Wayland flowers and madame

Madame's Place is an American sitcom based on the ribald , acerbic, aging-celebrity diva Madame, a puppet character portrayed by Wayland Flowers.

Old lady puppet madame

Created by puppeteer Wayland Flowers, Madame gained a significant following in the s with her witty double entendres , sharp comebacks, and penchant for celebrity name-dropping. The Madame character was often elegantly attired in glamorous gowns adorned with splendid jewels, poking fun at the opulence of Hollywood's Golden era. Wayland Flowers and Madame became regular fixtures on talk shows, variety programs, and game shows in the mids, notably holding the center square on the popular Hollywood Squares.

Concurrent with the production of Madame's Place , Madame made recurring appearances as a presenter on Solid Gold , also produced by Brad Lachman. Madame lives in a plush Hollywood mansion surrounded by devoted butler Pinkerton, attentive secretary Bernadette, and beautiful niece Sara Joy. The domestic comedy antics of Madame's household are supplemented by Madame's eponymous talk show within-the-show , a revolving door for stand-up comedy , variety show performers, and celebrity guests.

As the series opens, the popular Madame's Place talk show has long been broadcasting reruns , prompting her fans to demand new episodes. Madame successfully negotiates a revival of the show from her home studio. In an unusual departure from comedies of its era, the show adopts a serialized format, occasionally featuring storylines that span multiple episodes.

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To accommodate viewers who may have missed previous episodes, a character routinely refers to the previous day's events. The series offers multiple mentions regarding Madame writing her autobiography. Nine months after the show concluded its run, Flowers published Madame: My Misbegotten Memoirs , [ 5 ] a book delving into Madame's backstory without reflecting on the television series or its characters.

In , Madame landed a recurring gig as a guest on Solid Gold , a weekly series that featured countdowns of the top Billboard hits , musical performances, and dancing galore. Madame was extremely popular with the youth market, and soon Wayland Flowers began coming up with ideas for her own show. His initial concept involved Madame launching into space on a rocket at the start of each episode, followed by her unexpected appearances in various TV shows.