"Here Comes Bootsie Nightingale" guest stars Johnny Carson's celebrated Matinée Lady, Carol Wayne, in the titular role of glamorous movie star Bootsie Nightingale, set to attend a hospital benefit at NASA on behalf of Amanda Bellows. Naturally, the only way that Tony can go is by lying to his jealous genie about having a terrible time. Bootsie's agent Sam (Jesse White) has his client all excited about dating an astronaut, and convinces Dr. Bellows that Major Nelson would be the perfect escort. Having an angry Jeannie just waiting for him to slip up, Tony tries to avoid Bootsie, to no avail. Carol's voluptuous ditzy blonde shtick was second to none, and Jesse White was born to play shifty managers, as he did on Stan Freberg's 1960 recording "The Old Payola Roll Blues."
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There Goes Carol Wayne...
jivers0128 August 2016
Busty beauty Carol Wayne is the only attraction in this routine, by-the-numbers romp. Wayne perfectly embodied the sexy, dumb blonde stereotype -- Jayne Mansfield's physicality with a shy Monroe-like whisper. Typecast as a naive sex-bomb, she had near-identical roles in ''I Spy'', ''The Man from UNCLE'', and others. Here she plays a vapid, rising movie star with a Mansfield-like obsession with pink -- even her dog has pink fur.
As a publicity stunt, her agent arranges for famous astronaut Tony (Hagman) to be her escort at a big charity event. Tony behaves like a jerk and lies to Jeannie about who he's taking to the party -- while Jeannie has to stay home. As expected, the usual hijinks ensue. This stale plot about a jealous Jeannie causing trouble for Tony was endlessly recycled throughout the series.
Perennial character actor Jessie White is amusing as Bootsie's conniving, cigar-chomping talent agent. He played similar fast-talking managers, promoters, showbiz types, etc., in scores of shows and films.
In in end, this disposable episode is interesting for one attribute. It is perhaps the only time a gorgeous co-star was able to overshadow the stunning Barbara Eden.
As a publicity stunt, her agent arranges for famous astronaut Tony (Hagman) to be her escort at a big charity event. Tony behaves like a jerk and lies to Jeannie about who he's taking to the party -- while Jeannie has to stay home. As expected, the usual hijinks ensue. This stale plot about a jealous Jeannie causing trouble for Tony was endlessly recycled throughout the series.
Perennial character actor Jessie White is amusing as Bootsie's conniving, cigar-chomping talent agent. He played similar fast-talking managers, promoters, showbiz types, etc., in scores of shows and films.
In in end, this disposable episode is interesting for one attribute. It is perhaps the only time a gorgeous co-star was able to overshadow the stunning Barbara Eden.
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