Post by mikef6 on Sept 15, 2017 17:34:40 GMT
Duffy’s Tavern was a one-season, 38 episode syndicated sit-com which was released in 1954. The TV series was preceded by a popular radio show of the same name and a 1945 theatrical film. Each episode (radio and TV) opened with star/creator/head writer saying, “Hello. Duffy’s Tavern where the elite meet to eat. Archie the manager speaking, Duffy ain’t here. Oh, hello Duffy.” Neither Duffy or Mrs. Duffy is ever heard or seen during any of the episodes. Duffy’s daughter, Miss Duffy, on the other hand, was a main character. Archie was the master of the malaprop. When running for a local political office, he is accused of something by a voter. Archie orders, “Get out of here you dirty constituent!”
On “The Simpsons” Moe the bartender sometimes answers the phone with, “Moe’s Tavern where the elite meet to drink” – a reference to this venerable comedy franchise which just about no one who watches The Simpsons would get.
I remember laughing at Duffy’s Tavern from some of my earliest years.
On “The Simpsons” Moe the bartender sometimes answers the phone with, “Moe’s Tavern where the elite meet to drink” – a reference to this venerable comedy franchise which just about no one who watches The Simpsons would get.
I remember laughing at Duffy’s Tavern from some of my earliest years.
