ROWAN AND MARTIN STARRING IN RCA'S OPENING NIGHT (TV)
Summary
A variety special hosted by Dan Rowan and Dick Martin. Program highlights include the following: Rowan and Martin with opening remarks; Harry Belafonte singing "Jamaica Farewell"; the Hollywood Boys Glee Club (John Wayne, Redd Foxx, Charles Nelson Reilly, Edward Asner, Glenn Ford, Jack Carter, Howard Cosell, Ernest Borgnine, Kent McCord, and Martin Milner) singing "Row, Row, Row Your Boat"; comedian Bob Newhart; Cathy Rigby performing gymnastics; Tony Orlando and Dawn singing "Tie a Yellow Ribbon"; Porter Wagoner singing "Wake Up Jacob, Let Me In"; Dolly Parton singing "Travelin' Man"; comedian Jimmie Walker; Ruby Keeler dancing; and Belafonte. Commercials deleted.
Details
- NETWORK: NBC
- DATE: September 13, 1973 Thursday 8:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:51:30
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T82:0316
- GENRE: Variety
- SUBJECT HEADING: Gymnastics; Country music; Comedy
- SERIES RUN: NBC - TV, 1973
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Dan Rowan … Executive Producer, Host
- Dick Martin … Executive Producer, Host
- Paul W. Keyes … Producer, Writer
- Don Saroyan … Associate Producer
- Bill Foster … Director
- David Panich … Writer
- Marc London … Writer
- Allan Katz … Writer
- Don Reo … Writer
- Bob Newhart … Performer
- Cathy Rigby … Performer
- Jimmie Walker … Performer
- Dolly Parton … Singer
- Harry Belafonte … Singer
- Porter Wagoner … Singer
- Ruby Keeler … Dancer/Dancer Company
- Hollywood Boys Glee Club, The … Music Group
- Tony Orlando & Dawn … Music Group
- Tony Orlando
- John Wayne
- Redd Foxx
- Charles Nelson Reilly
- Ed Asner
- Glenn Ford
- Jack Carter
- Howard Cosell
- Ernest Borgnine
- Kent McCord
- Martin Milner