While fans fondly remembered him for playing prankster warlock uncle arthur on bewitched or as the host of one of the kitschiest of all 70s variety offerings, the paul lynde halloween special, it was being added to the cast of the daytime game show the hollywood squares that brought him his greatest fame. Paul and margaret sitting in a tree with witchy poo makes three. The paul lynde halloween special addeddate 20140903 01. A few years later, the film was released on video and nickelodeon began airing it on their movie showcase, special delivery, where it gained a lot of attention from youngsters. Beth on the paul lynde halloween special live 102976 please subscribe to my new kiss channel kissf. After the crash featuring superb archive footage and classic interview material is essentially the tales behind how the band kept falling apart and putting themselves back together again after duanes tragic death, including the lawsuits and heartbreaks, the breakups and reunions. Released 31 october 2006 on vh1 classic catalog no. Paul lynde celebrity profile check out the latest paul lynde photo gallery, biography, pics. Discussion in tv on dvd and bluray started by ian k mclachlan, dec 19, 2014. The paul lynde halloween special is a mashup of 1976. If youre anything like me, your first thought about this will be, well, clearly paul lynde is involved in some capacity, right.
Witchipoo and the wicked witch of the west give paul lynde three wishes for halloween. So its now only one more day until halloween and i finally got around to watching the paul lynde halloween special. Paul held everything together as the ringmaster of a circus that featured margaret hamilton her only prime time tv appearance wearing the full outfit from the wizard of oz, witchie poo from h. The paul lynde halloween special by tim conway, billy. He was always rip roaring hysterical with his sharp wit and terrific sense of humor. Join paul lynde and his guests for a wonderful extravaganza of comedy, music, and horror that is sure to induce nightmares amongst the fair of heart. Download kiss kissology volume one 1974n1977 2009 dvd9 ntsc 3 dvd torrent for free, hd full movie streaming also available in limetorrents. Rock and roll all night is the best song ever made better then beth kiss rocks i dont think there is any debate when it comes to the most popular, head. Paul lynde was beloved as the star of hollywood squares, and from hit shows like bewitched but the bitter druggie never forgave the world for ignoring him as a fantastic actor. The paul lynde halloween special is a halloween special starring paul lynde aired only once on abc in 1976, the musical comedy special is noted for a number of its highlights, including margaret hamilton reprising her role as the wicked witch of the west for the first time in nearly 40 years, as well as the first primetime television appearance of the then relatively unknown band kiss. The screening began with an introductory interview with gene simmons and paul stanley, and included the documentary of kisss 1975 trip to cadillac, michigan, as well as a 1976 cobo arena concert both from disc 1.
The paul lynde halloween special is a halloweenthemed. After eight episodes, the show was renamed the bay city rollers show. Happy birthday to paul lynde, historys greatest monster. Paul lynde attempts to celebrate christmas, easter and valentines day before his housekeeper, margaret, gives him the bad news.
A surreal slice of 1970s pop culture hosted by paul lynde and aided by margaret hamioton the wicked witch of the west, billie hayes witchiepoo from hr. And putting the monsters in a halloween special was a nobrainer. Lynde makes jokes about the upcoming election while kiss, betty white, donnie and marie in an uncredited appearance. As a result, whenever lynde was given a turn in the spotlightas on abcs 1976 airfiller the paul lynde halloween specialhe wilted. From 1975 until 1979, he hosted a series of programs including, the paul lynde comedy hour, the paul lynde halloween special, twas the night before christmas, paul lynde at the movies and paul lynde goes maaaad. Witchipoo and the wicked witch of the west give paul lynde three wishes. It featured guest stars margaret hamilton in a reprisal of her role as the wicked witch of the west from the wizard of oz. The paul lynde halloween special 1976 directed by sid.
Tv christmas specials 101 still and contemplative, yet imbued with the punchy rhythms of charles schulzs peanuts comic strip, a charlie brown christmas has been a fixture of the christmas programming schedule since 1965though it gave executives at the network that originally aired the special a serious case of seasonal anxiety. Sid and marty krofft productions, or are a kiss fan, this is for you. Paul lyndes witty, wisecracking oneliners and his novel line delivery made him one of hollywoods funniest and best loved entertainers. Due to its graphic nature, viewer discretion is advised. The avengers 1978 tv movie that never was is here i watch. Nothing better exemplifies the everything but the kitchen sink entertainment mentality of the 1970s than the paul lynde halloween special, which includes the following components. The special originally aired over 30 years ago in 1976. The missionary kopimistsamfundet is a religious group centered in sweden who believe that copying and the sharing of information is the best and most beautiful that is. That was obvious to me as a child hollywood squares, uncle on bewitched. The paul lynde halloween special, an hourlong variety extravaganza featuring the members of kiss, a future golden girl, and fonzies main squeeze from happy days, makes it. Johnny carson interview paul lynde apr 30 1976 duration.
