SID CAESAR: The Phone Messages [THE HICKENLOOPERS] (YOUR SHOW OF SHOWS - VERY rare sketch)

Imogene has just a bit of trouble taking messages--was it Jack Millstream? Jim Riverwell? Jim Watercreek? Sid does a hilarious variety of slow--and fast--burns.
NOTE: No date is available for this sketch, which has only been released on very rare out of print VHS/Betamax tapes. My undying gratitude to KJH, the uber-fan of Sid Caesar in Pennsylvania who found these tapes, had them transferred digitally, and shared them with me so that I could make them available on KZbin
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[@Michael-wy2iz]

I was 6 years old then and loved Imogene.. A Hispanic pioneer

[@alanmirell7448]

They were viewed by millions in their time when there wren't many t.v. sets and i was one of them.

[@tonynicholas5539]

Best sitcom ever …..

[@MrCtheG]

Looks like an early one. Imogene's character refers to him as "Mr. Burton," her real married name.

[@sidcaesaryourshowofshowsca2250]

Yes, it's from December 16, 1950. Good catch on the "Burton"! Every now and again, they would use a different name for the characters in what was obviously a Hickenlooper-type sketch (why it's labeled as such here), but usually only for sketches that included guest hosts, not those for just Sid and Imogene. --kjh

[@girlgeniusnyc272]

@@sidcaesaryourshowofshowsca2250 Were Sid and Imogene married in real life?

[@savethetpc6406]

It seemed to me that Doris Hickenlooper was uncharacteristically ditzy in this one. Maybe I need to rewatch some of the other Hickenlooper sketches to be sure, but I never really thought of her as the ditzy type before. Fun sketch regardless, though. :) Looks like this one came from Comedy Central.

[@tonynicholas5539]

Best sitcom ever …..

[@tonynicholas5539]

Best sitcom ever …..