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The Ernie Kovacs Show
Ernie Kovacs's television comedy show, which ran in several versions on CBS, DuMont, NBC and ABC during the 1950s and early 1960s. Kovacs built it around blackout gags, camera trickery and recurring characters such as Percy Dovetonsils,…
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Ernie Kovacs's television comedy show, which ran in several versions on CBS, DuMont, NBC and ABC during the 1950s and early 1960s. Kovacs built it around blackout gags, camera trickery and recurring characters such as Percy Dovetonsils, the Nairobi Trio and the horror storyteller Uncle Gruesome.
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