Laugh Along With Mitch? Why Not!

On July 5, 2014 - TV History

Laugh Along With Mitch? Why Not!

I don’t know who the joke was meant for in this picture, but I’ve heard that Mitch Miller had a wicked sense of humor and that there were some classic off camera practical jokes played on this set.

‘Sing Along With Mitch’ began in 1961 on NBC, the same year ‘The Dick Van Dyke Show’ debuted on CBS. It was done from the huge NBC Brooklyn Studios till it was canceled in 1964 due to changing tastes in music.

Although Miller was head of A&R (Artist and Repertoire) at Columbia Records, and responsible for signing artist and finding hits for them to record, he was not a fan of rock and roll. Enjoy and share!

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9 Comments

  1. John Roger Bolin July 17, 2014

    Here’s Johnny!!

  2. Michael W. Pignataro July 6, 2014

    Hay Ron ! Wasn’t that Sing Along With Mitch.

  3. David Sherman July 6, 2014

    His disdain for Rock’ n Roll was such, that he was actually pilloried for it by music critics. Still, he had a hand in shaping the careers of the likes of Rosemary Clooney and Johnny Mathis, to name two.

  4. Dennis Degan July 5, 2014

    Bobby, you didn’t notice that Miller’s pants are down? That could be what’s so funny . . . . 😉

  5. David Zornig July 5, 2014

    My friend ran the Petrillo Band Shell in Chicago for years. He said Mitch was quite the drinker backstage, but always had the crowd in the palm is his hand no matter how wiped he was. Mitch lived to 99, so he was doing something right.

  6. Rocky Vitale July 5, 2014

    Watched his show regularly and have most of the albums.

  7. Ron Bernknopf July 5, 2014

    “Follow the bouncing ball”

  8. Derek D. Smith July 5, 2014

    I think I know what song he’s singing! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNEBwPFZ2dU

  9. Mark Ogden July 5, 2014

    I think the inside joke is that Miller’s pants are around his ankles.