NBC Network - Ellery Queen - “Adventure of the Sinister Scenario" (Complete Broadcast, 8/8/1976) 📺

[@jeffreyweaver9854]

Thanks for letting this 70's TV series once again have the opportunity to be seen by people who appreciate quality productions!

[@CanvasCanary]

AMEN 🙌 to that 🙏🙏😊😊!!

[@randlee686]

My dad, and my cousin were Manfred B. Lee and Frederic Dannay, the writing team that between 1929 and 1971 created Ellery Queen. and his world in novels, short stories, editorials, and "Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine". Some really bad movies were made about Ellery, and the year Dad died, the Ellery TV show debuted. He and Dannay had nothing to do with the show's scripting or casting, but I think David Wayne in the role of Ellery;s dad was perfect casting.

[@vaec58]

To this day I always make Q’s with double tail! I still have all my Grandmothers Ellery Queen books.!

[@maggiejane6327]

This is amazing to hear your Dad and cousin were the ones who created, and wrote Ellery Queen.. 👍 ..l guess you might say l am in awe ... You must be soo proud of them.. Ellery Queen is one of my favourite detective s... Tonight l watched Ellery Queen played by Ralph Bellany...1942 .. cute, a bit of comedy thrown into the plot, but l didn't picture Ellery Queen acting like the way they had Ralph Bellany play him... I think of Ellery Queen a little more on the serious side ? And tall haha . Do you think l could find the Ellery Queen novels on Amazon?

[@patriciapayne3465]

Cheers!!

[@QueenBee-gx4rp]

Have loved Ellery Queen all my life and remember how astonished I was to find out that he was two people! It was wonderful to hear from you and get a little more info.

[@mikejohnson515]

@@maggiejane6327 Ralph Bellamy would have been good as Inspector Queen, though I did enjoy David Wayne. One of Mr. Bellamy's early roles was as the police inspector in 1941's "The Wolf Man", starring Lon Chaney Jr.

[@yclare1]

I loved Ellery Queen.. very sad Jim Hutton passed so young very good actor. Thanks for posting..👍

[@maggiejane6327]

Ellery Queen was one of my favourite shows back in the day.. watched every episode. And then before l knew it it was cancelled .. l remember l was so upset ...

[@epaddon]

One of the final repeats of the show before it left the air for good, sadly. "Ellery Queen" was a terrific show that deserved to last longer than it did.

[@DD-sr7no]

You're absolutely right :-)

[@quickchris10comcast]

Yeah, I guess it didn't have enough ``babes'' on it. I kinda remember loving this show, too, although I was only 13 when this aired. I'm sure it contributed to my love of detective stories as I was growing up. I also read all the Agatha Christie novels when I was about that age, too. Edited to add: this episode features a manner of death which sadly came to Brandon Lee in the making of ``the Crow.'' 'Reminds me of the ``cul de mort'' episode of ``Nero Wolfe.''

[@inkyguy]

epaddon, NBC was on a precipitous fall to the bottom of the ratings. They had a way of shooting themselves in the foot.

[@bethelle9099]

Yes, I was always a fan of Jim Huttons and David Wayne. These networks, at least in the past, cancelled a lot of great shows too soon Supposedly they wanted more violent content.

[@ruthmaryrose]

One of the best shows ever! Yeah, the idiots at the top preferred garbage.

[@dawnbaker9274]

What a blast from the past! I remember sitting with my dad who always figured out the murderer. This Ellery Queen was definitely a classic in my book.

[@sheristewart3940]

I love those short commercial breaks and the commercials themselves were way more entertaining than those we have today that range from absurd to zzzzz-stupid.

[@kathleenking47]

Also, the old radio voices for the commercials 🙂

[@ruthmaryrose]

I loved this show when it came out 76 and was soooo disappointed when it didn’t return the next season.

[@azoutlaw7]

Thank you so much! I love Ellery Queen, TV and books. Jim Hutton is a talent gone way too soon. And the commercials!Thank you again.

[@randlee686]

When did Hutton die?

