JOE THE BARTENDER & CRAZY GUGGENHEIM with Son! Jackie Gleason & Frank Fontaine 1962 classic skit!

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    00:00 (TC: 01.15.30): JACKIE GLEASON AS JOE THE BARTENDER WITH FRANK FONTAINE AS CRAZY GUGGENHEIM
    04:54 (TC: 01.20.25): Frank Fontaine - The More I See You (live)
    06:22 (TC: 01.21.53): CRAZY GUGGENHEIM BRINGS IN HIS LITTE SON WHO ACTS JUST LIKE HIM
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Комментарии • 86

  • @rockymarciano1203
    @rockymarciano1203 Месяц назад +53

    Why isn't the Jackie Gleason show not on you tube . It been over 60 years , this show should be release for the enjoyment of watching the great one !

  • @lonewave1
    @lonewave1 27 дней назад +15

    Frank Fontaine [Crazy Guggenheim] was like Jim Nabors as Gomer Pyle. Both were treasures for the viewers!

  • @mrs.g.9816
    @mrs.g.9816 Месяц назад +13

    I always loved the Jackie Gleason show. Used to run home from sandlot baseball or tag to watch the show and laugh with my dad. Always felt cozy when Frank Fontaine sang a song. Frank Fontaine's son seemed to have a ball playing "Crazy Guggenheim Jr!"

  • @Sandra-cm1du
    @Sandra-cm1du 29 дней назад +26

    These guys and their entertainment....what jewels. Oh how I miss those wonderful days in America.

    • @44032
      @44032 28 дней назад

      Now a days people would complain that they were slandering the retarded and this would get 'cancelled'.

    • @sallyrutledge4726
      @sallyrutledge4726 26 дней назад +3

      But with our computers... we can all go back in time ! At 76, I love it !

  • @rosemarykarl8711
    @rosemarykarl8711 Месяц назад +11

    Loved this❤😂So many memories watching the JG show on tv, and hearing my dad laughing and wiping his laughter tears.🥹🥹I miss the Honeymooners, too

  • @charlesblaicher7589
    @charlesblaicher7589 Месяц назад +12

    This brings back a ton of memories. Thanks and away we go! 😂

  • @Easydoesit101
    @Easydoesit101 Месяц назад +11

    My RIP Dad was a cop in Miami, and he was Jackie’s Security when he was in Miami, years ago

  • @sallyrutledge4726
    @sallyrutledge4726 26 дней назад +10

    At 76, I am so grateful that we can now, actually " Travel Back in Time ! "

    • @viper3378
      @viper3378 22 дня назад

      I am 70 and could not agree more. When entertainment was clean, original and family fare. I miss Jackie Gleason, Red Skelton, The Ed Sullivan Show among others. Very little on TV now that actually interests me or that I find entertaining. Then again, we aren't in the target demographics now are we? lol

  • @kerridillon3120
    @kerridillon3120 Месяц назад +13

    This was fabulous! That was Frank Fontaine's real son in the skit! So funny!! I grew up in the 1950's watching all these old funny, talented shows! ❤

    • @kali3665
      @kali3665 Месяц назад +2

      Had no idea that was his kid. Chip off the old block.

    • @kerridillon3120
      @kerridillon3120 25 дней назад +3

      @@kali3665 Frank had 11 children!

    • @kali3665
      @kali3665 24 дня назад +1

      @@kerridillon3120 Yes, I saw that later. Wow!

  • @johnrawson7589
    @johnrawson7589 25 дней назад +4

    Watching these skits all those years ago, it always amazed me how Jackie kept a straight face and didn't crack up.

  • @boga5014
    @boga5014 27 дней назад +13

    The kid actually crosses his eyes , he was amazing...Jackie Gleason couldn't hold back laughing.....I hope Frank Fontaine won an Emmy .

  • @marveadler980
    @marveadler980 27 дней назад +6

    This used to be my Saturday night in 64'-66" Loved this show.

    • @sallyrutledge4726
      @sallyrutledge4726 26 дней назад

      At 76, I am so grateful that we can travel back in time !

  • @dougmilesmedia
    @dougmilesmedia Месяц назад +11

    This must have been the first "Crazy Guggenheim" sketch. Always worked.

    • @tonypanzarella9387
      @tonypanzarella9387 Месяц назад +4

      Actually [and I used to think this was just a mispronunciation by announcer Johnny Olson], Crazy's last name was "Guggenham". The character was named after an actual person who lived in Jackie Gleason's Brooklyn neighborhood when he was a youth.

