America 2-Night - Season 1

First aired: 4/10/1978 65 episodes
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Episodes

1. 60 Seconds of Fame

Aired: 4/10/1978

Special Guest: Charlton Heston; Dr Willard Honeywell claims that homosexuality is caused by a virus; The Friedkin Family Singers pay a bunch of money for 60 seconds of fame; Sallie Hayes, whose husband will be executed on an upcoming show.

2. Help Every Little Person

Aired: 4/11/1978

Gary Burghoff talks about his frozen yogurt stores; the treasurer of HELP (Help Every Little Person), Wanda Ford.

3. George Gobel

Aired: 4/12/1978

George Gobel, Baby Irene, and textile-mill owner Calvin Proctor.

4. Celebrity Night

Aired: 4/13/1978

Guests include Sally Hayes, whose husband is still awaiting execution. This episode also includes clips of a press conference in which various celebrities welcome America 2Night to the UBS network.

5. Phyllis Diller

Aired: 4/14/1978

Guests include Phyllis Diller and Happy's niece, Joanie Kyne.

6. White House Paper Shredder

Aired: 4/17/1978

Rita Moreno; Former White House paper shredder Pearl Wingate; and elderly actor Chad Brandon describes how he stays fit.

7. A Date with a Star

Aired: 4/18/1978

A viewer wins a date with Karen Lynn Gorney ("Saturday Night Fever").

8. Jason Shine

Aired: 4/19/1978

Barbara Feldon and professional escort Jason Shine.

9. The Pine Family Singers

Aired: 4/20/1978

Singers Buck and Harriet Pine; former deli owner Susan Cloud.

10. Voncent Price

Aired: 4/21/1978

Happy Kyne sings "Don't Leave Me This Way". Guests include Vincent Price and entrepreneur Ernest Twilley, who sells merchandise based on dead celebrities.

11. Anne Murray

Aired: 4/24/1978

Guests include the Angels String Quartet, DJ Larry Guy and Anne Murray, who has trouble lip syncing.

12. Lose Weight Fast

Aired: 4/25/1978

Maharishi Maheesh Majipoor demonstrates how to lose weight by chanting. Also: consumer advocate Lou Moffatt.

13. Vicki Carr

Aired: 4/26/1978

Vickie Carr; Peanut trainer Emanual Kasinski; and unemployed magician Brandy McAllister.

14. Pharaoh Fawcett and the Sphinx

Aired: 4/27/1978

Sherman Hemsley; Singer Pharoah Fawcett and police sergeant Norman Botello.

15. Norman Fell

Aired: 4/28/1978

Guests include Abraham "Shecky" Stein, a Rabbi comedian and Norman Fell, who has a difficult time getting on the show as he has problems with the parking lot attendant.

16. The Condensed Bible

Aired: 5/1/1978

Jim Nabors; Irene Huddleston on the condensed form of the Bible.

17. Cindy Williams

Aired: 5/2/1978

Gary Coleman (as Little Wayne Coleman); Cindy Williams; UBS programming executive Bill Nickerson.

18. The Singing Dentist

Aired: 5/3/1978

Jill St. John visits the dentist with a troubled wisdom tooth. The dentist and his assistant perform a song on the show.

19. New Talent

Aired: 5/4/1978

Gary Coleman (Wayne Coleman) and Corey Feldman premiere a talk show for kids scheduled to air on the UBS network.

20. Abe Vigoda

Aired: 5/5/1978

Abe Vigoda tap dances. Stanley Turnbull (Richard Kline) talks about his book "Winning Through Acting Crazy."

21. Miss City of Merchandise

Aired: 5/8/1978

Elke Sommer; the three semi-finalists in the City of Merchandise pageant.

22. Urban Poverty Consultant

Aired: 5/9/1978

Rob Reiner; Urban Poverty Consultant Richard Osgood.

23. Fighting Fright

Aired: 5/10/1978

Peter Marshall; David Fairchild tells how to fight fright.

24. The Benefits of Sugar

Aired: 5/11/1978

It is all natural and cancer-free! Guests include Gaylord and Holiday, Dr. Wendell Dellerton and Twiggy.

25. Gaylord and Holiday

Aired: 5/12/1978

Guests include Gaylord and Holiday, Marshall Petty and Jack Jones.

26. Russia

Aired: 5/15/1978

Russia expert Arthur Zaprinski and actress Suzanne Sellers.

27. Tony Rolletti

Aired: 5/16/1978

Alice Ghostly; lounge singer Tony Rolletti.

28. Mission Army Band

Aired: 5/17/1978

Guests include The Mission Army Band, and Gardener Toshiro Asaki.

