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Porter Wagoner Ep 153 - Promo
Promo for Porter Wagoner Show #153 with special guests Pee Wee King and The Collins Sisters. In a staged "casual" arrangement, Porter sits on a stool on the Wagon House surrounded by Wagonmasters Speck Rhodes, George McCormick, and Mack Magaha who are pretending to rehearse with Pee Wee King as Dolly Parton, Buck Trent, and Don Howser are seen chatting in the background. Porter invites us all to join him right here on this channel: "We show you a good time."
Porter Wagoner Ep 153 - Open
Opening of Porter Wagoner show #153. Program opens with Wagoner and Wagonmasters Mack Magaha, Buck Trent, Speck Rhodes, Don Warden, and George McCormick as well as Dolly Parton onscreen singing "Howdy Neighbor Howdy" in front of the "Wagon House" set, built to resemble a country barnyard. Over brightly colored title card decorated with drawing of Wagoner, announcer Don Howser exclaims: "And now, in color, it's The Porter Wagoner Show, starring Porter Wagoner and The Wagonmasters, with Speck Rhodes and Dolly Parton. Special guests Pee Wee King and The Collins Sisters. Bringing you your favorite songs and stars of the Grand Ole Opry!" Howser enters and shakes hands with Porter, who wears an aqua Nudie suit covered in rhinestone cacti and wagon wheels. Howser and Wagoner clown around for a second, then Howser introduces Wagoner saying "Our star of the show, friends, is the fella who has the goods looks comparable to that of Richard Burton, the charm of that equal to Elizabeth Taylor " Porter interjects something semi-intelligible about "Tell them (unclear)" and Don replies "I forgot the rest of the lines." Then backed by The Wagonmasters (in matching orange western-themed Nudie suits of their own), Porter plays guitar and sings a short, tight, revved-up rendition of the bluegrass standard "Shady Grove." MS Mack Magaha on fiddle and Buck Trent on electric banjo.
Porter Wagoner Ep 153 - Pee Wee King "Deck Of Cards"
Porter introduces "one of the finest men in country music and a great entertainer," Pee Wee King. Wearing a suit decorated with King's crowns and backed by The Wagonmasters, King recites T. Texas Tyler's famous monologue "Deck Of Cards." King's hurried delivery is a mere shadow of Tex Ritter's touching rendition of the same number on show #116 earlier in the season. Porter returns and they plug "Country Western Hoedown," the movie King produced ("and financed," King makes a point of adding-- twice).
Porter Wagoner Ep 153 - Mack Magaha Fiddle Solo
Leading the Wagonmasters, Mack Magaha fiddles and dances us out of the commercial interruption with a quick instrumental breakdown.
Focus on the 70s - The Nixon Years - PT1
Color: MS of Chief Justice EARL WARREN administering Oath of Office to RICHARD NIXON while LYNDON BAINES JOHNSON & PAT NIXON watch on, January 20, 1969. CU draft card being held, burned at anti-war protest rally. MSs anti-war demonstrators in Washington, DC. CU protesters giving peace sign. MS red flag with peace sign flying. MS DC police officers breaking up rally, hauling away unruly protesters into paddy wagon.
Focus on the 70s - The Nixon Years - PT3
Color: MSs U.S. Marines and South Vietnamese ARVN soldiers fighting NVA forces (these particular shots are actually from Tet offensive in 1968); TLSs American A-1 H Skyraider fighter bombers dumping napalm bombs in Vietnam (phosphorescent flash, explosion); MS body in bodybag; MSs mass of Vietnamese refugees walking along road w/ what little they have left.
Porter Wagoner 153 - Pee Wee King & Collins Sisters "Oh Lonesome Me"
Porter reintroduces Pee Wee King, who introduces from his own touring show, The Collins Sisters, who wear identical bright green skirts with silver blouses. Backed by The Wagonmasters and King on accordion, Collins girls sing "Oh Lonesome Me," clapping and dancing a meager little step during the instrumental break. Afterwards Porter once again plugs Pee Wee's film Country Western Hoedown, saying it features 33 musical numbers.
Focus on the 70s - The Nixon Years - PT4
EST shot of the White House, blooming tulips in immediate FG, top of Washington Monument in BG. MS/TLSs of delegate on the floor of the 1972 Democratic National Convention; Senator & Dem presidential candidate GEORGE MCGOVERN shakes hands, appears at podium. MS Senator George McGovern stumping: "There is no honor in four more years of bombing innocent children across the face of Indochina." Cut to MS of Vice-Presidential candidate Senator THOMAS EAGLETON (D-MO) speaking at a press conference.
Focus on the 70s - The Nixon Years - PT1
Color: MS President Richard Nixon delivering inaugural address: "We find ourselves rich in goods, but ragged in spirit; reaching with magnificent precision for the moon, but failing into raucous discord on earth. We are caught in war, wanting peace. We are torn by division, wanting unity." MS/TLSs hundreds of construction workers in yellow hardhats (hard hats) running along Wall Street w/ American flags, breaking up anti-war protest, violently beating up protesters on steps of Federal Hall, New York City. TLS/MSs peaceful anti-war protesters (white youth & clergy) marching in Washington, DC, passing Capitol Building.
Focus on the 70s - The Nixon Years - PT1
Color: TLS/MSs US Army soldiers fighting in jungles of Vietnam. CU wounded soldier crying out. CU surgical needle being pulled from sterilized metal container. MS GIs loading wounded soldiers onto Red Cross Huey helicopter. MS wounded African-American soldier hobbling, falling, Caucasian GI helping him. MS field medics (corpsman) working on wounded GI.
