Victor Borge lost episode 1

one episode of his U.S. show from the middle of the last century....

[@garthreynolds1437]

I was born in January 1964 , my mother was 29.old for a mom in those days.she loved loved piano as for the sound of the instrument, though she could not play any . This man was amongst her most favorite of all entertainers..I watch ever video I find of this man just because I know my mother would have.😊

[@willfinn7243]

Thank you for posting these Victor Borge routines. I grew up seeing him on variety shows and his humor has dated well - which is to say - not dated at all. He was a unique solo entertainer with a richer bag of tricks than almost anyone before or since. A one-man mix of rapid-fire and often self-effacing patter, visual gags that rival the Marx Bros, and of course, expert musicality. Mirth and music personified - a true legend.

[@artfrob3754]

Glad i was able to willfin and i totally agree with you...

[@samdrye8067]

There is nothing like this any longer. Borge was a true gentleman, composer and a comedian. He entertained millions with true style.

[@fo1to]

Absolutely

[@kathleenwhitbread9493]

Only watch shows like this which I can view on KZbin. Never tv any more. Can laugh and enjoy the music. Wonderful.😊

[@peacockpaula4723]

Waw what a show! It has made my day, very good Mr Borg you're a true entertainer that brings laughter, joy and healing.

[@ianmorton4136]

Anyone who can make comedy from music is a genius. Victor was a one off, will never be matched

[@echoecho3108]

Thanx so much, artfrob, for sharing this little treasure. Keep 'em coming, please. I used to watch Victor Borge with my mom and dad, every chance we got; on his show, and many others. We all loved him. Daddy's favorite routine was Inflated Arithmetic, and Mama and I loved Phonetic Punctuation. If anyone said 'Loo-TEN-ant', daddy would grin and say 'You mean Loo-ELEVEN-ant'. And mama and I would always end our questions with 'Keeresch pookt', drawing the curved line and period of the question mark in the air. I miss seeing Victor on tv. Such a fun and funny, multi-talented man. RIP mama, daddy, and Victor, and thanx, all, so so very much for the magic, music, and memories.

[@artfrob3754]

Glad i was able three, echo echo...

[@echoecho3108]

@@artfrob3754 😊👍

[@artfrob3754]

An elevention to detail should be inine and five most in everytwo...

[@echoecho3108]

@@artfrob3754 😂

[@expertsenior6262]

If only television programmes were like this today. A totally different and magical era. Thank you for this.

[@essile_1938]

Right. Vulgarity was not necessary for comedy and entertainment.

[@rossanderson3515]

@@essile_1938 👍

[@DonaldSosinJoannaSeaton]

Except that it's all white men in the orchestra.

[@lukevankleef4245]

@@DonaldSosinJoannaSeaton So? That instantly devalues the entire thing? Your criteria for what makes quality entertainment must be pretty arbitrary.

[@Roescoe]

It's coming back, see Owen Benjamin who livestreams music and comedy. I'm sure there will be such a thing again. Yeah it will be white men, cause that's who does this stuff.

[@georgeisaak5321]

A brilliant musician , a great entertainer and a gentleman ! Viktor Borge was a genius at what he did !

[@ruthandsrebro2789]

I agree. He my favorite comedian.

[@mustafauncu1530]

i agree... He is my favorite musician/comedian...

[@johnferguson8993]

Borge was brilliant, the young lad Rushkin was phenomenal. What a shame we don't get quality shows like this today.

[@shary5165]

Whatever happened to the boy? He had a future!

[@sandramyer7081]

I agree about Ruskin

[@Dani-tz6jz]

Times have changed.....and not for the better! They think that to be popular or famous you have to use vulgar and foul language. Victor Borge was unique, a great comedian and no foul language!

[@petermatthiesen8288]

well said.

[@edmundlubega9647]

And to think hw learnt English as an adult!

[@HelenePapageorge]

Thank You for uploading this. Now I understand where Peter Schickele and the PDQ Bach idea comes from. I wouldn't be surprised if Peter Schickele watched Victor Borge's weekly show pretty religiously. This is really hilarious and he was really ahead of the times. Cheers from NYC!!!

[@donnarouse5366]

I love this one ever since I heard it played in the movie somewhere in time so beautiful and haunting thank you Mr borge. T

[@hyeangels8413]

Thanks for sharing this gem. Victor was awesome, but that boy was phenomenal! The whole show was CLASSY! Today's most shows are trashy..... So, I've stopped watching TV for over 7 years now.

