The Porter Wagoner Show No. 89
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 89
The Porter Wagoner Show #89 with special guests Bill Phillips and Curly Harris.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 89
Promo for Porter Wagoner Show #89 with special guests Bill Phillips and Curly Harris. Opens with Phillips singing "It Happens Every Time," pulling out to reveal Porter and Harris. Porter says "...and our guest..." indicating squirrelly-eyed Harris, who says "guest what?" to which who introduces them saying "Join us, won't you?"
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 89
Introduction to Porter Wagoner show #89. Program opens with Wagoner and Wagonmasters Speck Rhodes, Don Warden, and George McCormick plus 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 rhinestone-studded Nudie suit, Wagoner welcomes audience, then plays guitar and sings "Sugarfoot Rag" accompanied by The Wagonmasters. MCU Magaha happily fiddlin' away and making funny faces, then Trent twistin' away at them banjo strings.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 89
Porter introduces Bill Phillips who plays guitar and sings a duet with Norma Jean on Dolly Parton's composition "Put It Off Until Tomorrow," backed by The Wagonmasters. Phillips' original recording featured uncredited harmony vocals by Parton; Dolly and Porter would later sing this song together. CU Don's steel guitar.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 89
Returning from commercial, Buck shows off his pickin' skills on "Home Sweet Home," backed by The Wagonmasters.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 89
Wagoner introduces Norma Jean, who plays guitar and sings a favorite of the touring show, "Silver Threads And Golden Needles," backed by The Wagonmasters. CU Don's steel guitar.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 89
Phillips interrupts to introduce Jerry Nichols from The American Red Cross. Nichols presents Porter and Norma Jean with Certificates of Distinguished Achievement for their work with the Red Cross in 1965.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 89
Porter gathers the boys around him to accompany as he plays guitar and sings an abbreviated version of "I'll Go Down Swinging" from 1965's LP "The Thin Man From West Plains." MS Buck Trent.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 89
Porter introduces gap-toothed comedian Speck Rhodes who makes call on old-time crank style telephone wearing his trademark checkered suit with bow tie and bowler hat. Speck chats with fictional girlfriend/ operator Sadie and corny old-fashioned jokes ensue. At end of bit Porter returns 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 in a "en-vellup." Nice graphic of an envelope addressed to Wagoner.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 89
Porter plays guitar and sings the week's hymn, "Old Camp Meeting Time," accompanied by The Wagonmasters.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 89
Porter introduces rubber-faced, goggle-eyed comedian Curly Harris. Fidgety Harris reads a bunch of silly one-liners allegedly from a letter from home that he holds in his hands.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 89
Curly Harris continued. Harris tells same joke that Stringbean used in a routine a year or so back. Backed by The Wagonmasters, Harris sings a couple verses of "Hard Luck Joe," which he introduces as "Grandmother, Quit Chewin' On The Wristwatch, You're Gumming Up The Works."
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 89
Bill Phillips returns to play guitar and sing a little bit of "It Happens Every Time." Harris keeps looking off screen, presumably to make sure he finishes in time for Porter to wrap up the show. Porter returns to close the program. As the Wagonmasters play instrumental show outro and announcer signs off, Wagoner shakes hands with Norma Jean and guests, then waves goodbye as Magaha fiddles and dances us off the air. End title super reads: "Produced by Show Biz in cooperation with WSM-TV."