Holiday Ranch
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Year Published: 1956
Description:
Episode C-5-6
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 Norma Hutton, Doug "Hap" Master, Hayward Morse (son of Barry) and guest Jackie Ray (host of his own variety show at the time). House band featuring: Bouncin' Billy Richards, Ralph Fraser, Matt di Florio, Dapper Don McFarlane, Al Harris, Donnie Johnson, etc.
Theme
Having A Party At Our House (ensemble)
Hawaiian Slide Guitar Feature (Hap/Dapper Don/McKay)
Skit/Singin' With a Swing (McKay)
Aylmer promo - corn custard recipe
She's My Country Gal (McKay/Johnson/Hap in drag)
French number (Hutton)
Liberty Magazine article/thanks/silent movie skit
Fiddle feature (Bouncin' Billy and Dapper Don) w. ad throw
Aylmer Chicken Soup promo
Ad outro/skit/special guest Jackie Ray
I Hadn't Anyone Till You (Ray)
Skit
Cecilia (Ray/tap feature)
McKay/Ray dialogue
God's Country (McKay)
Aylmer Cream Style Corn promo (w/vamp)
Banjo/fiddle feature (Bouncin' Billy/Dapper Don)
Outro/theme
https://archive.macleans.ca/article/1956/6/9/the-most-baffling-show-on-television
Home transfer from 16mm original. Future donation to The Media Commons, University of Toronto.
Complete Record: Episode C-5-6 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 Norma Hutton, Doug "Hap" Master, Hayward Morse (son of Barry) and guest Jackie Ray (host of his own variety show at the time). House band featuring: Bouncin' Billy Richards, Ralph Fraser, Matt di Florio, Dapper Don McFarlane, Al Harris, Donnie Johnson, etc. Theme Having A Party At Our House (ensemble) Hawaiian Slide Guitar Feature (Hap/Dapper Don/McKay) Skit/Singin' With a Swing (McKay) Aylmer promo - corn custard recipe She's My Country Gal (McKay/Johnson/Hap in drag) French number (Hutton) Liberty Magazine article/thanks/silent movie skit Fiddle feature (Bouncin' Billy and Dapper Don) w. ad throw Aylmer Chicken Soup promo Ad outro/skit/special guest Jackie Ray I Hadn't Anyone Till You (Ray) Skit Cecilia (Ray/tap feature) McKay/Ray dialogue God's Country (McKay) Aylmer Cream Style Corn promo (w/vamp) Banjo/fiddle feature (Bouncin' Billy/Dapper Don) Outro/theme https://archive.macleans.ca/article/1956/6/9/the-most-baffling-show-on-television Home transfer from 16mm original. Future donation to The Media Commons, University of Toronto.
Transcription
come to the gambler Rex let's all have some fun join the party mr. Gingka you will hear some songs and stories both balls vector will spread a little command sound for you [Music] out of the [Music] she'll be all again here at the [Music] everything's really gentlemen here today Lamar Holliday ranch tonight good friends and their business mighty nice to see you so come on in and join the music and fun as a matter of fact they started going on over here right now what happens you go through you're gonna play that thing yeah hopefully I sort of need him to keep me on the right track I was gonna start this off well sure probably the join us met up a little bit the little ukulele show what's happened to have it handy here hang on yeah all right let's go [Music] you know me well have you heard phantom yet you know who he is no no I have another thing well that's fine got the message that's all well there's an arrow right through your head well what makes me put thing my head wasn't in that hat yeah it is it would have broken the end oh oh message I know just am I going to feed my horse back in a minute signed the Phantom wait a minute it's not no he is my horse flex music when he's eating whoa boss what are we waiting for let's not fool around come on out sing sing sing sing sing sing and play play play all things sing sing sing everybody start to sing whoa you're singing with a swing sing sing sing sing everybody start to swing that lag whoa hold on you're singing where the swing when the music goes around everybody goes to town buddy or something you should know whoa baby whoa ho Sing Sing Sing Sing everybody start you saying nah whoa nah you're singing with a swing [Music] [Applause] sing sing sing everybody starts to sing that line whoa now you're singing with a swing saying saying saying saying everybody start to sing whoa-ho now you'll sing it with the swing when that music goes around everybody goes to town but here's something you should know whoa baby whoa same same same same everybody start to sing [Music] a little soft nice pie enter from five-fingered straight to what it said that's birdie here's an economical dish which will appeal to all members of the family a corn custard made with eomer cream style golden corn and here's the Elmer cook to tell you how it's