[@donnapuckett4992]

Oh my goodness!!!! My first Ellery Queen episode on this channel has Vincent Price in it, way to go!!!!!!

[@beckyjacobsen5867]

I’m with you guys. I loved this show when it was on. It’s still great

[@markmason482]

Loved every minute of it I think I was probably 14 or so when I watched the original.

[@nancyking]

I have the series on DVD. My family and I used to watch it when it was on TVLand in the mid-to-late 1990s, and I loved it! My dad was upset when Jim Hutton died at such a young age of liver cancer; he was only about 46 years old. David Wayne, Jim Hutton, and Tom Reese (Velie) appeared on The Twilight Zone.

[@robertszvetics210]

I HAVE THE DVD ALSO GREAT SERIES

[@carolynmeinung3597]

I remember watching this series years ago. Thanks for the memories.

[@kimstyles4006]

What a flash from the past! I love this show when it was on and watched every episode everyone I knew did😃

[@JanetCaterina]

This series is really quite good, with great characters, cameo actors and intricate plots. I actually enjoyed this video, with all of the commercials in it too.

[@TheAnitam3]

Interestingly enough for those who don't know creators agreed. This was revamped into the form of Murder, She Wrote.

[@hx823]

This and "Nero Wolfe" (Maury Chaykin/Timothy Hutton {Jim's son}) were both very well done (and unfortunately short lived}, period pieces.

[@dorisp9127]

I did not know they were father and son. I liked them both. I also liked Nero Wolfe, I tried to watch all of their series, but didn't seem like very many.

[@hx823]

Ellery Queen lasted 1 year on NBC and Nero Wolfe was two years on A & E. Both available on dvd.

[@grimtt]

That makes so much sense, I never connected the two. It is interesting how many actors from the classic age of cinema went on to have kids in the business.

[@vaec58]

Yeah, but the there was Leverage! Tim was great at Nate Ford..

[@rebelwalzt]

I guess NBC didn't want people thinking. I was very young when this show was on. But my aunt would watch Ellery Queen with us and would always get it right.

[@ambermarr4557]

I am from Ireland and in the 70s this show was one of the best. We had 3 channels and some of the best TV ever. Thank you for this ❤❤❤❤

[@cruisepaige]

Same in Massachusetts. 3 channels. Tiny black and white TV

[@Barzins1]

I was able watch a few of these in Iran and dubbed in Farsi. It was a million years ago and I didn’t even speak English. I loved the shows.

[@TheAnitam3]

Miss this show and Jim Hutton. My husband and I watched this every Sunday night and ordered pizza in.

[@theoriginalmr.j1422]

My siblings and I use to watch Ellery Queen with our Mother every Sunday.

[@MarieJesne]

Shame on NBC for cancelling this after only one season! Unlike other TV murder mysteries that focus too much on the dramatics of the case, Ellery actually gave all the evidence. You just had to be observant, and you didn't need encyclopaedic knowledge like Sherlock Holmes (though I also love Holmes). Maybe the plots aren't super complicated or unique, but they're well constructed and entertaining. The books are great too, but Hutton's talent really takes the character to another level. I loved watching this show as a kid. My brother and I would argue over our theories during the breaks and sometimes we made little bets -- I remember one episode with an Alice in Wonderland theme where I had to buy him a milkshake afterward. I still love to rewatch them with him and see if we can remember all the details. Maybe at the time the show didn't have the biggest audience, but I don't think NBC gave it a fighting chance with a single-season run.

[@cmack2769]

Marie Jesne Totally agree. I loved/love watching it.

[@francescaa8331]

I was surprised it only lasted one season. I thought it was a good mystery show, decent plots.

[@donniscampbell7101]

I

[@Laceykat66]

Interestingly, it was because of the expense and not poor ratings. This was not a cheap show to make and NBC, like most media giants, could not see the future of 100 channel cable to keep the show in syndication.

[@ginnylorenz5265]

@@Laceykat66 A similar thing happened to Hutton's son, Timothy, in the marvelous "Nero Wolfe" series. Terrific quality in every aspect. A&E wouldn't pay for more episodes, apparently.

