MIDNIGHT SPECIAL, THE {LARRY GATLIN, TONY ORLANDO} (TV)
Summary
One in this late-late night rock music series.
This episode is hosted by Larry Gatlin, who starts off with "Don't Blame Me for Colorado." Next is Tony Orlando with "Don't Let Go" and "That is Rock and Roll," followed by Tavares with "More Than a Woman." Gatlin returns with "Do It Again Tonight," followed by Evelyn "Champagne" King with "Shame." Afterwards the Cars sing "Just What I Needed," followed by a hula-hoop routine courtesy of Jeff Kutash and his Dancers. Orlando returns for "Save the Last Dance for Me," followed by Tavares with "Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel." The Kutash Dancers perform a dance number to the song "Copacabana," followed by Gatlin with "I've Done Enough Dyin' Today." A music video featuring Devo's "Come Back Jonee" is shown, followed by the Cars singing "My Best Friend's Girl." Gatlin sings "Penny Annie," and the episode concludes with a Kutash dance number set to the soundtrack of the movie "Saturday Night Fever." Commercials deleted.
Details
- NETWORK: NBC
- DATE: September 16, 1978 1:00 AM
- RUNNING TIME: 1:06:50
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: B:62538
- GENRE: Music
- SUBJECT HEADING: Music
- SERIES RUN: NBC - TV series, 1972-1981
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Neal Marshall … Producer
- Debi Genovese … Producer
- Loretta Strickland … Associate Producer
- Tom Trbovich … Director
- Johnny Rivers … Theme Music by
- Larry Gatlin … Host, Performer
- Wolfman Jack … Host
- The Cars … Performer
- The Jeff Kutash Dancers … Performer
- Evelyn "Champagne" King … Performer
- Tony Orlando … Performer
- Tavares … Performer
- Devo