## 🎬 Calvin and the Colonel: Calvin's Glamour Girl (1962) – Animated Series Episode
**Calvin and the Colonel: Calvin's Glamour Girl** is an episode from the 1962 American animated sitcom *Calvin and the Colonel*. The series was created by Joe Connelly and Bob Mosher, and featured the voices of Freeman Gosden as Calvin Culpepper and Charles Correll as The Colonel, reprising their roles from the popular radio show *Amos 'n' Andy*. This episode, like the rest of the series, showcased the comedic misadventures of its animal protagonists.
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## 📖 Plot Summary
In the episode "Calvin's Glamour Girl," the ever-scheming Colonel (a fox) and the perpetually naive Calvin (a bear) find themselves embroiled in another one of the Colonel's get-rich-quick schemes. The plot likely revolves around Calvin's pursuit of a "glamour girl" or the Colonel trying to use Calvin's romantic interest in a new woman to his financial advantage. Given the typical dynamic of the series, this would lead to comical misunderstandings, blunders, and ultimately, the Colonel's plan inevitably backfiring, leaving Calvin in a humorous predicament. The episode would highlight the contrasting personalities of the clever but lazy Colonel and the good-hearted but gullible Calvin.
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## 🎥 Style & Legacy
* An early example of an animated prime-time television series, aiming to translate the success of radio comedy to the visual medium.
* The series was notable for its use of anthropomorphic animals to portray human archetypes, continuing a tradition from earlier animated works.
* "Calvin's Glamour Girl" would feature the distinctive animation style of the early 1960s, with its limited animation techniques common for television production at the time.
* The humor relies on character-driven situations and the classic "straight man and schemer" dynamic between Calvin and the Colonel, reminiscent of vaudeville and earlier radio comedy.
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#CalvinAndTheColonel #CalvinsGlamourGirl #AnimatedSeries #1962TV #ClassicCartoons #JoeConnelly #BobMosher #FreemanGosden #CharlesCorrell #AmosNAndy #VintageAnimation #TVHistory
**Calvin and the Colonel: Calvin's Glamour Girl** is an episode from the 1962 American animated sitcom *Calvin and the Colonel*. The series was created by Joe Connelly and Bob Mosher, and featured the voices of Freeman Gosden as Calvin Culpepper and Charles Correll as The Colonel, reprising their roles from the popular radio show *Amos 'n' Andy*. This episode, like the rest of the series, showcased the comedic misadventures of its animal protagonists.
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## 📖 Plot Summary
In the episode "Calvin's Glamour Girl," the ever-scheming Colonel (a fox) and the perpetually naive Calvin (a bear) find themselves embroiled in another one of the Colonel's get-rich-quick schemes. The plot likely revolves around Calvin's pursuit of a "glamour girl" or the Colonel trying to use Calvin's romantic interest in a new woman to his financial advantage. Given the typical dynamic of the series, this would lead to comical misunderstandings, blunders, and ultimately, the Colonel's plan inevitably backfiring, leaving Calvin in a humorous predicament. The episode would highlight the contrasting personalities of the clever but lazy Colonel and the good-hearted but gullible Calvin.
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## 🎥 Style & Legacy
* An early example of an animated prime-time television series, aiming to translate the success of radio comedy to the visual medium.
* The series was notable for its use of anthropomorphic animals to portray human archetypes, continuing a tradition from earlier animated works.
* "Calvin's Glamour Girl" would feature the distinctive animation style of the early 1960s, with its limited animation techniques common for television production at the time.
* The humor relies on character-driven situations and the classic "straight man and schemer" dynamic between Calvin and the Colonel, reminiscent of vaudeville and earlier radio comedy.
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#CalvinAndTheColonel #CalvinsGlamourGirl #AnimatedSeries #1962TV #ClassicCartoons #JoeConnelly #BobMosher #FreemanGosden #CharlesCorrell #AmosNAndy #VintageAnimation #TVHistory
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00:00.
00:30Oh, my God.
01:06You know, Nancy, honey, this is what I call real dancing.
01:17You know, honey, we're all wrapped up in each other.
01:42Oh, Calvin.
01:44Sorry, honey.
01:45Calvin, I wonder if you'd pay the check.
01:48I told Mater I'd be home early.
01:51Wait a minute.
01:52Who is this guy, Mater?
01:54Oh, no, Calvin.
01:56Mater is your mother.
01:58Uh-uh.
01:59My mother's name is Sarah.
02:01Calvin, I mean my mother.
02:03We call her Mater.
02:05Oh.
02:06Well, have you told Mater about me yet?
02:09Ah, well, not yet, Calvin.
