The Porter Wagoner Show No. 233
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 233
The Porter Wagoner Show #233 featuring special guest Bobby Lord.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 233
Promo for The Porter Wagoner Show #233 featuring special guest Bobby Lord. Wearing a green Nudie suit, Porter sits alone with his guitar on a stool on the Wagon House set, saying: "It's kinda quiet here right now, but this week when we come your way it'll really be jumpin'. We'll have Bobby Lord, all the Wagonmasters, Dolly Parton, Speck Rhodes, and I hope you'll look in. It all happens right on this channel, why don't you watch us?" Porter starts picking out a tune, and as we fade out over art card with colorful illustration of Porter, he can be hard to say "ain't that wonderful?"
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 233
Opening of Porter Wagoner show #233. Standard pre-recorded opening begins with CU of Porter s shiny red boots walking down hallway, which cuts to rear view of Wagoner s garish green Nudie suit festooned with rhinestone wagon wheels and cacti. Montage of smiling Porter happily walking through WSM-TV studio as stage hands and technicians prep show. Don Howser s voice over reads: "Direct from Nashville Tennessee, here s The Porter Wagoner Show!" Quick shots of regulars as Howser announces them: "Starring Porter Wagoner, Dolly Parton, Speck Rhodes, Don Howser, The Wagonmasters, and today s special guest star." Momentary pause in VO (presumably left for Howser to read the guest star s name on air), then prerecorded segment ends with Howser s "...and now, here s Porter." Cut to live portion as Porter, wearing dazzling, rhinestone-studded green Nudie suit, plays guitar and sings "Sugarfoot Rag" backed by Wagonmasters Buck Trent, Don Warden, Mack Magaha, George McCormick, Jack Little and Speck Rhodes. Shots of The Wagonmasters in their matching orange Nudie suits, including CU of Mack and Buck's fiddle and banjo solos.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 233
Porter introduces his old friend from the Ozark Jubilee days, Bobby Lord, who plays guitar and sings his new single "Yesterday's Letters" backed by The Wagonmasters.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 233
Backed by The Wagonmasters, Buck Trent plays us out of the commercial break with solo banjo on the instrumental "Banjo Buck." Wide shot of Jack Little drumming with Buck. Afterwards Porter chats with Buck, names song, and says "I love show business, hoss, it is wonderful." Porter talks about Buck's masterful work with the instrument, then quotes Buck as saying: "This banjo has run me squirrelly, hoss, it's got me, I believe."
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 233
Porter introduces the "beautiful little lady" Dolly Parton, who plays guitar unaccompanied and sings a short version of "Don't Let It Trouble Your Mind."
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 233
Accompanied by The Wagonmasters, Porter plays guitar and sings "Sorrow Overtakes The Wine" from his "Carroll County Accident" LP.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 233
Porter introduces gap-toothed hayseed comedian Speck Rhodes. Wearing his trademark checkered suit and bowler hat, Speck calls his fictional girlfriend Sadie on an old-fashioned wall-mounted crank style telephone. Weird unexplained siren sound as Speck turns crank. Speck talks to Sadie and a bunch of awful corny old-fashioned jokes ensue. Speck's on a roll and they come fast and furious, like: "There's two kinds of women: the careless one that loses both of her gloves, and then there's the one there that's real cautious and careful and just loses one of 'em. " Shot of Porter and Mack laughing.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 233
Porter thanks everyone that writes in and requests sacred songs, then introduces Dolly Parton to sing "what I think is one of the prettiest songs ever written." Dolly sings "If We Never Meet Again" backed by The Wagonmasters.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 233
Porter reintroduces Bobby Lord, who sings "Don't Forget to Smell the Flowers Along the Way," the b-side of his new single, backed by The Wagonmasters. Buck Trent guitar solo. Lord seems extremely excited at the end of the number, whipping his guitar off and hoisting it over his head with a hearty "Yeah!"
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 233
Porter brings Dolly back so that they can duet on "Jeannie's Afraid Of The Dark" backed by The Wagonmasters.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 233
To fill out the show, Porter has Mack fiddle away a bit on the instrumental "Leather Britches." Porter tries to dance along but can't really keep up, so Porter wraps up the show, waving goodbye as The Wagonmasters play the instrumental show outro, Don Howser signs off, the credits roll, and Mack fiddles and dances us off the air.