Ernie Kovacs – Tchaikovsky’s “1812 Overture, Part 2″ featuring Muriel Landers
January 28, 2012 | Posted by
[From "Kovacs Corner" on YouTube.com] – Only Ernie Kovacs could envision Tchaikovsky’s masterwork accompanied by mechanical toy monkeys, splattered eggs against a frying pan, and a rather zoftig ballerina played by actress Muriel Landers. Preceeding the clip are two blackout sequences featuring Jolene Brand in a bathtub, and Ernie himself. [Update May 31, 2010] BTW…to answer some verbal inquiries, Ernie’s out-of-sync audio was not a problem on my part at uploading the YT video. It was Ernie’s deliberate action at disorienting the viewer, which was to match the disorienting visual of the small girl on his shoulder.
Video Rating: 4 / 5
Song: Particle Man by They Might Be Giants Lyrics: Particle man, particle man Doing the things a particle can What’s he like? It’s not important Particle man Is he a dot, or is he a speck? When he’s underwater does he get wet? Or does the water get him instead? Nobody knows, Particle man Triangle man, Triangle man Triangle man hates particle man They have a fight, Triangle wins Triangle man Universe man, Universe man Size of the entire universe man Usually kind to smaller man Universe man He’s got a watch with a minute hand, Millenium hand and an eon hand When they meet it’s a happy land Powerful man, universe man Person man, person man Hit on the head with a frying pan Lives his life in a garbage can Person man Is he depressed or is he a mess? Does he feel totally worthless? Who came up with person man? Degraded man, person man Triangle man, triangle man Triangle man hates person man They have a fight, triangle wins Triangle man
Video Rating: 4 / 5
Categories: Fry Pan Video | 
Tags: 1812, Ernie, featuring, Kovacs, Landers, Muriel, Overture, Part, Tchaikovsky's | 
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@143AC She also appeared at VIOLET, the cousin to Cara Williams on PETE AND GLADYS.
@rolko52 Is that bad?
@rolko52 Is that bab?
@alto100 I’m old enough to barely remember the show (B in 1956). I remember laughing even then. What a talent the world lost too soon….he was the original MAD Comic book (before the Magazine)…only on TV.
Was so happy as a kid to find someone with the same sense of humor I had. Miss you Ernie.
He also created a puppet skit called – “that’s how you make a hit record”
Either this is total genius or I’m totally stoned…this clip is a trip…Ernie K was so far ahead of his time he had to have a big influence on all comedy going forward… Rowan and Martin and … I’m too stoned… you got the idea….
Either this is total genius or I’m totally stoned…this clip is a trip…Ernie K was so far ahead of his time he had to have a big influence on all comedy going forward… Rowan and Martin and … I’m too stoned… you got the idea….
@EpicureMammon VERY old school!
“Smoking tea”
Nice.
Adult Swim before there was Adult Swim.
@RJRanke – Since the producer was George Schlatter, whose wife is Jolene Brand (“The Bathtub Girl” seen above), he was absolutley correct!
When Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In won their first emmy,Dan Rowan thanked the producers of their series and Dick Martin slyly said,”We’d also like to thank Ernie Kovacs and everybody else we stole our matierail from.”
From the mind of Kovacs….LOL
@nokomarie1963 What if Spartacus had a Piper Cub?
@143AC I first recognized her from one of the original “Twilight Zone” episodes.
Heavyset singer/dancer and comedy performer:Ms.Muriel(“Tiny”)Landers had worked with”The Three Stooges”in”Sweet & Hot” and she appeared in the 1967 movie musical version of”Dr.Dolittle”with Rex Harrison and Sir Richard Attenbrough.
What if Ernie did have the internet to play with? I think he still would have chosen limp celery to bend-er snap.
@rolko52 A wonderful one, thank you. I couldn’t help thinking that as children you and I might have been standing next to each other looking in at the same display in the novelty shop. Of course we can never know, but it was so nice to know some one else had the same memory. Imagine these kids today being fascinated by a simple little mechanical toy. We looked at a toy and our imaginations took over. Today, the kids wait for the toy to tell them what to imagine. Good way to lose your childhood
@logancody05 A good one I hope!
@rolko52 Oh my God, you just gave me a flashback.
Still after nearly five decades I laugh myself into fits at this. It starts out as giggles, then chuckles, then guffaws, and when the first egg hits the skillet, I’m on the floor. I pretty much lose consciousness at the ballerina at the end.
Low tech genius using juxtaposition and surreal surprise as comic grenades. The monkeys, the cow, the celery, the eggs. Pure simple awesome Kovacs. You can really see the influence he had on the Pythons, in this sketch.
¡Ja ja ja!
Pure Genius
I remember as a kid seeing those mechanical toys in the windows of the old slim ball novelty shops around Times Square in New York City during the late 50′s and early 60′s. Sometimes they were sold from the suitcases of the street peddlers.
I like how Triangle always only picks fights with those smaller than him. What a bully! If Triangle went against Universe Man, I betcha Universe would win.
That being said, great song.
IT’S SO CATCHY
TRIANGLE MAN FOR THE WIN!
Plucky Duck in lucha libre attire.. lol
that theme at 0:31 …. surely it’s from another song?! IT’S JUST SO FAMILIAR!
Well done, Indojackal Man!!
Triangle Man = Pyramid Head
Person Man = James Sunderland
This song is now about Silent Hill 2
Person man pesrson man got hit on the head with a frying pan. he lives his life in ina trash can.
Why is triangle man such a douche?
Triangle man sucks
@jillgivler Tru dat
@noodleX2d996 I will NEVER think of this song the same way ever again. Thanks for that.
triangle man is a dick…
I have two favorite things about this video – the farting tuba, and the way Triangle Man wins his fight with particle man – squish. Actually Triangle Man pulling a gun on Person Man is pretty good too. Oh heck, I just like all of it.
@cheyennestorm Yeah. What you said.
@ILive4saturdays Matter Eater Lad.
88 people are triangles.
@dinokid981 Triangle Man’s problem is change which is too scary for him to comprehend. Because Particle Man and Person Man have the ability to change, Triangle Man has to hit them repeatedly.
Person man is the worst superhero ever. PERIOD.
I like Person Man =(^w^)=
@aryllia bugger it millennium hand and shrimp
This song explains everything.
Thank you Ethan for showing me this.
IT’S SO ADDICTIVE.
I love this song in the way of which i want to dance like i did in 3rd grade… the funky chicken or something. lol. AND CLAP WHILE DOING SO. xD This song makes me happy
=(^ w ^)=