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Nice TLS large crowd following early horseless carriage down main street in small town, turn of the century, many waving hats. Silly TLS/MSs effeminate white man with slim manicured moustache wearing futuristic 22nd century gypsy via India outfit complete with fanciful turban walking along suburban sidewalk, stopping to talk into slim communicationsreceiver-- if this is the future, I'm not having kids. Great shot of flirtatious, leggy young white female linen maid wearing extremely short skirt strutting exaggeratedly down hotel hallway with stack of linens in hand; she passes open door, is suddenly yanked into hotel room. LS horseless carriage weaving down main street, shooting billows of smoke, happy turn of the century crowd lining street. Cut to MS several bottle of booze on shift bar counter (more than likely a speakeasy); LS large crowd in street, police officer standing on wagon; MS New York City police & detectives holding female suspect; quick shot cops loading shrouded dead body on stretcher onto wagon-- appears authentic. MS white male messenger boy standing next to telephone pole. TLS large mass of Mohican Indians running over ridge in woods (repeat of earlier historical reenactment of French & Indian War). Tracking shot of man in derby being chased by swarm of police officers (repeat). Mohawk Indians shot again, then clashing with British soldiers and colonials. Shot of mounted Plains Indians circling burning covered wagon (repeat of earlier shot, only reversed here). LS horseless carriage (early automobile) driving through small town, billowing smoke, large crowd chasing after it, waving off thick gagging exhaust. Great traveling shot early automobile (horseless carriage) bounding along rural road, bouncing vigorously; LS/TLSs auto carriage driving treacherously along road, plowing through wood fence, across field. LS crowd gathered around horseless carriage in small turn of the century town; MS fancily dressed children getting into car; MS man wearing driving duster and goggles starting car, shifting gears; TLSs car blowing smoke, pulling away, driving down street. LSs crowd chasing after carriage. TLS auto driving through hedgerow, fancy boy falling off, carriage continuing its death ride; TLS car barreling down dusty road, almost hitting three horses lashed to post, greatly spooking them, so much so that they pull the post from the moorings; TLS car plowing through gaggle of ducks, scattering them; LS out of control driver plowing into corral, psooking horses, inciting stampede; PETA would never let this flagrant animal abuse happen nowadays; LS auto driving through front yard of home, owner shooting rifle at them.
Comedy/Humor (Reel 1 of 2)
MS man getting into sedan car with steering wheel & dashboard arranged to face the rear of car, thereby creating the illusion that the car is driving backwards when it's actually in forward gear; TLSs backwards car driving down street, looking as though he's driving in traffic in reverse gear. Repeat footage. Excellent TLS man driving Ford Model A convertible into cement pylon at base of steel support beam; upon impact the driver flies from the driver's seat, landing on his fanny; crowd rushes to see if the stunt man is AOK. Repeat shot of man in bowler running from horse of cops. Repeat footage of Mohican Indians clashing with British soldiers in reenactment of French-Indian War (film reversed). Repeat footage of Horseless Carriage and turn of the century crowd, then creating havoc in countryside, violently spooking horses & such (film reversed). Great head-on MSs seated audience of well-dressed white adults watching program in theater; first contemplative, then laughing; some shots with dimmer general lighting. Repeat footage of effeminate man of the future wearing decorative turban, speaking into communications transistor while walking along sidewalk (film reversed). Repeat footage of silent comedian injuring hand, waving off pain, sticking hand in mouth (film reversed).
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 222
Porter welcomes audience, then announces "stutterin' lad" Mel Tillis. Backed by The Wagonmasters and looking very Clint Eastwood, Tillis plays guitar and sings "Tupelo County Jail" accompanied on harmony vocals by George McCormick.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 222
Mack Magaha fiddles us out of the commercial with a quick instrumental backed by The Wagonmasters.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 222
Porter introduces the "pretty little gal" Dolly Parton, and together they sing the duet "Yours Love" from their "Always Always" LP, backed by The Wagonmasters.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 222
Porter introduces his guest and winner of the Grand Ole Opry's first talent contest, 13-year-old Louie Roberts. Backed by The Wagonmasters, Little Louie plays guitar and sings a medley of "Don't Worry 'Bout Me"/ "Carmen." For a 13-year-old boy he sure sounds a lot like K.D. Lang.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 222
Porter announces a favorite song that he's never done before, then backed by The Wagonmasters plays guitar and sings Carter Stanley's "White Dove."
Canada Hails Royal Visitors.
Royal Visit Queen elizabeth and prince philip begin the most extensive tour of canada ever undertaken by british royalty. Their passage from newfoundland, where they arrive by plane, to the st. Lawrence in quebec, where they board the royal yacht brittania, is cheered by exciting throngs lining the route. Canada Hails Elizabeth II. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip deplane, shake hands with people. Men in uniform. Photographers. Queen and Prince in open black car drive on crowd-lined streets. Little children wave British (?) flags. Queen and Prince climb ramp to board yacht. Men in uniform, possibly Mounties (Royal Canadian Mounted Police - ?). Brass section of band plays. Queen and Prince wave from ship.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 222
Porter introduces his old friend "Seymour Speck." Gap-toothed hayseed comedian Speck Rhodes, wearing his trademark black and yellow checkered suit and red bowler hat, calls his fictional girlfriend Sadie on an old-fashioned wall-mounted crank style telephone. Speck greets Sadie with "Hello, Miss Mini-skirt 1969." A bunch of corny old-fashioned jokes ensue. Speck blows the punch line to a joke and the director cuts to a weird non-sequitur shot of Jack Little with a sad look on his face. What is this, Laugh-In?
