TOM SNYDER {FIRST ANNIVERSARY SHOW} (TV)

Summary

One in this series of talk shows hosted by Tom Snyder. This special edition celebrates the first anniversary of the program, and features a surprise visit by "Tonight Show" host Jay Leno, taped celebrity tributes, and favorite clips from 1993. A tuxedo-clad Snyder commences the evening by walking through the Burbank studio and introducing the following members of his staff: segment producers Bernard Grinberg and Catherine Abraham; researcher/booker Chip Bell; supervising producer Michael Horowicz; cameramen Michael J. Schwartz and Ray Figelski; technical director Jessica L. Cummis; picture pilot Joel Tator; studio engineer Andrea Cummis; audio director Ron Estes; make-up artist Kelly Greer; stage manager Mark Kennedy; and cameraman Michael Armijo. The program then includes the following segments: a taped congratulatory message from television personality Chuck Barris; Jay Leno stops by with a cake and discusses the tense period when NBC was choosing between him and David Letterman as "Tonight Show" host, his support for young comics, a misunderstanding with Snyder, and being "graded" as a young comic at the Playboy Club; a taped anniversary wish from CNBC host Bob Berkowitz; a reel of clips of musical guests from 1993, including John Tesh, El Mariachi Del Sol, Vince Gill, Peter Paul & Mary, and Riders in the Sky; Snyder introduces his new Yamaha Disklavier piano -- a high-tech player piano -- which then plays music derived from original George Gershwin punch rolls; a taped tribute from New York weatherman Frank Field; clips of embarrassing technical problems early in the show's run; footage of Snyder's unpleasant interview with celebrity husband Tom Arnold; a taped tribute from CNBC co-hosts Mary Matalin and Jane Wallace; a congratulatory phone call from talk show host Leeza Gibbons; taped salutations from CNBC co-hosts Vladimir Pozner and Phil Donahue; a clip of a 1993 show with guest Adam Glickman which featured a Menorah fitted with an air pump and condoms which were then inflated to replace the traditional candles; a clip of a show in which Snyder and Dr. Alan Xenakis joke about urinary incontinence; a clip of a visit with members of the cast of "Catskills on Broadway" including Louise DuArt, Freddie Roman, Mal Z. Lawrence; and Snyder thanks his viewing audience. Includes commercials, promos, and a "Sports Business Minute" with Taryn Gottleib.

Details

• NETWORK: CNBC
• DATE: January 31, 1994 10:00 PM
• RUNNING TIME: 0:58:22
• COLOR/B&W: Color
• CATALOG ID: T:34292
• GENRE: Talk/Interviews
• SUBJECT HEADING: Incontinence; Television personalities
• SERIES RUN: CNBC - TV series, 1993-1995
• COMMERCIALS:
  • TV - Commercials - AT&T telephone services
  • TV - Commercials - Aetna retirement plans
  • TV - Commercials - Barry Kaye financial services
  • TV - Commercials - Basic 4 cereal
  • TV - Commercials - Cinch clothes hangers
  • TV - Commercials - Digital personal computers
  • TV - Commercials - Exerscience All-American skier
  • TV - Commercials - Hair Club for Men
  • TV - Commercials - Music Express limousine service
  • TV - Commercials - Roadmaster Vitaforce exercise equipment
  • TV - Commercials - Sharp Viewcam video camera
  • TV - Commercials - Waterfield Financial Corporation
  • TV - Commercials - Wheaties cereal
  • TV - Promos - "Equal Time"
  • TV - Promos - "Pozner/Donahue"
  • TV - Promos - "Real Personal"
  • TV - Promos- "Rivera Live"
  • TV - Promos - "Steals and Deals"

CREDITS

• Andy Friendly … Executive Producer
• Michael Horowicz … Supervising Producer
• Catherine Abraham … Segment Producer
• Bernard Grinberg … Segment Producer
• Alice Hurwit … Segment Producer
• Bahman Samiian … Director
• Chuck Woodruff … Production (Misc.), Coordinating Director
• Marc Rosenweig … Production (Misc.), Director Prime Time Programming
• Tom Snyder … Host
• Jay Leno … Guest
• Rivera, Geraldo (Jerry Rivers) … Talent, "Rivera Live" promo
• Bob Berkowitz … Talent, "Real Personal" promo
• Cavett, Dick (voice only) … Talent, AT&T commercial
• Taryn Gottlieb … Talent, "Sports Business Minute"
• Gary Lee … Talent, Hair Club for Men commercial
• Wayne Gretzky … Talent, Sharp Viewcam commercial
• Michael Armijo
• Tom Arnold
• Chuck Barris
• Chip Bell
• Bob Berkowitz
• Andrea Cummis
• Jessica L. Cummis
• Phil Donahue
• Louise DuArt
• El Mariachi Del Sol
• Ron Estes
• Frank Field
• Ray Figelski
• Gibbons, Leeza (voice only)
• Vince Gill
• Adam Glickman
• Kelly Greer
• Mark Kennedy
• Mal Z. Lawrence
• Mary Matalin
• Peter, Paul & Mary
• Vladimir Pozner
• Riders in the Sky
• Freddie Roman
• Michael J. Schwartz
• Paul Stookey
• Joel Tator
• John Tesh
• Mary Travers
• Jane Wallace
• Alan Xenakis
• Peter Yarrow