[@suhayl5157]

love those old commercials; I get the feeling there were more innocence in the air back then.

[@boatymcboatface666]

Loved this series as a kid, was 11 at time.

[@faithcastillo9597]

I loved this show. Smart, intelligent, and a great cast. You, the viewer, got to figure out "who dunnit", rather than watch a crime being committed and then watch the detective figure it out.

[@Anisky123]

What a treat! I loved Ellery Queen as a kid! TYSM

[@CanvasCanary]

😉😉 He wasn't a kid -- he was a full-grown adult! 😊😊 (I'm kidding, I'm kidding 😂..!!)

[@mescko]

I always liked Don DeFore. A genuinely nice man, a family man, who simply viewed his acting as work, his way of making a living and nothing more.

[@randywiggins1248]

Nice. Never saw the show but read the stories. The commercials bring back memories.

[@echoecho3108]

Omg! I had despaired of ever seeing my favorite detectives again. Thanx so very much for sharing this little gem! Jim Hutton and David Wayne are such wonderful, fun actors, and they were a perfect team as Ellery and Inspector Queen. I hated it when this classic, brilliant show was so unceremoniously and cruelly canceled. RIP, darling gentle men, and thanx so very very much for the magic and memories.

[@CanvasCanary]

AMEN!! 😊

[@echoecho3108]

@@CanvasCanary 😊👍

[@Tomovox_PAMS_Radio_JIngles]

I liked this show very much. I was 10 but I was dedicated to seeing this whenever I could. I seem to recall that all of us kids and our folks tuned in. It's a real head scratcher why this didn't last any longer, but I guess it must have been up against something on ABC or CBS that was the reigning hit of the time.

[@francescaa8331]

Recall it being canceled at the time.... and I was surprised because it was good.

[@inkyguy]

Thank you. I tried to watch this show growing up but it came and went to quickly to get into a habit of it. I’m so pleased I finally great to see an episode again after all of these years.

[@kencohen4378]

Wow..what a great show this was; it was well written, perfectly cast and the famous actors were superb in their roles. The show could've and should've run much longer than it did. I only wish more episodes were available on YT.

[@CanvasCanary]

Amen!!😊😊

[@echoecho3108]

I found them. The entire series. There is an Archive file, but I do not have the link. Sorry! It's been a few years since I found them. In fact, I don't even remember how I managed to stumble on that. I think I searched 'ellery queen tv show full shows free online'. I don't recall if I put 'KZbin' in that search. The 'channel' name had 'Archive' or something like it in the name. My kiddo gave me the box set, so I deleted my KZbin file. Sorry I'm not more help.

[@teresacashmore8796]

@@echoecho3108 found it! I've been looking for this show for years. thanks for info.

[@MustafaJackson]

ELLERY QUEEN was a fun series created by the masterful writing team of Levinson and Link and I really enjoyed reliving the experience of watching those wonderful 1970's commercials.

[@katherinehogan578]

Thanks for posting. Fuzzy memories t .v.gimmie a break,hàh. I,m in my 60,s and know v price + Troy donnahue, got his autograph in person😍no joke, at the age of 14.no joke 😂 he said how pretty I was, at the beach in Malibu. I had to show parents his autograph then they believed me. Lost photos, autographs due to moves, and several relocations. That jerk never asked me on a date 😚 his loss!!!!! Again at 14, my snow 🎿 in instructor asked my Dad for permission to date me. Pierre & great looking. My snow 🎿 ing improved and nice dates. Oh,and beautiful love letters from France. Thanks t.v. memories for the the fun!!!!!!🤣😍😄😄😍😍😁😁

[@ruthannamarteifio2521]

Love Ellery Queen----the books and the shows! And watching the old commercials was a kick, also!!