29. Roger Miller

Aired: 5/18/1978

Guests include the Hennessy Family, Roger Miller and Mario Dorsett.

30. Susan Cloud

Aired: 5/19/1978

Guests include Jay Longtoe Ballet, Susan Cloud and Arte Johnson.

31. Carol Burnett

Aired: 5/22/1978

Guests include the Haus Family Criminal Singers and Carol Burnett.

32. Legalizing Prostitution

Aired: 5/23/1978

Guest include Mark Hammill and Judge Marshall O. Petty, who proposes legalized prostitution.

33. Ernest Twilley

Aired: 5/24/1978

Guest include Mortician Ernest Twilley and actress Gloria Chambers.

34. Rolletti-Sherwood Wedding (1)

Aired: 5/24/1978

From the Pump Room of the Coma Cabana: the wedding of Tony Rolletti and Joanie Sherwood, presided over by Rabbi "Shecky" Stein.

35. Rolleti-Sherwood Wedding Reception (2)

Aired: 5/26/1978

Part 2 of the Tony Roletti - Joanie Sherwood wedding.

36. McLean Stevenson

Aired: 5/29/1978

Guests include Vera LeBeau and McLean Stevenson.

37. Jean's House of Cakes

Aired: 5/30/1978

Guests include Anthropologist Carl Cyrus; martial artist Susan Walchuck, who shows off her moves; singer Edward Muldune, who performs "Jeremiah Was a Bullfrog" ... at the same time; and later Jerry does a commercial for America 2-Night's newest sponsor, Jean's House of Cakes.

38. The New PTA

Aired: 5/31/1978

Barth talks about his housing situation; Deaf comic Ronnie Martin and his alligator; Morey Johnson, an adoptee, who traced his missing parents; and former flower child Kona Golden, who is now a mother on the new PTA.

39. The El Tijo Ballet Co.

Aired: 6/1/1978

Barth talks about his new home; The El Tijo Half-toe Ballet Company ("... because we don't go all the way") presents the "Dance of the Belle Femme Suburbia"; W. D. Bud Prize presents Edith Bush, claiming that she's really Amelia Earhart. Then he talks about the San Andreas fault only to be interrupted by a UBS bulletin: Radioactivity Warning.

40. UBS Liftetime Achievement Award

Aired: 6/2/1978

Japanese country and western artist Jimmy Yen; UBS presents its first Lifetime Achievement Award to Barbi Benton; Consumer advocate Lou Moffatt introduces Bible Gum Cards.

41. I Am Democracy

Aired: 6/5/1978

Barth talks about helping a man find his car keys; Jerry and Happy present their mini-pageant "I Am Democracy"; Disc jockey Tom "Cat Love Man" Wilson; and Billy Crystal makes some phone calls.

42. Fernwood Reunion

Aired: 6/6/1978

Barth talks about his move from Fernwood to California and introduces the Fernwoodites who financed the move: Candy Lee Hargrove, Connie Bushman, Mercedes Blywyth and Vernon Taylor. Candy Lee talks about the Fernwood Fascinating Females Society. Vernon Taylor talks about the ammo convention. Connie Bushman reunites Happy with his pet turtle. Mercedes Blywyth talks about the Barth Gimble Fan Club.

43. Surfin' to Heaven

Aired: 6/7/1978

Denny and Brian, the Born Again surfers sing "Surfin' to Heaven". Dr. Joyce Brothers tries to reconcile roommates Happy and Jerry.

44. Ted Jennings

Aired: 6/8/1978

Guests include Bella Abzug and concerned citizen Ted Jennings.

45. Melissa Manchester

Aired: 6/9/1978

Guests include Mirth Gimble and Melissa Manchester.

46. Carl Reiner

Aired: 6/12/1978

Guests include Carl Reiner and the owner of Jean's House of Pancakes.

47. Daredevil Virgil Simms

Aired: 6/13/1978

Guest include Robert Conrad and Daredevil Virgil Simms.

48. Punk Monks

Aired: 6/14/1978

The Punk Monks perform "Karmic Love". Happy talks about his new innovation: dental house calls. Barth "lip syncs" to the Martin Mull song "I'll Do the Samba".

49. Barth's Memoirs

Aired: 6/15/1978

Barth decides to issue his memoirs: "Barth Gimble -- One Man: One Life"; The El Tijo Half-toe Ballet Company present "The Ballad of the Broken Station Wagon"; Dr. Richard Osgood talks about the black market for organs and his "Whole Body Parts Catalog""; UBS promo: "Say What?" and Barth talks about his altercation with the owner of the gas station.

50. Rolletti-Sherwood Divorce

Aired: 6/15/1978

Tony Rolletti follows up his on-air wedding on A2N with his on-air divorce. Rabbi "Shecky" Stein officiates.

