In 1966, he was very gainfully employed in "The Beverly Hillbillies". That means he was very unavailable. No one would have even considered him for this role, let alone got him for it.
Sweet JESUS, she was like a living Barbie doll. Perfect face, tiny waist line, nice hips and a nice pair of you know what. Absolutely a total knock out. WOW.
Land O' Goshen ! Now we know what Mike Brady was up to before he got married, sired 3 sons, became a widower and then married Carol (the mother of 3 daughters).....
@TheNeonRabbit It wasn't known to the public then, and it was not an issue. He was an actor, period. His sexual orientation had nothing to do with his ability to act a part. But I do find his delivery lacking in a number of ways, and it was up to Coby Ruskin, an experienced Director to have brought out a better performance.
@westeightyone Not so. BILLIE Hayes took the role of WITCHY POO on H.R. PUFFENSTUFF. That was on television as you may recall. The fact remains. Judy Canova was miscast.
@@653j521 This was made in 1966. People had been listening to the Kennedys' Boston accents for years by then. This is more of a riff on the prep school accent like the Winchester character on M.A.S.H.
@westeightyone I totally agree that this was ill-conceived on many levels. It's basically dull and pedestrian. Also some of the casting is not good. Judy Canova is too tall and not excentric enough for Mammy Yokum. Why wasn't Billie Hayes considered? She was still available and was in the original stage and movie versions of the the musical.
@@larryinflorida9385 She was very gainfully employed on The Beverly Hillbillies in 1966. No way she was leaving that to make a pilot for a potential TV show.
The actor playing Lil Abner was wrong for the part. Wrong hairstyle and not muscular enough. The pilot is interesting as an alternative universe view of what we could have seen on TV in the 60s.
It's an interesting attempt that still seemed underrealized in many ways. One thing that is bothersome is the rather generic-sounding music. A more Country/Western/Hillbilly band type of music would have suited the atmosphere much better. This was demonstrated on THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES. As it is, the music used here is dull and destroys a lot of the momentum. The opening titles are cheap and unimaginative. A comic strip motif would have been better. Lastly, the pacing is too slow.
Ray Pointer well, the reason the titles were so low budget was probably because it was just a cheaply made pilot. the titles for the show if the series sold would probably have been better
That’s my aunt Jeannine.. she was married to my uncle in the 60s . So beautiful 💕
Where is she at today?
Lucky guy
Brady Bunch meets Petticoat Junction
Is she going to be doing anything special for her 80th birthday coming up here in a few weeks?
They should have gotten Max Baer Jr. ( Jethro Bodine ) to play Lil' Abner.
In 1966, he was very gainfully employed in "The Beverly Hillbillies". That means he was very unavailable. No one would have even considered him for this role, let alone got him for it.
Jeannine Riley has one of the most beautiful faces in Hollywood😍💕💞
Amen to that !! :-)
Yes, and in just a few weeks....will be 80 years old!
Can you believe that Robert Reed said The Brady Bunch was tripe I wonder what he thought about this
@kassidykayte123 That's Jeannine Riley who played Billie Jo Bradley for a couple of seasons on PETTICOAT JUNCTION.
Sweet JESUS, she was like a living Barbie doll. Perfect face, tiny waist line, nice hips and a nice pair of you know what. Absolutely a total knock out. WOW.
Yep, that would certainly do it for me!
But enough about Mammy Yokum.
Don't forget those great legs, too!
And back then probably real
@@intercommerce Oh, yes. That is all "Home Grown", not "Purchased".
Why don't they try it now? We boomers would love to see something decent on TV again!
Land O' Goshen ! Now we know what Mike Brady was up to before he got married, sired 3 sons, became a widower and then married Carol (the mother of 3 daughters).....
@TheNeonRabbit It wasn't known to the public then, and it was not an issue. He was an actor, period. His sexual orientation had nothing to do with his ability to act a part. But I do find his delivery lacking in a number of ways, and it was up to Coby Ruskin, an experienced Director to have brought out a better performance.
Pre-perm Mizzike Brizady in the hizz!
@westeightyone Not so. BILLIE Hayes took the role of WITCHY POO on H.R. PUFFENSTUFF. That was on television as you may recall. The fact remains. Judy Canova was miscast.
agreed.. Canova's performance not eccentric enough
Is Robert Reed attempting a David Niveny English accent? It sounds weird.
Thomas Dye Henry Cabbage Cod is a play on Henry Cabot Lodge, so he's doing a Boston accent, very badly.
He's trying to do "snooty".
@@653j521 This was made in 1966. People had been listening to the Kennedys' Boston accents for years by then.
This is more of a riff on the prep school accent like the Winchester character on M.A.S.H.
whos the girl who plays dasiey mae
Jeannine Riley
@westeightyone I totally agree that this was ill-conceived on many levels. It's basically dull and pedestrian. Also some of the casting is not good. Judy Canova is too tall and not excentric enough for Mammy Yokum. Why wasn't Billie Hayes considered? She was still available and was in the original stage and movie versions of the the musical.
Granny from the Beverly Hillbilly's would of ben a good pick
@@larryinflorida9385 And Donna Douglas, who not only starred in The Beverly Hillbillies, but was an extra Dogpatch girl in the 1959 film.
It wasnt Bill Hayes it was Peter Palmer who made the stage and movie Lil Abner version and he is still alive and was active at the time
@@larryinflorida9385 She was very gainfully employed on The Beverly Hillbillies in 1966. No way she was leaving that to make a pilot for a potential TV show.
@@JudgeJulieLit No way Douglass was leaving The Beverly Hillbillies for this.
1:15 what's with the acent?
Quite a high-powered cast, but Abner just would not lend itself to a series.
The comic strip ran in newspapers for over 40 years. Properly written, a sitcom should have worked.
The actor playing Lil Abner was wrong for the part. Wrong hairstyle and not muscular enough. The pilot is interesting as an alternative universe view of what we could have seen on TV in the 60s.
He starred in the TV version of "No Time for Sergeants" before this.
@ToonORama ohhlol my spanish teacher did a tv thing for lil abner and played dasiey mae and i was trying to find her
@TheNeonRabbit Robert Reed? Yes, he was. Not that there's anything wrong with that.
It's an interesting attempt that still seemed underrealized in many ways. One thing that is bothersome is the rather generic-sounding music. A more Country/Western/Hillbilly band type of music would have suited the atmosphere much better. This was demonstrated on THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES. As it is, the music used here is dull and destroys a lot of the momentum.
The opening titles are cheap and unimaginative. A comic strip motif would have been better. Lastly, the pacing is too slow.
Ray Pointer well, the reason the titles were so low budget was probably because it was just a cheaply made pilot. the titles for the show if the series sold would probably have been better