The Dolly Show No. 121
The Dolly Show No. 121
The Dolly Show #121 with special guests John Hartford and La Costa Tucker.
The Dolly Show No. 121
Opening of The Dolly Show #121 with special guests John Hartford and La Costa. To the strains of Dolly's record "Love Is Like A Butterfly" we fade up on plastic prop butterfly lit with pulsating pastel blue and violet lights. Camera pulls out to reveal butterfly as part of giant sparkly sign reading simply "Dolly." The sign rises into the rafters as lights come up on the set and Dolly Parton is lowered from the ceiling on a swing. To canned applause as voice-over announces her, Dolly steps off the red velvet swing in a flowing green dress and sings "When Will I Be Loved." Dolly says a lot of folks get high on a lot of things, but she just gets high on music. To help her "make that trip," she's brought along guests La Costa and John Hartford, and they sing a reprise of the opening song with her.
The Dolly Show No. 121
In a sequence shot on location, Dolly rides on a merry-go-round and sings "Circle Game."
The Dolly Show No. 121
Tap-dancing' beanpole fiddler John Hartford entertains us with an old-timey solo rendition of "Skippin' In The Mississippi Dew."
The Dolly Show No. 121
La Costa plays a harmonica version "Shenandoah," then launches into an absurdly sultry rendition of the "American Trilogy" medley of hoary old chestnuts that begins with "Old Man River."
The Dolly Show No. 121
La Costa's medley continues with "Dixie Land," and "Battle Hymn Of The Republic." At the end, La Costa is engulfed in a cloud of fiery smoke apparently intended to evoke an explosion on a Civil War battlefield. The whole sequence is almost sublimely silly.
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Dolly tells La Costa that her performance nearly excited her to death, then Dolly, La Costa, and John Hartford perform Hartford's trademark number "Gentle On My Mind" as a trio.
The Dolly Show No. 121
On a minimal set decorated as a stylized chapel, Dolly Parton sings "How Great Thou Art."
The Dolly Show No. 121
La Costa and John Hartford compliment Dolly, and she thanks them for being on the show. Then Dolly wraps the program by singing the standard closer "I Will Always Love You" as end credits roll.