02:12You see, I have to be very careful.
02:15She thinks every man is after my money.
02:18Then you haven't told her about us getting married?
02:20Well, I don't know about our getting married, Calvin.
02:25I know you care for me, but how do you know it's love?
02:30How do I know it's love?
02:32Honey, that's like asking Barney Oldfield if he knows how to shift gears.
02:45Drink to me only with thine eyes
02:51And I will pledge with mine
02:55Or leave a kiss within the cup
03:00And I'll not ask for wine
03:04That's you singing, sister, dear.
03:06It'll be all right, Nagy Belle.
03:12Oh, my.
03:14You know something.
03:15I either got to get a new mop ringer
03:18Or wear a raincoat on cleaning day.
03:21You been shopping, sister?
03:22Yeah.
03:23And guess what I heard down at the beauty shop?
03:26That Calvin Burnside is getting married to Nancy.
03:30Ha!
03:31What does a young girl like that see in him?
03:34I haven't any idea, but I know what he sees in her.
03:38Her money.
03:39Isn't that disgusting?
03:42Marriage for money?
03:44That never works out, sister dear.
03:46Yes, I know how terrible I felt when dear, sweet,
03:50Mount Gunnery turned out to be a deadbeat.
03:53We should have known he was nothing
03:55When at the wedding, the clothing store repossessed
03:58His morning coat right off his back
04:00Going down the aisle.
04:01They said it's a beauty parlor
04:03That Nancy's mother is worth two hundred thousand dollars.
04:08Two hundred thousand dollars!
04:10Hmm.
04:11I don't think she's gonna take too kindly
04:13To a son-in-law who gets his wardrobe
04:15From the Salvation Army.
04:22I don't think she's gonna take too kindly
04:50Well, Colonel, congratulate me.
04:52I finally found the one girl in the world for me
04:55And we're gonna get married.
04:57Boom!
04:58Almost a bullseye.
05:00Well, Calvin, you have my sympathies.
05:03Sympathy?
05:04Well, what's so wrong with marriage?
05:06Calvin, it's a sneaky way to do it.
05:09These quick weddings.
05:10You meet the gal one day,
05:12You engage the next.
05:14From then on, they're so busy planning the wedding
05:17You can't talk to her.
05:19Then the day before the marriage,
05:21You can't see her at all.
05:23And when you do marry her,
05:25She's wearing a veil.
05:27Well, what's wrong with all that?
05:30Calvin, have you ever gone into a grocery store
05:32To buy a honeydew melon?
05:33Sure.
05:35Well, marriage is just like buying a melon
05:37Without the privilege of squeezing it
05:39Before you take it home.
05:43Yeah, well, I'm not worrying about that.
05:45With me and Nancy is the real thing.
05:48And, Colonel,
05:49You are the first one I'm inviting to the wedding.
05:52I don't want any part of it.
05:54She's a wonderful girl.
05:56You can leave me out.
05:57She's loaded with money.
06:00Calvin, she's hands with your best man.
06:03Well, that's generous of you.
06:05Of course, the only thing is,
06:07Nancy's maitor doesn't want her to marry anyone
06:10Who's after her money.
06:11Yeah, that might throw a monkey wrench
06:13Into the matrimonial machinery.
06:16Calvin, let me tell you something.
06:17You need someone on your side.
06:20Someone who has your interest at heart.
06:22Someone who is crafty,
06:24Underhanded,
06:25And who would stop at nothing
06:27To get their hands on that money.
06:29Yeah, but I don't know anyone like that.
06:32Calvin, you heard the expression
06:33That you can't see the forest for the trees.
06:35Well, right now,
06:36You are standing in the shade
06:38Of the biggest weeping willow that ever grew.
07:04Hello?
07:05Hello?
07:06Uh, Nancy?
07:08Oh, Calvin, it's you.
07:10Yeah, Nancy,
07:11I've been talking to a friend of mine
07:14And he's got a great idea.
07:16He suggests we elope
07:17Without telling your mama.
07:18Oh, Calvin,
07:20If I did that,
07:21Mater would disinherit me.
07:23Hmm, funny how a great idea
07:25Can go sour, isn't it?
07:27Well, you see,
07:28A while ago,
07:28I was in love with a boy named Rupert.
07:31We were engaged,
07:33But he never could put over his big deal,
07:35So,
07:35Mater made us break up.
07:37She said that wedding bells
07:38Will never ring for a man
07:40That's penniless.
07:42She did, huh?
07:43She said,
07:44I must marry a man
07:45Who is not after my money.
07:47Um,
07:48You have money of your own,
07:51Don't you, Calvin?