[@kathleenking47]

58:09 Its eerie, hearing of REAGAN being liberal and Catholics worrying about irreverence of LIFE, 48 years ago 🤔

[@scarygary-qq1pj]

It was funny when that little kid was talking about how much longer that brand of wiener was with that basketball player having a coy smile on his face. I need to keep my mind out of the gutter. 😢

[@kevinnorfolk1710]

I have often wondered about this tv show from when I was a kid. What a joy to see it again after so long. As with Oliver Hardy and Eric Morecambe, I loved the way at the time that they would include and either talk to, or acknowledge us at home. And way before interactive technology. Thank you for sharing this 😌

[@lovethe1wolves]

I've never been much of a TV watcher but this was one of the few shows I liked.

[@francescaa8331]

Hooray. Great show. I really like seeing it all back in time. Yay for fuzzy memories TV also.

[@DD-sr7no]

I always enjoyed every episode of Ellery Queen...It had everything: nostalgia, wits, great performances, father and son loving relationship, suspense...even OTR (remember Simon Brimmer?) I would have liked 30 more episodes :-(

[@ellenthorne8222]

John Hillerman was great as Simon Brimmer a character you love to hate who always thought he was better at solving crimes than Ellery and was always wrong. John played him to perfection.

[@kensellers4082]

Whenever I saw Mr. Hillerman portray the toffee-nosed Jonathan Higgins on “Magnum:P.I.,” I was reminded of his equally superb portrayal of the wonderfully supercilious Simon Brimmer on the terrific “Ellery Queen” detective series with the late Jim Hutton and the late David Wayne. This show should have been on NBC for several more seasons, imo.

[@lukacunningham342]

I would like *100* more episodes and *18-20* more seasons

[@mescko]

@@kensellers4082 Supercilious, the perfect description of Simon.

[@kensellers4082]

@@mescko It really is a tribute to the late John Hillerman’s acting ability, that he was able to be SO convincing as the haughty and pompous Simon Brimmer and also as Jonathan Higgins, and Mr. Hillerman was an American, born and raised in Texas. I heard he perfected his posh British accent by listening to recordings of Sir Laurence Olivier. Mr. Hillerman was also superb in “Chinatown” and “Blazing Saddles,” among several other film appearances. He was a great actor.

[@kmaassociates7999]

AH, yes. America's Bi-Centennial year. Love the old commercials ! Watched this show and only a few others back then. I was stationed at NAS North Island, San Diego, CA. Those were good days, but trips to see Hollyweard were pretty disappointing even then.

[@chefskiss6179]

I loved these Sunday nights. He was like a big screen version of Encyclopedia Brown brought to life. Love that the commercials and news items are still intact. Thanks for this one.

[@ApartmentKing66]

Yeah, my dad liked Ellery Queen, and I'd watch it too. Seeing this again after 45 years is like being transported back in time to August 1976.

[@kathleenking47]

Alec Baldwin?

[@CanvasCanary]

Cool comparison, Encyclopedia Brown..! 😅😊

[@RKusmie64]

One of my absolute favorite shows back when. I've always loved mysteries - I think I should've been a detective ;-) :-D (and it was really fun seeing those commercials again - really took me back)

[@oneminuteofmyday]

I can remember being annoyed at all the commercials. Now I am sitting here watching them because it’s nostalgic. lol This is my all-time favorite TV show. _Emergency!_ was a very close second.

[@StutleyConstable]

I remember this series. My dad liked it. I thinks it's interesting that years after this aired, Jim Hutton's son, Timothy, would play an equally famous sleuth - Archie Goodwin, Nero Wolfe's leg-man.

[@opaltaberna6817]

Oh, yeah. 😊

[@Seansaighdeoir]

This show was an inspiration when I watched it as a kid. Didn't know why we didn't get more episodes in the UK but sadly looks like it was dropped. What a shame. Jim Hutton was a great role model.

[@rickyricardo6725]

Thanks for keeping the commercials,that’s how I remember the times.plus not one freaking drug commercial

[@trythinkingforachange4201]

Commercials are(and always were) just propaganda - lies to sell products.

[@stickmanbw]

Crest have Flouride.

[@BryanPAllen]

That’s a great point about the lack of drug commercials Ricky

[@cruisepaige]

And the food boxes and portions were so small!

