August 19th, 2007: These clips are currently offline. They have disappeared before only to appear again a few weeks later, so hopefully they'll be back.
Joe Pyne was the grandfather of Bill O'Reilly. Not literally of course, but this Los Angeles talk show personality railed against commies, hippies, war protesters, and anybody else who did not support his right wing jingoistic views. According to his wikipedia entry. "Pyne was confrontational with guests on his show and often attempted to throw them off-balance by opening the conversation with an insult. One occasion ... this backfired ... he began a dialogue with Frank Zappa by saying, 'So I guess your long hair makes you a woman.' Zappa responded with 'So I guess your wooden leg makes you a table.' Here's an example of this forgotten and often overlooked classic television talk show that was syndicated across America in the late fifties through the late nineteen sixties. This is a "Best of" special, featuring Cosmo publisher Helen Gurley Brown endorsing naked dancing, an argument with a hippy about LSD, and Pyne suggesting that African-Americans are ungrateful. The final clip is absolutely creepy. Joe Pyne: an entertaining asshole. This is fascinating stuff!
Saturday, May 5, 2007
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no comments? what the hell. i love these clips. trash tv in 1965? i had no idea this stuff existed. fascinating!
My business partner, who we are haveing a retirement party for today, is Ed Pyne, Joe's son, he has told me many great stories about his father. I Love the these clips
I have fond memories of watching Joe Pyne's show when I was a kid....great stuff.
Does anyone remember the show where Joe had a guest who discussed the Brotherhood of the Bell? This was long before the Glen Ford movie and it was about a secret, conspiratorial organization like was depicted years later in the movie. Anyone?
I loved the Joe Pyne Show. It was more entertaining than anything on tv at the time. In my high school Spanish class we had a required presentation to do in front of the class. I talked the teacher into allowing me and two of my classmates to do a Spanish version of the Joe Pyne Show (She reluctantly agreed!). I even brought in my little sister's toy grand piano to play the theme music. The show was a tremendous hit!!! Joe Pyne was the greatest..
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