51. Falafel-on-a-stick

Aired: 6/20/1978

Baby Irene sings "Hot Diggity"; Susan Cloud talks about Falafel-on-a-stick; UBS owner D.W. Underwitter on why UBS is standing beside A2N.

52. Punk Country

Aired: 6/20/1978

Jerry and Happy appear in a commercial that Barth turned down, for the Yam Council; Virgil Simms talks about his new girlfriend and the Mobile City; a clip from the David John Decker Show and Virgil sings a Punk Country tune.

53. Olfactory Distosis Telethon

Aired: 6/21/1978

Happy talks about OD and sings a take-off on "Jeepers, Creepers". Teacher Terry Litchfield talks about the telethon tote board. Jack Albertson makes an appearance, but won't contribute himself. The OD poster boy, Howard Pellegrini appears and the telethon ends with no calls. Jack Albertson needs cab fare. Jason Shine talks about his candidacy. Jack Albertson does a soft shoe number.

54. Oral Smoke Alarm

Aired: 6/22/1978

The band has been locked out for attempts to unionize, so Happy is the whole band. Barth and Jerry interview Barbara Eden and Melissa Gilbert -- at the same time. Happy talks about the Oral Smoke Alarm. Chuck Emmitt Saugis appears with his hostage Mary Marie Clark. Barbara Eden sings.

55. Hostage Crisis

Aired: 6/23/1978

Barth explains that his appearance is due to being part of "an all-night pajama party with guns" -- Chuck Emmitt Saugis is still waiting on his demands. Louden Wainright III sings. Chuck Emmitt continues negotiations. Dr. Arnold Shollien plays some surprisingly recognizable ""whalesongs"". More demands. Special appearance by "Raquel Welch" -- really a cop.

56. Monty Hale

Aired: 6/26/1978

Child singer Frankie Wonder sings "My Way". Cowboy Monte Hale, host of the the UBS Cowboy Movie, appears. From "Laverne and Shirley" -- David L. Lander and Michael McKean are iterviewed. Someone sings "Blue Suede Shoes". Michael and David sing "The Creature Without a Head".

57. Big Turkey and Super Quack

Aired: 6/27/1978

Barth talks about the mobile home warming gifts he received. From the Silly Barn -- Big Turkey and Super Quack appear. Herb Matthews reveals new Carter White House incidents. Joan Rivers plugs "Rabbit Test". There's a commercial for Jean's House of Cakes: the Second Wedding Cake.

58. Steve Garvey

Aired: 6/28/1978

Barth and Jerry do some substitute hosting. Tony Rolletti presents his version of "America the Beautiful" and does a tribute to Judy Garland. Steve Garvey hurts himself playing baseball.

59. Karen Black

Aired: 6/29/1978

Barth talks about liquor advertising. The Mirth-Makers perform "Steam-roller Blues". Barth accosts Karen Black in the audience and Karen interviews herself. Barth, Jerry and Karen sing "Sentimental Journey". Bud Prize appears with Edith Bush and introduces his dancing teacher, Miss Brenda.

60. The UBS Story

Aired: 6/30/1978

Barth tells the UBS Story. The Hon. Marshall O. Petty kicks off his Congressional campaign. Shari Lewis searches for a missing Lamb Chop. Virgil Simms talks about his World Record -- and the accident. Virgil then sings "I'm Swearin' Offa You (You Hag)". Jerry tries his hand at ventriloquism, with a very familiar puppet.

61. UBS Awards Ceremony

Aired: 7/3/1978

The UBS Golden Anniversary Show.

62. Connie Stevens

Aired: 7/4/1978

Barth talks about his tan. Happy Kyne and the Mirth-Makers sing "Good Vibrations". Sociologist Wendell Healey discusses surfing. Connie Stevens talks about her contract but does a number for the UBS special anyway: a lip-synch to "Kookie, Lend Me Your Comb".

63. Taters the Clown

Aired: 7/5/1978

Barth talks about his new talk show ideas. Taters the Clown sings "The Counting Song". Father John Lewis of the Mission San Tijo appears . There's a commercial for MST wine.

64. Man of the Year Award

Aired: 7/6/1978

Martin Mull grouses about the Alta Coma Chamber of Commerce "Man of the Year" award. Wayne Coleman of "America After Lunch" returns to interview Isabel Sanford.

65. Martin Mull

Aired: 7/7/1978

Barth has "bad" news -- Jerry is fired. Fred Willard talks about his resemblance to Jerry Hubbard. Martin refuses to sing without Jerry present. Jerry shows up, so Martin sings "Goodnight".