Week 9: August 18-22

Monday August 18, 1980

The Crew: Edie McClurg, Valri Bromfield, Paul Raley, Wil Shriner, Rich Hall

Announcer: Bill Wendell

Set: #3

And Now: "Here's a man who's annoyed easily..."

Dave walks out and takes a donut from Frank's piano.  When introducing Stephen King from the day's list of guests, Stephen receives big applause.

Bad Phone Call - Ralph Anthony selected to call alter Baker, an organist, to say he won't sing in the choir at St. Patrick's Cathedral.

Dave: St. Patrick's Cathedral?  This is a big time thing, huh?

Ralph: He thinks it is.

Stephen King interview (2 segments)

Paul Raley as P.J. Rails segment

Tour of Tom Snyder's dressing room.  Inside dressing room is Valri Bromfield as Lila DeGay, singing, and Paul Raley as P.J. Rails.   This segment aired during Dave's interview on the Tomorrow Show in September, 1980.  Dave's dressing room is then toured, with Gerard Mulligan asleep inside. 

Arline Thomas interview (2 segments).  In second segment, old magazine photo shown with Arline and a young Bobby Rose, the orchestra's guitar player.

Rich Hall Surf Report video

Edwin Newman NBC News Update

In closing show, key light goes out.  Dave gets ladder and walks up to fix it, when he's out of frame, P.J. Rails walks over and takes ladder away.

Tuesday, August 19, 1980

And Now: "A man who shares the title 'vivacious' with Sophie Tucker..."

Dave beings the show out of shot still up in lighting grid. 

Small Town News segment.  Includes Men & their Vegetables Hall of Fame.  Call to Mary Lee Greer to discuss her Hawaiian vacation.

Michael Minton interview (3 segments)

Dave in audience.  Selects Gladys Overby from audience to run a camera.  Hal directs Gladys.

Dave Jenett ("Mr. Fix-It") interview

Rich Hall Pitkinville, MT segment

 

 

 

Edwin Newman NBC News Update

 

 

Wednesday August 20, 1980

And Now: "A man who has nothing better to do..."

Cheap Vacation segment.  Katherine Spooner selected from audience.  "Trip to Mexico"

Werner Erhard interview (3 segments)

Video - tour of 6th Avenue.  Goes inside Hurley's Saloon. 

Frank Garcia interview

Wil Shriner panel and video

Edwin Newman NBC News Update  

Thursday, August 21, 1980

And Now: "A man who doesn't know the meaning of the word 'ceromancy'"

Guests who won't be on the show segment.  At end of segment, ping pong balls fall from ceiling.

Dave: "We seem to have dropped our balls."

Jeff Greenfield interview (2 segments)

Edie McClurg as Mrs. Marv Mendenhall segment

Elevator etiquette segment.  Valri Bromfield as "Helen Melman" and Paul Raley as "Ed Boznakofski"  Bromfield's last on-air appearance.

Chuck Norris interview (2 segments)

 

 

Edwin Newman NBC News Update 

Friday, August 22, 1980

And Now: "A man who says 'let's synchronize our watches' for no reason at all..."

Viewer Mail segment

Sippie Wallace interview

Musical Guest: Sippie Wallace sings "A Man That Don't Want Me"

New International Signs

Dave in audience - selects Helen Deitrich from audience to play Shelley Winters (who apparently didn't show up)

Dave: I know you dated Burt Lancaster for a while, what kind of guy was he?

Helen: He wasn't a bad fella, as they say.

Dr. David Coddon interview

Talking Bird segment - only 1 bird of 4 actually speaks

Edwin Newman NBC News Update