"Holiday Ranch" Oct. 5/57
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Year Published: 1957
Description:
Episode C-36-7
Holiday Ranch was a simple variety show designed for fans of country music, though the musicians and song selections subtly cast a much wider net. At its peak, it drew higher ratings than "Hockey Night In Canada."
Hosted by Cliff McKay. Featuring Hap Master and Anne Gable. Special guests The Hansen Sisters. House band featuring: Bouncin' Billy Richards, Ralph Fraser, Matt di Florio, Dapper Don McFarlane, Smilin' Al Harris, Donnie Johnson, etc.
Intro (updated)
Pass the Biscuits Mirandy (ensemble)
Tamarack (Hansen sisters/Dancers)
(ad black)
Irishman (Cliff)
dialogue (Cliff/XX/di Florio)
Hansen sisters dialogue
Fiddle Faddle (Hansen sisters)
dialogue
Speak Low (Anne)
(Ad black)
Fraulein (Bouncin' Billy)
Stop, Look and Listen (ensemble)
Empty Saddles in the Old Corral (Bouncin' Billy)
The Hunting Song (Hap)
(Ad black)
Hoedown (step dancers)
Whispering Hope (Cliff/Anne)
Cliff outro
Theme (ensemble)
Home transfer from 16mm original. Future donation to The Media Commons, University of Toronto.
Complete Record: Episode C-36-7 Holiday Ranch was a simple variety show designed for fans of country music, though the musicians and song selections subtly cast a much wider net. At its peak, it drew higher ratings than "Hockey Night In Canada." Hosted by Cliff McKay. Featuring Hap Master and Anne Gable. Special guests The Hansen Sisters. House band featuring: Bouncin' Billy Richards, Ralph Fraser, Matt di Florio, Dapper Don McFarlane, Smilin' Al Harris, Donnie Johnson, etc. Intro (updated) Pass the Biscuits Mirandy (ensemble) Tamarack (Hansen sisters/Dancers) (ad black) Irishman (Cliff) dialogue (Cliff/XX/di Florio) Hansen sisters dialogue Fiddle Faddle (Hansen sisters) dialogue Speak Low (Anne) (Ad black) Fraulein (Bouncin' Billy) Stop, Look and Listen (ensemble) Empty Saddles in the Old Corral (Bouncin' Billy) The Hunting Song (Hap) (Ad black) Hoedown (step dancers) Whispering Hope (Cliff/Anne) Cliff outro Theme (ensemble) Home transfer from 16mm original. Future donation to The Media Commons, University of Toronto.
Transcription
[Music] your host on holiday ranch tonight is chiclet the original Kenzi coded chewing gum and here's clip and again when he goes home to summer you will hear [Music] [Music] shootin everything inside I shot the boys and it doesn't Martin boy shoot gives a man an appetite [Music] then he heard a rifle crack and a bullet hit the shag and another broke the dishes on the shelf then he grabbed his trusty gun cuz the battle had begun and he thought he must a protector he poured a ton of black powder in his gun Rambis gets into place then he took aim oh my goodness what a shame bang [Music] and there you have it pass the biscuits well pull up a biscuit friends to sit down because we're certainly happy to have you here at all they raise tonight then let's find a music for you two very lovely girls again so I know you're going to remember them the wonderful Hanson sisters you know every week our square dancers they do a lot of Tamarack and down so this week we thought the Hanson sisters and Billy and after get together not only play hold on with the four fiddle but do a little dancing themselves so if you're all set kids let's Tamarack [Music] as the dancers in an I love everything the Hanson sisters Billy and dapper really going sure an Irishman's idea the promise to meet the girl he Friedman of complements erisa blue and the different if he doesn't mean at all Phil's are full of a line the Blarney that he learned and all concerning brain sir candy goes out to a dance gives her a sample Irishman is courting is Mademoiselle he takes you to tea now at some final tale he spends all the Sara he well for that week and if he is lucky he kisses help sheep boy yeah but tonight Richmond's idea of love is to meet the girl he Freeman of complements erisa blown and given if he doesn't see the two fills you're full of behind a Blarney that he learned old killer gets to kiss so easily the cost of porphyrins here we accelerate but when a Scotsman is ruined his lassie Sophia he sits do Nana pala and breathe the free air hi he speaks to her filler of his property and instead of her kisses he gets AB don't worry hey but tonight in Richmond this idea of love is to meet the girl he dreamin of nice to sweep her off her feet nobody cares that they have to give surfer the reline of clarity boat as Welton old Kalani beats the Scott for you with duty it's all her kisses and diary to boot when an Englishman rules is worth fishing with chips the fish gets much closer than he to her lips he makes his advances with most formal airs would you take some three years just to tell her he can Palmer you're so beautiful / but an Irish when this idea of love is to me the girl he Bremen them smacks her on her rosy lips and Tiffany cares for the fictions of tips shorter