DKosty123 This film got a lot of prime time television play. There is no wonder why. Jerry Lewis gets benefits here not just from Jill St. John and a great supporting cast, but Tashlin's special effects sequences show a lot of imagination in this film. Veteran comedy writer Harry Tugend and Tashlin combine on the script from Tugend's story.Despite all the special effects that are funny by themselves, Lewis manic comedy style is put into the script in a way that makes more sense than some of his other films. It's a match made in comedy, for sure. Ray Walston is solid from Mars supporting, and Richard Deacon from Dick Van Dyke, Abbott & Costello, and many other supporting roles is his baldy self.John McGiver, Agnes Moorehead, Nancy Kulp,and more are plenty of great support people. Kulp who was Drysdales secretary on The Beverly Hillbillies was so so good in so many supporting roles. Mooreheads Endora on Bewitched. Even Barbara Pepper, Mrs. Fred Ziffel on Green Acres gets a turn in this one. Lewis(Norman Phiffier) is a manic store clerk who gets into trouble at every job in the big department store. The imagination and physical comedy levels for Lewis are very high in this one. This is a film to enjoy everything and it was very popular when it ran on prime time TV (CBS I believe) years ago.

Wizard-8 I'm not the biggest Jerry Lewis fan out there, but on the other hand I don't immediately dismiss him as an annoying goofball as some people do. In the right vehicles he does show comic talent. "Who's Minding The Store?" isn't one of his classics like "The Ladies' Man" or "The Nutty Professor", but it is fairly likable. True, the movie suffers from the fact that there is almost no plot or character development, but if you are in the mood to not think very much, the episodic narrative does suffice. None of the gags are classics (though the typewriter scene does get close to that status), but they are lightly amusing. Former animation director Frank Tashlin stages many scenes like a live action cartoon, and these scenes are visually impressive as well as provoking a decent amount of giggles. It helps that Lewis here isn't strident, coming across as a klutz, but one that is determined and a good fellow. Actually, there is one laugh out loud bit, albeit unintentional: Lewis' character at one point is mentioned to be twenty-six years old - when Lewis was actually thirty-seven years old when he made this movie, and sure looked it!

sonny starr This is one of the all time comedy greats. Jerry Lewis plays a guy who can do nothing right, (to the extreme). Jerry plays a young man who wants to make something of himself so he can marry the girl of his dreams. Jill St. John is wonderful as the girl of his affection.I can't say enough about John McGiver. He plays the "milk toast", Mr. Tuttle. I've seen him in a number of fun films and he always gives a strong performance. His wife, who wore the pants, was played by Hollywood legend, Agnes Moorehead. She gave a strong performance in this film. She was simply wonderful. The things she puts Jerry up to are extremely over the top! Very funny.I was to young to see this film when it came out. However as a child I can remember seeing it on television. I can remember my dad falling out of his chair and rolling on the floor in laughter. I remember joining him on the floor and finding it hard to breath because I was laughing so hard. My mom was hitting the side of her chair and screaming. You can't buy memories like that. I truly believe Jerry Lewis was the best comic of his time. For that matter, Our time.Jerry Lewis is a true comic who isn't afraid to be the butt of every joke. That's what separates great comics from the rest. People like Jack Benny, Phyllis Diller,George Burns, The Three Stooges and on and on. It wasn't about them, It was about laughter. If you want to take a break from the stress of life, if just for a moment, and simply enjoy a little nuttiness for the sake of nuttiness, this is the film for you.

grendelkhan This is one of my favorite Jerry Lewis films. The plot isn't intricate and there are no musical numbers; just sheer lunacy and a great cast.This time out, Jerry is a young man in love; with an heiress. The only thing is, he doesn't know she's an heiress. Jill St. John is the love interest and undercover heiress. She is secretly working in her mother's department store, where her father is the figurehead president. Got all of that? Oh, I almost forgot. The mother, played by Agnes Moorehead (Citizen Kane and Bewitched), knows about her daughter's romance and wants it squashed. She sets a plan in motion to disrupt the couple, a plan involving Jerry's hiring at her department store.The film is filled with little episodes of slapstick and sightgags galore. As Jerry moves from department to department, chaos ensues. It's a wonder that the store is still standing by the end! What really makes the film work are the wonderful character actors who populate the screen. John McGivers plays the hapless father, Ray Walston is the scheming manager. There are cameos by such TV favorites as Richard Deacon (Leave it to Beaver & The Dick Van Dyke Show) and Nancy Kulp (The Beverly Hillbillies).Although it's not the greatest comedy ever made, it is a lot of fun. It's basically a live-action cartoon; not surprising, as the director is former Warner Brothers cartoon director, Frank Tashlin. Tashlin knows how to pace a film like this, building gag after gag, until the final eruption of laughter.This is definitely one of Jerry's more entertaining films, perfect for a quiet afternoon or evening.