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HAPPY ENDINGS (TV)
Summary
A comedy special hosted by Alan King which features four original playlets addressing issues in contemporary America. "A Commercial Break" offers an examination of truth in advertising and dishonesty in marriage. In "Big Joe and Kansas," two hobos assess the economic conditions in America. "Kidnapped" concerns a father who wears headphones to drown out the sound of his squabbling wife and children. "I'm With Ya Duke" focuses on an elderly hospital patient who reminisces about the Brooklyn Dodgers. Includes commercials.
Details
- NETWORK: ABC
- DATE: April 10, 1975 Thursday 10:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:58:37
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T87:0066
- GENRE: Specials; Comedy
- SUBJECT HEADING: Comedy; LGBT Collection
- SERIES RUN: ABC - TV, 1975
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - Dristan
- TV - Commercials - Easy Off
- TV - Commercials - Kraft
- TV - Commercials - Lysol
- TV - Commercials - McDonald's
- TV - Commercials - Pampers
- TV - Commercials - Scope
- TV - Commercials - Wyler's
CREDITS
- John Gilroy … Executive Producer
- Rupert Hitzig … Executive Producer
- Alan King … Executive Producer, Writer, Host
- Herb Sargent … Producer, Writer
- Robert Moore … Director
- For "A Commercial Break":
- Peter Stone … Writer
- Lauren Bacall … Cast, Catharine
- Robert Preston … Cast, Harry
- For "Big Joe and Kansas":
- Simon, Neil (See also: Simon, Doc) … Writer
- James Earl Jones … Cast, Big Joe
- Alan King … Cast, Kansas
- For "I'm With Ya Duke":
- Herb Gardner … Writer
- Alan King … Cast, Sam Margolis
- John Cunningham … Cast, Dr. MacIntyre
- Nancy Andrews … Cast, Nurse Carswell
- For "Kidnapped":
- Jules Feiffer … Writer
- Art Carney … Cast, Al
- Elizabeth Wilson … Cast, Edna
- Lisa Rochelle … Cast, Penny
- Jimmy Fields … Cast, Buddy