DOROTHY HAMILL SPECIAL, THE {GENE KELLY, JIM MCKAY, CARRIE WEBER} (TV)

Summary

A television variety special featuring figure skater Dorothy Hamill.

Guests include sports journalist Jim McKay, junior figure skater Carrie Weber, and actor and dancer Gene Kelly. Highlights include: Kelly and McKay narrating about Hamill’s figure skating career and rise to prominence; Kelly and Hamill skating about with Kelly singing an altered version of “Bicycle Built for Two”; Hamill performing a jazz-themed ice-skating routine; a scene featuring McKay and Hamill skating and singing “Pick Yourself Up”; a sketch featuring McKay and Kelly as hockey players in a penalty box discussing gourmet recipes; Hamill and Weber performing a musical skating routine together; Kelly and Hamill singing “Be a Clown”; Hamill performing an ice-skating routine under a set piece made to resemble the Eiffel Tower; Kelly singing “Our Love is Here to Stay”; Hamill and Weber performing a recreation of “The Worry Song” scene from the film “Anchors Aweigh”; Hamill skating in a recreation of the scene featuring the title song of “Singin’ in the Rain”; and a final skating performance by Hamill. Includes commercials.

Details

• NETWORK: ABC
• DATE: November 17, 1976 8:00 PM
• RUNNING TIME: 0:57:25
• COLOR/B&W: Color
• CATALOG ID: B:47045
• GENRE: Music/Variety
• SUBJECT HEADING: TV - Music/Variety; Women's Collection - Sports
• SERIES RUN: ABC - TV, 1976
• COMMERCIALS:
  • TV – Commercials – Clairol hair products
  • TV – Commercials – Honda motorized bicycles
  • TV – Commercials – Metropolitan Life insurance
  • TV – Promos – “A Special – Olivia Newton-John”
  • TV – Promos – “Barney Miller”
  • TV – Promos – “Holmes & Yoyo”
  • TV – Promos – “The John Denver Show”
  • TV – Promos – “The Nancy Walker Show”
  • TV – Promos – “The Tony Randall Show”
  • TV – Promos – “Welcome Back Kotter”
  • TV – Promos – “What’s Happening!”

CREDITS

• Jerry Weintraub … Executive Producer
• Dwight Hemion … Producer, Director
• Gary Smith … Producer
• Rita Scott … Associate Poducer
• Bill Glaze … Associate Producer
• Buz Kohan … Writer
• Rob Iscove … Choreographer
• Jim McKay … Narrator, Performer
• Gene Kelly … Narrator, Performer
• Dorothy Hamill … Performer
• Carrie Weber … Performer