07:53Yeah,
07:55Matter of fact,
07:55I just came into some money recently.
07:58I'm going to consult
07:59My financial advisor this afternoon.
08:02I think I'm going to turn out
08:04To be a lot wealthier
08:05Than I think I am.
08:06Oh, Calvin,
08:08You're getting more wonderful
08:09Every minute.
08:11Bye-bye, Calvin.
08:21Bye-bye, honey.
08:29I got a good mind
08:30To sue the phone company.
08:48Calvin,
08:49Calvin, did you say
08:49We are due at the hotel
08:50At seven?
08:51That's right.
08:52Colonel,
08:53You think meeting Nancy
08:55And her mater for dinner
08:56Is a good idea?
08:57Oh, certainly.
08:58They'll give us an opportunity
08:59To put on the dog.
09:01Yeah, but I'm nervous.
09:03I'm not too familiar
09:04With those high society manners.
09:06Now, you just watch
09:07The old colonel, son.
09:09I'll show you
09:09How to really put on the Ritz.
09:12I'm putting on my top hat
09:14Putting on my shirt
09:15Does polish in my nails
09:20I don't understand it
09:22And I'm only half his age.
09:29It's 7.30, Colonel.
09:31Nancy said
09:32See and her mater
09:33Would meet us here
09:33At seven in the hotel lobby.
09:36Wait, Calvin.
09:37Is that Nancy
09:38Coming through the door now?
09:39Isn't she a dreamboat?
09:43Yeah, but that dreadnought
09:44Behind her
09:45Must be your mother.
09:50Look at that pile of blubber
09:52Coming across the room.
09:54Oh, there you are, Calvin.
09:57Ah, how did you?
10:00Colonel Montgomery Day
10:01Claxton of Nashville, Tennessee
10:03And former colonel
10:04Of the Breckenridge County Zoo
10:05Airs
10:06At your service, ma'am.
10:07How do you do?
10:09I'm so sorry we're late
10:11But I was stuck between
10:12Broadway and North Street
10:14Oh, that's okay
10:16Just as long as they
10:17Pride you loose
10:19I beg your pardon
10:21Nothing, nothing at all
10:22Now, my dears
10:25Let us sojourn into the salon
10:27And partake of some of our gastronomic delights
10:30Yeah, let's get in there
10:31And tie on to feedback
10:33Uh, Nancy, uh, may I take your arm?
10:36Why, thank you, colonel
10:37Captain
10:38Uh, huh?
10:39Oh, yeah, yeah
10:40Uh, Mayor, uh, may I take your arm?
10:43Here's my arm
10:48Uh, Mayor, you better take mine
10:51I wouldn't want to strain my innards
10:53Before I tangle with the grub
10:58Ah, bonsoir, monsieur
10:59Uh, may I help you, please?
11:01Uh, the Calvin Burnside, party of four
11:03Uh, oui, monsieur
11:04Uh, ride this way, please
11:12Ah, voilà
11:13There you are
11:13Your waiter will be with you in one moment
11:17Uh, Nancy, you sit here
11:19I will sit beside you
11:20And, uh, Mayor, you sit across from me
11:26You'd better drag over three more chairs
11:29Uh, you see, monsieur
11:32And Pierre
11:32Tell the waiter to hurry it up
11:35I'm stopped
11:36With women
11:37Colonel
11:38I understand you are Mr. Burnside's financial advisor
11:43Well, I do operate behind the scenes
11:46And, Mr. Burnside
11:50You must be very wealthy to have someone just to look after your money
11:55Oh, yeah, when it comes to being filthy rich
11:58I guess I'm just about as dirty as anyone
12:00Well, Nancy
12:02Say, Mr. Burnside is quite different from that penniless Woodward fellow you were going with
12:08No, Mayor
12:09Yes, sir, ma'am
12:11Uh, Mr. Burnside had a big ear last year
12:14Of course, when it comes to stocks, he concentrated on metals
12:18And while the steels were good, he did have a little trouble with the coppers
12:22Yeah, they had me down to the station house three or four times
12:28I'm afraid you'll have to excuse Mr. Burnside
12:31Ever since he got his head caught in the bank vault door
12:34He refers to the New York Stock Exchange as the station house
12:38Oh, I see
12:41Uh, there's the music, uh
12:42Would you care to dance, Nancy?
12:45No, I'd love to, Colonel
12:48Calvin
12:49Oh, yeah, yeah
12:50Uh, Mayor, would you care to get up and waddle the light fantastic with me?
12:54I'd love to
12:55Oh, no
13:18Hmm
13:20I guess the goon squad didn't wait up for me this evening
13:28One second thought, I guess you're wide awake
13:30Well, good evening, my two charming creatures
13:33Never mind that, my summary
13:35Where have you been to this hour of the night?