[@brianrussel6012]

(,guest) Hye Angels, I too have largely stopped watching t.v., I give it a chance quite often, but it's mostly cheap, banale, unrewarding, boring! I spend quite a lit of time here on KZbin, dipping into wonderful shows like Victor Borge's, here ; Carol Burnett, Dean Martin, Andy Williams, Dick Van Dyke, Perry Como, Lucille Ball, and many others. Plus great old movies that Ive never seen, and interesting documentaries about our favourite " all time greats". Its a whole world of entertainment, seemingly almost inexhaustible. Thank you so much ! 🌹😊🌹😊🌹

[@Crazeyfor67]

From reading all the comments I see that I'm not alone in my feelings about these wonderful shows. These were magical times and things were much more heartfelt and had real meaning. Sadly we can't go back, but very lucky that we can recall the aura of what those times were like.

[@waynehoffman8115]

Exceptional, exquisite, entertaining, compelling Borge.

[@dsohn]

❤❤ Great find. Thanks for sharing!

[@happyheart6125]

A genius. Thank you for your music and comedy.

[@sandramyer7081]

More than 8 yrs but it GREAT- loves his piano music and comedy- hilarious!

[@nivlick]

Absolutely fantastic. And what an ending. It’s sad we don’t get tv like this anymore.

[@Bzcenci812]

The first is an old German song from the thirties that my mother in law used to sing but I don't remember the words...

[@mmemaxwell2311]

Guten Abend, gut’ Nacht, mit Rosen bedacht, mit Näglein besteckt, schlupf unter die Deck’: Morgen früh, wenn Gott will, wirst du wieder geweckt.

[@Bzcenci812]

@@mmemaxwell2311 You are quoting Brahm's Wiegenlied, it is not the song played at the beginning of the video. No tiene nada que ver.

[@sandramyer7081]

So clever hilarious in 1958 ! I love him then and still do!😂🥰❤️

[@mulan10003]

Wish Victor Borge lived forever!

[@georgealderson4424]

Yes I agree. At least we have the videoes so we can remember him and show other people

[@sandramyer7081]

METOO!❤

[@bendovercrabbeyroadstudio613]

what a genius at work...I bet he wrote all his own material, a lot is adlib....I would love to have that Pontiac as well....this video is a gem, nothing on TV anymore, thankful for stuff like this to watch and relive...

[@zzzzzz2244]

What a brilliantly talented funny man.

[@bette-ann]

In heaven, with gratitude ❤

[@Jonathan_Opinya]

Thank you for a magical uploading.. Victor Borges was one of the musicians that teaches the young musician not to take them selves too seriously.

[@artfrob3754]

Thankyou for your comments Jonathan, Victor was a one off....You too have a voice...

[@georgealderson4424]

I do not think anyone ought to take themselves too seriously and in my expierience the people who may be justified in doing so are the most modest and vice versa

[@gkvogt]

I am so glad that his performances were recorded. Future generations will be able to enjoy his brilliance.

[@RichardSchletty]

Brimming with humor and musical artistry. What a great moment in television enertainment.

[@Bzcenci812]

What I like most in him is that the way he had to turn from his (very intelligent and funny) jokes to the deep feeling of the variation on Paganini. I'm sorry I was never able to see Mr Borges perform, I was too little in the middle of last century. P.S. The publicity was also a gem, I imagine the text was also his.

[@toddwitheril473]

Part of the orchestra is a lady knitting, it's the best nonsequitur ever.

[@essile_1938]

Love this man! We need more like him.

[@goonsnrory]

THIS is what real entertainment looks like.

[@avalanche9026]

Hmmm what a special very delicat sensitive man he was.

[@lancelot1953]

There was a time when television was educational, had morals, and fostered the (good) American (and world) values and traditions of family, neighborhood love, etc... By the late sixties, our television (and movies) got darker, more explicitly violent, destructive, while the nuclear family was coming apart - a lot of it motivated by advertising money, controversy, love of scandals (Phil, Renaldo, Springer, Lake, etc..., the "saucier", the better!). How sad for our future generations, Ciao, L

[@bigredracingteam9642]

Agreed. It really is sad how stupid television (and pop music) has become. In my country they started making television to educate. Today it's seemingly to sedate.

[@davidwidmer5264]

There is always hope! Civility, and Good Music! Thank you, Victor!!

[@betsysevergnini2022]

Idem!!!! Condivido perfettamente!

