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The Porter Wagoner Show No. 297
Porter welcomes audience and introduces hard country stalwart Stonewall Jackson, who plays guitar and sings "Don't Be Angry" backed by The Wagonmasters.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 297
Plunkin' Buck Trent plays us out of the commercial with some sizzling banjo leads on an instrumental version of "John Henry," backed by The Wagonmasters.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 297
Now then let's welcome the beautiful little lady Dolly Parton to our show. Backed by The Wagonmasters (who jut about mess up the outro), Dolly plays guitar and sings the creepy bughouse ballad "Daddy Come And Get Me." Afterwards another one of those great audience shots where everybody looks as happy to be there as a drunk in church.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 297
"By popular demand" it's time for the trio of "Ike, Mike, and Spike," i.e. Wagonmasters Buck, Mack and George, who perform "Columbus Stockade Blues." Always fun to see these guys ham it up, even if you wish they'd learn a new song.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 297
It's time to check in on Speck and Sadie. Porter jokes that he thinks the phone fell off the wall, but sadly this is not the case, and instead we are treated to the usual round of cornball "jokes" from gap-toothed hayseed comedian Speck Rhodes. Playing as always a lady-killer despite his missing teeth, checkered suit, and bowler hat, Speck places a call on an old fashioned crank phone and chats with fictional girlfriend Sadie, the telephone operator. Some jokes are so humor-free in their lack of punch lines that they may actually be brilliant performance art in disguise, with Speck riffing abstractly on the idea of comedy without in fact provoking laughter. It's kind of Zen when you think about it.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 297
For the week's serious song, Porter and Dolly duet on the "most requested song we have ever done on our show," the chilling dead baby special "Jeannie's Afraid Of The Dark."
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 297
Porter reintroduces Stonewall Jackson, who sings his morbid #1 1964 hit "B.J. The DJ," backed by The Wagonmasters.
Red Buttons
Panning MS entertainer RED BUTTONS (Aaron Chwatt) sitting at table & gabbing with several local reporters. Red Buttons answering question on what his Emmy Award was for: "That was for Best Comedian, 1953. At the time it was called-- you see, it wasn't the Emmy, it was the Michael b/c they had two different awards but it became the Emmy." CU happy, smiling, effervescent Red Buttons being interviewed by off-screen reporter: "It feels pretty good. I've been the straight man for a long time." The reporter asks Red about his experience filming "The Poseidon Adventure" (1972). Red Buttons replies, "It's very difficult to walk on your head. But that's show business." Reporter asks if Red could eleborate on a comment he made about "big business taking the fun out of making films." Red replies, "Did I make that statement? Well, I think it's become a business of lawyers, accountants & tax experts. Things get a little edgy. There's not the care-free spirit that show business used to have years ago, but maybe it's better, who knows. Maybe the actors aren't going to the poor house now & if they do they go with their lawyers, accountants & business managers."
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 297
Backed by The Wagonmasters, Porter and Dolly duet on an abbreviated version of "The Last Thing On My Mind." Pandering to their audience's lower instincts, they ham up the great minor-key number as if it were one of their bickering songs, with Dolly talking over parts of the song and smacking Porter in the face with her hair brush and Porter almost losing his place as a result. Some things are better left alone. Then Porter wraps up the show, waving goodbye as The Wagonmasters play the instrumental outro, Don Howser signs off, the whole cast dances and cavorts as credits roll.
Belly Dancers
Wild, wacky MS slinky, tanned & toned dark-haired female belly dancer wearing skimpy powder blue bikini & cape, belly dancing on stage for group of young women standing or kneeling beside young shirtless man wearing turban. Very strange. Camera zooms into swiveling & shimmying groin area of sexy belly dancer-- a swirl of diaphanous blue veils & the radiant glimmer of sequins. MS two belly dancers wearing similar outfits & finger cymbals performing for the sultan; zoom out to wide shot of happy, blue jeans-wearing sultan & his eager dancing harem which includes a pasty, portly middle-aged woman on screen left; cam zooms in to fat belly dancer on periphery-- she can really shake it! TLS buff sultan and his harem of belly dancers on stage. CU smiling young woman wearing headband, veil. MS fat belly dancer with finger cymbals. MS oval-faced, apple-cheeked harem girl swaying. MS two hippie-like harem girls swaying, banging tambourines. Low angle MS belly dancer in blue veil. MS scantily-clad belly dancer performing, playing finger cymbals. CU dancing feet, swirling blue cloth. CU young smiling sultan wearing turban.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 297
The Porter Wagoner Show #297 featuring special guest Stonewall Jackson.
