The Pajama Game - I'll Never Be Jealous Again

"I'll Never Be Jealous Again" from the 1957 musical The Pajama Game starring Doris Day and John Raitt.

[@evet45]

Reta Shaw was an icon! She was just marvelous, as with many character actresses, she represented the rest of women, not just the Barbie Doll image! Eddie Foy, Jr! Wow! Bet there were no multi takes with these pros!

[@StevenTorrey]

I was wondering who these two were. I should have recognized Eddie Foy, JR.

[@HFritzson]

So sweet. Pure pleasure to watch seasoned professionals seize their opportunity to shine.

[@davidpowers7429]

Reta Shaw was superb; very light on her feet, in the closing soft-shoe dance. What a high kick she executed! Eddie Foy, Jr., was one of "The Seven Little Foys", the vaudeville family immortalized in the film of that name, starring Bob Hope as Foy's father, Eddie Senior. Father and son were old troupers!

[@MrVidaeverdade]

And there's the wonderful character actress, Reta Shaw. Love her! I've never heard her sing before!

[@MJ-dq8ik]

She originated the role in the Broadway Production as well

[@jimmcallister564]

Absolutely one of my favorite numbers. The Pajama Game never seemed to make many waves but it is one of my favorite musicals. John Raitt (Bonnie's Father) was fine as Sid but I believe PG was his only film. I saw him on stage in Cincinnati in 1965 in "Carousel" and he was still excellent.

[@markschildberg1667]

The show made plenty of waves in its day. It ran more than 3 years on Broadway.

[@65if2007]

It's an entertaining number with an upbeat tempo and the two performers handle it very well. It is all done so well that the audience finds itself overlooking the wickedness of Reta Shaw's character -- who, of course, is NOT trying to allay the jealousy of Eddie Foy's character but to inflame it.

[@nilasanders2044]

Grew up on this wonderful movie sound track, and still know all the words to all the songs. But this one is my favorite. Two great pros stealing the movie!

[@telephilia]

Nice to see a couple of older folks light on their feet!

[@gtlfb]

Two old pros showing the youngsters how to steal a show with effortless charm.

[@Olliandchris4ever]

I can see this scene a million times, but no one does it as good as them :D

[@MrPoochsmooch]

Old School Musical Comedy at it's Zenith! Some funny lines... a song... a dance. A HAPPY AUDIENCE! Bravo!

[@Ravenelvenlady]

Witty, marvelous moment in a great musical. I've loved it for years :)

[@ronedelgaleone6706]

I just love this. This one one of my favorite movies when I was young!!

[@renofirvine]

i never get tired of this number

[@ikewasgen45]

The older talents Shaw & Foy started as kids in vaudeville and developed their abilities over many years. This was their peak . The slightly younger Day and Raitt had served their apprenticeships in the BIG BAND or Broadway training arenas. It wasn't like the teenage pretty boy and girl show biz of this sorry era. Ageism and the mental midgets who promote it have lead to dancing with the stars et. al. I',m glad you younger humans can see stuff like this. Enjoy

[@Silbusia]

I love all the songs from this film but I think this is my favourite - it's just perfect

[@4dukesnideer4]

Eddie Foy Jr. what a great talent

[@Juliaflo]

One of the -Seven Little Foys.

[@robertgalbreath6239]

Love Reta Shaw!!

[@brianarbenz7206]

Robert Galbreath, I loved her on TV, as well in this number. I recently completed a blog entry on Reta Shaw. I invite you to take a look (no paywall and no patreon requests. I did it for the enjoyment.) at: briarbenz.blogspot.com/2019/09/nurturing-children-training-voice.html

[@therealzilch]

Ah, the fifties, my childhood. A time of embarrassing squareness but an odd grace. Reta Shaw is legendary here.

[@johnprovince5304]

To Boomers Reta Shaw was a very familiar face on TV and in movies. Lots of good memories.

[@brianarbenz7206]

John Province: I loved her on TV, as well in this number. I recently completed a blog entry on Reta Shaw. I invite you to take a look (no paywall and no patreon requests. I did it for the enjoyment.) at: briarbenz.blogspot.com/2019/09/nurturing-children-training-voice.html

[@MealyMouthedLeach]

My old pal used to play this LP when I'd visit him for dinner in the nineteen-seventies, in Sydney. When I was in Amsterdam a record store had a copy of the very same disc, in 1992; I bought it. . Reminds me of my old pal's dinner parties; I was only seventeen then; I was too young to have seen Doris Day at the movies, except for "Under The Big Top" which had ''Sawdust Spangles and Dreams" in it; in Brisbane. . "Small Talk" is my favorite song, elsewhere on you-tube. . . Cheers. from, del-boy.

