The Porter Wagoner Show No. 106
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 106
The Porter Wagoner Show #106 with special guest Jimmy Dean.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 106
Promo for Porter Wagoner Show #106 with special guest Jimmy Dean. Spot opens with Dean singing a verse of "Stay A Little Longer" that's personalized for Porter. The camera pulls out to reveal Porter, who says "That's Jimmy Dean, he's our special guest this week on the Porter Wagoner Show. Why don't you join us, on this channel?" They step all over what each other is saying, making both virtually impossible to hear.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 106
Introduction to Porter Wagoner show #106. Program opens with Wagoner and Wagonmasters Speck Rhodes, Don Warden, and George McCormick as well as Norma Jean onscreen singing "Howdy Neighbor Howdy." Over brightly colored title card decorated with drawing of Wagoner, announcer Don Howser introduces Wagoner and The Wagonmasters, show regulars Speck Rhodes and Norma Jean, and "your favorite songs and stars of the Grand Ole Opry!" Guest Jimmy Dean pokes his face in for a second over the card and makes a goofy face. Wearing garish rhinestone-studded, western-themed Nudie suit, Wagoner welcomes audience, then accompanied by The Wagonmasters (in matching bright red western outfits), plays guitar and sings "Ole Slew Foot" from his 1968 album "Green Green Grass Of Home." CU Mack's fiddle solo and Buck's rock 'n roll banjo.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 106
Porter introduces sausage king and irrepressible pistol Jimmy Dean. Dean comes on a blows a little sunshine Porter's way, talking about how great it is to be there, etc, before finishing with "...and that's the last nice thing I'm going to say to you, baldy!" They joke about the length of Dean's hair (which by today's standards is positively presidential) and Dean says he's growing it out to play on a Daniel Boone TV show. And besides, he's unemployed now that ABC cancelled his show: "ABC is sick of me."
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 106
Porter says Dean is now one of the great RCA recording artists, and Dean sings "No One Will Ever Know," from his 1963 Columbia LP "Everybody's Favorite" backed by The Wagonmasters. Nice WS of all the Wagonmasters with Don in foreground on pedal steel. Afterwards Porter intros commercial saying "Well be right back," and Dean says "I doubt that-- you've seen the first part, haven't you?"
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 106
The Wagonmasters play us out of the commercial break with a hot instrumental featuring solos by Buck and Mack.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 106
Porter introduces Pretty Miss Norma Jean, who dedicates the next song to Jimmy Dean as "it kind of fits him." Norma plays guitar and sings "I Wouldn't Buy A Used Car From Him," from her 1965 LP "Pretty Miss Norma Jean," backed by The Wagonmasters. MS smiling Buck Trent picking away on them banjo strings. Afterwards Dean expresses mock indignance that Norma dedicated that song to him, then makes a joke about her being knock-kneed.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 106
Porter asks Dean to tell the story of his aunt, and Dean tells a long joke about his Aunt Versey and her foul-mouthed parrot that cusses. Then he goes into a funny routine about an old lady who dips snuff. Nice shot of Porter and all the Wagonmasters cracking up.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 106
Playing guitar and singing, Porter launches into a rendition of "Green Green Grass Of Home" backed by The Wagonmasters.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 106
Porter introduces gap-toothed comedian Speck Rhodes who enters wearing his trademark black & yellow checkered suit with bow tie and white bowler hat. Speck tells a joke about he and Sadie driving Jimmy Dean's stick-shift. Backed by The Wagonmasters, Speck sings "I'm Going Back To Where I Come From," about a rube learning he's not cut out for city life. At the end, Porter returns to plug the show's souvenir booklet #5, containing songs and stories and pictures. It can be yours for only fifty cents by mail "in a en-vellup." Nice colorful graphic of an envelope addressed to Porter Wagoner, Box 404, Nashville, Tenn 37202.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 106
Porter reintroduces Jimmy Dean who comes in and thumbs through the book. Porter introduces one of Dean's serious numbers and Dean, backed by The Wagonmasters, recites "The Farmer and The Lord," a maudlin number that Dean says reminds him of his daddy, the greatest man he ever knew.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 106
Coming back from commercial Dean says to Porter "you're on!" and Porter wraps up the show. As the Wagonmasters play instrumental show outro and announcer signs off, Wagoner waves goodbye as Magaha dances and fiddles us off the air as Dean does some square dance calls. End title super reads: "Produced By Show Biz in cooperation with WSM-TV." (See "more info" for full credits.)