The Dolly Show No. 109
The Dolly Show No. 109
The Dolly Show #109 with special guest Captain Kangaroo.
The Dolly Show No. 109
Opening of The Dolly Show #109 with special guest Captain Kangaroo. To the strains of Dolly's record "Love Is Like A Butterfly" we fade up on a plastic prop butterfly lit with pulsating pastel blue and violet lights. Camera pulls out to reveal the butterfly as part of a giant sparkly sign that reads simply "Dolly." As the sign rises into the rafters, the lights come up on the set and Dolly Parton is lowered from the ceiling on a swing as a voice-over announces her. To canned applause, Dolly steps off the red velvet swing in a sparkly pastel green dress and sings "Joy To The World."
The Dolly Show No. 109
Dolly says "I guess all of us would like to be kids again, and that's why I love the magic of Captain Kangaroo!" As she does, shot dissolves to Dolly as "Little Dolly Dimples," a little girl in pigtails and knee-highs. The Captain asks if he can watch the show, and Dolly says he *is* the show. The Captain and Dolly walk off to buy lollipops and balloons, and just as The Captain is about to push her in her swing, Dolly disappears into the sky.
The Dolly Show No. 109
"Little Dolly Dimples" sits in front of a blue screen into which is projected a talking puppy dog puppet. In a little girl voice, Dolly sings "How Much Is That Doggy In The Picture" to the dog, who woofs along with her.
The Dolly Show No. 109
Returning from a fishing trip, Captain Kangaroo joins "Little Dolly Dimples," who introduces her puppy dog to the Captain as "Jonathan Rebel." Jonathan surprises the Captain by speaking; Captain says "It's a talking picture!" and Jonathan replies "Oh, we've had talking pictures since 'The Jazz Singer' and does a little impersonation of Al Jolson singing "Mammy." Dolly reaches into the Captain's basket to see what he's caught, and the "three fish" turn out to be a boot, a tin can, and a horseshoe. Dolly and Captain Kangaroo sing "Three Little Fishes."
The Dolly Show No. 109
Captain Kangaroo tells Little Dolly Dimples and Jonathan Rebel that they both sing pretty, then the Captain sings "Thank Heaven For Little Girls." As he sings, a bunch of little girls in country dresses walk onto the set and gather around him.
The Dolly Show No. 109
In front of a country cabin, Dolly sings "My Tennessee Mountain Home."
The Dolly Show No. 109
Back in the studio, Dolly sits surrounded by a gaggle of children and introduces a child named "Vajoya" (sic), who models a jacket fabricated from mismatched pieces of fabric. It turns out to be an actual garment that Dolly's mother Avie Lee made for her as a child, and Dolly sings "Coat Of Many Colors," the autobiographical song she wrote about it. At end of song, shot of Captain Kangaroo in audience applauding, sitting next to a chimpanzee in sweater, purple pants, and a cowboy hat.
The Dolly Show No. 109
Dolly sings "Abadaba Honeymoon" as Captain Kangaroo horses around with the chimpanzee in the audience, feeding it popcorn, pushing the cowboy hat over its eyes, etc. The monkey seems utterly unimpressed by the shenanigans.
The Dolly Show No. 109
Captain Kangaroo sings "Sleepy Head" to a slumbering Dolly ("Little Dolly Dimples") Parton and Jonathan Rebel snuggled up together on a couch.
The Dolly Show No. 109
Dolly wraps the show by singing the standard show closer "I Will Always Love You" as end credits roll.