[@paymark]

This is a very quaint song and dance by Eddie Foy, Jr. and Rita Shaw (From I Dream of Jeannie). great number. thx for the post

[@iamthemightyjeffers]

delightful number!

[@StevenTorrey]

This was a delightful play/movie!

[@emreyes]

I die and go to heaven at 3:35!! A most excellent post!

[@BALTSOXS417]

The same ..Reta is light as air with a helluva leg kick 4:24

[@bronxboy47]

Absolutely delightful!

[@markschildberg1667]

In 1957 Reta Shaw left NYC for Hollywood to make The Pajama Game and never went back. She was a mainstay in Disney features for years.

[@dmcvegan1963]

The great Reta Shaw!

[@user-sm7dr9bk5u]

Reta Shaw was sooooo amazing! How many musicals would have been flat without her skill and personality?

[@ElmerCat]

Adorable!

[@danielstanwyck2812]

I agree with what apparently is the majority of respondents: WONDERFUL! The 2 together are nothing short of magnificent. I saw them do this on Broadway 300 years ago when I was a tot. How fortunate that they, along with the rest of the cast, were transplanted to the movie version, save for Janis Paige, whom, as I recall, was also great. They needed a bigger name of course. Day was fine; Paige played in at least a couple of Day movies, the 2nd female, the other woman. Paige has more slyness about her, more caustic in delivery, and more fun. But don't get me wrong, - I wish they would give Day a Kennedy Center honor, but I hear tell that she won't do an in-person appearance. Today's group are not even familiar with Sinatra or Garland, let alone the lovely Doris Day. Or even the Beatles! People should be aware of previous generations historical figures. Who was Herbert Hoover, even? Not that he should be re-discovered. We already had the Bush twins. No need to be refreshed about them, either. Now, where did I put my keys?

[@stefanthorne]

Brilliant old musical don't make em like this anymore

[@Juliaflo]

That's because they don't songwriting teams (ampersands) like this anymore.

[@zebra2615]

Shaw was around 37 when she made this movie.

[@MrElliotc02]

Perfection!

[@DorisDayFanatic]

Well, Doris Day was fantastic singer and was a band singer for a long time before she ever started making pictures. So that doesn't really apply here.... Yes, they put her in the movie because she would draw the crowds, but she was also very deserving of the part and I thought she was great in this movie. I'm not saying that you have to agree with me, but that is my opinion.

[@davidallen508]

Who would not agree with you ?

[@epicrapfan73]

I recognized the music from the dance break as the music for The Old Soft Petal from A Troll in Central Park!

[@kenia7113]

My favorite song of all of them!!!!

[@jenny10288]

Yea hahahah

[@kenia7113]

Hahaha, did ya look this up 'cause of the play yesterday?

[@gracereeves9625]

i had the pleasure of playing mabel a few years ago, this song was so much fun to do, i miss it so much :')

[@maggiekoch9348]

Wonderful song and movie, Carol Burnett is a scream in this, and Doris plays the cutest union grievance committee leader ever put on film.

[@annegoshdigian5686]

+Matthew Koch That was Carole Haney, not Carol Burnett.

[@maggiekoch9348]

Anne Goshdigian I stand corrected, she certainly could pass for Carol Burnett.

[@steveweinstein3222]

+Maggie Koch Carole Haney became a choreographer who worked closely with Bob Fosse.

[@johnprovince5304]

Maggie Koch Interesting you should make that mistake. I've often wondered if a very young unknown Carol Burnette wasn't influenced by Carol Haney.

[@marieazrak1951]

We did the song when I was a kid and me and my sisters were in magic moments the drive-in I was in wheelchair cuz I was recovering from foot and ankle surgery reconstructive surgery

[@frankieromo]

love it.

[@margaretstix1217]

Don't miss the soft shoe at the end.

[@jamesryan6008]

Great number ( although the lyrics were slightly sanitized). Loved how the camera danced along with the performers.

[@DalokiMauvais]

"Slightly"? LOL you have a gift for understatement. More like bleached, put through the wringer, dried on high and then soaked in Lysol to boot.

[@Timmerjax]

Go Reta Shaw!!

[@georgehewett5539]

Wonderful number, but admittedly the "non-sanitized" lyrics in the Broadway production version were a lot more fun with their innuendos. Same with the lyrics to "I'm Not At All In Love."

[@richardblair9127]

Delightful

[@meladkins6218]

Eddie Foy Jr as Hienzie and Rita Shaw as Mable.

[@Juliaflo]

Miss Day was just exquisite in this part, not having to ride on the coat-tails or be compared to Janis Page, the singer-actress who originated the part on Broadway.

[@Juliaflo]

This worked well on the screen because the majority of the original Broadway cast appeared in the film. The notable exception is Doris Day.

