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1998 Chicago Auto Show Reel 15
MS metallic purple Chrysler-Plymouth sports coupe convertible, several Asian & Caucasian men peering into cab; zoom in to CU steering wheel. MS/CUs white Chrysler-Plymouth Expresso sedan w/ bicycle lashed to roof. MS Chrysler emblem (sign) hanging from rafters, zoom out to MS black Chrysler Sebring convertible coupe, people checking it out. MS Latino girl waving from backseat of light blue Chrysler-Plymouth Neon.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 96
Porter introduces "the head man of the Tennessee Mountain Boys," Johnny Wright. Wright says "I'd like to sing a love song today... you know what love is, don't you?" which cracks up Porter, who says "Well, I know my version." Wright says "It's something that comes over a man and a woman just before marriage, and leaves immediately afterwards." Backed by The Wagonmasters and joined by his daughter Ruby and George McCormick on vocals, Wright plays guitar and sings "Is Love Worth All The Heartaches."
1998 Chicago Auto Show Reel 15
More MS/CUs of (Chrysler) Plymouth Pronto Spyder sports coupe convertible concept car with thermoplastic body on rotating turntable; nice shots interior, too. MS Plymouth information booth, zoom out to TLS crowded showcase area, hordes of people milling about. MS Plymouth Prowler on turntable, zoom out to Plymouth showcase area. TLS Chrysler showcase area, crowds walking around. MS Plymouth sign, zoom out to low angle MS grille of Chrysler Sebring. MS smoky black Chrysler 300M on rotating turntable.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 96
Mack, Buck, and George play us out of the commercial break with a feisty old-time breakdown. Lots of fast & furious playing from the boys. Afterwards, Porter seems just plain tickled by their talents, saying they get better all the time.
Alaska
TLS single engine plane taking off from field, early morning (dawn). Aerials of beautiful scenic Alaskan landscape, bodies of water. Excellent aerials of snow-capped mountains. Super illustration depicting scale land mass of Alaska compared to that of the continental United States.More aerials of snowy mountains, low-lying clouds. Aerial of massive glacier. Panning LS Mendenhall Glacier outside of Juneau. Panning LS blue-colored Columbia Glacier (tidewater). TLS large iceberg, two much smaller ones nearby, in water.
Alaska
Map of Alaska, zoom in to cities of Juneau, Skagway, Sitka, Ketchikan. TLS/LSs cruise ships on Inside Passage, including Royal Viking Line and Sagafjord. MS numerous salmon in shallow water. MCU bright red fish in water. Panning TLS forest, tall seqouia trees & greenery at base (looks like Endor, folks); great l/a canopy of trees in forest. Great MS/CUs Tlingit Indian totem poles in forest, some colorfully painted.
Alaska
TLS/LSs crucifix-adorned domes of two Russian Orthodox churches ensconced by trees. Panning LS port of Sitka (small port town). Panning LS majestic snowy mountain range bathed in pink late afternoon light. Panning TLS desolate snow valley at base of mountain. MS thin branches of barren tree covered in ice & snow, tilt up to mountains.
Alaska
Archival stills of Klondike Gold Rush, mining towns (including Juneau), miners, gold rock. Panning LS waterway & port of Juneau. Map showing border of Alaska & Yukon Territory. More archival stills of Klondike gold rush, miners, boom towns, crowded ports littered with the prosperous dreams of gold seekers, traversing the Yukon, tent cities, dead pack animals in Dead Horse Canyon, etc.
