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Tele-Vues Six' INSIDE THE TUBE i A PANfANDllANIMAIll (Continued from Page S) Bo Jo Jones7 bumpy past FLOWERS FOR iEVERY REASOU-. VICTORS flowers SpecUUuing in Floaters For Weddings Parties, Funerals or any other occasion, 43421 IbLCwmi Mnm I2M044 ar 43T-1IM Hum 434-4224 By BILL MAHAN moment you happened to turn on the let was commercial time and you had to wait it out to find out what program was on? Trouble li, its hard to find a time when there iant a commercial running. Then theres the program content Moat people I know dont bother frith the soap box operas called series that run on the prime evening time. The IQ aimed at is too much in keeping with the lack of mentality sought after by the commercials. UWnter- 9 esting.

colorless television families" are Just plain dumb and its too bad actors of the caliber of Henry Fonda, James Stewart and John Forsythe prostitute their talents this way. What ever happened to live theater on the tube? What about a really good mystery? Or a truly funny comedy whether play or program? The Smother Brothers left a hole that has not been filled. And they had file problem of meddling by advertisers and network management afraid of offending someone. But what about offending the Intelligence of their audience? There are more of. us than they suppose.

And, last but not the least irritating, is the phony laughter still taped as put of the sound of series so unsure of their humor they think fake laughter is the only kind theyll get. And theyre usually, right Virginia Cochrane, Long Beach Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones airs Nov. 16 as an ABC movie of the week, and it brings two of Hollywoods better performers to the tube: Dan Dailey and Dina Merrill, with Desl Arnas Jr.

and Chris 'Norris as the kids. The film is a simple, moving little story about two young people and their an upbeat ending. Bo Jo Jones was produced at 20th Century Fox by Lester Linsk, and it helps keep alive the flickering hope that the majors are beginning to learn a little about film-making for a price. This smart entry was completed for under half a mil and that includes two versions the one airing on the 16th and a longer version for foreign BO JO JONES has a bumpy past. Written by Ann Head, it was originally a Good Housekeeping' mag serial, then published by Putnams and New American library.

It was first optioned for a film by an independent producer who didnt make the grade. Tim property floated around for sometime, and in 19GB was optioned again, this time by Jack Farren, who was responsible for Robert Anderson's You Know I Cant Hear You When The Waters Running on Broadway. Farren felt confident he had a winner with Bo Jo Jones and went through all the proper steps to make a movie deal. He even had a completed (Continued Page 21) MEAS. DIAG.

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