Season 1

Episodes • 1978

Martin Mull
Fred Willard
Frank De Vol
Gary Coleman
Rob Reiner
Alan Thicke
Jim Varney
60 Seconds of Fame

1. 60 Seconds of Fame

30 min

Special Guest: Charlton Heston; Dr Willard Honeywell claims that homosexuality is caused by a virus; The Friedkin Family Singers pay a bunch of money for 60 seconds of fame; Sallie Hayes, whose husband will be executed on an upcoming show.

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Help Every Little Person

2. Help Every Little Person

30 min

Gary Burghoff talks about his frozen yogurt stores; the treasurer of HELP (Help Every Little Person), Wanda Ford.

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George Gobel

3. George Gobel

30 min

George Gobel, Baby Irene, and textile-mill owner Calvin Proctor.

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Celebrity Night

4. Celebrity Night

30 min

Guests include Sally Hayes, whose husband is still awaiting execution. This episode also includes clips of a press conference in which various celebrities welcome America 2Night to the UBS network.

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Phyllis Diller

5. Phyllis Diller

30 min

Guests include Phyllis Diller and Happy's niece, Joanie Kyne.

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White House Paper Shredder

6. White House Paper Shredder

30 min

Rita Moreno; Former White House paper shredder Pearl Wingate; and elderly actor Chad Brandon describes how he stays fit.

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A Date with a Star

7. A Date with a Star

30 min

A viewer wins a date with Karen Lynn Gorney ("Saturday Night Fever").

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Jason Shine

8. Jason Shine

30 min

Barbara Feldon and professional escort Jason Shine.

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The Pine Family Singers

9. The Pine Family Singers

30 min

Singers Buck and Harriet Pine; former deli owner Susan Cloud.

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Vincent Price

10. Vincent Price

30 min

Happy Kyne sings "Don't Leave Me This Way". Guests include Vincent Price and entrepreneur Ernest Twilley, who sells merchandise based on dead celebrities.

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Anne Murray

11. Anne Murray

30 min

Guests include the Angels String Quartet, DJ Larry Guy and Anne Murray, who has trouble lip syncing.

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Lose Weight Fast

12. Lose Weight Fast

30 min

Maharishi Maheesh Majipoor demonstrates how to lose weight by chanting. Also: consumer advocate Lou Moffatt.

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Vicki Carr

13. Vicki Carr

30 min

Vickie Carr; Peanut trainer Emanual Kasinski; and unemployed magician Brandy McAllister.

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Pharaoh Fawcett and the Sphinx

14. Pharaoh Fawcett and the Sphinx

30 min

Sherman Hemsley; Singer Pharoah Fawcett and police sergeant Norman Botello.

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Norman Fell

15. Norman Fell

30 min

Guests include Abraham "Shecky" Stein, a Rabbi comedian and Norman Fell, who has a difficult time getting on the show as he has problems with the parking lot attendant.

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The Condensed Bible

16. The Condensed Bible

30 min

Jim Nabors; Irene Huddleston on the condensed form of the Bible.

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Cindy Williams

17. Cindy Williams

30 min

Gary Coleman (as Little Wayne Coleman); Cindy Williams; UBS programming executive Bill Nickerson.

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The Singing Dentist

18. The Singing Dentist

30 min

Jill St. John visits the dentist with a troubled wisdom tooth. The dentist and his assistant perform a song on the show.

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New Talent

19. New Talent

30 min

Gary Coleman (Wayne Coleman) and Corey Feldman premiere a talk show for kids scheduled to air on the UBS network.

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Abe Vigoda

20. Abe Vigoda

30 min

Abe Vigoda tap dances. Stanley Turnbull (Richard Kline) talks about his book "Winning Through Acting Crazy."

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Miss City of Merchandise

21. Miss City of Merchandise

30 min

Elke Sommer; the three semi-finalists in the City of Merchandise pageant.

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Urban Poverty Consultant

22. Urban Poverty Consultant

30 min

Rob Reiner; Urban Poverty Consultant Richard Osgood.

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Fighting Fright

23. Fighting Fright

30 min

Peter Marshall; David Fairchild tells how to fight fright.

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The Benefits of Sugar

24. The Benefits of Sugar

30 min

It is all natural and cancer-free! Guests include Gaylord and Holiday, Dr. Wendell Dellerton and Twiggy.

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Gaylord and Holiday

25. Gaylord and Holiday

30 min

Guests include Gaylord and Holiday, Marshall Petty and Jack Jones.

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Russia

26. Russia

30 min

Russia expert Arthur Zaprinski and actress Suzanne Sellers.

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Tony Rolletti

27. Tony Rolletti

30 min

Alice Ghostly; lounge singer Tony Rolletti.

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Mission Army Band

28. Mission Army Band

30 min

Guests include The Mission Army Band, and Gardener Toshiro Asaki.

