The Porter Wagoner Show No. 82
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 82
The Porter Wagoner Show #82 with special guest Billy Walker.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 82
Promo for Porter Wagoner Show #82 with special guest Billy Walker. Opens with CU of Walker singing "The Old French Quarter," pulling out to reveal Porter who introduces Walker, saying "Why don't you and the family join us, right on this channel!"
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 82
Introduction to Porter Wagoner show #82. 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 "The Crawdad Song," accompanied by The Wagonmasters. Speck and Norma Jean take turns at mic. MS of Mack's supernaturally cheerful solo. The lighting guys seem to be having some trouble throughout the song.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 82
Porter introduces Billy Walker, who plays guitar and sings his new Monument Records number "The Old French Quarter," backed by The Wagonmasters. Walker wears great glittery rhinestone-covered Nudie suit of his own. Porter introduces commercial.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 82
Always-upbeat Mack, George, and Buck tear it up on an unidentified instrumental.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 82
Wagoner introduces Pretty Miss Norma Jean, who plays guitar and sings "You're Driving Me Out Of My Mind" from her 1966 LP "Please Don't Hurt Me," backed by The Wagonmasters. At 01.11.50 Porter says something off camera that cracks her up and makes her completely blow a line, which is just the kind of shenanigans that probably made her wish she'd have dedicated the song to him instead of the band.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 82
Wagoner says that the band constantly gets requests for older songs, so he obliges by playing guitar and singing his 1961 single "Everything She Touches Gets The Blues," accompanied by The Wagonmasters. Porter introduces the commercial saying "If you touch that dial, you'll get the blues, I'll tell you."
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 82
Wagoner introduces gap-toothed comedian Speck Rhodes, who makes call on old-time crank telephone wearing his trademark checkered suit with bow tie and bowler hat. Talks with fictional girlfriend/operator Sadie, then asks for dentist Doc Pullem. Corny old fashioned jokes and obscure references to other folks' missing teeth ensue.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 82
Porter returns and reels in Magaha to 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. 82
Backed by The Wagonmasters, Porter plays guitar and sings the week's hymn, "I Thought Of God."
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 82
Porter brings Billy Walker back to perform another new song, the b-side of the song he sang earlier. Backed by The Wagonmasters, Walker plays guitar and sings "How Do You Ask Someone To Love You." MS Buck and Mack.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 82
Porter brings Buck back to show off his new Mosrite guitar, then has Trent play a little bit of "Wildwood Flower" 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 guests, waves goodbye as Magaha dances and fiddles us off the air. End title super reads: "Produced by Show Biz in cooperation with WSM-TV."