Focus on the 70s - The Nixon Years - PT1
B&W: Cold War background history: MS Sen Richard Nixon sitting on House of Un-American Activities Committee hearings. MS witness RONALD REAGAN being sworn in by committee. TLS line of five newsreel cameramen at hearings. TLS crowd sitting at hearings. Cut to LS/MSs Chinese Nationalist soldiers wearing British styled MK 1 helmets marching along Great Wall.
Focus on the 70s - The Nixon Years - PT3
Color: Great traveling MS Communist Chinese soldiers pointing & aiming rifles affixed with bayonets at camera. MSs Red Chinese (PRC) soldiers working with quarterstaves & armor. President RICHARD NIXON and First Lady PAT NIXON visiting China, Feb, 1972: MSs First Couple alighting Air Force One, shaking hands with Premier CHOU EN-LAI in Peking; MS Richard Nixon & Chou En-Lai inspecting Red Guard, Chinese troops.
Focus on the 70s - The Nixon Years - PT3
B&W: MSs Richard Nixon meeting, shaking hands with aged Chairman MAO TSE-TUNG (Mao Zedong), Chou En-Lai and National Security Advisor HENRY KISSINGER watching, later sharing a big laugh with Nixon. Color: MS Dick Nixon & Chou En-Lai toasting each other at formal event, newsreel film & video camera abounding; Chou toasts Pat Nixon.
Porter Wagoner Ep 153 - Dolly Parton "Why, Why, Why"
"Now it's time to meet the pretty little lady on our show," says Porter by way of introducing miss Dolly Parton (wearing emerald, green dress). Dolly plays guitar and sings her own composition "Why Why Why" backed by The Wagonmasters. MS Buck's banjo solo.
Porter Wagoner Ep 153 - Porter Wagoner "I'll Go Down Swinging"
Backed by The Wagonmasters, Porter Wagoner plays guitar and sings his 1965 hit "I'll Go Down Swinging" from his LP "The Thin Man From West Plains."
Porter Wagoner Ep 153 - Speck Rhodes Comedy Routine
Porter returns from commercial and thanks us for patronizing his sponsors, then introduces the next segment, saying "I want to make sure you watch real close, there may be a message in this, I don't know." The next thing we see is gap-toothed comedian Speck Rhodes, wearing his usual checkered suit and bowler hat, placing a call to his fictional girlfriend/ telephone operator Sadie on an old-fashioned crank-style wall telephone. Speck asks Sadie to connect him to dentist Doc Pullem, then tells a bunch of corny old-fashioned hayseed jokes. Afterwards a laughing Porter returns, saying "Speck, you've lost it, my boy."
Porter Wagoner Ep 153 - Porter Wagoner "Family Bible"
Porter expresses how gratifying it is to receive requests for sacred songs, so he plays guitar and sings "Family Bible" accompanied by The Wagonmasters.
Porter Wagoner Ep 153 - Wagonmasters "Columbus Stockade Blues"
The Wagonmasters with George George McCormick singing lead, Buck Trent, Mack Magaha, and George perform "Columbus Stockade Blues." They do their best to crack one another up; fiddle solo by Mack Magaha.
Porter Wagoner Ep 153 - Wagonmasters "The Waltz You Save For Me"
Porter says that with so many fast tunes featured on the show, it's about time for a slow one, so The Wagonmasters perform the instrumental "The Waltz You Save For Me." Don Warden is featured soloist on his steel guitar, giving the piece a Hawaiian feel. Afterwards Porter makes a point of thanking Don Howser, as if he were a guest. Then Wagoner wraps up the show, waving goodbye as The Wagonmasters play the instrumental show outro, Pee Wee King and The Collins Sisters square dance, Don Howser signs off, the credits roll, one of the Collins girls chases Speck around his bass, George shouts out a couple square dance calls, and Mack fiddles and dances us off the air.
Focus on the 70s - The Nixon Years - PT4
DO NOT USE: CU Washington Post headline announcing McGovern-Eagleton split. Still of McGovern and R. SARGENT SHRIVER.
Focus on the 70s - The Nixon Years - PT4
Panning TLS spirited crowd at Nixon headquarters after the GOP drubbed the Democratic ticket in national election; great MS President RICHARD NIXON & Vice-President SPIRO AGNEW smiling, walking on stage, waving to crowd; MCU Nixon at podium: "I've never known a national election when I'd be able to go to bed earlier than tonight."
Focus on the 70s - The Nixon Years - PT4
TLS/MSs of cease-fire being drawn & signed between Vietnam and United States at Majestic Hotel in Paris, France, 1973.
Focus on the 70s - The Ford Years
Est shot of the White House, pedestrian and car traffic passing along Pennsylvania Ave in FG. MS protesters with banners & signs calling for impeachment of Richard Nixon. (Excerpt) CU President RICHARD M. NIXON resigning office in national address, Aug 8, 1974. TLS/MSs Richard and PAT NIXON & family stepping off platform in White House after Nixon's final press conference.
Focus on the 70s - The Ford Years
MS President GERALD FORD and BETTY FORD walking Dick & Pat Nixon from White House and to waiting helicopter; MS Richard Nixon boarding Marine One helicopter, waving peace sign (victory sign); LS Marine One helo leaving White House grounds. MS Richard & Pat Nixon boarding Air Force One, turning to wave to crowd gathered at airport; TLS audience waving back; LS Air Force One taking off.