The success years are covered by their appearence on the paul lynde halloween special in oct 76, although there the lipsynced detriot rock city and beth and i believe there is one other short jokey host segment they did that isnt included, which sucks. I bring you one of the most interesting pieces of hollywood history. Included are concerts from 1975 at winterland, 1976 at cobo hall, and 1977 at the budokan hall and the summit, as well as such tv performances which served as the primary introduction to the group for many fans as abcs in concert, the mike douglas show, the midnight special, and the paul lynde halloween special. Topics paul lynde, hollywood squares, tv show, games show, 1976, halloween, special, comedy. From the fun loving uncle arthur in bewitched to his legendary centre. Id say that lyndes exasperated threat to fuck a baby who was crying during an.
There is no clear air date for the first monstervision but the oldest known video footage of the marathon is from 1991. A character actor with a distinctively campy and snarky persona that often poked fun at his barelycloseted homosexuality, lynde. Paul lynde died under mysterious circumstances when he was found dead in his bed after possibly suffering a heart attack in january 1982 at age 55. The munsters revenge 1981 15 years after the original series ended, the munsters returned, this time in a tvmovie that was meant to be a pilot for a revival of the series, and airing on nbc instead of its original network, cbs. Many critics blasted it and, despite heavy promotion, the film flopped when it premiered at the box office in 1977. Search, discover and share your favorite paul lynde gifs. The groovy, goofy paul lynde halloween special could only have. The paul lynde halloween special doesnt saddle the actor with a make believe family like bye bye birdie or his shortlived sitcom. Paul lynde was born in 1926 in mount vernon, ohio one of six children and the middle of four boys.
Runtime 60 network genre country us description other tmdb cast torrents size seed. The paul lynde halloween special the paul lynde halloween special from margaret once more played the wicked witch of the west, and was. The paul lynde halloween special is possibly his most watchable. Wanting to get away for the halloween weekend, paul accepts margarets invitation to visit her sister. Its about a pair of folksinging country mice, dan and jan, who arent pulling in money. In late 2007 i learned from my brother that the paul lynde halloween special had recently been released on dvd. With paul lynde, tim conway, roz kelly, margaret hamilton. Opie and anthony paul lynde halloween special with. Its true that a special like the paul lynde halloween special was not at all uncommon on 1970s network schedules, but the paul lynde halloween special is certainly one of the more peculiar examples of the genre this show is more sctvlike than the parodies that brilliant sketch series came up with. The paul lynde halloween special is a mashup of 1976s culture clashes.
The paul lynde halloween special october 29, 1976 featuring the first primetime network appearance of kiss, along with margaret hamilton recreating her role as the wicked witch of the west from the wizard of oz. Paul lynde, in full paul edward lynde, born june, 1926, mount vernon, ohio, u. The groovy, goofy paul lynde halloween special could only have existed in the 1970s. The paul lynde halloween special is getting rereleased on dvd by smore entertainment on september 11. Comet over hollywood is spotlighting halloween episodes of classic television shows. Lynde got his inspiration to become an actor at the age of four or five after his mother took him to see the original silent film benhur. A character actor with a distinctively campy and snarky persona that often poked fun at his barelycloseted homosexuality, lynde was well known for his roles as uncle arthur on bewitched, the befuddled father harry macafee in bye bye birdie, and as a regular. What are some of the stories you remember reading about paul lynde. Martha raye black white photos black and white twas the night the night. A campy candycornish cornucopia of memorable 70s tv. Alice ghostley, paul lynde and george gobel in a tv special called twas the night before christmas that aired only once on december. The paul lynde halloween special dvd the new york times. Lynde was a fixture of us television from the mid 50s to the the late 70s. Download the paul lynde halloween special xvid torrent or choose other verified torrent downloads for free with torrentfunk.
The munsters, the carol burnett show, and whats my line. Kiss online kiss chronology the complete history of kiss. Kiss kissology volume one 1974n1977 2009 dvd9 ntsc 3. June, 1926 january 10, 1982 was an american comedian, voice artist, game show panelist and actor.