[@ruthandsrebro2789]

@@davidwidmer5264 I agree we need hope Then. A..C..T..I..O..N

[@sandramyer7081]

I agree what you said- gone down

[@TNT-km2eg]

The last note he ever wrote

[@gefredame]

Não entendi. Sou estrangeiro e não compreendi. Por que a última nota?.Eu nunca.tinha visto esse artista, mas quando o vi, gostei de sua performance. Pode me falar mais sobre ele e sobre essa sua frase...SUA ULTIMA NOTA ?

[@bethhentges]

I hadn’t seen this before. Thanks.

[@Rony2453]

the finale was great! Beautiful.

[@hildegardderbal5908]

I love it when he says Auf Wiedersehen. So much.

[@AlanMustafa]

Thank you indeed. I've really enjoyed it.

[@strat8333]

He was wonderful!!! Great band.

[@sickack7573]

Paul Cadogan yes, he was twoderful

[@gusgus420]

I'm kinda sad that I didn't get to enjoy the art that this man had to offer, so funny, entertaining and even educational.

[@wien93]

Be happy that we live in an age where you and I, at opposite ends of this earth, can enjoy an obscure, 70 year old recording of an extraordinary entertainer. We live at the summit of human achievement. The past, the present, and the future is now.

[@georgealderson4424]

I am always impressed by young musicians but to perform before a Victor Borge audiance like him, this boy is excellent

[@elainekomara8555]

This boy played in front of people before. He is a Master of the Piano..

[@john1272]

Thanks for posting. Great stuff.

[@m44E74]

Absolutely brilliant!Finesse...

[@BytomGirl]

Love the ballet to Blue Serenade

[@VickyRBenson]

This was so delightful. But it did make me go make a peanut butter sandwich! 🥪

[@m.w.9944]

He is one of my favorite musician.

[@FabioBezoari]

My favourite Fabietto Un MY FAVOURITE PERFORMER THANK YOU VICTOR

[@FabioBezoari]

My favourite performer thank you victor

[@u.v.s.5583]

Oh yes, Harry S. Borge, dropping bomb after bomb!

[@cs_fl5048]

I PLAYED that Schubert in recital once!!!...I know that theme.!

[@eriknystrom5839]

I played it on violin . It’s Schubert Serenade ("Ständchen" nr 4 from Schwanengesang). Here is a link with Perlman playing it on violin. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZrHdXSHgMmfi6M. There iis also a text to it. 1st verse in German: Leise flehen meine Lieder Durch die Nacht zu dir; In den stillen Hain hernieder, Liebchen, komm zu mir!

[@dottemar6597]

Eerie that today we actually can "meet" on a "satellite in space"

[@georgealderson4424]

...and listen and see people who have long gone

[@RayDAider1]

Makes me want to go out and buy a '58 Pontiac.

[@williampatterson1795]

It is a beautiful car. Will you buy one for me too? maybe you'll get a discount if you purchase 2?

[@m44E74]

A true poet!

[@TheBlueDaweStudioThirlmere]

‘Man , it’s gone’ is 50s slang for ‘Dude, it rocks.’ Or ‘It’s sick.’ Or ‘It’s cool.’ And stuff... Just in case you didn’t get the joke. Sad to say, much of this erudite musical humour would not connect with the audiences of subsequent decades. No wonder, as the years went on, that Borge effectively dumbed-down his act. All kudos to the kid, but so many child prodigies grow up to be merely talented adults among a host of other talented adults, with nothing ‘extra’ to give them an edge.

[@georgealderson4424]

Thank you for the information

[@declamatory]

I'll take one of those Pontiacs!

[@sandramyer7081]

ME Too! Loved Pontiac!

[@paulofreire7520]

Legend! 🙏🏻

[@petermernagh9991]

I love how he subtlety takes the piss out of classical musician's who seem to need notes in front of them before they'd play anything

[@OShaughnessyC]

Charming man

[@sandramyer7081]

Love Rachmaninoff in Pagannini- so beautiful!

[@douglaskirk2543]

He Performed when I was growing up, Those were the days . . .

[@tommyzielinski485]

A Great Dane! But, allow me one comment: This episode does not appear to be lost!

[@u.v.s.5583]

I had a really lost, unique, mega rare episode by Victor Borge, but unfortunately I lost it.

[@barytonal]

MARVELlOUS!!!!!

[@Dilettante-l1s]

the finale is so beautiful!

[@DeLucaFrancesca]

I had one of those big metal toy cars (5 minutes into the video). We also had those huge NYC snowstorms.

[@skiersobolski]

A genious could be funny. Stay healthy.

[@avalanche9026]

That litle kid is in his 70 s. By now. Wonder if still Alive ??

[@crystalcolors6742]

What has come of that Rushkin boy? He is incredible!