    • @jsat5609
      @jsat5609 12 дней назад

      @@tonypanzarella9387 I've often wondered if Joe the Bartender was based on someone Gleason actually knew. Before there was Frank Fontaine, Joe was solo and told stories about his gang, including Crazy, and somewhere on RUclips there is a Joe the Bartender sketch from (I think) 1952, in which Joe pronounces the name "Guggenham."

  • @turbinexman
    @turbinexman 25 дней назад +6

    Frankie Fontaine's character of "Crazy Guggenheim", was the inspiration for the "Looney Tunes" character of "Sam The Cat", Sylvester's "Frenemy"!!

  • @TheJoerutland
    @TheJoerutland Месяц назад +5

    What a great skit. How sweet it is! 😂😂🎉🎉

  • @masondixon2675
    @masondixon2675 Месяц назад +6

    The great one. How sweet it was.

  • @deweygill1973
    @deweygill1973 28 дней назад +4

    Sammy Spear got a glare from Jackie when the piano intro started too early

  • @user-su6si1fz7i
    @user-su6si1fz7i 26 дней назад +3

    Brought tears to my eyes. Watched show with my late Grandmother who loved Jackie and the Crazy Guggenheim segments weekly.

  • @HiTechFX
    @HiTechFX 27 дней назад +6

    I remember watching this as a kid. I'll be 69 in October.

    • @sallyrutledge4726
      @sallyrutledge4726 26 дней назад +4

      AI hear you.... At 76, I am so grateful that we can travel back in time !

  • @tapemaster
    @tapemaster Месяц назад +5

    THANK YOU!!!!!!! I haven't seen this since it first aired in 1962.

  • @doc1554
    @doc1554 27 дней назад +2

    Priceless!! What a Gem!! Thanks for posting this!!

  • @normanwyatt8761
    @normanwyatt8761 24 дня назад +3

    I believe Frankie Fontaine was from BOSTON and originally his character Crazy Guggenheimm was called on stage, John L. C.
    Sillvoni. Where that name came from, I have no idea. I'll be 90 next year and I've watched T. V. since the first broadcast on W.B.Z.
    T.V. BOSTON in 1947. Have a good day everyone.

  • @josephcostello695
    @josephcostello695 Месяц назад +2

    Those was one of our favorite ones. My parents loved him had a few frank Fontaine albums

  • @tambrosia9316
    @tambrosia9316 21 день назад +1

    Oh Lord when this was on we would all be around the lil 9" B&W Zenith TV. My Pop loved watching Jackie Gleason and Art Carney, Mom and her Sister loved the wives....
    Me I liked Crazy G....and could do an imitation of him when I was like 6 yrs old.
    Thank you so much for posting and sharing with the world, such wonderful shows.
    Pax+

  • @davidgahm4703
    @davidgahm4703 23 дня назад +2

    There was a reason why they called Jackie Gleason the great one . I still remember the shows from when I was a small child . He was a class act !

  • @roberttemple2521
    @roberttemple2521 13 дней назад +2

    I love this sketch more than ever now. I grew up watching these guys on the Gleason show. I used to imitate Frankie when I was a young boy. I loved Gleason's silent characters, the poor soul and the drunken, spoiled rich Reginald Von Gleason. He was such a clown, the real deal.

  • @thomasmayk
    @thomasmayk 19 дней назад

    I can't believe I came across this. I literally haven't seen Joe the Bartender and Crazy Guggenheim in sixty years. Wow did this take me back. My brother and I used to imitate the sketches. I would be Joe and Gary would be Crazy. He was really good. Thanks for bringing it all back to me. That's entertainment.

  • @joeyvocals1
    @joeyvocals1 15 дней назад +1

    I am 26 and laughing about this! Tremendous!

  • @ChrisHansonCanada
    @ChrisHansonCanada 16 дней назад

    That boy at the end was a riot.

  • @robpinon309
    @robpinon309 22 дня назад

    Thanks for this. One of my earliest memories as a 5 year old. The old Jackie Gleason show from Miami, I think. It was funny, thanks for the memories. And I distinctly remember, Crazy Guggenheim!

  • @blessOTMA
    @blessOTMA 28 дней назад +2

    The Great One!

  • @Acejustforalaugh
    @Acejustforalaugh Месяц назад +2

    You see ! Everyone has a talent somewhere 😊

  • @Thekennel177
    @Thekennel177 28 дней назад +2

    Brilliant

  • @bruce4130
    @bruce4130 Месяц назад +3

    Talented

  • @brentsarazin6597
    @brentsarazin6597 24 дня назад +4

    My God. This is what real humor was like in those days. That was unforgettable....😄

  • @moboutmen
    @moboutmen 21 день назад +1

    The American Scene Magazine!

