The Porter Wagoner Show No. 305
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 305
The Porter Wagoner Show #305 featuring special guest Nat Stuckey.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 305
Promo for The Porter Wagoner Show #305 featuring special guest Nat Stuckey. Porter and Dolly Parton sing their duet "Fight and Scratch" and name the week's guest and regulars, then playfully bicker until the end of the spot, telling each other to shut up. Fade out over art card with colorful illustration of Porter.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 305
Opening of Porter Wagoner show #305. 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 turquoise Nudie suit, plays guitar and sings "The World Needs A Washin'" from his "Carroll County Accident" LP accompanied by Wagonmasters Buck Trent, Don Warden, Mack Magaha, George McCormick, Jack Little and Speck Rhodes, all but Speck in matching tangerine Nudie suits of their own. MCU Mack's fiddling.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 305
Porter welcomes audience and introduces his guest Nat Stuckey, who plays guitar and sings the weeper "Whiskey, Whiskey" backed by The Wagonmasters. Afterwards Porter returns and promises that "Buck Trent and his electric Hawaiian five string banjo" will be back after the commercial.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 305
Porter keeps his promise, and Buck plays us out of the commercial with a banjo solo on "Home Sweet Home," backed by The Wagonmasters. MCU Buck's fancypants playing.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 305
Now it's time for the beautiful little lady Dolly Parton to do a song. Backed by The Wagonmasters, Dolly plays guitar and sings "I Couldn't Wait Forever."
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 305
Porter asks Dolly to help him introduce "Ike, Mike, and Spike" (a.k.a Wagonmasters Buck, Mack, and George), and Dolly says, "I don't want to have nothing to do with it and I don't want to talk about it!" The trio performs "Ashes Of Love."
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 305
Porter thanks audience for watching commercial and is interrupted by a telephone ringing. He asks someone to answer it and we cut to gap-toothed hayseed comedian Speck Rhodes cranking up an old-fashioned wall-mounted phone. Wearing his usual checkered suit with bow tie and bowler hat, Speck calls his fictional girlfriend Sadie the telephone operator. Speck relates the news from Skunk Hollar, telling a slew of corny old fashioned jokes.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 305
Don Howser announces that Porter's next recitation is one of his favorites. Backed by The Wagonmasters, Porter recites Mel Tillis' righteously angry "Pastor's Absent On Vacation."
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 305
Porter reintroduces Nat Stuckey, who plays guitar and sings "Cut Across Shorty," backed by The Wagonmasters. MS of very rocking Buck Trent guitar solo.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 305
To fill up the last minute or so, Porter and Dolly sing a chorus of "Run That By Me One More Time" until Porter wraps up the show, waving goodbye as The Wagonmasters play the instrumental outro, Don Howser signs off, and the whole cast horses around as credits roll.