Jimmie Rodgers (pop Singer) - Television

Television

  • TV appearances included performances on American Bandstand, Kraft Music Hall, and Hootenanny, as well as the following:
  • Hee Haw ...Himself (2 episodes, November 25, 1979 and November 3, 1980)
  • The George Burns Show ...Himself; Jimmie Rodgers Moves in with Ronnie (1 episode, 1959)
  • The Mike Douglas Show ...Himself (2 episodes, May 15 and May 21, 1970)
  • The Merv Griffin Show ...Himself (1 episode, May 5, 1970)
  • The Andy Williams Show ...Himself (1 episode, January 24, 1970)
  • House Party, aka Art Linkletter's House Party ...Himself (1 episode, August 24, 1964)
  • The Ford Show, Starring Tennessee Ernie Ford . . . Himself (Several appearances, 1959–1960)
  • Sunday Showcase, aka NBC Sunday Showcase - The Jimmy Durante Show (1959) ...Himself (1 episode, 1959)
  • The Steve Allen Show, aka The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (U.S.: new title)......Himself - Singer (2 episodes, Nos 4.31/4.4 - 1958-1959)
  • Toast of the Town, aka The Ed Sullivan Show (U.S.: new title)......Himself (4 episodes, Nos. 0.50/11.6/11/18/11.36 - 1957-1958)
  • The 30th Annual Academy Awards (1958) ...Himself - Performer
  • Shower of Stars ...Himself (1 episode, Comedy Time - 1957)
  • The Jimmie Rodgers Show TV Series, aka Carol Burnett Presents the Jimmie Rodgers Show

In the mid 1960s, he re-recorded (with altered tunes and words referring to the products) two of his best-known songs, for use in television advertisements:

  • "Honeycomb" was adapted for a Post Cereals product called "Honeycomb".
  • "Oh-Oh, I'm Falling in Love Again" was adapted for one of Franco-American's pasta products: "Oh-Oh, SpaghettiO's!"

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