FRIDAYS {ANDY KAUFMAN, THE PRETENDERS} (TV)
Summary
One in this series of late-night comedy/variety programs. This edition, hosted by offbeat comedian Andy Kaufman, features the Pretenders as musical guests. Highlights, among others, include: Andy Kaufman portrays his character of Foreign Man and does his rendition of the Mighty Mouse theme song; Kaufman announces that he is engaged to gospel singer Kathy Sullivan and the two sing "Home Again"; the first sketch concerns a video game being installed in a pharmacy with an eccentric, stressed out pharmacist; a "Friday Edition" special report features a video of how President Ronald Reagan spent his month-long vacation; the Pretenders perform "The Adultress"; in the next sketch, a family goes to a fancy restaurant but refuses to take off their hats at the table because some of their body parts are in strange places; the "Friday Edition," featuring correspondent Rich Hall, recaps the day's top news stories; Kaufman does an audience participation routine; the Pretenders perform "Message of Love"; a "Friday Edition" Late Break story concerns a nuclear power plant protest; the Pretenders perform "Talk of the Town"; and in the last sketch, a son goes to see his father after many years and finds that the bad blood between them still exists, until the son happens to make a big mistake. Kaufman ends the show by singing his favorite gospel song, "By and By." Commercials deleted.
Details
- NETWORK: ABC
- DATE: September 18, 1981 Friday 12:00 AM
- RUNNING TIME: 1:06:50
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T:41443
- GENRE: Comedy/Variety
- SUBJECT HEADING: Comedy; Political satire; Rock music
- SERIES RUN: ABC - TV series, 1980-1982
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- John Moffitt … Producer, Director, Created by
- Jack Burns … Co-Producer
- Thomas Kramer … Director, Film segments by, Writer
- Bill Lee … Created by
- Sam Sandora … Researcher
- Steve Adams … Writer
- Joe Shulkin … Writer
- Rod Ash … Writer
- Larry Charles … Writer
- Mark Curtiss … Writer
- Larry David … Writer
- Rich Hall … Writer
- Bruce Kirschbaum … Writer
- Bruce Mahler … Writer
- Michael Richards … Writer, Cast
- Elaine Pope … Writer
- Fred Thaler … Music Director
- The Pretenders … Music Group
- Andy Kaufman … Host
- Kathy Sullivan … Guest
- Mark Blankfield … Cast
- Maryedith Burrell … Cast
- Melanie Chartoff … Cast
- Larry David … Cast
- Rich Hall … Cast
- Darrow Igus … Cast
- Brandis Kemp … Cast
- Bruce Mahler … Cast
- John Roarke … Cast