New Skit -- The Dope Diamond Caper

Here's a new comedy skit available for purchase. When the famous Dope Diamond is stolen from the museum, it takes a trio of mismatched detectives to solve the case. Here's an excerpt:

CAST: 5-7 actors

COSTUMES: trenchcoat, old lady accessories

PROPS: phone, walker, bag of knitting, feather duster, stack of papers, business card, broom, flashlight, flag can be made with a paper triangle taped to a wooden dowel
You MUST have a fake gem large enough to be seen by the audience. Try a costume store.

Curator: Are you with the police?

Marble: Oh, my, no. I'm a private investigator. My name is Miss Marble.

Curator: Never heard of you.

Marble: But I've solved lots of cases.

Curator: Name one.

Marble: I found and successfully returned the Empire State Building.

Curator: But the Empire State Building is right across the street where it's always been.

Marble: You're welcome.

Celery: Sorry, Miss Marble, I'm already on the case.

Curator: He did get here first. This is Artichoke Queen.

Celery: Celery!

Curator: I knew it was some kind of vegetable.

Love and the Private Eye

There was one special episode of the old tv show Love, American Style. Special to a cartoon-geek like myself, anyway. Love and the Private Eye premiered on Jan. 28, 1972 as part of Season 3 of the series. An obvious pilot for an animated series that never materialized, this Hanna-Barbera cartoon features the voice of Richard Dawson as Melvin Danger, a bumbling private eye who manages to solve the case in spite of his best efforts.

I always wished it would become a regular series with more adventures of Danger, but it was not to be. You can't even get it on DVD, since season 3 of Love, American Style has yet to be released. But you can view it, at least temporarily, on YouTube in its entirety.

YouTube videos have a tendency to disappear without warning, so watch this one while you can.

Sam Egg: Private Eye -- A Short Comedy Skit

A tribute to film noir finds Sam Egg on the case. Here is an excerpt:

Lola:(in a breathless voice) Are you Sam Egg, Pie?

Sam: That's "P.I." As in "Private Eye."

Lola: So, you're a detective?

Sam: Depends on who's askin'.

Lola: My name is...(coughs and clears throat, then speaks in a normal voice) My name is Lola.

Sam: Her name was Lola.

Lola: I just said that. I need help.

Sam: There's a psychiatrist's office on the next floor.

Lola: Not that kind of help.

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