\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003e, a proposed animated pilot called \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eManor House\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003e featuring characters made famous by Jackie Gleason on his variety series, and television host, Steve Allen’s proposed science fiction comedy, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eThe Little Woman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003e. The book also details many unmade comedy movies that would have starred the likes of Bob Hope and Bing Crosby in the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eRoad to India\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003e and the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eRoad to the Fountain of Youth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003e, John Belushi in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eNoble Rot\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003e, the four Marx Brothers in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eUp Spoke the Captain\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003e, and others.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003eRichard Irvin has written several books about television comedy including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eThe Forgotten Desi and Lucy TV Projects, Spinning Laughter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eForgotten Laughs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003e – all from BearManor Media.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BearManor Media","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49491813433603,"sku":"rum1787292078347","price":22.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":49491813466371,"sku":"sdi1787292078348","price":26.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":49491813499139,"sku":"hfw1787292078349","price":6.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0756\/2202\/3427\/files\/comedy-archaeology_1.jpg?v=1787292084","url":"https:\/\/trendpulseboutique.shop\/products\/comedy-archaeology","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}