{"product_id":"comical-co-stars-of-television","title":"Comical Co-Stars of Television","description":"\u003cp\u003e   Although some scholars credit Shakespeare with creating in \u003ci\u003eHenry IV\u003c\/i\u003e's Falstaff the first \"second banana\" character (reviving him for \u003ci\u003eHenry IV Part Two\u003c\/i\u003e), most television historians agree that the popular co-star was born in 1955 when Art Carney, as Ed Norton, first addressed Jackie Gleason with a \"Hey, Ralphie-boy,\" on \u003ci\u003eThe Honeymooners.\u003c\/i\u003e The phenomenon has proved to be one of the most enduring achievements of the American sitcom, and oftentimes so popular that the co-star becomes the star.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Twenty-nine of those popular co-stars get all of the attention in this work. Each chapter focuses on one television character and the actor or actress who brought him or her to life, and provides critical analysis, biographical information and, in several instances, interviews with the actors and actresses themselves. It includes people like Art Carney of \u003ci\u003eThe Honeymooners,\u003c\/i\u003e Don Knotts of \u003ci\u003eThe Andy Griffith Show,\u003c\/i\u003e Ted Knight of \u003ci\u003eThe Mary Tyler Moore Show,\u003c\/i\u003e Max Baer of \u003ci\u003eThe Beverly Hillbillies,\u003c\/i\u003e Vivian Vance and William Frawley of \u003ci\u003eI Love Lucy,\u003c\/i\u003e Ann B. Davis of \u003ci\u003eThe Brady Bunch,\u003c\/i\u003e Jamie Farr of \u003ci\u003eM*A*S*H,\u003c\/i\u003e Ron Palillo of \u003ci\u003eWelcome Back, Kotter,\u003c\/i\u003e Jimmie Walker of \u003ci\u003eGood Times,\u003c\/i\u003e Tom Poston of \u003ci\u003eNewhart\u003c\/i\u003e and Michael Richards of \u003ci\u003eSeinfeld,\u003c\/i\u003e to name just a few.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54261101953368,"sku":"9780786413416","price":36.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780786413416.jpg?v=1764939618","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/comical-co-stars-of-television","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}