She mentioned GUMBO

Sadly. So few people have it today.

I think he’s drunk

it sorta looked that way, didn’t it, embarrassing for Ann. 😯

@@MTknitter22 Maybe accidental, but Cyd did have a rep for being snooty with co-workers. Classically trained ballerina and all that. Ann openly derided ballet, which she refused to learn as a child; Cyd couldn't tap, a style associated with vaudeville. Dance has its snobberies, but neither lady could sink to the cheesiness of John Davidson in his flares!

Yes, it is odd that Cyd did not greet Ann warmly on this show since Cyd and Ann both danced together in an MGM film called "The Kissing Bandit", one of the best dance numbers I have ever seen on film. Although Cyd is more balletic and Ann was more of a tapster, they blended beautifully as they danced as a threesome with Ricardo Montalban who lifted both Cyd and Ann at the same time during the dance. @@esmeephillips5888

He was known to be uh rather full of himself! He let out about Gene Kelley’s ego and hairpiece while on some other show, it was a hoot. The others were uncomfortable - oops! It was way funny.

@@MTknitter22 Van got bitchy after he was let go by Hollywood, which required its contract players to be discreet and decorous. He had spent so long pretending to be all-American beefcake that he enjoyed being free to gossip. And as his face filled out he lost that anguished look caused by his auto smash, becoming jollier.

And now the Warner Archive is excerpting Metro musicals all over YT. Louis B Mayer and Jack Warner were deadly rivals who once had a fight in the steam room of the Hillcrest Country Club, hitting each other with knotted towels. How Jack must be crowing in movie Valhalla now MGM's musical legacy has dropped into WB's mitts.

November 18, 1981. It was episode 53 of the second season

Who? The young guy?

@@terry4137 VAN!

There is no such thing as happiness. People should stop expecting to be happy. Ann should have just appreciated her many accomplishments and the fact that she had such a rewarding career.

Parker930 A lot of “stars” are kinda over the top, makes it kinda fun guys

as a fellow Texan, and immensely proud of Ann Miller, she was Cherokee- Her hair was natural even though the garish makeup and styling were meant to conceal her age. She worked from the age of 5, and finally reached a well deserved stardom for her unique and powerful talents. Recently her courage was recognized, as we learned with horror that her first husband had thrown her down a flight of stairs. She was pregnant, lost the baby, and suffered a broken back. This is Ann Miller.

She tried to look younger when old, having tried to look older when young- to the extent of falsifying her birth certificate. Some folks are never satisfied with the age God gave them.

When once chided about her "look" (the hair and make up) she simply replied, "Look, it sells tickets." If it made her happy, then great!

I brought my two younger sisters to watch "The bandwagon" The youngest passed away of covid19 last March. The younger one is in Balanga , Bataan. And I don't even know if she is still alive I don't have to explain why I am so depress

I am talking of 65 years ago

He used to do that to lose weight. Amazing that he found doctors to go along with that scheme.

@randysills4418: Kathryn Grayson should never have sung in the movies with edgy quavering voice, not when Jane Powell was on the lot. Yuck, what a trrrible singer.

Yes, she does sound a bit tentative and shaky.