Television hit the skids with this! Genius in the 1950s with live tv dramas like playhouse 90, etc. and mindless crap like this decades later! Amazing!
Fun fact: The Lost In Space robot was originally approached to be on the show, but he read the script and said “Danger!! Danger!!” and refused. So they went with Robbie. True story.
Originally telecast on April 4, 1980. This was the last show scheduled before NBC "pulled the plug" (the final show wasn't seen until its release on home video several years ago).
Generally considered the absolute nadir of network tv. I mean Jerry Lewis, Robby the Robot, Alice Cooper, Red Buttons, and two Japanese ladies who had no idea what they were doing/saying? Pink Lady, who were huge in Japan before the show, returned home to dwindling popularity.
Pink Lady and Jeff have been talked about more after their cancellation then they ever got when it aired. There is a J-Pop group today called Black Pink.
By 1980, Robby had become the world's most famous robot after his appearance in "Forbidden Planet". He was seen on *dozens* of TV shows over the years.......
I saw this show live. I was a alice cooper fan and was mad they just show a video from him and he wasn't really on the show although it was advertised as this weeks guest
Honestly good for him, he didn't have to suffer the embarrassment of actually coming on hehe! But yeah, that had to feel like a ripoff for the live audience.
Fred Silverman wanted "big name guest stars" to appear on the show. In some cases- as with Alice Cooper- they weren't available to tape the show itself.......so concert footage or music videos were used at the last minute.
@@philipdefibaugh5683 That's a lot of early videos. Acts either couldn't make it to the show or didn't want to so they would film a performance and send it over for broadcast. Tom Petty covers it in the book I Want My MTV. They were asked to play Refugee on Merv Griffin but they had no interest in doing the show. They filmed a video to give to the show for broadcast. He said the video was filmed with the intent of one broadcast then never seen again.
Don't think the writers didn't try. Rudy DeLuca- who was the show's "comedy consultant" for a time- was frustrated Mie and Kei couldn't speak a word of English- but at least he had Sid Caesar help him with the sketches he did with them in the three shows Sid appeared on. Mark Evanier, Rowby Goren and Jim Brochu have also related just *how* tough it was to create comedy material for them, and to interact with Jeff. For this appearance, Jerry Lewis insisted on using his own comedy material {he didn't trust anyone else to write for him when being a guest on other programs}.
Perhaps I can fill in an educated guessing tech staff for this special since it was done at KTLA/Golden West: Unit Managers BRETT CRUTCHER, JIM ZRAKE Technical Director ROB OBERBILLIG Audio KEN BECKER Video DICK BROWNING, MATT ZADROGA Cameras HARVEY CLAVON, GREG COOK, DAVE HECKMAN, BRUCE OLDHAM, GARY WESTFALL, GEORGE WOOD
Pink Lady, with intro wardrobe by Ace Frehley. Damn this show was terrible. To think this and Galactica 1980 were on at the same time. 1980’s TV started off with a whimper.
I love Mei and Kei! And the song MONSTER!! But the opening sketch is awful. And. Why did vhs tapes have those lines and skips during the first few seconds of recording?!
I watched thus as a 1st grader. I love it. Thise girls are funny and sweet!
It wasn't their fault the show failed them.
This is incredible. Thought I was the only one who remembered this show. Just started watching. I remember the Jerry Lewis appearance.
Television hit the skids with this! Genius in the 1950s with live tv dramas like playhouse 90, etc. and mindless crap like this decades later! Amazing!
I can just see Varney and Altman doing a few lines after the show going; man that Carson sketch was gold! we really stuck it to the man!
I'm surprised the footage still exists. I must have heard this song every day of the summer of 1980.
Fun fact: The Lost In Space robot was originally approached to be on the show, but he read the script and said “Danger!! Danger!!” and refused. So they went with Robbie. True story.
Originally telecast on April 4, 1980. This was the last show scheduled before NBC "pulled the plug" (the final show wasn't seen until its release on home video several years ago).
Generally considered the absolute nadir of network tv. I mean Jerry Lewis, Robby the Robot, Alice Cooper, Red Buttons, and two Japanese ladies who had no idea what they were doing/saying? Pink Lady, who were huge in Japan before the show, returned home to dwindling popularity.
oh, so that's the legendary elephant story Mark Evanier wrote about lol
"I am a dog. I am a man. I'm a dog-man; the Dogman of Chamonix! Ahwooooooo!!!" - Jeff Altman
"He *must* be. Look at him beg."
