The Ernie Kovacs Show, with Ernie Kovacs, writer and performer, ABC, 1961-1962 (excerpt). Black-and-white video with sound, digital transfer, 14 seconds. Clip used by permission of Ediad Productions | The Jewish Museum

In this Classic TV Double Feature, we're highlighting the brilliant mind of Ernie Kovacs with two classic comedy sketches from 1961. In the first, Kovacs portrays a master chef whose preparation goes awry when whipping up his tantilizing soufflé. The second set of sketches stars Jolene Brand Schlatter also known as "The Bathtub Lady," a popular recurring connective that played between Kovacs' lengthier sketches. In addition to Kovacs' work, the year 1961 saw many innovations in television, inclu