[@debbiebalnaves4842]

Loved this show .. one season wasn't enough .. trying to solve it was fun especially if there were a few people watching

[@MC-342]

Some great actors in this episode 👍

[@lor3999]

How I loved everything about this show.

[@montygates8767]

Love watching the old commercials

[@Bob-zx7io]

Love the show. Seeing Jimmy Connors and Ruth Buzzi sing about Canada Dry also awesome :-)

[@scarygary-qq1pj]

We've seen the last of Yellow Pages and Datsun 280Z commercials.

[@peterjamesfoote3964]

This is a very fine and edgy episode with many great performances. I always liked this show at the time, 76, but it seems even better with some acting experience under my belt. Such a snarky script, and so much time has passed since I saw it the first time that I was fooled again. What a masterful performance by Vincent Price!

[@BryanPAllen]

Loved the show and the commercials. Thanks for keeping them in

[@johnrider5701]

Brings back happy memories of a more innocent time.

[@pappabunny]

Jim Hutton as Ellery Queen. His son, Timothy starred in that excellent Nero Wolf series.

[@MariaLacsamana-ik3in]

I love the Ellery queen crime mysteries it really is nerve cracking scenes 👏 😅 😳 I'm very grateful for posting it on my yt keep it coming thanks a million !!!! 😊 😅❤❤❤

[@3373-g8z]

My God I miss the 70s so much. What a wonderful time to be young. I hope I never lose the memories!

[@CanvasCanary]

Me either -- I used to be told I looked great in mini-skirts (NOT micro-mini's, tho'!) and shorts! 😉😉😊

[@larrygrimaldi1400]

Great, even the old commercials and a network NI with local commercials!

[@dianatodd2300]

I loved this show and could never understand why it didn't last. Thank you for sharing this and what fun it was to see the commercials and other bits as well! Oh the memories!

[@oneminuteofmyday]

It got cancelled because the network thought it was too “cerebral” for the general public. Who would want to think that hard when being entertained? 🙄

[@oneminuteofmyday]

@Tom Lowery Accurate or not, that is what I have read - The network thought it made people think too much for them to view it as relaxing entertainment. This show is probably my favorite television series, but it definitely has its faults. Some of the clues are a little much, such as in the pilot episode when the victim unplugged the television at the exact moment a sun was on the screen. It’s a good thing it wasn’t supposed to rain, then they never would have found the murderer. I could see why people might not have continued watching. Still, whatever the reason, it’s a shame there aren’t more episodes. It’s just good fun.

[@cw-s3582]

@@oneminuteofmyday Wow! Then Midsomer Murders from Brittan would never have made it back then! 🙂

[@CanvasCanary]

​@@oneminuteofmyday Oh, I would! As long as it's for fun, and well-acted?? Yes!! 😊😊😊

[@CanvasCanary]

​@@oneminuteofmyday I would!! 😊😊

[@taffykins2745]

I remember this show! Enjoyed it very much, thanks for the upload!

[@warrathblacktiger5566]

Loved the series as a kid dad told me about as radio show just to bad it didn’t last longer

[@MissWitchiepoo]

When I'm in front of a class room of sharp kids, the last thing I want to think about is my underarms. Oh boy that had me in tears I did not expect that it was so incredibly funny. I am happy to say I never worry about my underarms and I just use soap and water:) I love the old commercials they were so corny. Thank you for the upload of good old Ellery and for keeping all these old pearls in the video!!

[@inkyguy]

MissWitchiepo, I caught that too. It seems incredibly kinky.

[@monicdavis6150]

I remember the commercials better than the show 😂❤️❤️❤️. Thanks for the upload!

[@shelbynamels973]

This episode is so meta. Half the enjoyment is catching the inside jokes ("I'm not an actor who counts his lines". "243. They cut it down to 97". "97. They cut me down to a walk-on"). Too funny.

[@PiggyXMalone]

Not an inside joke. No filmmaking knowledge needed to appreciate the irony.

[@CanvasCanary]

Okay, I guess I'm a bit old-fashioned... But what exactly does "meta" mean there? 😉

[@shelbynamels973]

@@CanvasCanary It's like porn. I can't really describe it, but I know it when I see it.