[@voolare]

Abott Ruskin has become a quite known recording artist

[@Melodine48]

SUPER!! Qui est ce tout jeune pianiste prodigieux ...son nom?qu est il devenu? Merci a vous. Cordialement et musicalement

[@rossanderson3515]

Anyone heard his punctuation?

[@rossanderson3515]

I liked the 'Donald Duck' especially. Exclamation mark?

[@mariesharp9179]

@@rossanderson3515 hhhh

[@gotsteem]

Loved it, Thanks for sharing.

[@annblatherwick3053]

I believe the young pianist is his son. Later, his grandson toured with him as his page turner for one of his acts.

[@jeffking6286]

Ann Blatherwick his son was the page turner.....I saw the documentary on victor borge

[@williampatterson1795]

yep! the page turner was his son Ronald :} I can only find info about Abbot Lee Ruskin up to the early 2000's .

[@kathleenwhitbread9493]

What a talent😅😅 😅

[@xpattaxservices2170]

Magical. Wow

[@averelldalton0671]

somewhere between Hoffnung and Spike Jones, at the same area

[@wschmrdr]

Always love the Chopin waltz routine. 22:46

[@laurennewberry]

FlagDUDE08 The producer of Victor's 1951 TV show said it was very difficult to convince Victor to do this skit among many others. He thought it was because Victor still "thought in Danish" and couldn't always grasp why something was funny. Of course later he used this skit several times. I agree with you, I always found it comical.

[@Roescoe]

@@laurennewberry He improved it, with the guy playing on flute saying he can't play the piano subverting your expectations when he suddenly pulls out a flute.

[@educatethemax9714]

Love it!!!

[@stefi144]

AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Victor Borge is the best Pianist of all time!

[@sandramyer7081]

Yes I AGREE

[@johnhope3275]

Brilliant Borge as ever

[@santavanstaden6803]

Brilliant!!

[@taari1]

even the adverts were funny and thought out back then.

[@multitieredinvestor183]

Saw him in concert when I was 20 something and was gobsmocked!

[@gefredame]

Esse programa foi realizado em que.ano?

[@reygood1]

Comedy with a class.

[@dsthorp]

He did his own arrangements?

[@ireneday6865]

Of course he wa a genius▪︎

[@gabchaim8232]

the boy is quite insane too

[@nhbchtrustees202]

Magic

[@MsTorjusen]

You all want more people like Victor Borge.... did you know he is Danish ;)

[@jantt2193]

We are ALL jealous

[@MsTorjusen]

Jan TT21 everybody?

[@TNT-km2eg]

Well , I'd never ...

[@ritchievernon8099]

If somebody is having a yard sale, do you ever question how much they're selling the yard for? 😳😳😁

[@robfriedrich2822]

How was it found?

[@edmundlubega9647]

Before there was Top Gear!

[@robfriedrich2822]

I'm in a orchestra, I do soap bubbles.

[@LelandMaurello]

The whole orchestra at the beginning is almost all MEN!. Didn't know that was the case back then.

[@swanben11]

C. 1955? Most all professionals are men. Freelance musicians are still predominantly male.

[@tonirose6776]

@@swanben11 This was before blind auditions, which increased women succeeding by more than a third.

[@ritchievernon8099]

My question is if this is a lost episode, then how and where did they find it? Seems to me it would no longer be lost? Inquiring minds want to know! 🤔🤔😸😳📣📢

[@claudegeneux5822]

Did he have peanut butter in his sandwich too?

[@cliveglover7343]

What piece of music does the young lad play?

[@hildegardderbal5908]

It's called : Konzertstück by Carl Maria von Weber

[@sandramyer7081]

Thank you- so fast and difficult!

[@ritchievernon8099]

Question? How many politicians does it take to change a lightbulb? 🤔 Answer-All of them! Because half of them are voting on it, and the other half are vetoing it! 😬😬

[@MadelynKontis]

Who are the dancers at 20:00?

[@artfrob3754]

I've no idea Madelyn....

[@MadelynKontis]

artfrob No worries. He gave their names afterward.

[@artfrob3754]

Thank you Madelyn for advising me to watch for longer....

[@HurricaneRhonda]

Rod Alexander and Bambi Linn. They did a lot of dancing on TV during the 50's. They were married. Rod was also a choreographer of note.

[@Mountainair2975]

Seriously? The little kid is 12 years old?

[@sandramyer7081]

Now he's 78yr if he is alive- fantastic for 12 yrs old pianist

[@sidcolwell7479]

The bubble guy was a little of pitch.