made we've beaten three eggs in season to taste add a 20 ounce can of aylmer cream style golden corn we slowly stir in 1 cup of scalded milk combined with two tablespoons of butter and finely chopped onions [Music] turn the mixture into a greased casserole [Music] place it in a pan of hot water and bake for about an hour at 325 degrees and here it is topped with sausages corn custard made with aylmer cream style golden corn eomer cream style golden corn comes to your table sweet and succulent as early fall corn each kernel is tender and juicy fresh as the day it was picked for Elmer cream style golden corn is canned within minutes of being picked when you're buying groceries be sure you get Aylmer cream style golden corn well we have a tale to tell you and we'd like to tell it well is that right but you see we don't know quite where we are to begin sounds kinda silly now and picking out of mate well there's always some debate as to whether a beauty's deeper than the skin here she comes down the street she may look plain but I think she's sweet and I don't care cuz she's my country gal she's knocked me she's got big feet her nose is red yeah just like a beat and I don't care cuz she's my country girl she isn't pretty I know the distance but she see old faith girl who makes me say I love you she weighs a ton foghorn boy [Music] I could do pardon me don't think I heard I must say hello to my country go I want to chose when i crack a smile my legs are bowed but he likes my style is rubber boy is my country guy he sure is handsome officer you must admit that's true but there's no other guy can make me say I love you don't know what appeals to me must be personality but I don't care because he's my country guy cuz she's my country thank you our own Duke yeah our own Duke is the country Jack guy daddy doesn't the country guy well here's their own little gal norm a little country girl come on every minute Norman but of course norm isn't like the country gal we just saw because the he's real Purdy and Norma has a wonderful French song for you so if you're all set Norman what's happened [Music] he's acquiesced [Music] you're not Java working Tigers Michelle [Music] you know who I promise you Java each other's wrong [Music] yeah [Music] no that's the thing about umbrellas being open in a house of bad lifetime well I don't think that umbrella could do that song much I remember that was really wonderful I enjoyed it hey boss I thought you might be interested me showing the folks this oh yeah thanks a lot yeah thanks very much indeed we'd like to pay tribute to mr. Frank raske Liberty magazine and the writer kit for the article and pretty girls in the front that's about all of the around the inside is pictures cliff and norm and the rest of the gang a very interesting story and we'd also like to take time out to thank the Ottawa Citizen mr. Joel Finn warden Johnston of Kingston Penitentiary we visited there last Sunday to put on a concert for the inmates and we're very happy to have taken part of such a wonderful project they have in mind well HAP tell me yeah have you heard from the Phantom yet you know what's going on oh I guess is hoarse but still befitting so come on boys let's have some more music oh wait a minute you know it reminds me of when I was the whole silent movie the building committee crabber [Music] wait a minute you got me doing it now cut it up and now that you're done here possibily and dad were down river down a come on [Music] [Applause] [Music] say looks like company's coming isn't that a beautiful dinner setting mean here's the first course it's chicken soup must have taken hours to prepare or did it well let's just see ah this hostess knows the secret she opened a few tins of a Omar chicken with rice soup now there's a soup with elegant company manners inviting to look at so delicately flavored it really teases your appetite and it's so easy for busy women to prepare within 5 minutes you can fill the soup bowls with find flavorful eomer chicken with rice every spoonful just brimming with golden chicken goodness just look at all those tasty pieces of choice tender chicken and the fluffy white rice eomer adds for extra nourishment but why wait for company to come treat your family to a Omar chicken with rice soup often and remember it's only one of 18 delicious soups made by a / Canada's own soup experts you may catch me [Music] you know back welcome from she's a man suit well see to get on with a phantom come on in here we've got a bit of a secret you know HAP's been waiting for the Phantom haha wait'll he finds out who he really is [Music] Wow I'd sure hate to have this guy mad at me