FERNWOOD TONIGHT {FERNWOOD 2 NIGHT}: THE RANSOM (TV)
Summary
One in this series of satirical, mock talk shows set in Fernwood, Ohio, hosted by the smarmy Barth Gimble and his dim-witted sidekick Jerry Hubbard.
In this installment, Barth interviews three mobsters -- disguised as Porky Pig, Captain Hook, and Bugs Bunny to protect their identities -- about the rising crime rate and measures citizens can take to avoid robbery. Next, bandleader Happy Kyne sings his own composition, "Ice Cream Baby." Barth then interviews malaprop-prone Fernwood provocateur William W.D. "Bud" Prize, who is incensed over the theft of his "chow-chow" (a relish-like foodstuff). Finally, Barth is blindsided when a member of his fan club delivers a singing subpoena regarding some past indiscretions committed in the Miami area. Commercials deleted.
(Martin Mull and Fred Willard reprised their roles as Barth Gimble and Jerry Hubbard in "America Tonight," telcast in syndication in 1978.)
Details
- NETWORK: Syndicated
- DATE: September 29, 1977 Thursday 11:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:22:44
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T:50877
- GENRE: Comedy
- SUBJECT HEADING: Comedy; Talk shows - Comedy
- SERIES RUN: Syndicated - TV series, 1977
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Alan Thicke … Producer, Writer
- Rita Dillon … Associate Producer
- Tony Csiki … Director
- Norman Lear … Created by
- Tom Moore … Writer
- Jeremy Stevens … Writer
- John Boni … Writer
- Norman Stiles … Writer
- Robert Illes … Writer
- James Stein … Writer
- Judy Kahan … Writer
- Tom Dunsmuir … Writer
- Happy Kyne and the Mirth Makers … Music Group
- Martin Mull … Cast, Barth Gimble
- Fred Willard … Cast, Jerry Hubbard
- Frank DeVol … Cast, Happy Kyne
- Gil Steele … Cast, Porky Pig
- Paul Zeigler … Cast, Captain Hook
- Don Sherman … Cast, Bugs Bunny
- Kenneth Mars … Cast, William W.D. "Bud" Prize
- Maryca Taylor … Cast, Phyliss Morris