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The Dolly Show No. 120
Sitting on a rocking chair and cradling a sleeping little girl, Tom T. Hall sings "I Care." The scene is set on a bare stage lit by a single light from above, and it's a surprisingly intimate little segment.
The Dolly Show No. 116
Fade up on Dolly in brunette wig and yellow dress, sitting behind a counter over which is posted a sign reading "Psychiatric Help $.05." Yes, she is portraying Lucy from the comic strip "Peanuts," and Rod McKuen plays Charlie Brown. Lucy works a crossword puzzle, looking for a six-letter word for "stupid," but neither "Charlie" nor "Brown" fits the bill. Charlie Brown asks for advice, so Lucy marks up her price to $.25 for "inflation." After this hilarity, Rod McKuen sings the sad, maudlin tune "A Boy Named Charlie Brown."
The Dolly Show No. 116
After the sadness of "Charlie Brown" there's no where to go but deeper into the schmaltz, so Dolly Parton and Rod McKuen duet on the 70s feel-bad classic, "Feelings." In a vignette superimposed on screen, Rod recites a syrupy poem about "why do we always feel the need to run" while Dolly sings Morris Albert's timeless classic.
The Dolly Show No. 116
Surrounded by acolytes on a set constructed to look like a campfire, Rod McKuen sings "The World I Used To Know" as his fellow campers listen attentively and bond romantically to his deeply sensitive tale of running... always running.
The Dolly Show No. 116
On location in a park alongside a lily pad-covered stream, Dolly Parton throws a romantic picnic with a basset hound. As a uniformed butler tends to the saccharine-soaked scene, the dog drinks milk from a goblet while Dolly plays with his ears sings "My Funny Valentine" to him.
The Dolly Show No. 116
Dolly Parton tells Rod McKuen she wants to do a little bit of a song that describes how much she loves him, so they duet on a chorus of "All I Can Do."
The Dolly Show No. 116
Dolly and Rod McKuen duet on Rod's lachrymose new song "Every Loner Has to Go Alone" from his album "The Black Eagle." Break out the Maalox, it's gonna be a bumpy flight.
The Dolly Show No. 116
Dolly changes back into her stage clothes, but Rod's clothes go untouched: "Maybe I hadn't finished my traveling" is his sage reasoning. Then Dolly wraps the program by singing the standard closer "I Will Always Love You" as end credits roll.
The Dolly Show No. 117
Opening of The Dolly Show #117 with special guest Bobby Goldsboro. To the strains of Dolly's record "Love Is Like A Butterfly" we fade up on plastic prop butterfly lit with pulsating pastel blue and violet lights. Camera pulls out to reveal butterfly as part of giant sparkly sign reading simply "Dolly." The sign rises into the rafters as lights come up on the set and Dolly Parton is lowered from the ceiling on a swing. To canned applause as voice-over announces her, Dolly steps off the red velvet swing in a two-piece outfit with sparkly trim and sings "The Door Is Always Open."
The Dolly Show No. 117
A door mysteriously descends from the rafters, but as hard as Dolly tries, she can't get it open, despite a hand reaching in holding signs saying things like "Try Harder." Turns out the hand is Bobby Goldsboro's, who punches a hole through the door and lets himself in. Bobby and Dolly sing a reprise of "The Door Is Always Open."
The Dolly Show No. 117
Dolly and Bobby Goldsboro trade banter and bad jokes about Bobby's Kung Fu abilities and how he's accident prone as a sandbag falls to the stage directly behind him. Bobby Goldsboro performs "Watching Scotty Grow."
The Dolly Show No. 117
On a location shoot at an expensive mansion, Dolly has a picnic by herself and sings "A Little At A Time" as servants drive her Rolls-Royce and cart around expensive possessions.
The Dolly Show No. 117
Dolly and Bobby Goldsboro chat for a bit before Bobby sings "Butterflies For Bucky" for her, because Dolly loves butterflies so much.
The Dolly Show No. 117
On a smoke-covered set strewn with automobile wreckage, Dolly Parton sings Porter Wagoner's gothic hit "The Carroll County Accident."
The Dolly Show No. 117
Amidst more pointless jokes about Goldsboro's alleged propensity for accidents, another sandbag falls to the stage before him. Goldsboro threatens the bag with Kung Fu and it escapes back to the rafters. Then as more bags fall from the air, Bobby and Dolly duet on "Proud Mary."
The Dolly Show No. 117
Dolly and Bobby sing another duet, this time sharing the mic on the Everly Brothers' hit "Let It Be Me" accompanied only by Bobby's guitar. Nicely low-key clip for a change.
The Dolly Show No. 117
Bobby's door returns, and this it time it opens only by Dolly's own karate threat. As Bobby departs, Dolly wraps the program by singing the standard closer "I Will Always Love You" as end credits roll.
The Dolly Show No. 118
Opening of The Dolly Show #118 with special guests The Staple Singers. To the strains of Dolly's record "Love Is Like A Butterfly" we fade up on plastic prop butterfly lit with pulsating pastel blue and violet lights. Camera pulls out to reveal butterfly as part of giant sparkly sign reading simply "Dolly." The sign rises into the rafters as lights come up on the set and Dolly Parton is lowered from the ceiling on a swing. To canned applause as voice-over announces her, Dolly steps off the red velvet swing in a billowy bohemian outfit with sparkly trim and sings "Gypsy Fever," a distinctly non-gypsy-music disco number.
The Dolly Show No. 118
A crystal ball magically appears before of Dolly, and she chants some incantations to find out the identity of this week's guest. After a few fruitless attempts the ball fills with smoke, in which appears the image of the Staple Singers. The Staple Singers, Mavis, Cleotha, Yvonne and Roebuck "Pops" Staples (also playing acoustic guitar) -- perform (lip-sync) their hit "Let's Do It Again." Very nice.
The Dolly Show No. 118
Fade in on the orange rays of the morning sun striking the wall of a Casablanca-ish tavern set, as Dolly Parton sits in an oversized wicker chair and belts out her version of "House Of The Rising Sun."
The Dolly Show No. 118
The Staple Singers trade a secret about Dolly, which is revealed to be Dolly's command that they do the next song right now! The Staple Singers perform "Love Me, Love Me, Love Me." Like the first song it's also lip-synched, but with The Staples, how can you go wrong?
The Dolly Show No. 118
After the Staples' song Dolly says "I love them, and speaking of love, here's a song of mine I hope you'll like." Accompanied only by herself on acoustic guitar, Dolly sings a lovely version of "Love With Me."
The Dolly Show No. 118
In a segment shot on location, Dolly drives an imitation Model T Ford and sings Porter Wagoner's "Highway Headed South." The car is driving on a track disguised as a road, meaning the scene was probably shot at Nashville s Opryland amusement park.
The Dolly Show No. 118
Dolly rejoins The Staple Singers, who finally get to sing a song live. Together the Staples perform Dolly's song "The Seeker."