13:37I have been assisting the blue bird of happiness
13:40To build a little love nest in the hearts of two of my dearest friends
13:44Why do you mean by that?
13:46I've been trying to help Calvin marry a young chick
13:49So we can move in on her mama's loot
13:52You mean he's going through with this crazy idea of marrying that rich gal?
13:57Sure
13:57We've been at a swanky restaurant trying to impress her and her fat mama
14:01You sure you haven't been out with some hussy yourself?
14:05Oh, no, sister dear
14:08You know I'll always be true to Maggie Bell
14:10When a person has lamb chops in the icebox
14:13He don't go out looking for pot roast
14:17Well, alright
14:19We're going to bed
14:20Good night, Mount Gummer
14:23Good night, sweetheart
14:24Good night, sister Sue
14:37Now, what was that for?
14:39I missed you when you came in
14:41I'm just trying to correct my hook
14:49Oh, Nancy, this is wonderful news
14:52Your maiden says you can marry me, huh?
14:55Yes, she was so impressed with you last night
14:57Someone who isn't interested in me for my money
15:00Someone of your financial standing
15:04Ha, ha, ha
15:07I'm pretty rich sitting down, too
15:08If Rupert only had the money you have
15:11If he had put over that big deal
15:14Calvin, it would have been Rupert instead of you
15:18Yeah, that's too bad about Rupert
15:20But when will you and I be sniffing the orange blossoms?
15:26Well, of course, Calvin
15:28With all the money you have
15:30I know you'll want us to have our own little dream cottage
15:35Uh, dream cottage?
15:37Well, now, wait a minute
15:38Yes, Calvin
15:39And I've had the place in mind for a long while
15:42It's out on the parkway
15:44And, Calvin, it's only $12,000
15:49$12,000?
15:51Yes, Calvin
15:52And the day you buy it
15:53The wedding bells will ring
15:57Hmm
15:58I never figured it would take $12,000
16:00To make me a ding-dong daddy
16:17Ah, yes sir, Mr. Meikle
16:20Ah, that's the information I wanted
16:21Yes, sir
16:22Thank you, sir
16:23Ah, we understand
16:24Yes, sir
16:25Goodbye
16:27Well, Calvin, that was Mr. Meikle
16:29That built the house Nancy wants out on the parkway
16:31Yeah?
16:33Yes, sir
16:33He wants $12,000 for the house
16:36He says he needs the money badly
16:38But he is willing to take $5,000 down payment
16:42Oh, my
16:44Where in the world are we going to get $5,000?
16:47And if we don't, Nancy won't marry me and I'll miss out on all that money
16:53After all, Rupert missed out because he didn't have any money
16:56Now, Calvin, we've got brains
16:58There must be a way
17:00If we just put on our thinking cap
17:04I just had a hot flash
17:06Calvin, my brain is really on fire
17:09We'll go to the bank and have a estate loan
17:11Yeah, a real estate loan
17:13That's a good idea
17:14Then, Calvin, you can buy the house and marry Nancy
17:17Yes, sir
17:19Colonel, you are really cookin'
17:23I don't know when I've had such a hot idea
17:29Come on, let's go down to the bank while I'm all steamed up
17:44May I help you?
17:46Ah, yes, sir
17:47We want to buy $5,000
17:49Please do come in
17:57Have a seat, gentlemen
17:58Prompt courteous service is our motto
18:00Now, just what do you want to borrow this money off?
18:03A $12,000 house
18:05Well, if you have a house valued at $12,000
18:07We should be able to loan you $5,000 with no trouble
18:11Now you're talkin'
18:13And what are you going to use this $5,000 for?
18:16To buy the house with
18:18Now, just a moment
18:19Do I understand that you want to borrow the money on a house that you don't even own?
18:24Oh, no, sir
18:26You don't understand
18:27We want to borrow money on a house we're going to own
18:31I'm one of the newer men here
18:33Perhaps Mr. Bertram can help us
18:34Oh, Mr. Bertram?
18:36Yes, have a nappy
18:37These two gentlemen wish to borrow $5,000 to buy a house
18:41Yes
18:42And they want to put up the house as collateral for the loan
18:45Very good
18:46But they don't own the house
18:49Oh
18:50Well, you've got to have the money to buy the house before you can borrow money on the house
18:55Yes, sir, but you have to loan us the money before we can have the money to buy the house
18:59to borrow the money on the house
19:00Uh, Mr. Kubler
19:02Could you come here for a moment?
19:05Yes, Bertram, what can I do for you?
