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...action series are ticketed for anyone from nine to 90-IQ, that is. The Green Hornet (ABC), concocted by the man behind Batman, is played straight. Only changes from the 1936-52 radio version are James Bond-type hardware and a bigger-beat theme song, blown by Al Hirt. There is nothing wrong with the show that cannot be cured by turning off the set. Tarzan (NBC) has a vaster menagerie than last season's high-rated jungle epic, Daktari, and just as soupy a scenario. Ron Ely is mesomorphic enough as Tarzan, but he is a trifle...
...broken occasionally by a buzz from the switchboard behind a high counter, followed by the receptionist's greeting, "WBZ, Group W." Instead of patients, middle-aged promotion men holding bundles of paper-jacketed 15's sit talking of the publicity job for an Al Hirt concert and about bringing the Four Seasons to Boston for the March of Dimes...
Cooper and Conrad took these tribulations in good humor. They listened to Dixieland jazz beamed from Houston-Al Hirt trumpeting Muskrat Ramble, Birth of the Blues, Jada. Houston felt light enough to joke about speculation that Gemini 5 would fall short of its attempt to stay up eight days and have to come down before Sunday. Said Paul Haney, Gemini public affairs chief: "There has been consideration given here to playing Never on Sunday, but it was ruled out as inappropriate." Soon after, Houston cockily played the song...
FANFARE (CBS, 7:30-8:30 p.m.). A new live musical-variety show, hosted by Al Hirt. The first installment features Ballet Dancers Edward Villella and Patricia McBride, Opera Singer Anna Moffo and Rock 'n' Roller Dionne Warwick. Premiere...
FANFARE (CBS, 7:30-8:30 p.m.). Al Hirt's hard, sharp trumpet blows a refreshing note into the minor key of summer reruns as he stars in the first of 13 hot-month shows, with Guests Eydie Gorme and Erroll Garner making cool music. Premi...