[@annegoshdigian5686]

Folks, it's Reta, not "Rita" Shaw

[@sozanmarshall2832]

Smashing

[@unclealand]

Barbara Bush has worked for years to look like Rita Shaw.

[@BTURNER1961]

This is recreated from Original broadway show with no less than three of the same cast. This showcases two of them

[@epicrapfan73]

Mrs. Brill from Mary Poppins!

[@DorisDayFanatic]

I agree. =)

[@DorisDayFanatic]

Thanks for commenting!!! =)

[@MissTristaAnne]

@ambertinks alot of things couldnt get past the censorship back then...for movies i mean....on stage its a different story

[@bobbyfrancis8957]

THIS IS NOT FAIR!! I saw this movie on TV in the 1960s over and over again - my favorite song is missing "Think of the Time I Save" when I was a kid I thought it was so funny - when Eddie Foy would sometimes walk around like a clock - why is it missing, even on DVD?

[@reginaldsims8897]

The song never made the movie

[@DorisDayFanatic]

Me too, thanks for commenting! =)

[@evanwilson2465]

I love this musical!

[@DorisDayFanatic]

@raychxojobros I hope you get the part!! =D I love your word - "absofruitly" haha that's adorable! =D

[@rachelayo]

Mabel: Hinesy, Hinesy Hines: I've learned my lesson Mabel, I'll never be jealous again. Mabel: You stick to that now Hines: Absolutely Mabel: Now that's easier said than done. Hines: I can do it Mabel: I knew it but lets take an example, just for fun Picture this, you sitting here waiting for her to come back from a date Hines: there I am, sitting and waiting for her to come back from a date Mabel: Here she comes, her blouse is unbutton her stockings are not very straight Hines: Here she comes, her blouse is unbuttoned her stockings are not very straight Mabel: Later on, she gets a bouque with a card in it saying "Baby, you were great" "Well, Hinesy, what would you do then?" Hines: I would trust her, I would trust her, by George, I swear I would trust her No I'll never be jealous again Mabel: Nice work, Hinesy Hines: I knew I could do it Mablel Mabel: Now lets take another example Picture this, you've got nothing to do so you drop in to chat for awhile Hines: There I am, I've got nothing to do so I drop in to chat for awhile Mabel: Somethings up, the windows are open and Gladys is forcing a smile Hines: Somethings up, the window is open and Gladys is forcing a smile Mabel: There you see, a shirt and a tie and pair of pants in a nice neat little pile "Well, Hinesy" Hines: I woud trust her, I would trust her, by George I swear I would trust her Oh I'll never be jealous, I'll never never never never...be jealous again Mabel: That's it Hinesy you're practically cured! Hines: There'll be no more nightmares to sleep through No more key holes to peep through Mabel: No more bushes to creep through Hines: That's my plan Mabel: Well now that you're a new man Picture this, you go to your sweeties apartment you borrow the key Hines: There I am, I go to my sweeties apartment, I borrow the key Mabel: There she is, she's giving a sailor a very affectionate squeeze Hines: There she is, she's giving a sailor a very affectionate squeeze Mabel: Then, to boot, she tells you she was in the arms of a cousin who was back from over seas Hines: A COUSIN BACK FROM OVER SEAS? DO YOU EXPECT ME TO BEL- Mabel: Hinesy... Hines: I would trust her, I would trust her, by George I swear, I would trust her No I'll never be jealous...I'll never never never never never....never be jealous again

[@DorisDayFanatic]

I'm not exactly sure what you mean by that, but I hope you like her. =)

[@thomasbinninger1355]

Reta has been over looked.

[@Juliaflo]

Many stage-to-screen musicals are usually a showcase for a major movie star. Cases in point--West Side Story for Natalie Wood, and My Fair Lady for Audrey Hepburn. Neither actress was a legitimate singer.

[@BethDiane]

And both had their vocals done by Marni Nixon!

[@TheLOYLY]

Hey im doing this as a drama project can someone give me a context of this song? like who r these ppl , where are they and why/ what r they singing about? thanks!! :) i will try to see the movie if i have time..but if i dont it wud be helpful!

[@hanschristianbrando5588]

Isn't their dance delightful? Musicals have forgotten how to be charming.

[@LordAroyeum]

this is very good, but the stage version at Germantown friends school was CHAWSOME

[@phanfinger]

They didn't seem to have talented younger people in the 50s and 60s huh? Also that first "Picture This", i hear that one when i saw it at my school last night. Ah well at least the rest of the song is the same.

[@DayDreamBeliever1961]

I could picture Drew Carey playing Heinzie.

[@Vascolide]

the lyrics are different @ @

[@markschildberg1667]

The Hays office was still around, ordering lyrics to be toned down to something less risqué.

[@Daisnap]

Yes, I seem to remember something like “Her blouse is unbuttoned, her stockings are not very straight”!