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The Porter Wagoner Show No. 5
Wagoner introduces the week's "miniature movie," an animated commercial for Black-Draught laxative. Distressed cartoon man experiences gastric discomfort, as represented by discolored blob in abdomen. Walking along water's edge, he sees the words Black-Draught in the shape of a fish in the water, grabbing the fish's tail. As the fish takes him deeper underwater, he experiences immediate relief. A giant bubbling clam repeats the mantra "fresh and clean inside" as announcer extols virtues of product. Underwater man and frisky fish frolic by packages of Black-Draught. Announcer explains that Black-Draught reaches the five trouble spots of the colon.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 5
Wagoner returns, catching Benny Williams as he tunes up his banjo in preparation for the instrumental tune "Dear Old Dixie," which he plays backed by The Wagonmasters. CUs of finger-pickin'.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 5
Wagoner introduces gap-toothed Speck Rhodes who makes humorous fake call on old-time crank telephone wearing his trademark checkered suit with polka-dotted bow tie and bowler hat. Pretends to call school house to talk with Professor Brainbear. Corny old-timey jokes ensue. Rhodes flubs punchline on first joke. Makes reference to kid who likes to watch TV commercials, especially for Black-Draught. Makes joke about learning to sing rock & roll like Elvis Presley but sounding more like Conway Twiddle. Sings rendition of "Hound Dog" while making hip-swiveling Elvis moves in checkered suit, accompanied by Wagonmasters. Wide shots of Speck's gyrations. Wagoner: "I'll tell ya, that rock & roll with Speck, that's terrific I'll tell ya for sure."
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 5
Wagoner talks about a lady friend with arthritis, and wonders if there's a product that can help her. At great length, Cutrer extols virtues of Hi-Therm including quick absorbency, and Soltice-like greaseless, stainless qualities. CU tube of Hi-Therm.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 5
Archie Campbell returns to perform Wagoner's aforementioned favorite Campbell number, the maudlin spoken word 1960 hit "Trouble In The Amen Corner." Campbell is accompanied by Wagonmasters. At end of number Wagoner returns to thank Campbell. Campbell replies by plugging sponsor, saying they're old friends of his.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 5
Wagoner returns to showcase Little Jack's fiddle playing on "an old time breakdown." Jack Little saws away energetically on an instrumental number, backed by The Wagonmasters.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 5
Wagoner thanks audience for watching & tuning in, and thanks sponsors Black-Draught and Soltice. Wagoner and Wagonmasters sing Black-Draught jingle. Cutrer's end of show voice over reprises show's sponsors, wishes that everyone "stay happy and healthy."
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 5
Short commercial for Cardui Tablets for women. "All modern girls know, to stay on the go, Cardui tablets are great!"
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 7
Porter Wagoner Show #7 with special guest Mac Wiseman. Features numerous pitches and commercials for medicinal products including laxative and cold remedy products.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 7
Introduction to Porter Wagoner Show #7. Via voice over, announcer T. Tommy Cutrer introduces sponsors over title cards illustrated with product artwork: Black-Draught laxative "that leaves you feeling fresh and clean inside," Soltice Quick-Rub cold relief, and Soltice Hi-Therm, for relief of aches and pains. Over title card, Thomas introduces Porter Wagoner and the Wagonmasters, series regulars Norma Jean and Speck Rhodes, and their special guest star Mac Wiseman. Wagoner wears flashy Nudie Cohen jacket seen on the cover of his 1962 album "A Slice of Life." Wagoner and Wagonmasters Don Warden and Little Jack Little sing Black-Draught jingle.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 7
Announcer T. Tommy Cutrer enters, shakes Wagoner's hand, introduces Wagoner with golf joke. Wagoner and Wagonmasters play Hank Williams' "Jambalaya." MS Wagonmasters Don Warden, Jack Little, and Speck Rhodes.
Tornados
Same as catalog #311487: Scratchy, grainy footage of clouds forming abstract ghostly shapes before becoming a tornado. Dark gray heavy clouds look like smoke, against orange sky - unearthly. MS blue/gray sky as tornado forms. Funnel drops and retreats, camera zooms in to catch good shots of debris flying around. Pulls out again to wide shot - more debris. Snake like funnel drops to ground again and then retreats. POV from moving car driving on highway. Flat wide landscape, sunny sky with tornado. POV from car at side of road. Tornado starts vaguely cylindrical and becomes a more distinct funnel. Retreats and hangs in the air over wide open field. Strange, eerie light. Cuts to out of focus zoomed in shot of tornado in same area. Pulls out for better view. VS of this tornado over the big field, dust/debris clouds stirred up.
