The Porter Wagoner Show No. 101
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 101
The Porter Wagoner Show #101 with special guests Jimmy C. Newman and Pete Stamper.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 101
Promo for Porter Wagoner Show #101 with special guests Jimmy C. Newman and Pete Stamper. Spot opens with Newman singing a few seconds of "Back Pocket Money." The camera pulls out to reveal Porter, who says "That's Jimmy C. Newman, he's our special guest this week on the Porter Wagoner Show. You and the family join us, won't you?"
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 101
Introduction to Porter Wagoner show #101. 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, western-themed Nudie suit, Wagoner welcomes audience, then accompanied by The Wagonmasters, Porter plays guitar and sings "Another Day, Another Dollar" from his 1965 album "The Thin Man From West Plains." CU Mack's fiddle solo.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 101
Porter welcomes his close friend Jimmy C. Newman, who enters wearing his own "as seen from space" Nudie suit. Jimmy says "bonjour" and it appears that Porter's never heard that word before" "What's that? Mah-jhoo?" he asks. Backed by The Wagonmasters, Newman plays guitar and sings his 1966 hit "Back Pocket Money." MS Buck Trent.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 101
Manic Mack Magaha and Buck Trent of the blinding smile play us out of the commercial break, taking turns soloing on a short instrumental backed by the rest of The Wagonmasters.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 101
Wagoner introduces Pretty Miss Norma Jean, who says that she doesn't know the next number very well, but no matter how much she messes it up she ain't a-gonna stop and start over. Backed by The Wagonmasters, Norma plays guitar and sings "You Don't Hear" from her 1965 LP "Pretty Miss Norma Jean." MS Buck Trent. She gets through it just fine. For once, Norma's dress is more 60's pop than old-style country.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 101
Porter introduces his surprise guest, the "great, great entertainer, the Kentucky Ambassador of Goodwill," comedian Pete Stamper. Stamper apologizes that his flowery Peter Max-style tie doesn't match his suit, and makes one of his standard self-deprecating jokes about his clothing. Stamper does a little routine about his car being recalled, pretending to read from a letter from the recallers. Backed by The Wagonmasters, Stamper sings his automotive-themed novelty number "A ChevyKaiserOldsmoLakerStudeBarLincoBaker" (sic). It's kind of a cross between "One Eyed One Horned Flying Purple People Eater" and Johnny Cash's yarn about a patched-together car, "One Piece At A Time."
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 101
Porter introduces gap-toothed comedian Speck Rhodes, who enters wearing his trademark checkered suit with bow tie and bowler hat. Rhodes and Wagoner make a quick joke about Speck's girlfriend Sadie, then Speck sings a song he introduces as "Please help me I'm crawlin', or fallin', or somethin'," a corny novelty version of "Please Help I'm Falling." Afterwards George McCormick strolls in and 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.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 101
George introduces Porter who performs the allegedly true story of "Skid Row Joe," backed by The Wagonmasters. Wagoner recites the number standing in front of the cloud-covered backdrop. The stagehands seem to be having a lot of trouble with the lighting, as it keeps changing inappropriately throughout the number. The cameraman seems a bit lost, too, and a microphone boom shadow is visible for a moment near the beginning of the number.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 101
Porter reintroduces Jimmy C. Newman, who plays guitar and sings his new song "Bring Your Heart Home" backed by The Wagonmasters. MS Buck and Mack.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 101
Porter asks Newman to play a little bit of "Big Mamou" to fill time until he has to wrap up the show. Newman obliges and makes it through most of the song, then Porter wraps it up. As the Wagonmasters play instrumental show outro and announcer signs off, Wagoner shakes hands with Norma Jean, Pete and Jimmy, then waves goodbye as Magaha dances and fiddles us off the air. End title super reads: "A Show Biz Production."