Learning on ScreenAdventures of Shake and Bake, The
- Alternative title
- Pre-Teen World Telethon
- Synopsis
- Sketch from the Canadian comedy series SCTV that parodies the theory that Sir Francis Bacon actually wrote Shakespeare’s plays. It stars Dave Thomas as Shakespeare and Rick Moranis as Bacon in four vignettes: 1. Backstage at the Globe Theatre; 2. At a brothel; 3. At a pub; 4. Aboard the Golden Hind.
- Series
- Sctv
- Language
- English
- Country
- Canada
- Medium
- Television
- Transmission details
- 23 Apr 1983 (Channel: CBC)
- Duration
- 7 mins
Credits
- Director
- Jim Drake
- Cast
Andrea Martin Catherine O’Hara Dave Thomas William Shakespeare (Shake) Eugene Levy Rosencrantz John Candy Guildenstern Rick Moranis Sir Francis Bacon (Bake)
Additional Details
- Production type
- Sitcoms/Variety
- Plays
- Hamlet
- Subjects
- English language and literature; Shakespeare
- Keywords
- Shakespeare Authorship Question
- Related items
- Adventures of Bob & Doug McKenzie: Strange Brew
Notes
- Notes
- The sketch is available in its original broadcast version on YouTube, recorded off-air. The commercial DVD release substitutes the music from the sketch, originally taken from Max Steiner’s score from THE ADVENTURES OF DON JUAN (1949) and Erich Wolfgang Korngold’s music from THE SEA HAWK (1940).
- General
- The overall episode title is ‘Pre-Teen World Telethon’
- History
- Season 4, Episode 20 (The title of the series was amended to: SCTV Network).
Online Availability
- Online URL
- https://youtu.be/NiZiMMVH9f0
- Online format
- Streamed
Production Company
Distributor
- Name
YouTube
- Web
- http://www.youtube.com External site opens in new window
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