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Roger Miller

29. Roger Miller

30 min

Guests include the Hennessy Family, Roger Miller and Mario Dorsett.

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Susan Cloud

30. Susan Cloud

30 min

Guests include Jay Longtoe Ballet, Susan Cloud and Arte Johnson.

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Carol Burnett

31. Carol Burnett

30 min

Guests include the Haus Family Criminal Singers and Carol Burnett.

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Legalizing Prostitution

32. Legalizing Prostitution

30 min

Guest include Mark Hammill and Judge Marshall O. Petty, who proposes legalized prostitution.

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Ernest Twilley

33. Ernest Twilley

30 min

Guest include Mortician Ernest Twilley and actress Gloria Chambers.

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Rolletti-Sherwood Wedding (1)

34. Rolletti-Sherwood Wedding (1)

30 min

From the Pump Room of the Coma Cabana: the wedding of Tony Rolletti and Joanie Sherwood, presided over by Rabbi "Shecky" Stein.

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Rolleti-Sherwood Wedding Reception (2)

35. Rolleti-Sherwood Wedding Reception (2)

30 min

Part 2 of the Tony Roletti - Joanie Sherwood wedding.

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McLean Stevenson

36. McLean Stevenson

30 min

Guests include Vera LeBeau and McLean Stevenson.

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Jean's House of Cakes

37. Jean's House of Cakes

30 min

Guests include Anthropologist Carl Cyrus; martial artist Susan Walchuck, who shows off her moves; singer Edward Muldune, who performs "Jeremiah Was a Bullfrog" ... at the same time; and later Jerry does a commercial for America 2-Night's newest sponsor, Jean's House of Cakes.

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The New PTA

38. The New PTA

30 min

Barth talks about his housing situation; Deaf comic Ronnie Martin and his alligator; Morey Johnson, an adoptee, who traced his missing parents; and former flower child Kona Golden, who is now a mother on the new PTA.

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The El Tijo Ballet Co.

39. The El Tijo Ballet Co.

30 min

Barth talks about his new home; The El Tijo Half-toe Ballet Company ("... because we don't go all the way") presents the "Dance of the Belle Femme Suburbia"; W. D. Bud Prize presents Edith Bush, claiming that she's really Amelia Earhart. Then he talks about the San Andreas fault only to be interrupted by a UBS bulletin: Radioactivity Warning.

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UBS Liftetime Achievement Award

40. UBS Liftetime Achievement Award

30 min

Japanese country and western artist Jimmy Yen; UBS presents its first Lifetime Achievement Award to Barbi Benton; Consumer advocate Lou Moffatt introduces Bible Gum Cards.

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I Am Democracy

41. I Am Democracy

30 min

Barth talks about helping a man find his car keys; Jerry and Happy present their mini-pageant "I Am Democracy"; Disc jockey Tom "Cat Love Man" Wilson; and Billy Crystal makes some phone calls.

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Fernwood Reunion

42. Fernwood Reunion

30 min

Barth talks about his move from Fernwood to California and introduces the Fernwoodites who financed the move: Candy Lee Hargrove, Connie Bushman, Mercedes Blywyth and Vernon Taylor. Candy Lee talks about the Fernwood Fascinating Females Society. Vernon Taylor talks about the ammo convention. Connie Bushman reunites Happy with his pet turtle. Mercedes Blywyth talks about the Barth Gimble Fan Club.

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Surfin' to Heaven

43. Surfin' to Heaven

30 min

Denny and Brian, the Born Again surfers sing "Surfin' to Heaven". Dr. Joyce Brothers tries to reconcile roommates Happy and Jerry.

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Ted Jennings

44. Ted Jennings

30 min

Guests include Bella Abzug and concerned citizen Ted Jennings.

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Melissa Manchester

45. Melissa Manchester

30 min

Guests include Mirth Gimble and Melissa Manchester.

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Carl Reiner

46. Carl Reiner

30 min

Guests include Carl Reiner and the owner of Jean's House of Pancakes.

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Daredevil Virgil Simms

47. Daredevil Virgil Simms

30 min

Guest include Robert Conrad and Daredevil Virgil Simms.

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Punk Monks

48. Punk Monks

30 min

The Punk Monks perform "Karmic Love". Happy talks about his new innovation: dental house calls. Barth "lip syncs" to the Martin Mull song "I'll Do the Samba".

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Barth's Memoirs

49. Barth's Memoirs

30 min

Barth decides to issue his memoirs: "Barth Gimble -- One Man: One Life"; The El Tijo Half-toe Ballet Company present "The Ballad of the Broken Station Wagon"; Dr. Richard Osgood talks about the black market for organs and his "Whole Body Parts Catalog""; UBS promo: "Say What?" and Barth talks about his altercation with the owner of the gas station.

