BEATRICE ARTHUR SPECIAL, THE {ROCK HUDSON, MELBA MOORE, WAYLAND FLOWERS} (TV)
Summary
A variety television special hosted by Bea Arthur. Guests include actor Rock Hudson, singer Melba Moore, and puppeteer Waylon Flowers. Highlights include: Arthur, Hudson, Moore, and Flowers singing “Hey There Good Times”; a comedy bit involving Arthur dressing up as various celebrities; Arthur and Hudson singing “Everybody Today is Turning On”; a comedy sketch between entertainment broadcaster David Sheehan and Arthur, portraying Steve Martin’s mother; Moore performing the song “Miss Thing”; a comedy sketch between Arthur and Flowers’s puppet character Madame, including the song “A Good Man is Hard to Find”; a comedic sketch featuring Arthur at a funeral for her philandering husband; Arthur singing “How Long Has This Been Going On?”; Arthur and Moore singing a medley from the musical “Ain’t Misbehavin’,” including “I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter,” “Ain’t Misbehavin’,” and “’T Ain’t Nobody’s Bizness”; a scene featuring Arthur and Hudson as an old married couple; Arthur in a sketch as a new-age preacher, featuring Arthur, Hudson, and Moore singing “Saved”; and Arthur singing “The Way I See It.” Commercials deleted.
Details
- NETWORK: CBS
- DATE: January 19, 1980 10:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:48:45
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: B:49005
- GENRE: Music/Variety; Specials
- SUBJECT HEADING: Music/Variety; Specials
- SERIES RUN: CBS - TV, 1980
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Saul Ilson … Producer, Writer
- Patti Person … Associate Producer
- Jeff Margolis … Director
- Hal Goldman … Writer
- Jeffrey Barron … Writer
- Rick Kelland … Writer
- Bob Comfort … Writer
- Bob Rozario … Music by, Conductor
- Earl Brown … Music by
- Kevin Carlisle … Choreographer
- Beatrice Arthur (See also: Bea Arthur) … Host, Performer
- Rock Hudson … Performer, Guest
- Wayland Flowers … Performer, Guest
- Melba Moore … Performer, Guest
- David Sheehan … Guest
- Steve Martin