Blake Edwards, Mr. Lucky, and The Smiling Cobra

TVC 654.3: Music journalist Jon Burlingame (Music for Prime Time, Dreamsville: Henry Mancini, Peter Gunn, and Music for TV Noir) talks to Ed about the strange, but true broadcast history of Mr. Lucky (CBS, 1959-1960), including how the ill-conceived mandate from the show’s sponsor, Lever Brothers, to change the concept of Mr. Lucky midseason ultimately drove producer Blake Edwards to remove his name from the series. Dreamsville: Henry Mancini, Peter Gunn, and Music for TV Noir is available from BearManor Media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices