The Porter Wagoner Show No. 235
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 235
The Porter Wagoner Show #235 featuring special guest Jimmy C. Newman.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 235
Promo for The Porter Wagoner Show #235 featuring special guest Jimmy C. Newman. Spot opens with wide shot of Wagon House set where entire cast is scattered about pretending to rehearse. Zoom in on Don Howser at mic who announces regulars, guest Jimmy C. Newman, and invites us to tune in. Porter can be seen behind him apparently chuckling at a private joke with Dolly Parton and The Wagonmasters. Fade out over art card with colorful illustration of Porter.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 235
Opening of Porter Wagoner show #235. 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 red Nudie suit, plays guitar and sings "The World Needs A Washing" accompanied Dolly Parton, Don Howser, and Wagonmasters Buck Trent, Don Warden, Mack Magaha, George McCormick, Jack Little (heard drumming but not seen) and Speck Rhodes. Shots of The Wagonmasters in their matching orange Nudie suits. Wide shot of audience applauding after number. Porter thanks Speck Rhodes for helping out on the number, then says they'll need to see the checkered-suited comedian again a little later.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 235
Porter welcomes audience and tells everyone to relax for the next half hour and enjoy some country music. Then Wagoner introduces guest Jimmy C. Newman, who plays guitar and sings "Surrounded By Your Love" backed by The Wagonmasters. CU Buck Trent's guitar solo. Afterwards Porter returns and comments are exchanged about Newman's previous hit and Cajun yells and Porter attempts one. Porter intros commercial and Newman says "See you while ago."
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 235
Backed by The Wagonmasters, Mack Magaha fiddles us out of the commercial break on an unidentified instrumental. Porter has Mack dedicate the number to their fishing buddy "Cricket," who is apparently watching from the wings.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 235
"Now its time for the real pretty lady to come forth with a real pretty song," is Porter's introduction of Dolly Parton. Backed by The Wagonmasters, Dolly plays guitar and sings "Baby Sister" from her "Just Because I'm A Woman" LP. Dolly's white beehive wig is quite fetching with the green dress and blue eye shadow.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 235
George and Mack step in and join Porter, accompanying him with the rest of The Wagonmasters on Mel Tillis' "The Snakes Crawl At Night." Shot of applauding audience at end of song.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 235
Porter introduces gap-toothed hayseed comedian Speck Rhodes, who ambles in wearing his usual checkered suit and bowler hat. Speck points off screen and says he's looking at a picture of the funniest-looking, ugliest man he ever saw. Porter informs Speck that's there's no picture there, but rather a mirror. Baffled sounding, feeble non-laughter from audience, and Porter leans in to the mic and says "We don't only tell 'em, we explain 'em, folks." After that there's nowhere to go but up, so Speck sings a novelty version of "I'm Movin' On" backed by The Wagonmasters. Amazingly, we witness a shot of the audience actually applauding.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 235
Don Howser enters and says that according to the mail the show receives, Porter's recitations are very popular. So backed by The Wagonmasters, Porter somberly intones Hank Williams' moralistic "Luke The Drifter" number "Too Many Parties (And Too Many Pals)."
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 235
Porter visits with Jimmy C. Newman, who says the name of his next Cajun song "Boudin" refers to a nice bag of swamp groceries, being a form of jambalaya and all. Buck Trent guitar solo.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 235
Dolly Parton steps in for a duet with Porter, saying she wants to tell her side of the two sides to every story. Then backed by The Wagonmasters, Porter and Dolly perform (surprise!) "Two Sides To Every Story" from their "Just Between You And Me" LP. Great chemistry between them even in this truncated version of the song. Then Porter wraps up the show, waving goodbye as The Wagonmasters play the instrumental show outro, Don Howser signs off, the credits roll, and Mack fiddles and dances us off the air.