  • @randysandford4033
    @randysandford4033 24 дня назад

    Our whole family used to watch Jackson Gleason on Saturday night. The best part of course with strength Fontaine and crazy Guggenheim.

  • @BrianBattles
    @BrianBattles День назад

    I always thought these sketchers were so dopey!

  • @glen1ster
    @glen1ster 29 дней назад +4

    My Gal Sal

    • @jsat5609
      @jsat5609 12 дней назад

      Took me 50 years to find that out.

  • @IFLY7871
    @IFLY7871 Месяц назад +1

    That’s the best!

  • @William-xf5cr
    @William-xf5cr 24 дня назад

    That was Great!

  • @reneleclerc6119
    @reneleclerc6119 27 дней назад +1

    Frank Fontaine's Crazy Guggenheim is similar to the character Finnegan portrayed by Alan Reed on "Duffy's Tavern" in 1954. Check him out and compare.

    • @dennman6
      @dennman6 17 дней назад

      That wasn't Alan Reed as Finnegan, it was Charlie Cantor. Cantor played Socrates Mulligan on the Fred Allen radio show, and Alan Reed played Falstaff Openshaw on the show. On TV Alan Reed played Finnegan, not on radio. You're getting these radio characters a tad mixed up 😁

  • @braxton548
    @braxton548 Месяц назад +1

    OR SOMEWHERE!!!!!!!!!! YES YES AND HELL YES!!!!!!!

  • @eugenemason9675
    @eugenemason9675 25 дней назад

    THE GOOD OLD DAYS OF COMEDY WHEN THINGS ON TV USED TO BE VERY FUNNY TO THE POIT WHERE ALL MOST WET YOUR SELF FROM LAUGHING 😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @Charles-rd6ku
    @Charles-rd6ku 5 дней назад

    I never seen that one great!!

  • @TonyRodriguez-mx4tw
    @TonyRodriguez-mx4tw Месяц назад +4

    Love it! He’d be cancelled and taken off the air today!😮

  • @clintprovance8047
    @clintprovance8047 20 дней назад

    The Jackie Gleason show with crazy Guggenheim, 4:48 as I recall part of the show and then Jackie dressed as Joe the bartender come out and say Miami Beach audience for the greatest audience in the world back then it probably was New York and that was usually the last scene when Joe the bartender shut the bar down for the night wish we could shut it down about it must be about 1962.

  • @bparrish517
    @bparrish517 Месяц назад +6

    Thank you! Who is the kid? Anyone know?

    • @tapemaster
      @tapemaster Месяц назад +11

      That's Frank Fontaines real life son.

    • @bparrish517
      @bparrish517 Месяц назад +9

      @@tapemaster, thank you. Dad must have been talking about it with his friends for years. The little guy nailed it.

  • @sportsmediaamerica
    @sportsmediaamerica Месяц назад +2

    Who's the kid? Looks like the young Bruno Kirby.

  • @fob1xxl
    @fob1xxl 28 дней назад +1

    AS A KID, I "HATED" THIS SEGMENT !

  • @billscott7050
    @billscott7050 20 дней назад

    This explains why TV has no appeal these days.

  • @user-yn3qr6cl5e
    @user-yn3qr6cl5e 15 дней назад

    Bang zoom

  • @joelmogensen579
    @joelmogensen579 23 дня назад +2

    We glorified and admired alcoholic behavior then, found it funny. But don't dare smoke a joint.

    • @jimtruscott5670
      @jimtruscott5670 16 дней назад

      Who glorified and admired alcoholic behavior? ? ?

  • @user-sq4jz9up6g
    @user-sq4jz9up6g 25 дней назад +2

    Drunks are not funny..
    even then

  • @destroygaryfunky7053
    @destroygaryfunky7053 29 дней назад +2

    Remember when things were funny without using profanity?

  • @Jdjbbbdjdjieij
    @Jdjbbbdjdjieij 27 дней назад

    I don’t get it. This bit makes fun of someone with a developmental disability?

  • @marshamariner7897
    @marshamariner7897 27 дней назад

    Remember crazy when this first started. ...JG and the RS show....but BURFORD T JUSTICE IS the main thing I'll alwaz Remember... Ralph K was great. But sheriff BTJ.is aother level 😅😂😅😂😅😁😁😘✌️

  • @masondixon2675
    @masondixon2675 Месяц назад +6

    The great one. How sweet it was.

  • @masondixon2675
    @masondixon2675 Месяц назад +2

    The great one. How sweet it was.