#charlie mccarthy

[vintage-every-day]

Candice Bergen decides to wait up for Santa Clause on Christmas Eve 1949.

“Let’s get one thing straight: I don’t want your pity. However, this photo of Charlie McCarthy and me in our matching feety pajamas neatly sums up my childhood. My father was a ventriloquist—on the radio—and the dummy he created was a cocky, charming character who went on to become an icon in 40s and 50s America. While technically an only child, I was always known—as a kid, at least—as ‘Charlie’s sister.’ Now I want your pity. Is it any wonder my early performances in film were referred to as ‘wooden’?

“This picture was one of many photo ops that people in the entertainment business were required to do for fan magazines to maintain ‘awareness.’ It shows the two of us from a Christmas layout taken at our home in Beverly Hills; I was four. The curse of having a wooden brother. That would not be reversed until some 30 years later when, playing Murphy Brown, I realized I was channeling Charlie.”

#vintage #old hollywood #golden era #candice bergen #charlie mccarthy

[browsethestacks]

Edgar Bergen, Charlie McCarthy And The Muppets

#Muppets #The Muppets #Muppet Show #Edgar Bergen #Charlie McCarthy #Ventriloquist #Ventriloquism #Film #TV #Television #Radio #OTR #Old Time Radio #Jim Henson

[wordfromoursponsor]

"The programs most people listen to most are all on NBC" (1947)

#vintage #retro #advertising #1940s #NBC #sponsors #fred allen #charlie mccarthy #bob hope

[citizenscreen]

Edgar Bergen was born on February 16, 1903 #botd

#edgar bergen #charlie mccarthy #candice bergen #old hollywood

[semioticapocalypse]

Marry Ellen Mark. Edgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthy. Los Angeles, 1978.

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#BW #Black and White #Preto e Branco #Noir et Blanc #黒と白 #Schwarzweiß #retro #vintage #Marry Ellen Mark #Edgar Bergen #Charlie McCarthy #Los Angeles #1978 #1970s #70s

[puppet-stuff]

My Puppet List

Or more so my list of things that have puppets or a puppet in them

Shows, Movies, YouTube channels, TikTok accounts, comedians, ventriloquists, etc. Let me know if you know any more!

Alf (Show)

Bear in the Big Blue House (Show)

Bird Call (YouTube, Theater show, website here)

Charlie McCarthy (Ventriloquist)

The Chica Show (Show)

Darcy Lynne (ventriloquist)

The Dark Crystal (Movie and Show)

Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared (YouTube, and Show)

Fraggle Rock (Shows)

Hacker T Dog (TV / CBBC, YouTube)

Howdy Doody Time (Show)

Jeff Dunham (Ventriloquist)

The Labyrinth (Movie)

Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood (Show)

Mister Stitches (TikTok)

The Muppets (Shows and Movies)

The NeverEnding Story (Movie)

Randy Feltface (Comedian)

Scooby-Doo! Adventures: The Mystery Map (Special)

Sesame Street (Shows and Movies)

Shari Lewis and Lamb Chop (Show)

Welcome Home (by @ partycoffin here on tumblr)

Zoboomafoo (Show)

#puppet #puppets #puppet shows #puppet movies #bear in the big blue house #charlie mccarthy #the Chica show #Darcy Lynne #the dark Crystal #don’t hug me I’m scared #dhmis #fraggle rock #Howdy Doody Time #jeff dunham #the labyrinth #mister roger's neighborhood #mister rogers’ neighborhood #mister rogers neighborhood #the muppets #muppets #the muppet show #the NeverEnding story #Randy Feltface #Sesame Street #Shari Lewis #lamb chop #Welcome home #Zoboomafoo #mister stitches #bird call

[adtothebone]

No Kisses for Charlie

Radio Guide • Sept 8, 1939

#vintage #antique #ventriloquist #charlie mccarthy #magazines #radio

[driveintheaterofthemind]

Hello Pal (Harvey Comics) (1943)

#Comics #Hello Pal #Bob Hope #Mickey Rooney #Charlie McCarthy #Film #Men Of Film #Harvey Comics #Harvey #Vintage #1943 #1940s #40s

[lisamarie-vee]

#time magazine #1950s #vintage advertising #coca-cola #edgar bergen #charlie mccarthy #hatshop

[zaccariacombat]

My mom got me this little book last Christmas! I know it’s been a while since then, but I thought I would finally share it.

As soon as I saw this book, I was overwhelmed with so many emotions because Edgar Bergen signed it. I deeply care about Edgar Bergen, so seeing and holding something that I know he interacted with made me feel so many things. The book itself is this promotional item for the Goldwyn Follies that talks about Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy’s daily lives as if Charlie were a real person. It’s clearly fictionalized and is not an actually accurate depiction of Edgar Bergen’s life at the time. Honestly it reads like a fanfic even though it was official, and I mean that in a very fun, positive way. It was enjoyable to read and I was so happy to get something that was signed by Edgar Bergen!

#edgar bergen #charlie mccarthy #1930s #old hollywood #ventriloquism #old time radio

[thepopculturearchivist]

MOTION PICTURE HERALD, September 27, 1947

#vintage advertising #vintage advertisement #movie ad #1940s #1947 #walt disney #mickey mouse #charlie mccarthy

[misforgotten2]

Having been born without the ability to see in 3-D, I often wonder what it’s like. At least I don’t have to pay extra to see 3-D movies.

National Geographic Magazine   December 1951

#vintage ads #vintage ad #advertising #advertisment #1951 #christmas gifts #gifts #photography #camera #3-D #edgar bergen #charlie mccarthy #1950s #1950s ad #1950's #1950's ad #funny #humor #humour

[browsethestacks]

Remember When... Ventriloquism Records Were A Genre?

#Records #Remember When #Ventriloquist #Ventriloquism #Edgar Bergen #Charlie McCarthy #Mortimer Snerd #Paul Winchell #Jerry Mahoney #Dummies #Dummy #Weird #WTF

[oldshowbiz]

An obscene joke got past the censors when comedian Fred Allen guested on an episode of the Chase and Sanborn Hour starring Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy. 

The premise was that Fred Allen was unemployed. Edgar Bergen recalled:

“He was out of work and he was going to team up with Charlie...

He [Fred Allen] says, ‘Oh, thank you, thank you, Mr. McCarthy. I kiss the hem of your tuxedo!’ 

He [Charlie McCarthy] said, ‘It’s a tailcoat.’ 

He [Fred Allen] said, ‘In that case, I’ll blow you.’ 

Well, we got away with that.”

#censorship #fred allen #otr #edgar bergen #charlie mccarthy

[citizenscreen]

John Forsythe with Charlie McCarthy and Edgar Bergen in publicity photos for "A Visit to the Bergens,” 1962 episode of “Bachelor Father.”

#john forsythe #charlie mccarthy #edgar bergen #classic tv #old hollywood

[freddyfreeman]

19:10 the reception that Edgar Bergen got is insane

#24:15 that girl nearly about to cry because they don’t have time to let charlie speak…me #charlie mccarthy #edgar bergen #what’s my line #puppetry #puppets #video #1950s #Youtube