Area Razed for New Dallas County Courthouse
MS signs on pole on corner of 500 Jackson Street & 200 Record Street. Panning LS demolition site, Plaza Hotel still standing, crane behind pile of debris in leveled lot, Texas Bank in BG. TLS operator's cab of crane. Tilting TLS wrecking ball being raised beside Plaza Hotel. TLS/MSs wrecking ball wriggling on line. MS white man in suit & tie looking up, pointing up. Sideview MS crane operator. LS tractor-shovel pushing debris. Panning MS faded, torn pictures of women on wall. TLSs wrecking ball being sed against Plaza Hotel in vertical & horizontal fashion (appears as though the ball separates from the line during a swinging effort, only the guiding rubber tire being retracted from the building). MSs bespectacled man in suit talking with the crane operator beside large debris pile. MS street signs at corner of Jackson & Market Streets. LS demolition site, sign on fence in FG reading, "Demolition by Vilbig Materials Co of Dallas"-- note Old Red (the old county courthouse) in BG. Panning TLS Caterpillar tractor-shovel reversing over debris, then rolling forward.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 298
Promo for The Porter Wagoner Show #298 featuring special guest Jimmy C. Newman. Spot opens with Porter singing "Southern Bound;" camera pulls out to reveal Dolly Parton, who names guests and show's regulars and invites us to tune in. Fade out over art card with colorful illustration of Porter.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 298
Opening of Porter Wagoner show #298. 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, 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 Porter, wearing dazzling, rhinestone-studded black Nudie suit, plays guitar and sings "Southern Bound" from his "You Got-ta Have A License" LP accompanied by Wagonmasters Buck Trent, Don Warden, Mack Magaha, George McCormick, Jack Little and Speck Rhodes, all but Speck in matching red Nudie suits. MCU Mack's hot licks.
Dairy Farm
TLS dairy farm-- silos in BG, green Ford pickup truck in FG. MS turkey leaping off fence, joining several other turkeys on ground, Holstein dairy cows in BG. LS Holstein dairy cows grazing in grassy lot. CU snout of cow chewing cud, zoom out to MS cow with other cows in outdoor pen. Panning MS Holstein dairy cow walking through narrow passageway in barn. MCU feed pouring into pile. MS farmer hand-washing teats of cow before milking. CU farmer wearing straw hat, red checkered shirt. MS farmer placing metal milking tubes on teats of cow. CUs raw milk splashing into round glass.
Western Dancers
TLS/MSs three young white men & three young white women in Western outfits (red & white checkered shirts & blue jeans for men, red & white checkered dresses for women) dancing on stage -- think Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. Almost a down-home hoedown.
USAF Thunderbirds Air Show
Panning LSs four T-38 Talon jet fighters of the United States Air Force Thunderbird squadron flying in tight formation. Panning LS T-38 Talon flying upside down & low to ground. Panning TLS four T-38 Talons flying in tight formation, outer two jets executing quick & tight barrel roll. Panning LS Talon performing barrel rolls at high speed. Panning low angle LS four Talons soaring through the wild blue yonder. Panning TLS T-38 Talon flying close to ground at high speed, then soaring skyward. More shots Thunderbirds in flight.
Ronald Reagan
MS tanned & youthful Governor of California RONALD REAGAN (wearing dark suit & tie, red carnation in lapel) speaking at press conference at the Sheraton Hotel, being asked by off-screen reporter if he intends on running for President in 1976; Reagan smilingly replies, "No, I think t's far too early w/ all that's confronting this nation for anyone to be talking about that. I hope & pray that the man that's in there will be so sucessful that it will settle the issue." Another off-screen reporter asks if he's ruled out the possibility of running, to which he replies, "Well, I don't think anyone can foresee that far ahead. The man that's in there may decide not to be a candidate. No one can foresee what's going to happen." TLS Ronald Reagan standing at podium, listening to off-screen reporter asking about his opinion on military re-intervention (gets cuts off before he can state where, but it's more than likely Southeast Asia; no reply from Reagan here). MSs Ronald Reagan standing at podium, listening to questions. MS shadow of CP-16 film camera on wall. MS/CU Ronald Reagan speaking: "Well, I think there's been a big let-up in teaching economics as we used to for so many years in our schools. I think there's a lack of understanding of how this system of ours works. There's a great lack of understanding about profit & the part it plays in freedom & about taxes. For example, when you sit w/ a group of bright young college people & they tell you they want more government controls of business & industry & they want business tax & the tax burden taken off the back of the individual & you explain to them that business doesn't pay taxes, it collects them for government & that every tax imposed on business winds up as a hidden sales tax paid by the individual & usually the individual least able to pay who has to go inot the market & spend the bulk of his income buying things, then they begin to see. None of the facts are being given in most classrooms. I think they are indoctrinated w/ the system that government is the answer to our social & economic problems. I think it's time they realized that government isn't the answer, government is the problem. Government doesn't solve problems, it subsidizes them." An off-screen reporter supposes (rather correctly) that Vietnam & Cambodia fall to communist regimes, what would his plan of action be. Reagan's answer is cut off.
