1969 Freeze-In - Calvin Corp.

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Calvin Corporation ("Overs And Outs", "Your Name Here") doing a Laugh-In (#) send up with Arty Johnson and Judy Carne should be pure comedy gold. Unfortunately, it's not quite, but it does have its moments. The many focus is get salemen in the applience department to push Sears new Coldspot Timebank, rather than the basic chest freezer. This is done through what Calvin does best, a series of short sight gags and skits, including Laugh-In staples like "Sock It To Me" and Johnson's peeping German. The best bits are when Judy Carne is doing her best Gracie Allen to frustrate salesman Johnson, playing off the name "Time Bank".

Also of note is the film manages to get a couple digs at their rivals of the time, Montgomery Wards ("Monkey Wards") and Western Auto. No wonder there is a title at the screen saying it was strictly for internal training and not for sales or television.

From the ROMANO-ARCHIVES Ephemeral Films Collection
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Hi-def version of this complete film is available (with many others) on DVD.

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