all right here's another arrow there no yeah yeah what's this a bat me I'm coming in well go ahead boss man wait a min I got a better idea phantoms here yeah a fanfare sure nice to see you hey Jackie now that you're here you can write maybe answer a couple of questions what's this I hear about holiday rains being on a Jackie ratio this week no no no wait a minute now some of the fellas were telling me about this now come on no a Hawaiian thing thank you very much I'll sit there yeah [Applause] well Jackie knows been winter but with this when there weren't you ever learned to handle the bow and arrow like that I think it really is well I have a confession to make cliff I I didn't do it I had to hire an expert an expert yeah oh well what hear it Hayward and you did so well William Tell had nothing on you you hey what do you mean to say that you were shooting that thing you know really what I came here for cliff was them to hear a little bit of that fabulous guitar that you oh not me no you be this theatrical agent but don't you know yeah coming right well if you've been talking about guitars of course you mean none other than smilin L Harris that's the one you got a song Jackie sure smilin al is an intro who put them together and we really got some we're ready now here with the five the girls they can pretty up the picture I hadn't anyone [Music] I was the lonely one [Music] you [Music] I used to lie away and one if there would be but somewhat in this wide world just meant for me now I [Music] I never gave my [Music] and through my lower part the man Cupid took on [Music] Milo the manly Cupid talker I hadn't anyone [Music] I'd be very happy to act as your agent I work like mad to be a good manager but I refuse to let Hayward shoot an apple off my best straw head good there are a lot of things can be done with a straw head buddy what do mean remember this well now if it just had another one of these [Music] that your mother now you're out and that I'm about to steal you know [Music] [Applause] that you and me sure can't get together [Music] [Music] [Music] Donnie Johnson when he choreographed that number now they make it so tough in some place I don't know where for younger people I think so cliff I tell you one thing though and in all seriousness we were so pleased Gail and Glenna added we could join you at the ranch cuz it gives us a chance to go listen to one of those features on your show that we enjoy so much as so many of your other fans do the item that you call the young quad for tomorrow well thank you jackie so matter of fact tonight the song that we have as they're thought for tomorrow is a little unusual in as much as it's a rhythmical version of an inspirational song over here Muffy thank you Ralph please [Music] sign of God's country and I got the play [Music] and the tragus mind if I try one by one I've counted my blessing a sign of God's country I've got the Sun up in the sky with streams when I am the bars of the tree those clouds bring at me rain the fields given me great [Music] and I got 11 kids to make my days hurry by I may not be in heaven but I can't be filed a son of God country I've got to stop in the sky the streams when I am dry the fruit and the balls of the trees those clouds bring at me rain and the fields given me [Music] kids to make my - verify I may not be Evan but I can't be far away [Music] well there you have my thought for tomorrow son of gods can't be a heritage for everybody hoedown we'll be right back after this word from aylmer yes sir when you open again of aylmer cream-style golden corn you'll find each kernel and juicy fresh as the Dead was picked for the 56 canning plants of this all Canadian company are located in Canada's best growing areas eomer corn is canned within minutes of being picked is sweet and succulent and stays that way your guarantee of garden fresh corn is Aylmer cream-style of golden corn get Elmer cream-style golden corn [Music] well kind of wise things up here to howl they ran two seasons many thanks for dropping over and staying alone we sure enjoyed having it and we'd be looking for you again next week and remember wherever you are tomorrow it's Sunday thank you very much Norma and say how the words happening over there where would you have to see friends have may not be with us next week but here's sunshine [Music] next please same time same channel songs Oh will spare the welcome mat right out for you so long dear friends and neighbors we've had some fun where do entertainment lose on the next week same time same channel songs old we'll spread the welcome mat right out for you
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