The Porter Wagoner Show No. 84
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 84
The Porter Wagoner Show #84 with special guest Minnie Pearl.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 84
Promo for Porter Wagoner Show #84 with special guest Cousin Minnie Pearl. Opens with CU of Pearl singing "Columbus Stockade Blues," pulling out to reveal Porter who introduces Pearl, saying "Why don't you and the family join us!"
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 84
Introduction to Porter Wagoner show #84. Program opens with Wagoner and Wagonmasters Speck Rhodes, Don Warden, and George McCormick plus Norma Jean onscreen singing "Howdy Neighbor Howdy." Over title card decorated with drawing of Wagoner, announcer Hairl Hensley introduces Wagoner and The Wagonmasters, show regulars Speck Rhodes and Norma Jean, and "your favorite songs and stars of the Grand Ole Opry!" Wearing dazzling Nudie suit festooned with rhinestone wagon wheels, Wagoner welcomes audience, then plays guitar and sings "I'm Gonna Feed You Now," from his 1965 album "The Thin Man From West Plains," accompanied by The Wagonmasters. MS Buck Trent and his electric banjo.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 84
Wagoner introduces "just about the finest lady in the world," Cousin Minnie Pearl from Grinder's Switch. To the sound of her standard opening "Howdy! I'm just so proud to be here!", Pearl enters carrying a fluffy white poodle that she introduces as "Sam Lefleur from Bayou PommePomme (sic)." Pearl tells a bunch of corny jokes, some with double entendres, but mostly standard cornpone stuff.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 84
More comedy from Minnie, a bunch of circus-related jokes and stories about her family.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 84
Grinning Mack Magaha & Buck Trent play us out of the commercial break, leading the rest of the Wagonmasters in an instrumental version of "Black Mountain Rag." Lots of flashy playing.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 84
Wagoner introduces Pretty Miss Norma Jean, who plays guitar and sings "You Have To Be Out Of Your Mind," from her 1965 LP "Pretty Miss Norma Jean," backed by The Wagonmasters. MS smiling Buck Trent twisting away on his banjo strings.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 84
Accompanied by The Wagonmasters, Porter plays guitar and sings his hit single "Green, Green Grass Of Home." The lights dim dramatically during the "awakening from a dream" section.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 84
Coming out of commercial break, Porter says: "Ladies and gentlemen, talk about your classical musicians and fine, fine country musicians..." He looks at gap-toothed Speck Rhodes standing next to him and says "You're not one of them, are you?" Speck tells long joke about being on the road with Minnie Pearl, and Minnie spying on a man in a shower stall. It's not a racy as it sounds. Accompanying himself on intentionally out-of-tune violin, Speck sings "In The Shade Of The Old Apple Tree," backed by The Wagonmasters.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 84
Porter plugs the show's souvenir booklet #4, "The Porter Wagoner Show Hits The Road!", containing songs and stories and pictures. It can be yours for only fifty cents by mail in an "en-vellup."
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 84
Accompanied by The Wagonmasters, Porter plays guitar and sings the day's sacred song, "Gathering In The Sky," from his 1964 LP "The Bluegrass Story."
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 84
Wagoner reintroduces Minnie Pearl, saying that she recently recorded a record for the Starday label that is "The most serious and the most beautiful thing I've ever heard done." Backed by The Wagonmasters, Minnie recites "Giddyup Go-- Answer," her atypically serious maudlin answer record to Red Sovine's equally lachrymose "Giddyup Go."
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 84
Porter brings Mack back to play a little bit of "Soldier's Joy" to fill time until he has to wrap up the show. As the Wagonmasters play instrumental show outro and announcer signs off, Wagoner shakes hands with Norma Jean and Minnie, waves goodbye as Magaha dances and fiddles us off the air. End title super reads: "Produced by Show Biz in cooperation with WSM-TV."