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 222
Porter returns to introduce the week's inspirational song, Dolly Parton's composition "Everything's Beautiful (In Its Own Way)" (note: this is not the Ray Stevens song of the similar name). Dolly sings and plays unaccompanied acoustic guitar in front of a stunning chroma-keyed backdrop of pink flowers. Really lovely performance.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 222
Little Louie Roberts returns, and what a pro he is. Porter: "You like show business?" Louie: "Yes sir, I sure do." Backed by The Wagonmasters, Louie plays guitar and sings "Why Should I Cry Over You."
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 222
Porter wraps up the show, waving goodbye as The Wagonmasters play the instrumental show outro, Don Howser signs off, the credits roll, and Mack fiddles and dances us off the air.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 223
Promo for The Porter Wagoner Show #223 featuring special guest Archie Campbell. Spot opens with Porter and Dolly singing "The Last Thing On My Mind." Camera pulls out to reveal Mel Tillis, who announces Campbell and regulars and invites us to tune in. Fade out over art card with colorful illustration of Porter.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 223
Opening of Porter Wagoner show #223. Standard pre-recorded opening begins with CU of Porter s shiny red boots walking down hallway, which cuts to rear view of Wagoner s garish green Nudie suit festooned with rhinestone wagon wheels and cacti. Montage of smiling Porter happily walking through WSM-TV studio as stage hands and technicians prep show. Don Howser s voice over reads: "Direct from Nashville Tennessee, here s The Porter Wagoner Show!" Quick shots of regulars as Howser announces them: "Starring Porter Wagoner, Dolly Parton, Mel Tillis, Speck Rhodes, Don Howser, The Wagonmasters, and today s special guest star." Momentary pause in VO (presumably left for Howser to read the guest star s name on air), then prerecorded segment ends with Howser s "and now, here s Porter." Cut to live portion as Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner (in white Nudie suit) duet on "The Last Thing On My Mind'" backed by Wagonmasters Buck Trent, Don Warden, Mack Magaha, George McCormick, Jack Little and Speck Rhodes (all except Speck wearing matching red white & blue western outfits). Not nearly as nervy and invigorating a performance as on show #148, but the contrast in Porter & Dolly's clowning around is appealing (and indicative of their easy rapport), and the Hank Snow impression Porter sneaks in is pretty amusing too.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 223
Porter asks Dolly to introduce "The Stutterin' Lad" Mel Tillis, and she does, saying "I hope it doesn't take me as long to introduce him as it takes him to introduce me." Dolly calls him "Miss Mel Tillis" and no one seems to notice. Tillis plays unaccompanied acoustic guitar and sings "Who's Julie?" Halfway through the second verse Porter walks in with Speck's double bass and makes like he's fixing to fiddle around, prompting Tills to direct the rest of the song to Porter, singing it as "Who's Dooley?" Afterwards Porter comes back and says the actual record sounds a bit different and you should buy a copy; Tillis says the only thing that could keep it from going #1 is "Kaw-Liga and the New York Jets."
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 223
Buck Trent plays us out of the commercial break on a zippy banjo instrumental version of "Orange Blossom Special," backed by The Wagonmasters.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 223
Porter introduces Dolly Parton, who plays guitar and sings "Your Ole Handy Man" backed by The Wagonmasters.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 223
Porter introduces Archie Campbell, who in turn introduces his son Philip. Together they do a comedy routine with Speck Rhodes where Philip is the owner of a restaurant, interviewing Archie as a potential waiter. Speck is along for the ride as Archie's shill/straight man. Basically, the bit is this: Philip calls out the name of a food, and Archie changes its name into its hillbilly moniker (i.e. two eggs on toast = two cackle berries on a shingle).
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 223
Porter introduces Wagonmasters Buck, George, and Mack as "the second string trio, Ike, Mike and Spike." The three of them perform "Goin' Down This Road Feelin' Bad."
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 223
Porter introduces gap-toothed hayseed comedian Speck Rhodes, who enters wearing his trademark black and yellow checkered suit and red bowler hat. Speck tells a couple corny jokes about girls with Porter as the straight man. Then Speck sings the novelty song "Shindig In The Barn" backed by The Wagonmasters.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 223
Backed by The Wagonmasters, Porter plays guitar and sings/ recites his maudlin story about a down-and-out former country music star, "Skid Row Joe."
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 223
Porter enlists Archie Campbell to sing "Make Friends" backed by The Wagonmasters as the show runs out. Wide shot of entire cast as Don Howser signs off, the credits roll, and Mack fiddles and dances us off the air.
Bioterror: What You Need To Know
BIOTERROR: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW Description: Moderated by former ABC Medical Correspondent George Strait, Panelists include Dr. Dan Hanfling, director of Emergency Medical Services at INOVA Fairfax Hospital; Amy E. Smithson, a chemical and biological weapons expert and a senior associate at the Henry L. Stimson Center; Dr. Julie E. Fischer, a bioterrorism expert and a professional staff member on the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs; and Dr. Ivan Walks, director of the District of Columbia Health Department. Airdate (local broadcast only): October 26, 2001
Budweiser Beer Ads
Spot 1. Tilting CU beer being poured into Anheuser-Busch Budweiser flute glass. Product shot of glass and beer bottle which has an older label only slightly different than the one used today.