19:08Mr. Abernathy and I have tried to explain to these two gentlemen why we can't loan them $5,000 to
19:14buy a $12,000 house to borrow money on until they have the money to buy the house
19:19Well, now, Bert, it's really very simple, isn't it?
19:23I'm glad to hear that
19:24Number one, you need $12,000 to buy the house
19:27Well, all we're asking for is $5,000
19:30Yes, sir, I've already seen the bank $7,000
19:33Well, look, you ought to borrow $5,000, but first you need $12,000 to buy the house
19:38You talked us into it, give us the $12,000
19:41No
19:43Uh, something wrong?
19:45Yes, Abernathy, ask Mr. Doozy if he would please help us
19:48Oh, Mr. Doozy, could you help us a moment, sir?
19:52Gentlemen, Mr. Doozy is the president of the bank
19:55G.A. Doozy at your service, gentlemen
19:58Well, sir, we desire to borrow $5,000
20:02$5,000 on a $12,000 house
20:06Fine collateral
20:07But, Mr. Doozy, they don't own the house
20:10What they really need is $12,000
20:13But all we are asking for is $5,000, which saves the bank $7,000
20:17Excellent, I'll write you an OK for a cashier's check
20:20Make it out to Calvin Burnside
20:23But, Mr. Doozy
20:25Gentlemen, any time my bank can save $7,000 on one deal
20:30Oops!
20:31Uh, what's the matter, Mr. Doozy?
20:36Gentlemen, I've worked for 18 years to establish this bank
20:40I carefully selected my most worthy associates
20:42And now, Mr. Burnside, after talking to you for just five minutes
20:47Do you know what I'm going to do?
20:48I'm taking my whole hand-picked staff
20:51And going back into the used car business
20:55Gentlemen
21:00How do you like that, Colonel?
21:02Come on, Calvin, we can take a hint
21:04Let's take our business elsewhere
21:08What are we going to do now, Colonel?
21:10We can't give up
21:10I'll go home and get Maggie Bell's pearl necklace and hock it
21:14You sell your automobile
21:16I'll hock Sister Sue's mink coat
21:18You cash in your annuity
21:19And we ought to have the $5,000
21:22Colonel, you are a financial wizard
21:25We should never have gone to that bank in the first place
21:28You're right, Calvin
21:29Calvin
21:29We showed them how they could save $7,000
21:32And they treated us like a couple of bums
21:34Come on, Calvin, let's go before the hock shop's closed
21:46$4,995, 96, 97, 8, 9, $5,000
21:54There you are, Mr. Meikle
21:56The $5,000 down payment
21:58Fine
21:59And here's the deed to the house
22:01You understand?
22:02It's $100 a month until the balance is paid
22:05Oh, we understand
22:06Oh, yes
22:08I'm in the real estate business myself, you know
22:10Well, I'm glad we could make a deal
22:12I've had this house for sale for six months
22:14It's been a very important sale for me
22:16Yes, sir
22:17It's been important to us too, Mr. Meikle
22:19Well, good day, gentlemen
22:21Good day
22:22Goodbye
22:24Well, now, Calvin
22:25We have the house
22:26This will satisfy Nancy and Hermita
22:29Yeah, and tomorrow those wedding bells are gonna ring
22:46Oh, my darling, at last we're married
22:50It was wonderful how you got that $5,000 for the house
22:54Yes, Mrs. Rupert Meikle
22:55And I wouldn't have gotten it
22:57If you hadn't maneuvered that poor sap Calvin Burnside
23:00Into buying that house of mine
23:05Montgomery, how come you're up for breakfast before noon?
23:08I got a bad kiss of insomnia
23:11Uh, could I have a piece of toast, please, Sister Sue?
23:16Tell me, Montgomery, how's Calvin's romance coming along?
23:19Yeah, I thought his marriage to that rich gal was all sex
23:24Uh, ladies, uh, if you don't mind, I'd rather not discuss weddings right now
23:30For some reason, the whole subject of matrimony gives me shooting pains in my head this morning
23:35Well, I don't think it's nice for you to see that about marriage when you're sitting right across from your
23:40wife
23:41Yeah
23:41I don't like the way you're acting this morning at all
23:45Uh, why don't you lovely ladies be sweet and nice to me
23:49And let me have another piece of toast
23:51I'll be happy to
23:52Won't you, Sister Sue?
23:55You see, my needs are simple
23:58Ready
23:59All I want to have
24:00Aim
24:00Quiet
24:01Fire
24:03A chance to enjoy
24:17Give me more
24:17Crimson
24:17One
24:17One
24:17One
24:18One
24:31Two
24:32Two
24:32One
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