The Steve Allen Show - Jerry Lee Lewis 7/28/1957
This is The Steve Allen Show from 7/28/1957 with Shelly Winters and Jerry Lee Lewis, among others.
It features a modern introduction from Steve Allen.
here he is jumpin' and joltin' Jerry LeeLewisbaby we got chinking in the barn who the
21:15fuck for my boss we got21:20[Music]21:34for me kind of standing one spot21:51jump around just a little bit that's21:54when you have black got something you
21:56
know let's go
hello again and welcome to a show00:31originally performed live on July 2800:341957 the news media at the time was00:36impressed that the great rockabilly00:38agitated Jerry Lee Lewis was our guest00:40that meant there be a whole lot of00:41shakin goin on we also included a sketch
in which I teach Shelley Winters how to00:45drive at one in which I work with00:47Anthony Francieosa were a couple of00:49construction workers the guys you see00:51crawling around on the 87th floor00:53skyscrapers under construction to open00:55now here are the men of the street00:56talking about summer romances well-known01:03man in the street music and tonight's01:05question for the man in the street is01:07about romance summer vacationers often01:12find that their romance blooms very01:13quickly during the vacation season and01:15young lovers I think are among the main01:17stage of any summer resort so question01:19is what is the average man think about01:21the summer romance let's find out as we01:23meet our first man in the street01:29[Applause]01:32I'm just old Gordon Hathaway live from01:36Manhattan and I'm mr. universe01:40hi-ho steve-arino well hello to you01:43Gordon are you ready for tonight's01:45question about summer romances summer01:46romances No01:51[Music]01:54I love you01:57well alright let's have an old romantic02:00Idol of millions02:02you tell me just how do you feel about02:05summer romances more there in fact02:10rather and dad got married as a result02:12of a summer romance they did of course02:14they did fella sure it was at a resort02:21hotel beautiful romance between a hotel02:24against and a bellhop Gordon didn't your02:30mother's family mind her marrying a02:31bellhop02:32slow down slim mother was the bellhop02:35[Music]02:46here's our next man more or less on the02:49street what is your name sir my name is02:52CH Morrison I'm from New York I'm a02:55trapeze artist retired that's odd03:03ch Morris and I want to tell me what03:05does the CH stand for it chicken-hearted03:09sir let me ask it are you nervous here's03:17tonight's question how do you feel about03:20summer romances I don't read those03:22confessional magazine I mean how do you03:25know about romances in the summertime oh03:28well I guess they can make you lose your03:30head alright just last Saturday night I03:32was out in the canoe on a beautiful lake03:34with the full moon shining down it was03:37very romantic and then in there I made03:39the big decision you decided to propose03:41no I decided next time I bring a girl03:43with me oh yes where is the committee03:48face03:55it's our last night in the street what03:57is your name sir03:58I mean Ellis you come on not knowing04:03your own name doesn't it make living04:05difficult you call this living04:07[Music]04:08look as long as you can't remember your04:11own name why don't you do what a lot of04:12actors do and call yourself by another04:14name you know what I mean just pick any04:15name it might make life a little easier04:17for you well I tried that once it didn't04:19make life any easier what name did you04:21use Shirley Temple okay that's04:24ridiculous well I had curls at the time04:26all right here's here's tonight's04:29question sir I was kind of cute cut it04:31out now04:37[Music]04:39now tell me sure sir04:42vo how do you feel about summer romances04:44well I've found that the summer doesn't04:47make me feel very romantic it's too hot04:49well have you ever tried an air04:51conditioner no thanks I'll stick the04:54girls ever wonder what the men talk05:01about the fellas work up in those05:02buildings the guys high up on the05:04girders what are they you know discuss05:05all day well tonight Anthony Francie OSA05:07and I are going to show you a couple of05:09skyscraper construction workers on the05:11job and there they are05:15[Music]05:38I guess that's about it uh time for05:41lunch yeah oh boy what do you want to05:47eat today find out the minute here05:56[Music]05:58what do you say when you weed over there06:02no it's pretty shaky over there this is06:20a light painting yeah06:34[Applause]06:37this is wonderful06:38yeah hey you got some sugar yeah thank06:45you boy fresh air sunshine huh yeah yeah06:51hey you got some cream and go out all07:01right good07:03I'd like working outdoors huh oh sure07:07you got some coffee07:13yeah I'll give you a little bit here07:16yeah thanks there you go Thanks hey it's07:25cold07:26boy they tickle mr. Hyde I think Charlie07:33must have dropped another hot ribbon07:40[Music]07:42[Applause]07:47Oh07:51[Music]07:53people are dropping like flies07:55[Music]07:59oh come on Mike we're gonna have to work08:04around