[@CanvasCanary]

​@@shelbynamels973 Okay... If you say so 😉..! 😊

[@inkyguy]

I was shocked to see in the ending credits that this was “Based on Characters Created by Ellery Queen.” I always assumed Ellery Queen was a purely fictional protagonist. In fact, the author “Ellery Queen” was a combination of two real people. Ellery Queen is a pseudonym created in 1929 by crime fiction writers Frederic Dannay and Manfred Bennington Lee and the name of their main fictional character, a mystery writer in New York City who helps his police inspector father solve baffling murders.

[@bjbell52]

He is BUT as part of the charm of the magazine they had the author being Ellery Queen.

[@randlee686]

Well put. Dad and cousin Dan used the pseudonym Ellery Queen AND the name of the fictional detective because (they were young men) they figured it would be easier for potential readers to remember them and their work if the names were the same.

[@kennethlindsey8357]

This theme is my ringtone

[@DD-sr7no]

Really? Awesome score...

[@CanvasCanary]

Neat!! 😊😊

[@nanajanamike]

How did this great show only last 1 season? The chemistry between Jim & David was gold, the guest stars were terrific, created by Levinson & Link, creators of Columbo.Must've been the time slot or night.Watched it every week. Another mistake by NBC, just like James Garner with Nichols!

[@echoecho3108]

I love Ellery and Jim Hutton, but I've had a long-time crush on Jim Garner, too. Yes! I knew I wasn't the only Nichols fan! Have you found any eps online or otherwise? I haven't had any luck.

[@cristineconnell7803]

Indeed! Watched it ever chance I could! Lol

[@excalibur7185]

Yes, it was a bummer it was only one season. The network screwed up and screwed us fans.

[@kathleenking47]

@@excalibur7185 I wonder if it was supposed to be the 4os, and didnt look believable because of hair, and other props?

[@LoneWolfAttack]

It got a full season and all its episodes aired, which is more than most new shows got on NBC at that time. Particularly if they were scheduled on Thursday, where they were in the toilet. This was back when NBC cancelled everything except for 5 shows each year, in case you forgot. Midway through this season, there was this newspaper article that ran in multiple papers about NBC's ratings problems. The title was "Heads Are Gonna Roll". In a panic, their neurotic jew executives started yanking half the network off the air and throwing the remaining segs in the trash disposal, trying not to make heads roll. They even did it to "Petrocelli" which was in Season 2 and only had a few episodes left to run (they never ran them... not that that's surprising, they never aired all of "Ironside's" episodes either... and they only had that on for 8 seasons). Actually, that article turned out to be prophetic because The Mad Programmer's head did roll a few weeks afterwards. And then the terminal narcissist Paul Klein came in, and he was like, "Whatever, I don't want any of his stuff."

[@shaelynp7630]

Thank u thank u thank u I'm working my way through a list of mysteries that have "locked room murders" in them and this series has 3 episodes that have them and the only other easy to watch is to BUY an episode from Amazon. So I appreciate your uploads!!

[@quickchris10comcast]

``10 Little Indians'' by Agatha Christie being the quintessential forerunner of them all?

[@krossen4]

I was about 8 when this aired originally. My whole family would watch and try to figure out the mystery. This program was so underrated - probably the only NBC show I watched. I always thought Jim Hutton was perfect for this role (sadly left us way too early). Thank you very much for this upload.

[@QueenBee-gx4rp]

SGT51051992 I loved this show!

[@NipkowDisk]

I agree 100%, it was very underrated and should've aired for at least several more seasons.

[@wmbrown6]

In a sense, Jim's son Timothy Hutton followed in his footsteps - with his role as Archie Goodwin in the now-defunct A&E series "A Nero Wolfe Mystery" with Maury Chaykin (which also left the air too soon). But that "Ellery Queen" failed in this way was also indicative of the (low) state of NBC by this period, foreshadowing the utter disaster that was the Fred Silverman era.

[@barbaradrummond-bellacicco170]

I watch these episodes daily as part of my treatment of MS. I find it helps my memory loss to rewatch my favorites.