that football can iron it Joseph are the formal planning and in three years defend his claim he'd have three hundreds of Irishmen tagging behind that I was an Irish plays on well I'll tell you you're a person all right I'm mad but I don't think you're an Irishman but great though anyway thanks so much just keep bringing a sandwich well let's go visit with the Hanson sisters you know these pretty and talented girls visit us not too long ago and they've done a little traveling so how about that girls sure nice to have you here again at Holiday Ranch you've been to a couple of interesting places one anyway haven't you all the most interesting in the world and that was WOW huh well you know Las Vegas that's quite a time I see you managed to get back from Las Vegas with you fiddles anyway well we're gonna hear these wonderful fiddles right now it's a girl this he wouldn't mind taking your place over there I'll tell our good friends and neighbors have a lovely Hanson sisters are going to give us their interpretation of fiddle faddle one [Music] oh that's great girls fiddle-faddle the Hanson sisters you know not to here with your wonderful violins would you like to join dilly in this next number and use three violins it's the bass clarinet and so I'm horned everything kazan has a latin-american number and here she is with the wonderful latin american song speak low [Music] our third [Music] I everything [Music] [Applause] there we have our gallon and the wonderful song speak low listen old Germany's daughter by the banks of the old river and for gether because I miss my pretty [Music] as the Stars start to shine I'm a claim stars above you I swear that I because you are my Freddie [Music] each night as the stars start to shine I always will my frog [Music] hey boss they suppose he might condescend to join us for the safety song well Billy's got the messy but I think that's already sing huh all right let's fry small fry where we go just remember the safety rules stop look and listen on the way doing from your school's stop look and listen Billy if you go out when it's very cold be sure you dress as you've been told just remember the safety rules stop look and listen well Billy my name's not advice sir when it's cold weather to be sure you're dressed warm small fry when you go outside to avoid catching a cold well here's an old prime western favor that's you that's due for a very happy to oblige so those of you know it's sing right along with us and it's called empty saddles in the old Corral Billy [Music] [Applause] nice yeah very nice empty saddles the old Corral well you know the hunting season is upon us well not only here in Canada but I guess most parts of the world so in keeping with the hunting season we offer our own Duke with some well-founded advice because this is based on personal experience so here's Duke in his own hunting song Donnie I [Music] always will remember a year ago November I went out to shoot some deer on a morning bright and clear I went we shot the maximum the game laws would allow - game warden seven hunters account I was in no mood trifle so a grant my trusty rifle I went out to stock some praise what a haul I made that day I tied them to the fender and I drove them home somehow - game wardens seven hunters in a cow boy that crisp fall air sure brings up the tiger in a man boy go tiger yep oh isn't that nice Mabel put in my favorite sandwiches cucumber [Music] [Music] [Music] oh pardon me and didn't mean to point that's a nice outfit you have on I thought Mounties usually rode horses though you're not a Mountie Boy Scout your game warden game warden like to see my permit [Music] without any toxins all four members draw ticket under L Harris his uncle's mandolin permit permit their desert permit the law it was free permit took away my permit the worst punishment ever it seemed there was a reason cows were out of season one of the hunters he wasn't insured he asked me how I do it I say I just do it just stand there looking cute and when tough moves you shoot there's ten starved heads in my trophy room right now - game wardens seven hunters [Music] the hoedown [Music] I call a real muscle massager Oh get him well time now for a thought for tomorrow friends and I'd like at dad to ask Ann to join me in this as a duet in the verse and here it is whispering hope soft as the voice of an angel breathing a lesson on her Oh with a gentle persuade where's for the company the darkness wait tell the Tampa Oh for the sunshine tomorrow after the shower is gone [Music] and it's all right [Music] there you have our thought for tomorrow whispering hope well that kind of whines things up here at holiday ranch folks mighty nice of you to drop in say lor especially thanks to the handstand sisters next week we play host to that board with a million-dollar smile Jack Bailey tomorrow is Sunday [Music] [Music] [Music]
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