here yeah I wonder I was gonna08:06ask you that08:19we laugh and fall off and get killed08:22well I'll tell you I figured we've done08:24about 85 story so far we got about 15 to08:27go I give us about four more weeks on08:29this John whole weeks08:30that is very long HR it is we're gonna08:32finish the building across the street08:35they don't you remember 75 floors in08:37just two weeks08:38oh yeah yeah yeah the front set of08:42record on that one huh08:43[Music]09:06you get paid for that job you know09:11that's a lot09:16Hey09:17Wow look down there we're on top of that09:21apartment house see them girls taking a09:22sunbath down there where that's on there09:26yeah don't let on don't look I think09:31they see us looking how did you know09:33[Music]09:40it's just look yeah well imagine that09:45taking shots at us is if it ain't09:46dangerous enough up here yeah you know09:50Charlie it's someone the more guys don't09:51fall off there oh you think that's09:55workers are pretty careful but these09:56guys are moving into buildings when09:58they're finished they're sure but I was10:00reading about a guy who fell out of a10:0157th floor window over on Madison Avenue10:04lived to tell about it10:05why fell out of a fifty seventh floor10:07window and he lived to tell about it10:09mmm-hmm they told people on the 56th10:12floor on the big cut all the way down10:18must have been looking for publicity10:20that guy with sardines again what man10:28every day it's the same kind of sandwich10:30sardines sardines sardines and I hate10:33sardines why'd you ask your wife to fix10:36you something else I can't why not I10:39always fix my own lunch10:44[Music]10:46you must do your own laundry - Wow10:49that jacket is the filthiest thing I10:51ever seen that's disgraceful once you10:53get that thing clean well why should I10:55it's yours mine oh yeah my god I loaned11:03it to you this morning little Dutch they11:06go Charlie you got a cigarette yeah and11:16my jacket oh yeah Thanks how do you11:24smoke that thing be careful how you put11:25it out there could be dangerous11:27what do you mean I'm sure about Frank11:29ejection true a cigarette on the11:31sidewalk last week11:32tried to step on it there were 30 floors11:36up at the time everything you know I11:44still get a big kick out of looking down11:46at the street yeah yeah you know I know11:49it's an old saying but those people down11:51there they really do look like this yeah11:57oh boy you know there's something about12:0112 buildings you know top of them you12:04know like us I don't know that I'm12:08really I'm really really trills me I get12:12up here on top of this building and look12:15out over the city you know12:16I know what I mean it's just I get a12:24certain kind of feeling you know I know12:26what a nice field something like that I12:29can only describe it in two words12:31towards what are they12:41[Music]12:52you know making fun of women drivers is12:55gradually becoming sort of a thing of12:57the past because today we all know that12:59women drive just as well as men right13:02[Applause]13:05or in some cases as badly as men however13:07there are still a few hold our husbands13:09who don't have faith in a woman behind13:11the wheel and right now Shelley Winters13:13and I would like to do a little scene13:15for you13:15depicting the problems of a husband13:17whose wife has decided to learn how to13:19drive okay I'm sure you'll be driving in13:25no time at is your driving instructor13:27I'll take special pains to see that you13:29learn all there is to know about driving13:31a car however first I have appointments13:34with two other ladies so I'll be back at13:355 o'clock to pick you up thank you very13:38much mr. Oldfield13:39I know you'll be extra patient with me13:42you see my husband when he teaches me13:45makes me a nervous wreck13:46he's so extra careful and finicky about13:49driving that's him now would you mind13:56leaving by the back door I don't want13:58him to learn about this all of a sudden14:00you know okay see you at 5:00 hi sweetie14:07hello darling how are you fine did you14:09have a good day14:10Oh was it they like all days full of the14:12panic and Birds even alter and14:13illuminate the course of our time14:17hey something smells very good what are14:20we having for dinner well we're going to14:22have toss green salad and onion soup and14:25lovely roast beef and I'm taking driving14:27lessons14:29what was that dessert again you didn't14:36like the driving lesson I gave you14:37yesterday it was fine but you don't have14:39enough patience George then you start14:41yelling at me right away I didn't yell14:43at you right away I admit you were14:46pretty calm at the beginning but as soon14:48as we get in the car you start yelling14:50sweetie it's just a funny habit of every14:52time somebody slams a car door and my14:54fingers are you14:57you see you make it sound as if I14:59couldn't on purpose it was an accident I15:01was sorry alright alright I accept your15:04apology but that's just the point your15:05very first driving lesson before you15:07even get in the car there's