Re: TCM Premieres....
Posted: January 1st, 2023, 2:48 pm
SUN., 1-1, 2023 Space Comedies....
(times ET)
10:00
pm
The Reluctant Astronaut (1967)
1h 42m | Comedy | TV-G
Don Knotts in a story about a carnival ride operator (afraid of heights) who is hired as a janitor at the Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston and is eventually sent into space.
Director
Edward J. Montagne
Cast
Don Knotts, Leslie Nielsen, Joan Freeman
"....Not as popular as his first film ventures, The Incredible Mr. Limpet (1964) and The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966), due to its connection to the Apollo program, The Reluctant Astronaut still was a popular children's film and was frequently shown on weekend afternoons. ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Reluctant_Astronaut
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12:00
am
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars (1953)
1h 17m | Comedy | TV-G
Lester and Orville accidentally launch a rocket which is supposed to fly to Mars. Instead it goes to New Orleans for Mardi Gras. They are then forced by bank robber Mugsy and his pal Harry to fly to Venus where they find a civilization made up entirely of women
see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbott_an ... Go_to_Mars
Director
Charles Lamont
Cast
Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Mari Blanchard
(times ET)
10:00
pm
The Reluctant Astronaut (1967)
1h 42m | Comedy | TV-G
Don Knotts in a story about a carnival ride operator (afraid of heights) who is hired as a janitor at the Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston and is eventually sent into space.
Director
Edward J. Montagne
Cast
Don Knotts, Leslie Nielsen, Joan Freeman
"....Not as popular as his first film ventures, The Incredible Mr. Limpet (1964) and The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966), due to its connection to the Apollo program, The Reluctant Astronaut still was a popular children's film and was frequently shown on weekend afternoons. ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Reluctant_Astronaut
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12:00
am
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars (1953)
1h 17m | Comedy | TV-G
Lester and Orville accidentally launch a rocket which is supposed to fly to Mars. Instead it goes to New Orleans for Mardi Gras. They are then forced by bank robber Mugsy and his pal Harry to fly to Venus where they find a civilization made up entirely of women
see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbott_an ... Go_to_Mars
Director
Charles Lamont
Cast
Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Mari Blanchard