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Rolletti-Sherwood Divorce

50. Rolletti-Sherwood Divorce

30 min

Tony Rolletti follows up his on-air wedding on A2N with his on-air divorce. Rabbi "Shecky" Stein officiates.

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Falafel-on-a-stick

51. Falafel-on-a-stick

30 min

Baby Irene sings "Hot Diggity"; Susan Cloud talks about Falafel-on-a-stick; UBS owner D.W. Underwitter on why UBS is standing beside A2N.

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Punk Country

52. Punk Country

30 min

Jerry and Happy appear in a commercial that Barth turned down, for the Yam Council; Virgil Simms talks about his new girlfriend and the Mobile City; a clip from the David John Decker Show and Virgil sings a Punk Country tune.

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Olfactory Distosis Telethon

53. Olfactory Distosis Telethon

30 min

Happy talks about OD and sings a take-off on "Jeepers, Creepers". Teacher Terry Litchfield talks about the telethon tote board. Jack Albertson makes an appearance, but won't contribute himself. The OD poster boy, Howard Pellegrini appears and the telethon ends with no calls. Jack Albertson needs cab fare. Jason Shine talks about his candidacy. Jack Albertson does a soft shoe number.

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Oral Smoke Alarm

54. Oral Smoke Alarm

30 min

The band has been locked out for attempts to unionize, so Happy is the whole band. Barth and Jerry interview Barbara Eden and Melissa Gilbert -- at the same time. Happy talks about the Oral Smoke Alarm. Chuck Emmitt Saugis appears with his hostage Mary Marie Clark. Barbara Eden sings.

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Hostage Crisis

55. Hostage Crisis

30 min

Barth explains that his appearance is due to being part of "an all-night pajama party with guns" -- Chuck Emmitt Saugis is still waiting on his demands. Louden Wainright III sings. Chuck Emmitt continues negotiations. Dr. Arnold Shollien plays some surprisingly recognizable ""whalesongs"". More demands. Special appearance by "Raquel Welch" -- really a cop.

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Monty Hale

56. Monty Hale

30 min

Child singer Frankie Wonder sings "My Way". Cowboy Monte Hale, host of the the UBS Cowboy Movie, appears. From "Laverne and Shirley" -- David L. Lander and Michael McKean are iterviewed. Someone sings "Blue Suede Shoes". Michael and David sing "The Creature Without a Head".

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Big Turkey and Super Quack

57. Big Turkey and Super Quack

30 min

Barth talks about the mobile home warming gifts he received. From the Silly Barn -- Big Turkey and Super Quack appear. Herb Matthews reveals new Carter White House incidents. Joan Rivers plugs "Rabbit Test". There's a commercial for Jean's House of Cakes: the Second Wedding Cake.

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Steve Garvey

58. Steve Garvey

30 min

Barth and Jerry do some substitute hosting. Tony Rolletti presents his version of "America the Beautiful" and does a tribute to Judy Garland. Steve Garvey hurts himself playing baseball.

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Karen Black

59. Karen Black

30 min

Barth talks about liquor advertising. The Mirth-Makers perform "Steam-roller Blues". Barth accosts Karen Black in the audience and Karen interviews herself. Barth, Jerry and Karen sing "Sentimental Journey". Bud Prize appears with Edith Bush and introduces his dancing teacher, Miss Brenda.

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The UBS Story

60. The UBS Story

30 min

Barth tells the UBS Story. The Hon. Marshall O. Petty kicks off his Congressional campaign. Shari Lewis searches for a missing Lamb Chop. Virgil Simms talks about his World Record -- and the accident. Virgil then sings "I'm Swearin' Offa You (You Hag)". Jerry tries his hand at ventriloquism, with a very familiar puppet.

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UBS Awards Ceremony

61. UBS Awards Ceremony

30 min

The UBS Golden Anniversary Show.

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Connie Stevens

62. Connie Stevens

30 min

Barth talks about his tan. Happy Kyne and the Mirth-Makers sing "Good Vibrations". Sociologist Wendell Healey discusses surfing. Connie Stevens talks about her contract but does a number for the UBS special anyway: a lip-synch to "Kookie, Lend Me Your Comb".

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Taters the Clown

63. Taters the Clown

30 min

Barth talks about his new talk show ideas. Taters the Clown sings "The Counting Song". Father John Lewis of the Mission San Tijo appears . There's a commercial for MST wine.

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Man of the Year Award

64. Man of the Year Award

30 min

Martin Mull grouses about the Alta Coma Chamber of Commerce "Man of the Year" award. Wayne Coleman of "America After Lunch" returns to interview Isabel Sanford.

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Martin Mull

65. Martin Mull

30 min

Barth has "bad" news -- Jerry is fired. Fred Willard talks about his resemblance to Jerry Hubbard. Martin refuses to sing without Jerry present. Jerry shows up, so Martin sings "Goodnight".

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