[@echoecho3108]

@@barbaradrummond-bellacicco170 Bless you, dear lady.

[@joesimon2029]

I loved this show !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This was like Murder She Wrote 1976.

[@lynphillips2109]

Yes, I thought so too. And both had classic movie stars as guest stars.

[@joycepiantes8383]

I like this this show. So sad that he passed away.

[@DoorwayToNightmare]

Even though I have all of the episodes from this sadly short lived series, it is wonderful to see the original commercials and breaks again! Thank you for the upload!

[@darlyswynn5594]

I LOVED this show, and Jim Hutton. The books are great, as well…good times!

[@kiasax2]

Jim Hutton was a fine actor and I really enjoyed his portrayal of Ellery Queen.

[@5cloudwalker]

Did anyone recognize Mr B from the TV show Hazel?

[@charlesbecker2116]

Here's with the Keaton Father from Family Ties

[@dakert40]

I saw him as Thorny from The Adventures Of Ozzie And Harriet

[@bryceonions4601]

Wow Hazel, that takes me back to watching Australian TV when I was a kid. About 56 years ago. I remember Mr.B also. We had Elerry Queen here also, what a great show.

[@5cloudwalker]

Bryce Onions You can watch full episodes on youtube just type hazel tv

[@inkyguy]

5cloudwalker, sure, Don’t DeFore.

[@stephaniekice2475]

It was such a good show and its short run was a real shame.

[@gingergargoyle]

Oh I loved this show! Wish they hadn't cancelled it so quickly

[@CadillacL]

Love this show!

[@michaelallport5816]

I adore this series-Yowser! Yowser!

[@LivLaRaj]

I just watched the pilot to Ellery Queen ( “Too Many Suspects” aired March 23 1975). First glance of the regular "4th wall broken" moment makes me realize what may have inspired the SNL sketch "Minute Mystery" with Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi (the 2 installments of this running sketch aired in 1975 at the start of SNL's first season...)

[@marcc3516]

This is really cool. notice the difference in audio quality between the local spots and network. some stuff about the old days I do not miss, like how bad TV audio used to be.

[@synergypersonaldevelopment2377]

Nice tracking shots at the start of the second act. Cinematography we rarely see these days.

[@lsmftymf]

26:50-26:59 New York Knicks' Harthorne Wingo for Swift Longfellows franks. 56:24-56:54 Bernie Kopell for the Yellow Pages.

[@lelandfranklin3487]

Great series....watched with my late father. We loved it and like most shows we liked...cancelled pretty quickly! 🤪

[@cathywithac]

Loving the original commercials.

[@ArcherSlamBAM]

I only came across this show because of the (now a couple years old) video made by Oddity Archive based on Ellery Queen's FIRST home, the Dumont Network. I then watched the episode he highlighted, and when this episode came on, showing that Vincent Price, of all actors, was in the episode, I HAD to watch it! XD

[@calleaestejunior4593]

James B. Siking who was Lt. Howard Hunter (the SWAT Commander) on Hill Street Blues and Doogie Howser's dad playing the stunt double.

[@oldgringo2001]

I loved this series when it ran back when. Now I wonder if any of the actors are still alive. Jim Hutton, David Wayne, Vincent Price, all gone, of course, and all the actors Inspector Queen wanted to see were all old when this was made. Norma Shearer? I'm not sure I ever saw one of her movies, but I know she was a presence back in the 1930s.

[@jamesmurray8558]

This was good t.v. back then.

[@echoecho3108]

It still is!

[@laurenceshtull6777]

I don’t even mind watching these old 1970s commercials

[@adelechicken6356]

Thanks for posting this, I enjoyed the show. And it was so much fun seeing all these commercials again, and appreciated that you told who the announcers are.

[@sheilapasquini6232]

This show was cancelled because it wasn't pulling in the ratings. I'm puzzled that folks didn't tune in in large numbers. Life is filled with "might have beens". Same for Nero Wolfe and Tom Hutton. Oh well. RIP Jim Hutton.

[@mariabarker2036]

I just love Vincent Price.

