His novelty dance number from Small Town Girl (1953) was featured in That's Entertainment, Part II (1976). In 1973 he appeared in the musical remake of Lost Horizon, the last occasion on which he took his traditional song-and-dance persona to the big screen. Van starred in the 1971 Broadway revival of No, No, Nanette, for which he was nominated for a Tony Award. Van also hosted the game shows Showoffs, The Fun Factory, and Make Me Laugh. Van frequently appeared with his second wife, Elaine Joyce, on 1970s game shows such as Tattletales and Match Game. He also did some choreography, as had his father years earlier. He appeared in three episodes of Rooney's Mickey sitcom on ABC in the role of a freeloading brother-in-law. In the 1960s, Van did comedy work with Mickey Rooney in films and television. In 2010, reviewer Hal Erickson noted that "Van will always be remembered as the ecstatic young fellow who made like a human pogo stick during an expansive production number in Small Town Girl (1953)." In the early 1950s, Van received a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and made several films there, including the title role in The Affairs of Dobie Gillis in 1953 and roles in the musicals Because You're Mine and Kiss Me, Kate. He went on to appear in several Broadway musicals. His act drew rave reviews and gave Van a thrill performing live as a solo act.
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When his band played a venue in the Catskills, Van was asked to fill in as a song and dance man for another act. Van began his career as a musician, playing trumpet. He finally opted for Van, supposedly after seeing a Van Johnson poster hanging in his sister's bedroom. Originally, Van took King as his stage name (after his father's stage name, from the trio "Gordon, Reed and King").
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The Tattle-Tale is the tenth episode of Season 2 of The Brady Bunch, and the 35th overall episode of the series.