Alaska
MS open corner window, zoom out to old Golden North hotel in town of Skagway. TLS/MSs old buildings, terraces in Skagway. MS fa ade of old Railrroad Station, est 1900, in Skagway. Traveling shot of train entering tunnel bored into side of mountain, cam on train. Traveling shots of mountains, river, canyon, lakes from moving train. Subjective POV shots from train traveling on tracks, by trees, mountains, lakes. MS White Pass train pulling into station, passing cam. LS train on mountainous track. Over the shoulder MS two white senior citizens looking out window, taking picture of scenic valley. Traveling LS sign in broken rocks: Trail 98. More shots of scenic beauty (landscapes) from moving train: snowy mountains, river gorge, branches of trees touching side of passing train, lake. WLS train traveling through valley, mountain in BG.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 96
Porter introduces Pretty Miss Norma Jean, who comes in and cracks wise about Magaha: "Mack is the only man in the world who wears his pants out from the inside." Backed by The Wagonmasters, Norma plays guitar and sings the title track from her 1966 LP "Please Don't Hurt Me."
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 96
In an unusual visual departure for the show, Porter sits in front of a plain backdrop rather than the usual custom of standing in the Wagon House, as he introduces his own recent hit "Green Green Grass Of Home." He sings/recites the number backed by The Wagonmasters. Near the end, the lights dim in an evocative manner, then we fade to black as the song ends.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 96
We return from commercial to an empty microphone. Porter rushes in saying "stand by," as what appears to cigarette smoke escapes between breaths. Porter introduces "My old friend in the chicken suit, Speck Rhodes -- c'mon, Speckle!" Rhodes enters wearing his trademark checkered suit with bow tie and bowler hat, then poses a riddle: "Do you know what the donut said to the birthday cake? If I had your dough, I wouldn't be a-hangin' around this hole." Speck sings the cornball novelty number "How Much Is That Hound Dog In The Window" backed by The Wagonmasters, who also make animal noises and do a little call-and-response bit with him. At one point Speck blows a line but proceeds undaunted, as if nothing had happened. Norma Jean comes on and thanks Speck, doing a subtle impersonation of Porter as she says "That's a good job Speck, real good." Norma plugs the show's souvenir booklet #4, "The Porter Wagoner Show Hits The Road!", containing songs and stories and pictures. It can be yours for only fifty cents by mail. Nice graphic of an envelope addressed to Wagoner.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 96
Norma introduces one of her big musical heroes, Kitty Wells, telling how she plans to record an album of Kitty's songs (which she, later that year). Wells enters and thanks Norma, then plays guitar and sings "Let's Regain The Garden," from her 1965 album "The Kitty Wells Family Gospel Sing." Kitty is joined on vocals by Johnnie Wright and daughter Ruby, and backed by The Wagonmasters.
Alaska
MCU sifting bin; CU kernels of gold in pan. Map of Alaska, Nome highlighted. Archival stills of gold miners (prospectors) searching for gold in Nome; Nome boom town, miner Felix Pedros; Fairbanks boom town. Map of Alaska, Fairbanks highlighted. LS buildings in Fairbanks.
Alaska
Aerials of arctic tundra, Arctic Ocean. LS flat grassy tundra. LS shallow lake. LS pack ice. Map of Alaska, Barrow highlighted. Panning LS small town of Barrow, residnetial buildings near frozen lake. Slo-mo CU Eskimo boy jumping. MS/TLSs Eskimo boy being bounced on blanket by elders, the boy sailing high into the air. MS Eskimo girl sitting in wooden box, salmon filets drying on wood rack over her, ocean in BG; CU salmon filets drying. CU three seal heads drying (meat). MS three Eskimo children playing on wood structure. MS three Eskimo kids on all-terrain vehicle (ATV) on dirt road. TLS wood igloo, skeleton of canoe in springtime field. TLS modern Eskimo community, frame houses. MS two elderly Eskimos w/ granddaughter sitting outside tent; panning CU elderly Eskimos. Map of Alaska showing division of Eskimo, Aleut, Indian territories.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 96
After the commercial break, Porter thanks the audience for tuning in, then exchanges bland pleasantries with Kitty and Johnny about life on the road and the 200-odd shows the couple and their family plays each year. Then, backed by The Wagonmasters, Kitty plays guitar and sings "A Woman Half My Age" from her 1966 LP "Country All The Way." What a voice! MS Speck, Don, and George.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 96
Porter returns and gathers the Wagonmasters around him to perform a quick version of "The Crawdad Song" as one big happy family before Porter wraps up the show. As the Wagonmasters play instrumental show outro and announcer signs off, Wagoner shakes hands with Kitty and Norma Jean, then waves goodbye as Magaha fiddles and dances us off the air. As the end title super reads: "Produced by Show Biz in cooperation with WSM-TV," Johnny Wright takes a turn dancing with each of the ladies, square-dance style.
