The Porter Wagoner Show No. 254
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 254
The Porter Wagoner Show #254 featuring special guest Sergeant Bill Bodaford.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 254
Promo for The Porter Wagoner Show #254 featuring special guest Sergeant Bill Bodaford. Spot opens with Dolly Parton, in daiquiri-colored dress with fuzzy white trim, and Porter in a rhinestone-studded red Nudie suit singing "Milwaukee Here I Come." Cut to Don Howser (in blinding aqua and green suit and yellow shirt-- it's nearly op art), who announces guests Pete Stamper (though he doesn't actually appear on this show) and Sergeant Bill Bodaford and invites us to tune in right here on this station. Fade out over art card with colorful illustration of Porter.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 254
Opening of Porter Wagoner show #254. 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 "Big Wind" accompanied by Dolly Parton and Wagonmasters Buck Trent, Don Warden, Mack Magaha, George McCormick, Jack Little and Speck Rhodes, all but Dolly and Speck in matching white Nudie suits.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 254
Porter welcomes audience, and introduces GI entertainer Marine Sergeant Bill Bodaford. Backed by The Wagonmasters, Bodaford (wearing full dress Marine uniform) plays guitar and sings "When You Are Gone."
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 254
Porter and Sgt Bodaford chat, and it's clear that Porter is impressed with Bodaford's military pedigree. Bodaford describes Porter's show as "the best thing since light bulbs."
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 254
Leading The Wagonmasters, Mack and Buck play us out of the commercial break on an instrumental. Porter's impressed with Mack's new trick of plucking the strings, stepping in during the breakdown to get a closer look.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 254
Porter introduces Dolly Parton, who plays guitar and sings "I'm In No Condition" from her "Hello, I'm Dolly" LP, backed by The Wagonmasters. Today Dolly is wearing a fabulous waist-length light blue colored-colored coat with a big white furry collar.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 254
Porter reaches back into his catalog for a great older number, playing guitar and singing 1961's "Everything She Touches Gets The Blues" accompanied by The Wagonmasters.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 254
Porter introduces gap-toothed rube comedian Speck Rhodes: "There's a lot of comedians in our business, a lot of funny people. And then there's Speck." Speck ambles in wearing his usual checkered suit and bowler hat and tells an unbelievably unfunny "joke." Then backed by The Wagonmasters, Speck sings his novelty song about winter underwear, "When It's Long Handle Time In Tennessee." Speck dances to Buck's banjo solo.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 254
Don Howser walks in to introduce the week's sacred number as being one of the show's most requested. With minimal backing by The Wagonmasters, Porter sits and recites the maudlin wartime narrative "You're Not Home Yet."
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 254
Porter welcomes back the week's guest, Sergeant Bill Bodaford, who plays guitar and sings "I Want To Go With You" backed by The Wagonmasters.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 254
Porter calls Dolly in to sing "Milwaukee Here I Come" with him, and they get almost all the way through the song before they run out of time. At one point Dolly accidentally steps on one of Porter's lines and he gives her a sharp look, and she just looks at the camera and winks. Then Porter wraps up the show, waving goodbye as The Wagonmasters play the instrumental show outro, Don Howser signs off, and Mack fiddles and dances us off the air. End title super reads: "Produced by Show Biz Inc. in cooperation with WSM-TV."