[@inkyguy]

The "brilliant" executives at NBC who likely axed this quality show rather than supporting and promoting it would have been the ones who drove the network to near destruction. Grant Tinker, Mary Tyler Moore's husband at the time, and co-founder with Moore of MTM, was given the job of NBC president and saved the network. His guiding principle was to get out of the way and let the creative people do what they do best. As a result NBC was revived creating hit show after hit show in the 1980s and into the 90s. Too bad Tinker, who recently died, wasn't around to save this and keep NBC from sliding down hill.

[@DD-sr7no]

Well, it was a shame to cancel such a loving TV show...Jim Hutton, David Wayne ...rest in peace.

[@CanvasCanary]

Let's hear it (posthumously) for Grant Tinker, then!!! 🎉🎉🎉

[@mary.gcarpenter1490]

Agree 100%. Perry Mason was my all time favorite Mystery, but Ellery Queen was a close second. First with Jim, then Timothy. Watched them and read them for years, over and over. And you were right, they didn't give it a chance the second time around. Yet they put all this crap on TV nowadays. I watch 3 TV shows now which are on hiatus right now. Burkes Law was another show I liked in the day. I can get that on my Tablet as well now and I've been Binging. Now it's Ellerys turn. I also liked the Nero Wolfe stories but I didn't care for the guy that played him so I don't watch that one anymore. And Doris, Jim Hutton and his Son Timothy looked exactly alike, almost like twins, except for the age difference of course.

[@BryanPAllen]

And the height

[@djdon60]

was a fan of this, another great Levinson-Link gift.

[@danielarick2105]

I'd like to see the first episode of this series it had some real good stars in it, as well as having Guy Lombardo playing himself I think, it was about a wealthy man who disinherited his heirs on New Years Eve

[@hx823]

Among them in that episode was Joan Collins (Star Trek and dynasty). Another piece of trivia is that the victim was portrayed by Thayer David who had previously portrayed Nero Wolfe

[@tomservo56954]

"It wasn't...Guy Lombardo?"

[@tomservo56954]

Here is a link to that epiosde... kzbin.info/www/bejne/aYrWZoirgc2qldU

[@kensellers4082]

Thayer David also portrayed the learned Professor T. Elliott Stokes on the classic “Dark Shadows” in addition to several other fascinating characters, like Count Petofi and Sandor Racosi.

[@PeterBrown-mz4nv]

And David Doyle, Bosley from Charlie's Angels.

[@hackbritton3233]

Thanks I remember liking the show. I didn't remember how long ago it was so now feeling a little old. Also I enjoyed see the old commercials.

[@tvpmark]

Jim Hutton was perfect as Ellery Queen and David Wayne as Inspector Richard Queen was also great. There was some good supporting cast members, like John Hillerman as Simon Brimmer, and Ken Swofford as reporter Frank Flanagan. Now I don't know what was more disappointing, that the show only lasted one season or that Jim Hutton died.

[@tomservo56954]

They downplayed the Simon Brimmer character, when they realized they had to write two different scenarios...one for Ellery, and one for Simon--logical, but pointing to the wrong character. Frank Flannagan could make guesses and jump to conclusions.

[@triciajohansen7124]

Both, that Jim Hutton passed away and the show was canceled.

[@kensellers4082]

I liked John Hillerman as the haughty Simon Brimmer very much. But, that Frank Flanagan character was just too loud, crass and obnoxious. I was always glad when it was Simon Brimmer matching wits with Ellery Queen and not the insufferable Frank Flanagan.

[@CanvasCanary]

​@@kensellers4082 Amen to that "Simon vs. Frank" comparison! 😅

[@PeterBrown-mz4nv]

When they filmed this series, Jim Hutton was so dedicated that he actually lived at the lot where they filmed.

[@PeterBrown-mz4nv]

This was and is my favorite show ever. I watched these when I was a kid and never solved one single episode.

[@marypatten9655]

loved Ellery Queen. great video. thank you for letting everyone see it for free. ✡ God Bless

[@CanvasCanary]

Amen! 😊