The Mike Douglas Show with guest Andy Kaufman (1976)

Stan Freberg Commercial with Ray Bradbury

The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson with guest Richard Pryor (1988)

The Morning Show with Jack Paar (1955)

So we've seen David Letterman and Bill Cullen host early morning programs, and let's continue with that theme now with Jack Paar. Pay attention to the news segment and hear the broadcaster mention an explosion in England stating, "It wasn't Puerto Ricans or anything like that..."

The David Letterman Show (1980) - Footage Offline 2/15/08

A couple clips from the hard to find, and notorious, Letterman morning show.

The Bill Cullen Show (1953)

Morning television has never really graduated beyond such pointless pablum, but you gotta love Bill Cullen, truely the epitomy of an American television broadcaster. He had the look, the voice and just the right mix of wit and corniness. Also, Milton Delugg was a real underrated figure in music and showbiz history. Insiders knew his name well, the public not so much.

The Price is Right with Bill Cullen (1961)

The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson with guests Bob & Ray (1977)

A great clip and interesting too. Pay attention after the sketch when Bob mentions that his young son Chris Elliot is "trying to be an actor."

Decisions, Decisions (1977) with panelist David Letterman

Late Night with David Letterman with guest Mel Blanc (1982)

I have a new and much faster computer so I'll be trying my damnedest to increase the amount of posts you get on the site each day. Here's number three for this swell Tuesday. You'll hear Letterman mention after the commericial break that Hunter S. Thompson was also on this episode. Hunter S. Thompson and Mel Blanc sharing one green room! No wonder this show was such a cult hit once upon a time. Don't forget to check out Mel and company talking about the life of Jack Benny on Merv Griffin over here.

Alex Trebek Outtakes

Here's another winner that you can file in the same department as the Siskel & Ebert gem, the Orson Welles debacle and the Martin & Lewis classic. Trebek bloopers - heelarious.

The Gong Show with guest panelist Steve Martin (1976)

Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks introduced by Johnny Carson

Not sure what television program this appeared on, but the LP Carson holds up at the start of the clip was released in 1961.

Kraft Music Hall: The Woody Allen Show (1969)

This sought after special was part of the weekly Kraft Music Hall that by this point had changed its format drastically from the way it was during the infancy of television and in radio.

The Dick Cavett Show with guest Shirley Maclaine (1971)

Password Plus with celebrity contestant David Letterman (1978)

The Phil Donahue Show with guest Phil Hartman (1987)

Phil Hartman does a brilliant impression of Donahue right in front of the man... and the square audience laughs in all the wrong places.

The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson 10th Anniversary Special with guests Jack Benny, Joey Bishop, George Burns, Jerry Lewis and Don Rickles (1973)

The Phil Donahue Show with guest Jerry Rubin (1970)

Donahue was rather wise to question the sincerity of Yippie Jery Rubin in this interview. Just six years later, Rubin cleaned himself up and joined Wall Street rejecting his former life as a Yippie. Ironically, Donahue would come to emulate the anti-war politics that Rubin was somewhat of a poster child for in the late sixties. "Let's not be afraid of ideas," says Donahue near the end of this episode. Phil was extremely perceptive. Rubin occasionally makes some valid points, unfortunately, as Donahue noted, they were rather short on sincerity - and high on obnoxiousness. Read Rubin's yuppie treatise Growing Up at 37 (1976, Warner Books) for more on his transformation into a Ronald Reagan Republican.

Frost on Sunday with guests Jerry Rubin and various Yippies (1969)