The Kipper and the Corpse working at the Savoy he found a guest dead in his room, and was told to discreetly dispose of the body. Cleese turned this into "The Kipper and the Corpse" and the character who died was named Mr. Leeman in his honour. Basil and Sybil are working the bar where Mrs. Chase is fussing over her shih-tzu dog and Dr. Price wants some sausages, but all they can offer him are sandwiches. During the evening, a guest, Mr. Leeman, returns to "Fawlty Towers" feeling unwell; his business colleagues leave, after sympathising and making arrangements for a meeting the next morning.
The Colgate Comedy Hour Real McCoys", made his television debut on "The Colgate Comedy Hour." Hal March and Tom D'Andrea appeared on "The Colgate Comedy Hour" in what subsequently became in the summer of 1955 the 11-episode NBC live military comedy series, "The Soldiers". D'Andrea took leave from his role as Jim Gillis in William Bendix's "The Life of Riley" for "The Soldiers". In June 1955, the show changed its name to the "Colgate Variety Hour" to reflect a move away from pure comedy. A number of the earlier hosts had left by the end of the 1953-54 season (with the exception of Martin