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* TheDanza - In the 1953-1954 season, Frankie Remley became Elliott Lewis, which was the name of the actor who played Remley. Phil had left Jack Benny's show and CBS retained the rights to the Remley name.
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* TheDanza - In the 1953-1954 season, Frankie Remley became Elliott Lewis, which was the name of the actor who played Remley. Phil had left Jack Benny's show, and [[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0718979/ Remley]] was a real person in Benny's orchestra who had consented to loaning his name to Lewis' fictional persona, meaning that CBS and Benny's show and CBS retained the had rights to the Remley name.name, forcing the change.
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* ExecutiveMeddling - When the show's sponsorship changed from Rexall to RCA Victor, the character played by actor Elliott Lewis was no longer referred to as "Remley", but as... well, [[TheDanza "Elliott"]][[Note]]The change in sponsor was just coincidental. The real reason that the name changed was that Remley was a character on Jack Benny's program, and when NBC finally gave Harris an ultimatum -- either stay on Benny's show exclusively or leave (Benny had recently switched networks to CBS) -- the Remley name stayed with Benny[[/Note]]. Also, a different actor played Willy after the change in sponsorship.
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* ExecutiveMeddling - When the show's sponsorship changed from Rexall to RCA Victor, the character played by actor Elliott Lewis was no longer referred to as "Remley", but as... well, [[TheDanza "Elliott"]][[Note]]The "Elliott"]][[note]]The change in sponsor was just coincidental. The real reason that the name changed was that Remley was a character on Jack Benny's program, and when NBC finally gave Harris an ultimatum -- either stay on Benny's show exclusively or leave (Benny had recently switched networks to CBS) -- the Remley name stayed with Benny[[/Note]].Benny[[/note]]. Also, a different actor played Willy after the change in sponsorship.
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* ExecutiveMeddling - When the show's sponsorship changed from Rexall to RCA Victor, the character played by actor Elliott Lewis was no longer referred to as "Remley", but as... well, [[TheDanza "Elliott"]][[note]]The change in sponsor was just coincidental. The real reason that the name changed was that Remley was a character on Jack Benny's program, and when NBC finally gave Harris an ultimatum -- either stay on Benny's show exclusively or leave (Benny had recently switched networks to CBS) -- the Remley name stayed with Benny.[[/Note]]. Also, a different actor played Willy after the change in sponsorship.
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* ExecutiveMeddling - When the show's sponsorship changed from Rexall to RCA Victor, the character played by actor Elliott Lewis was no longer referred to as "Remley", but as... well, [[TheDanza "Elliott"]][[note]]The "Elliott"]][[Note]]The change in sponsor was just coincidental. The real reason that the name changed was that Remley was a character on Jack Benny's program, and when NBC finally gave Harris an ultimatum -- either stay on Benny's show exclusively or leave (Benny had recently switched networks to CBS) -- the Remley name stayed with Benny.[[/Note]].Benny[[/Note]]. Also, a different actor played Willy after the change in sponsorship.
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* ExecutiveMeddling - When the show's sponsorship changed from Rexall to RCA Victor, the character played by actor Elliott Lewis was no longer referred to as "Remley", but as..well, [[TheDanza "Elliott"]]. Also, a different actor played Willy after the change in sponsorship.
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* ExecutiveMeddling - When the show's sponsorship changed from Rexall to RCA Victor, the character played by actor Elliott Lewis was no longer referred to as "Remley", but as..as... well, [[TheDanza "Elliott"]]. "Elliott"]][[note]]The change in sponsor was just coincidental. The real reason that the name changed was that Remley was a character on Jack Benny's program, and when NBC finally gave Harris an ultimatum -- either stay on Benny's show exclusively or leave (Benny had recently switched networks to CBS) -- the Remley name stayed with Benny.[[/Note]]. Also, a different actor played Willy after the change in sponsorship.sponsorship.
** Utterly averted with Phil Harris and Elliott Lewis. The writers on the show were overjoyed that neither of them kibitzed in the writing room and were content to read whatever scripts were written for them. Interestingly enough in Lewis' case as he was an accomplished radio writer who wrote for and produced ''Suspense'', among other shows.
** Utterly averted with Phil Harris and Elliott Lewis. The writers on the show were overjoyed that neither of them kibitzed in the writing room and were content to read whatever scripts were written for them. Interestingly enough in Lewis' case as he was an accomplished radio writer who wrote for and produced ''Suspense'', among other shows.
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* HeyItsThatVoice:
** Modern listeners may wonder why Julius the grocery boy sounds so much like [[RockyAndBullwinkle Sherman]]. Answer: Walter Tetley.
** Not to mention that Phil is [[Disney/TheJungleBook Baloo the bear]].
** Modern listeners may wonder why Julius the grocery boy sounds so much like [[RockyAndBullwinkle Sherman]]. Answer: Walter Tetley.
** Not to mention that Phil is [[Disney/TheJungleBook Baloo the bear]].
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* ExecutiveMeddling - When the show's sponsorship changed from Rexall to RCA Victor, the character played by actor Elliott Lewis was no longer referred to as "Remley", but as..well, [[TheDanza "Elliott"]]. Also, a different actor played Willy after the change in sponsorship.
* HeyItsThatVoice:
** Modern listeners may wonder why Julius the grocery boy sounds so much like [[RockyAndBullwinkle Sherman]]. Answer: Walter Tetley.
** Not to mention that Phil is [[Disney/TheJungleBook Baloo the bear]].
* TheDanza - In the 1953-1954 season, Frankie Remley became Elliott Lewis, which was the name of the actor who played Remley. Phil had left Jack Benny's show and CBS retained the rights to the Remley name.
* HeyItsThatVoice:
** Modern listeners may wonder why Julius the grocery boy sounds so much like [[RockyAndBullwinkle Sherman]]. Answer: Walter Tetley.
** Not to mention that Phil is [[Disney/TheJungleBook Baloo the bear]].
* TheDanza - In the 1953-1954 season, Frankie Remley became Elliott Lewis, which was the name of the actor who played Remley. Phil had left Jack Benny's show and CBS retained the rights to the Remley name.