Alaska
Aerial of industrial Alaskan oil well in oil field. Panning LS Prince William Sound, mountains in BG. Great LS oil well at sunset. Traveling LS port of Valdez at twilight. TLS/LSs stretches of the Alaska pipeline, springtime. MSs surveyors, spring & winter. Aerial oil pipeline construction work, spring. TLS/MSs construction of oil pipeline, winter; tractors, shovels, cranes, etc. LS construction site, spring thaw, helicopter flying low, crossing screen. LS construction site. TLS crane lowering pipeline. MSs men welding, installing pipeline.
Alaska
Beauty shots of Alaska while VO presents environmentalist perspective on the oil drilling issue: panning LS misty mountains & lake; LS river w/ forest & rainbow in the mist in BG; panning MS icy white branches. TLS two mountain goats peering over grassy hill. Panning MS seagull flying through valley. Aerial of off-shore oil rig (platform). MS moose with full rack walking through field.
Alaska
Archival illustrations of tall mast ship (schooner), Northern Lights. Excellent colorful TLSs vaporous Aurora Borealis, otherwise known as the Northern Lights. More archival drawings of Northern Lights. Excellent LS colorful Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) in forest and urban settings. LSs Bay of Valdez & Cook Inlet. Panning TLS seagull flying over water. LS/TLSs waterfalls down rocky inlet, into sea.
Alaska
Map of Alaska, Anchorage highlighted. Aerial Anchorage. WLS Anchorage skyline, port, mountains in BG. Panning LS scenic farm in Mata-nuska Valley, cows laying in green grass in midground. LSs farms & crop in lush Mata-nuska valley, massive mountains in BG. MS yellow wildflowers. CU tall grass waving in wind. MS huge cabbage growing in field.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 98
Promo for Porter Wagoner Show #97 with special guest Grandpa Jones. Spot opens with Porter asking Speck Rhodes "Do you know who that is?" and Speck replying "Yeah, George Morgan." Porter corrects him as the camera pulls out to reveal Grandpa Jones playing "Mountain Dew." Porter says Jones is going to be his guest, then asks Speck "You gonna be here?" to which Rhodes says "Yeah, you and me both."
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 98
Introduction to Porter Wagoner show #97. Program opens with Wagoner and Wagonmasters Speck Rhodes, Don Warden, and George McCormick as well as Norma Jean onscreen singing "Howdy Neighbor Howdy." Over title card decorated with drawing of Wagoner, announcer Hairl Hensley introduces Wagoner and The Wagonmasters, show regulars Speck Rhodes and Norma Jean, and "your favorite songs and stars of the Grand Ole Opry!" Wearing garish rhinestone-studded Nudie suit, Wagoner welcomes audience, then plays guitar and sings "Country Music Has Gone To Town" from his 1964 LP "The Bluegrass Story," accompanied by The Wagonmasters.
Alaska
Slightly slo-mo TLS men wearing yellow slickers & orange life vests whitewater rafting. TLS several mountain goats on rocky hill, mountains in BG; MS horned mountain goat nibbling leaves from tree; MS three mountain goats resting on hill. Great CU bald eagle in tree, looking about, eventually into cam, barren limbs in BG. MS face of muskox, zoom out to TLS several muskox in snowy field. TLS caribou with enormous rack of antlers grazing in field. MS moose with good-sized antler rack wading through wetlands. MS two black bears wrestling playfully in stream. TLS humpback whale breaking surface of lake; MS flukes (tail) popping out from golden sunlit water. TLS seagul diving into water, perhaps catching fish on second attempt. Great MS Gray Wolf or coyote in summer coat skulking along rocks & brush.