VIDEO SUNDAY - "THE ADVENTURES OF HIRAM HOLLIDAY"

We continue our celebration of the summer time with this look at how one citizen of Toobworld went on vacation in 1956.

From Wikipedia:

'The Adventures of Hiram Holliday' is an American adventure sitcom that aired on NBC from October 3, 1956 to February 27, 1957. Starring Wally Cox in the title role, the series is based on the 1939 novel of the same name by Paul Gallico.

The series is similar to the book, and focuses on the adventures of a newspaper proofreader who through years of secret practice has gained James Bond-like skills in many forms of physical combat, shooting, and in activities as diverse as rock climbing and scuba diving. The proofreader, Hiram Holliday (Cox), was revealed to be muscular when stripped.

The starting gimmick of the series was that Holliday had inserted a comma in a news story which saved the publisher a small fortune in a trial. The grateful publisher rewarded Holliday with a trip around the world, which set the scene for him to solve crimes and thwart foreign spies in every port of call he visited.

I stumbled on this during my research into Sebastian Cabot, who would have been 100 years old back on July 6.  He appeared in three of the episodes, all as different characters, and two of them will be seen here today.

Growing up, Wally Cox was always a favorite.  The world has been a poorer place without him around.  I had heard of this sitcom, but never had a chance to see any of Hiram's vacation stops.  But now I have.

And now you can too!

BCnU!