Dan Lurie's competitive bodybuilding career was waning when the TV age dawned. So his next move was to land a spot on a popular children's variety show called Sealtest's Big Top. He was billed as "Sealtest Dan, the Muscle Man" from 1950 to 1957. Also appearing on the show was a clown named Ed who was later better known as Johnny Carson's sidekick, Ed McMahon. Here we see Dan getting his makeup applied. I wonder if this lucky makeup guy got to do his whole body?
I remember that show! I don't specifically remember the Muscle Man, nor the clown. My sister and I watched it faithfully every Saturday morning after the cartoons.
ReplyDeleteI was an avid TV fan in the later stretch of those years, but don't remember the show. Maybe they didn't run it in West Texas.
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