VERY SPECIAL CHRISTMAS PARTY, A {ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, MIKE TYSON} (TV)
Summary
A Christmas special filmed in Cape Cod, Massachusetts and hosted by Arnold Schwarzenegger in honor of the Special Olympics. Highlights include: a troupe of Special Olympians and various guests singing “Santa Claus is Coming to Town”; Schwarzenegger telling stories about his experiences with Christmas as a child in Austria; Barbara Mandrell recounting her experiences in another Christmas fundraiser and singing “One Night a Year”; a segment featuring Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito alongside Special Olympians in a gym; Randy Travis singing “Walking in a Winter Wonderland”; Susan Saint James reading a Christmas poem to a few of the Special Olympians and talking about Olympic speed skater Dan Jensen’s interaction with Special Olympian Mark Arrowood; Mike Tyson discussing his role as a coach for a Special Olympics basketball team; a segment featuring Scott Hamilton coaching Special Olympic figure skaters, including a figure skating performance by Hamilton and Cindy Reed; and a scene at Saint Andrew’s Church in Cape Cod featuring a speech from John F. Kennedy Jr. and a performance of “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” by the choir New Voices of Freedom. Tape ends abruptly. Includes commercials.
Details
- NETWORK: ABC
- DATE: December 22, 1988 8:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:51:38
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: B:13480
- GENRE: Specials
- SUBJECT HEADING: Specials
- SERIES RUN: ABC - TV, 1988
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV – Commercials – Always Plus feminine hygiene products
- TV – Commercials – Bounce laundry sheets
- TV – Commercials – Chloraseptic lozenges
- TV – Commercials – Domino’s pizza
- TV – Commercials – Downy laundry detergent
- TV – Commercials – Halls lozenges
- TV – Commercials – Isotoner gloves
- TV – Commercials – Levi’s jeans
- TV – Commercials – Nabisco shredded wheat
- TV – Commercials – NyQuil cold medicine
- TV – Commercials – Pampers diapers
- TV – Commercials – Panadol children’s medicine
- TV – Commercials – Planters peanuts
- TV – Commercials – Playtex women’s underwear
- TV – Commercials – Toyota automobiles
- TV – Commercials – Vanderbilt perfume
- TV – Promos – “100th Tournament of Roses Parade”
- TV – Promos – “Alice in Wonderland”
- TV – Promos – “Ewoks: the Battle for Endor”
- TV – Promos – “Full House”
- TV – Promos – “Growing Pains”
- TV – Promos – “Mr. Belvedere”
- TV – Promos – “Perfect Strangers”
- TV – Promos – “Santa Claus: the Movie”
- TV – Promos – “The Ice Capades with Kirk Cameron”
- TV – Promos – “Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade”
CREDITS
- Robert Sargent Shriver … Executive Producer
- Gary Smith … Producer, Director
- Buz Kohan … Writer
- New Voices of Freedom … Chorus
- Arnold Schwarzenegger … Host
- Barbara Mandrell … Performer, Guest
- Randy Travis … Performer, Guest
- Scott Hamilton … Performer, Guest
- Cindy Reed … Performer, Guest
- Mike Tyson … Guest
- Danny DeVito … Guest
- Maria Shriver … Guest
- John F. Kennedy Jr. … Guest
- Edward Kennedy (See also: Ted Kennedy) … Guest
- Susan Saint James … Guest
- Mark Arrowood … Guest
- John Brown … Guest
- Lisa Butler … Guest
- Katie Crawford … Guest
- Adam Ellis … Guest
- Angie Gilyard … Guest
- Marie Gretter … Guest
- Eileen Jefferson … Guest
- Jodi Kaczur … Guest
- Chad Oncale … Guest
- Christi Todd … Guest
- Gary Vargas … Guest
- Dan Jensen