Roy Rogers
MS/CU cowboy, actor, & entertainer ROY ROGERS (wearing Stetson cowboy hat, ugly checkered suit jacket, bolo tie) speaking to off-screen reporter about his new film "Mackintosh & T.J." (1975): "When he first approached me on making a picture, some of the pictures I had seen in the last year I wouldn't even want Trigger to watch so I was very cagey. I said I would being interested in making a picture if we can get a decent story. I mean by decent story something that you can get take your children & grandchildren to see & not be afraid that something's going to happen that you're going to be embarassed. I think we've got a beautiful story. It's a heartwarming story that has a lot of action in it. It's between a young boy who got himself into quite a bit of trouble. An older person that's had some tragedies in life & he's trying to move away from that & find a new place where he can put his roots down & start anew." CU Roy Rogers being asked about Trigger by off-screen reporter; Roy Rogers replies, "Well, you know, a horse's age in comparison to man is 3 1/2 to 1. Trigger's been gone-- he died in 1965. I've been to a lot of musuems in the past & seen what a beautiful job they do in mounting horses so I had Trigger beautifully mounted on his hind legs."
Valenta
Caucasian male reporter interviews a middle-aged Caucasian man. The topic of conversation is shipping. The interviewee asks if the ships that import foreign goods will be exporting an equal amount. He goes on to talk about the steel industry. He states that for every 10 million tons of steel that is imported into this country, 65 thousand steel workers lose their jobs.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 298
Porter introduces gap-toothed goofball comedian Speck Rhodes, who enters hopping around like an electric badger, wearing his usual checkered suit, bowler hat, and bow tie. Speck makes corny jokes about mini skirts, calling them "watch & wear" dresses. Speck laughs like a maniac and Porter looks around like he missed something. Backed by The Wagonmasters, Speck sings "The Crawdad Song." Speck dances a spastic little step to Buck's banjo.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 298
Porter reintroduces Jimmy C. Newman who plays another song from his new "Country Time" LP. Backed by The Wagonmasters, Newman plays guitar and sings Doug Sahm's "Is Anybody Going To San Antone." Porter wraps up the show, waving goodbye as The Wagonmasters play the instrumental outro, Don Howser signs off, the whole cast dances and cavorts as credits roll.
Erle Stanley Gardner
MS/CU crime novelist ERLE STANLEY GARDNER (Earle Stanley Gardner) being interviewed by off-screen reporter: "I have written a book that is coming out around the 1st of the year titled Cops on Campus & Crime in the Streets in which I have tried to set forth some of the problems that the modern police are facing. We have simply got to get a better understanding of police work & a better foundation of respect for police if we're going to have any kind of law & order in the country. This business of having the police used in confrontations where dissidents stand on one side of the line & police on the other & they throw insults at the police, try to devil the police into what they can use for police brutality. It's something that's not good for law enforcement." MS writer Erle Stanley Gardner speaking: "I think that the courts should protect the rights of the accused person in court, but I don't think that they should protect those rights by going so far as to handicap the police in collecting evidence. Let the police collect the evidence. Then when it comes to the presentation in court, they should give the defense all the latitude in the world. I think we should have discovery in criminal cases as they do in court martials. The defense should know what evidence the law enforcement bodies have against the client & should know well enough in advance so that they can do something to contact witnesses."
Oscars Promo
Black screen with text: "Who Will Win The Oscars? Don't Miss The ACADEMY AWARDS. NBC TV, Radio, ..." [can't read the rest]. Music of fanfare on audio track.