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News in Brief: Princess Michiko Gives Birth To Son
News in Brief: Princess Michiko Gives Birth To Son Lighted sign at night, scrolling letters read (in English) "Crown Princess Michiko Gives Birth To Son." Men prepare to hang Japanese flags (Rising Sun); banners. Exterior building, night, a few windows lit, spotlight moving along the wall. Man, apparently the Crown Prince Akihito, exits car and passes huge crowd of photographers. (The baby would later be named Naruhito.)
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 305
Porter welcomes audience and introduces his guest Nat Stuckey, who plays guitar and sings the weeper "Whiskey, Whiskey" backed by The Wagonmasters. Afterwards Porter returns and promises that "Buck Trent and his electric Hawaiian five string banjo" will be back after the commercial.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 305
Porter keeps his promise, and Buck plays us out of the commercial with a banjo solo on "Home Sweet Home," backed by The Wagonmasters. MCU Buck's fancypants playing.
News in Brief: "Free China"
News in Brief: "Free China" Exterior large building, day. Interior, auditorium with large portrait hanging in front (picture of Chiang Kai Shek?). People in audience applaud. WS man (Chiang?) climbs steps and stands at podium.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 305
Now it's time for the beautiful little lady Dolly Parton to do a song. Backed by The Wagonmasters, Dolly plays guitar and sings "I Couldn't Wait Forever."
New American Mother Chosen
Jumpy, shaky a little blurry in imagery and contrast Personalities in the News: A woman sitting on a chair, and she's paging through a book. On a table next to her is a lovely bouquet of flowers. Mrs. Carl Gray of Omaha, Nebraska is picked as the most representative mother in the United States for the year 1937. The committee's choice is to be honored with a medal and becomes spokeswoman for many underprivileged mothers.
News in Brief: Carnival
Carnival parade in Viareggio, Italy with very elaborate floats, including giant characters and lots of moving parts. One float has figures of 4 international political leaders who carry olive branches and seem to wear wings; the caricatures of Charles De Gaulle and Nikita Khrushchev. Float with a giant head representing Domenico Modugno, the man who sang "Volare." Another view of the 4 leaders, this time animated by real people beneath the giant heads; Caricatures of Dwight D Eisenhower and Harold MacMillan. Strange bedfellows.
Fashion Parade
Fashion Parade Women model fashions on a runway that seems to stretch across an indoor pool. Dresses, hats, white gloves, cocktail dress. Dress with cap sleeves and four ruffles in the skirt. These outfits are clearly shaped to show off the feminine figure. Then, some slightly different activities. Models and a man check out a car. Woman gives some sort of award (?) to a man; it looks a bit like a laurel wreath in a large picture frame.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 305
Porter asks Dolly to help him introduce "Ike, Mike, and Spike" (a.k.a Wagonmasters Buck, Mack, and George), and Dolly says, "I don't want to have nothing to do with it and I don't want to talk about it!" The trio performs "Ashes Of Love."
Valenta
View of a sign posted on a chain link fence. The sign reads "Cleveland World Port-Cleveland Cuyahoga County Port Athority-101 Erieside Ave". View of top of large crane. Camera pulls back to reveal crane in its entirety. Shot also glances at a security guard standing in guard house. View of orange freight cars stacked in neat rows. Image is shot through a chain link fence. View of reporter interviewing man.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 305
Porter thanks audience for watching commercial and is interrupted by a telephone ringing. He asks someone to answer it and we cut to gap-toothed hayseed comedian Speck Rhodes cranking up an old-fashioned wall-mounted phone. Wearing his usual checkered suit with bow tie and bowler hat, Speck calls his fictional girlfriend Sadie the telephone operator. Speck relates the news from Skunk Hollar, telling a slew of corny old fashioned jokes.
Viva Ike: President's Peace Tour a Triumph
Viva Ike: President's Peace Tour a Triumph Huge tickertape parade (VO says it's in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil). Painting of U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower on a building, with the words "We Like Ike" and an American flag flying. Absolutely huge crowds watch long motorcade pass; Ike and another man (Brazil's president Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira) ride in open car, Ike waving. Exceedingly warm welcome, the ticker tape just showering down. (VO says Ike is now in Buenos Aires, Argentina.) Another big welcome, Ike waving as motorcade passes people waving in crowd. Ike speaks at microphones to gathering of people (perhaps in a governmental building). Cameras and lights. Ike attends wreath-laying ceremony. Eisenhower boards plane, crowds and photographers around. Airport control tower, U.S. and Argentine (?) flags evident. Plane taxis.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 305
Don Howser announces that Porter's next recitation is one of his favorites. Backed by The Wagonmasters, Porter recites Mel Tillis' righteously angry "Pastor's Absent On Vacation."
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 305
Porter reintroduces Nat Stuckey, who plays guitar and sings "Cut Across Shorty," backed by The Wagonmasters. MS of very rocking Buck Trent guitar solo.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 305
To fill up the last minute or so, Porter and Dolly sing a chorus of "Run That By Me One More Time" until Porter wraps up the show, waving goodbye as The Wagonmasters play the instrumental outro, Don Howser signs off, and the whole cast horses around as credits roll.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 307
Promo for The Porter Wagoner Show #307 featuring special guest Hank Snow. Porter sings "You Got-ta Have A License" while Don Howser plugs Hank Snow's appearance and invites us to tune in. Fade out over art card with colorful illustration of Porter.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 307
Opening of Porter Wagoner show #307. 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 green Nudie suit, plays guitar and sings "You Got-ta Have A License" accompanied by Wagonmasters Buck Trent, Don Warden, Mack Magaha, George McCormick, Jack Little and Speck Rhodes, all but Speck in matching red Nudie suits of their own. MCU Mack's fiddling and Buck's banjo.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 307
Porter welcomes audience and introduces The Singing Ranger, Hank Snow. Wearing a glittery orange Nudie suit, Hank Snow plays guitar and sings "Tangled Mind" backed by his own band, The Rainbow Ranch Boys. Outstanding steel guitar, a terrific performance.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 307
Leading the rest of The Wagonmasters, Buck and Mack trade hot licks on their instrumental "Stampede."
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 307
Now it's time for the beautiful little lady to sing one of her songs for you. Backed by The Wagonmasters, Dolly Parton plays guitar and sings "I m Doing This For Your Sake." Dolly wears a billowy silver dress with slit sleeves that look like they'd interfere with her guitar playing something fierce. You wouldn't see Chet Atkins wearing anything like that.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 307
In an utterly convincing depiction of marital discord, Porter and Dolly duet on "Fight and Scratch," backed by The Wagonmasters. Meow!
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 307
Porter says he hopes you don't take any part of the show too seriously, "especially this part coming up right now," namely the weakly-- very weakly-- appearance by gap-toothed, checkered suit wearing freak of nature Speck Rhodes. The lovable cornball comic tells a joke about poodle cut hairdos that falls flat, so Porter launches into a chorus of "Fight and Scratch" to get the blood pumping before Speck himself takes the mic, singing "Too Old To Cut The Mustard" backed by The Wagonmasters.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 307
For the week's gospel song, Porter plays guitar and sings "When I Reach That City" (which he originally recorded with The Blackwood Brothers on their "Grand Old Gospel" LP), accompanied by The Wagonmasters.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 307
After Porter's respectful introduction, Hank Snow sings "Vanishing Breed" backed by the Rainbow Ranch Boys.