FRIDAYS {BILLY CRYSTAL, RANDY MEISNER AND THE SILVERADOS} (TV)
Summary
One in this series of late-night comedy/variety programs. This edition features guests Billy Crystal and Andy Kaufman and the music group, Randy Meisner and the Silverados. Highlights include: in the first skit, President Ronald Reagan (John Roarke) stars in a film called "Altered Statesman," in which he goes through experiments and is transformed into past presidents; the "Friday Edition" reports the top news stories of the day and also takes a look back at an altercation which occurred on last week's show involving Andy Kaufman, the cast, and members of the crew; Billy Crystal debuts a film entitled "A Comic's Line," which spoofs the traditions of backstage show-business sagas such as "All That Jazz" and "A Chorus Line"; Randy Meisner and the Silverados perform "Hearts on Fire"; in "Creative Palm Reading," a palm reader gives a customer a grim prediction of his future; a spoof of the television show "That's Incredible," called "That's Meshugge!," has two rabbis performing a death-defying stunt with matzohs; Nat E. Dred, the Rasta Gourmet Chef, introduces Randy Meisner and the Silverados who perform "This Time In My Life"; the show's producer John Moffitt makes a statement concerning the highly publicized incident on last week's show and Kaufman replies in turn with his statement about the altercation; and Crystal plays a former prizefighter trying to explain what life is really all about to his grandson who is caught up in the punk rock lifestyle. Includes commercials, promos, and public service announcements.
Details
- NETWORK: ABC
- DATE: February 27, 1981 11:30 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 1:10:16
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T81:0498
- GENRE: Comedy/Variety
- SUBJECT HEADING: Comedy; Films - Parody; Political satire; Rock music; TV - Parody - News
- SERIES RUN: ABC - TV series, 1980-1982
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - "American Pop" (feature film)
- TV - Commercials - "Tess" (feature film)
- TV - Commercials - "The Competition" (feature film)
- TV - Commercials - 7Up soda
- TV - Commercials - Almond Joy and Mounds candy bars
- TV - Commercials - Anacin 3 headache reliever
- TV - Commercials - Cella wines
- TV - Commercials - Chloraseptic sore throat spray
- TV - Commercials - Future floor cleaner
- TV - Commercials - Heath candy bars
- TV - Commercials - Jergens moisturizing lotion
- TV - Commercials - Michelob Light beer
- TV - Commercials - Miller beer
- TV - Commercials - Old Spice deodorant
- TV - Commercials - Pizza Hut restaurants
- TV - Commercials - United States Marines
- TV - Commercials - Vaseline Intensive Care lotion
- TV - PSA - American Diabetes Association
- TV - PSA - American Hospital Association
- TV - PSA - Bacchus Handbook
- TV - PSA - Consumer Information Catalog
- TV - PSA - Food and Drug Administration
- TV - PSA - Leukemia Society of America
- TV - PSA - Solar Energy
- TV - PSA - U. S. Department of Health and Human Services
- TV - Promos - "ABC's Wide World of Sports"
- TV - Promos - "Fantasy Island"
- TV - Promos - "Man Friday"
- TV - Promos - "Miracle on Ice"
- TV - Promos - "The Love Boat"
- TV - Promos - "Those Amazing Animals"
CREDITS
- Bill Lee … Producer
- John Moffitt … Producer
- Jack Burns … Co-Producer, Writer
- Bob Bowker … Director
- Thomas Kramer … Director, Film segments by, Writer
- Brad Bermond … Researcher
- Zach Wechsler … Researcher
- Steve Adams … Writer
- Joe Shulkin … Writer
- Rod Ash … Writer
- Larry Charles … Writer
- Mark Curtiss … Writer
- Larry David … Writer
- Bryan Gordon … Writer
- Bruce Kirschbaum … Writer
- Bruce Mahler … Writer
- Elaine Pope … Writer
- Fred Thaler … Music Director
- Jack Burns … Announcer
- Billy Crystal … Guest
- Andy Kaufman … Guest
- Meisner, Randy, and the Silverados … Performers, Music Group
- Mark Blankfield … Cast
- John Roarke … Cast
- Maryedith Burrell … Cast
- Melanie Chartoff … Cast
- Larry David … Cast
- Darrow Igus … Cast
- Brandis Kemp … Cast
- Bruce Mahler … Cast
- Michael Richards … Cast
- Ronald Reagan