Jerry doing his attempt at humor from anger, it doesn’t work. Alice, sad, sad…a shell…
Pink Lady and Jeff have been talked about more after their cancellation then they ever got when it aired. There is a J-Pop group today called Black Pink.
Black pink is KPop
@@becomingwoman7257 I stand corrected, I was thinking of “Perfume”
Special guest appearance by Robby the Robot.
By 1980, Robby had become the world's most famous robot after his appearance in "Forbidden Planet". He was seen on *dozens* of TV shows over the years.......
I saw this show live. I was a alice cooper fan and was mad they just show a video from him and he wasn't really on the show although it was advertised as this weeks guest
Honestly good for him, he didn't have to suffer the embarrassment of actually coming on hehe! But yeah, that had to feel like a ripoff for the live audience.
So there was actually a video for clones? I thought this video for Clones was an exclusive to the show.
He is singing live over the backing track, so maybe a “live” video for distribution to tv outlets?
Fred Silverman wanted "big name guest stars" to appear on the show. In some cases- as with Alice Cooper- they weren't available to tape the show itself.......so concert footage or music videos were used at the last minute.
@@philipdefibaugh5683 That's a lot of early videos. Acts either couldn't make it to the show or didn't want to so they would film a performance and send it over for broadcast. Tom Petty covers it in the book I Want My MTV. They were asked to play Refugee on Merv Griffin but they had no interest in doing the show. They filmed a video to give to the show for broadcast. He said the video was filmed with the intent of one broadcast then never seen again.
This show was so awful that even the tape tried to eat itself . . . . .
lol
Lmao ctfu
😆
Red actually worked with the girls well.
He has charisma with them.
The problem is the poor writing that this show had.
Don't think the writers didn't try. Rudy DeLuca- who was the show's "comedy consultant" for a time- was frustrated Mie and Kei couldn't speak a word of English- but at least he had Sid Caesar help him with the sketches he did with them in the three shows Sid appeared on. Mark Evanier, Rowby Goren and Jim Brochu have also related just *how* tough it was to create comedy material for them, and to interact with Jeff. For this appearance, Jerry Lewis insisted on using his own comedy material {he didn't trust anyone else to write for him when being a guest on other programs}.
8:08- ....and Doritos are *still* the best-selling tortilla chips today!!!!!
They should have gotten Bette Midler as a special guest. She was so good when she guest starred on the CHER show! These girls are funnier than Cher!
Bette was too smart to appear on the show. 😉
Or perhaps she *was* asked, and politely declined.
40:00 Jim Varney, Pre Ernest.
It's interesting to see a pre Ernest Jim Varney
Perhaps I can fill in an educated guessing tech staff for this special since it was done at KTLA/Golden West:
Unit Managers BRETT CRUTCHER, JIM ZRAKE
Technical Director ROB OBERBILLIG
Audio KEN BECKER
Video DICK BROWNING, MATT ZADROGA
Cameras HARVEY CLAVON, GREG COOK, DAVE HECKMAN, BRUCE OLDHAM, GARY WESTFALL, GEORGE WOOD
Very rare show, but boy is this a lousy recording!
Home VHS recording {six hour mode}.
@@fromthesidelines There ya go!
Fortunately, the original master tapes of the series exist (no commercials, through).
Thank God I never heard of or watched this show
It lasted five telecasts, during March and April 1980.
Pink Lady, with intro wardrobe by Ace Frehley. Damn this show was terrible. To think this and Galactica 1980 were on at the same time. 1980’s TV started off with a whimper.
53:51 - Is that Mark Linn-Baker in the GE commercial?
Nope.
@@fromthesidelines - Are you sure? The guy who takes a photo of himself sure looks like good old Cousin Larry.
He may LOOK like Mark, but I believe it's not him.
Horrible! A low for all involved!
Jerry, you’re not a singer. Got it?
That didn't stop him from recording two albums for Decca in 1956 and '57. 😏
I love Mei and Kei! And the song MONSTER!! But the opening sketch is awful. And. Why did vhs tapes have those lines and skips during the first few seconds of recording?!
God, this show sucked!