an accident15:08you see that's why I want professional15:10instructions so I won't have to listen15:12to stupid statements like that now15:14George I'm going to take driving lessons15:17and everything seconds now we're not15:18going to have any more discussions or15:20arguments right all right all right no15:22more discussions or arguments I'm not15:23gonna say another word about your15:24learning how to drive I'm just gonna sit15:26here and finish my crossword puzzle15:29honey what's a five-letter word for15:32collision no George has six letters like15:40a joke no I'm serious about this I'm15:42gonna pay for the lessons with my very15:44own money money I say from the food15:46housekeeping now it's only $20 and I and15:52I'm going to pay for them no matter what15:54you say I'm going to do this all right15:55look come here sweetheart sit down just15:57relax I wanna explain some things are15:59you very carefully I am not at all16:00opposed to the idea of your learning to16:02drive I think you should I think16:03everybody should know how to drive but I16:04just think it's a little silly to pay16:06$20 to have a professional driving16:09instructor do the job that I can do just16:10as well besides I could use that 2016:13bucks all rights no use George I'm not16:18going to another seemed like we had16:20yesterday all right you're right you're16:22not you know we're gonna do right now16:23I'm gonna teach you how to drive right16:25here in this room you know how just16:27stand up and I'll show you this is gonna16:28be our car right now we'll call this16:30loveseat there's the car we'll set the16:31whole thing up right now this is a table16:33that will be the dashboard a radio will16:36do very well for the ignition let me get16:38a couple of other things here and I said16:39you have them you'll be backing in no16:40time yeah this is the lazy Chozen will16:44naturally use that as a steering wheel16:45candlestick here that'll be your gear16:47shift oops fix it we broke leadership16:51and this book here let's see what is16:53this Auntie Mame Andy main would be your16:55clutch pedal right down there with the16:58clutch goes and the ashtray here that'll17:01be your brake great and the silent17:04Butler that will be your gas your17:06accelerator what more gonna be driving17:11in no time this elevator ding dong here17:13that's your elevator I mean right all17:20right the umbrella stand there that is17:22your emergency brake and there's your17:24car and I'm building them like they used17:26to but they're shit they don't let you17:31in here I'll open the door for you and17:32you'll go right in there and sit right17:33there oh no wait wait if we're going to17:35be realistic let's be realistic you know17:37I always open the door for myself17:38remember all right you do okay go ahead17:40here we go now what do i do first well17:46that's what you tell me how do you want17:47to start first to turn on the ignition17:49right late developments Boston17:52Massachusetts a woman driver terrorized17:55pedestrians let's forget the whole thing18:01[Music]18:02this was all your idea I want18:05professional instructor alright I'll18:06give you a professional instruction now18:08come on you got your ignition on what18:09next what next well first I step on18:13Auntie Mame and then I put the canvas18:16sticking first18:18and then I release Auntie Mame and step18:23on the salmon pocket right pretty good18:25but you forgot to release your umbrella18:27[Music]18:32first second third good steering wheel18:37here I go keep your eye on the wrong you18:40don't want to hit the mast up over there18:46where you say 3t Oh18:50ship to shore hello oh hello Tina why18:55although I can't talk now George is18:56teaching me how to drive the loveseat18:58[Music]19:03here we go now while you're driving19:05along here let me see I'll give you a19:07few little traffic problems you all set19:08yeah something simple now let's say19:10you're driving down the street a narrow19:11road all of a sudden you see a car19:12coming right at you you can't turn to19:14the right you can turn to the left but19:15you have to stop and your foot brake19:16won't work what are you doing yeah yeah19:19something with your hands19:25hang on the steering wheel at all time19:27forget that I'll give you a simpler19:28problem let's say you're speeding19:30speeding down the Merritt Parkway you're19:32going as fast as you can you look behind19:34you and all of a sudden you see a cop19:35doing 75 what do you do Oh silly and19:45anyway that's my professional instructor19:47I finished with the other two ladies are19:58you ready for your life19:59[Music]20:02here he is jumpin' and joltin' Jerry LeeLewis20:09[Music]20:12Oh20:14[Music]20:41[Music]20:49by immature20:55[Music]21:12baby we got chinking in the barn who the21:15fuck for my boss we got21:20[Music]21:34for me kind of standing one spot21:51jump around just a little bit that's21:54when you have black got something you21:56know let's go22:01[Music]22:07[Music]22:14[Music]22:18[Applause]22:20[Music]22:30[Music]22:43[Applause]22:45[Music]22:49[Applause]22:53[Music]