Often, you see, people email me asking for help in locating some halloween special that lingers vaguely in the back of their memory they remember a few details, and they remember loving it, but if they dont have a tape, they never remember quite enough for them to figure out what the title was. My family never missed the original version of the hollywood squares when i was a kid. But lynde wasnt exactly a friendly tv presence, and producers had trouble figuring out how best to use such a cattily funny, obviously gay star. The missionary kopimistsamfundet is a religious group centered in sweden who believe that copying and the. Paul lyndes halloween tv special 1976 skip to main content. The paul lynde comedy hour november 6, 1975 with jack albertson, nancy walker and the osmond brothers. The original television special starring paul lynde was broadcast october 29, 1976 on abc. The boys look at the 1974 paul lynde halloween special. Love him or hate him comedian paul lynde the master of the slow burn, who presided over the center square on hollywood squares for years and made famous the character of uncle arthur on bewitched also mounted this allstar halloween special in late october 1976. Oct 05, 2016 19912000 monstervision halloween ii 1981, iii 1982, and friday the th marathon monstervision is an american variety series that aired on tnt from early 1991 to september 2000. The 1977 tv special lucy calls the president, which was released recently on dvd, is typical of both the reunionstyle specials and the sitcoms of that era.
Pop culture, movie tv, halloween, halloween labels. When i shared the kiss me, guido spinoff sitcom some of my best friends, i mentioned that the title it ultimately got saddled with was lifted from the seldomseen and completely unrelated 1971 film some of my best friends are. What are some of the stories you remember reading about. It aired for one season from september 9, 1978 to january 27, 1979 on nbc. It was added to the weekend schedule of the antenna tv network in july 2018.
The movie stars waylon payne godson of waylon jennings, son of jody payne willie nelsons long time guitar player and sammi smith. Finally unearthed, the record of this horrifying event is being presented live on stage. The devil and daniel mouse western animation tv tropes. I remember seeing the special the first and last time it aired on television october 29, 1976. Beth on the paul lynde halloween special live 102976. The show opens with paul lynde dressed in a santa outfit, becauseho, ho, ho. I met paul lynde once when i was a child in the late 70s. It featured guest stars margaret hamilton in her first reprisal of her role as the wicked witch of the west from the wizard of oz.
However, unless it was a really low railing, i doubt paul lynde could physically overpower another man. Good tunes, good lyrics, overall best song of their career. Detroit rock city paul lynde halloween 29101976 beth paul lynde halloween 29101976 rocknroll over promo love gun promo alive ii promo alive ii clip kiss era members 74 77 paul stanley rhythm guitar, lead vocals 1973present gene simmons bass guitar, lead vocals 1973present. Dec 29, 2015 fat albert halloween special part 1 duration. But it is now rescued from obscurity and released on a nice little dvd. Perhaps the most significant moment of the paul lynde halloween special, which aired on abc in 1976 and which may now be found on youtube, occurs near its end. October 31, 1976 kiss appears on the the paul lynde halloween special and performs detroit rock city, beth and king of the night time world. The paul lynde halloween special tx date 29 oct 1976 youtube. Lynde got his start in new york, first as a comedian then as a broadway actor.
The krofft superstar hour is a saturday morning childrens variety show, produced by sid and marty krofft. The paul lynde halloween special aired only once on october 29, 1976 and featured a whos who of mid70s tv and film stars. Features all their early classics including firehouse, black diamond, hotter than hell, rock and roll all nite, detroit rock city and many more over 6 hours of musicsuperbly packaged in a fold out digipack inside a slipcase, the set is completed by a lavishly illustrated 20 page booklet featuring notes on the performances from gene simmons. Instead, paul lynde paul lynde lives alone save for his cantankerous housekeeper, margaret margaret hamilton. For many kiss fans, this was their first exposure to kisss dramatic stage show and outrageous appearance. It had kiss, and margaret hamilton, better known as the wicked witch of the west in 1939s the. The holiday special featured guest stars margaret hamilton in her first reprisal of her role as the wicked witch of the west from the wizard of oz.
It seems that almost every tv star, major musician and their great aunt pearl had their own special. Classic tv dvds tv shows on dvd classic tv shows on dvd. The devil and daniel mouse is an obscure 1978 halloween special from nelvana, loosely based on the devil and daniel webster. The series starred comedian paul lynde and aired for one season, with original episodes airing from september, 1972, to march 14, 1973. The paul lynde halloween special is a rare halloween treat from 1976. Long beach auditorium long beach, ca 21774 11 acrobat. Paul lynde had a long and varied career as a comic actor, but baby boomers remember him for two particular roles. Comments are turned off advertisement autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically. Paul lynde was popular so why is his show not on dvd please. The paul lynde halloween special is a halloweenthemed television special starring paul lynde broadcast october 29, 1976 on abc. His father was a local police officer and the sheriff of the mount vernon jail for two years. Lynde makes jokes about the upcoming election while kiss, betty white, donnie and marie in an uncredited appearance, margaret hamilton, and other surprise guests perform sketches with the crown prince of camp, paul lynde.
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