Tornados
Dark, shaky, scratchy WS of stormy sky. Black silhouetteed landscape, dark gray clouds over bright sky. Stationary camera on dust cloud forming on ground - MS. WS tornado (skinny funnel) moving across open landscape, black ground (silhouette) dark clouds and yellow/orange sky (sunset). Scratches. Funnel gets thinner and thinner and then disappears. Clouds slowly pass overhead. WS tornado over open landscape, lone telephone pole and wire in f/g. Kind of gray, pale light. Cam zooms in closer - stationary. Funnel fills frame, dust/debris cloud visible. This is good tornado action aside from the scratches. WS blue/gray sky, yellow field and reddish/brown dirt are the backdrop for this looming tornado with a huge dust/debris cloud under it. Cam zooms out (it's really far away) to reveal very dramatic landscape, sky etc. Dark, shaky shot of landscape - looks like night. Cam zooms out to reveal that it's a huge tornado stirring things up, light yellow/green sky in b/g. Everything else is dark and grainy. Cam zooms in again a little to get the swirling motion of this huge funnel. Headlights appear from the distance and move towards camera on road alongside it. Various other shots of same area with storm clouds, tornado - dark, grainy. yellow/green sky with gray dust and debris clouds . Shaky camera.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 7
Wagoner welcomes audience, then hands things over to Cutrer for a Black-Draught pitch. "Don't waste your time with a halfway laxative, it'll only give you halfway relief." Powder and granulated, syrup, and candy-coated are the forms in which you can buy this laxative that helps you feel fresh and clean inside. CU shots of products. Wagoner and Wagonmasters reprise jingle, with lively extended banjo coda by Buck Trent.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 7
Wagoner introduces Mac Wiseman, saying "T always says we get our money's worth with this one," to which the heavy-set Wiseman good-naturedly responds, "I don't know how you mean that, pound for pound or what?" Wiseman announces a new song, "Pistol Packing Preacher," on which he sings and plays guitar accompanied by The Wagonmasters. CU of Buck Trent on Banjo.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 7
Cutrer reappears and he, Wiseman, and Wagoner exchange good-natured banter. Wagoner and Wiseman exit to saying "write if you get work," so that Cutrer can introduce Norma Jean. She plays guitar and sings "A Little Bitty Tear" backed by The Wagonmasters. CU Buck Trent on guitar.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 7
Wagoner returns and solicits requests via card or letter, adding that they'd like to know if people writing in have tried Black-Draught, a product everyone on the show really believes in. This segues into the self-described old creole number "Your Old Love Letters," on which Wagoner sings and plays guitar, accompanied by The Wagonmasters. CU Buck Trent.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 7
Speck enters toting the program's souvenir booket, and Wagoner makes a pitch for the book which has pictures of guests that have appeared on the show as well as favorite songs. The book costs one dollar and can purchased from the address on the screen. Before the pitch is over, Don Warden sneaks in and says that the price has been lowered to fifty cents.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 7
Gap-toothed Speck Rhodes enters in trademark checked suit, polka dot bow tie and bowler hat and jokes about not having a dollar to spend. Wagoner and Rhodes joke about performing at a fair in Illinois and Speck spending all his money on a prize-winning billy goat. Speck says he'll keep the goat in his bedroom. "What about the smell?" Wagoner asks. "Oh, he'll just have to get used to that, Porter," Rhodes retorts. Rhodes sings "Too Old To Cut The Mustard" backed by The Wagonmasters. CUs of Rhodes' dancing feet, WS Rhodes dancing.
Vegas
Vegas - Great late 1970s-early 1980s look at Las Vegas tourism promoting the nightlife & surrounding outdoor activies.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 7
Wagoner introduces special guest Dwight Weist, "The Man of A Thousand Voices," who acts the part of a TV weatherman. Weist stands in front of a map of the US on which he has written the word "COLDS" across the southeast. "That's the prediction: colds. What to do about it?" Not surprisingly, Weist recommends Soltice, "the kind of cold relief you've always wanted," which works like a warming poultice. On a drawing of a sleeping body, Weist diagrams exactly how Soltice works. Weist extols Soltice's ease of use and cleanliness.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 7
Wagoner returns for sacred song time. Accompanied by The Wagonmasters, Wagoner plays guitar and sings "Where Could I Go." MS Buck Trent.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 7
Wagoner explains how bad weather brings more than just colds, but also those minor aches and pains of arthritis and rheumatism. The solution? Greaseless, stainless Hi-Therm, by the makers of Soltice, a tube of which Wagoner displays.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 7
Mac Wiseman returns and they plug his new Capitol Records LP "Mac Wiseman Sings Bluegrass." Wiseman sings and plays guitar on his 1959 Dot Records hit "Jimmy Brown the Newsboy."