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romantico Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-29-05 07:19 PM
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The Paul Lynde Halloween Special
Just saw this advertised & HAD TO SHARE! This sounds AWSOME!!!

From October 1976 on ABC network

'Various Halloween skits & musical numbers featuring the cast members. Margaret Hamilton briefly reprises her role as the wicked witch of the west from 'WIzard of Oz'. Witchiepoo from H.R. PUFNSTUF shows up as well. There are several musical performances by KISS who look confused on why they are there. Watch as Paul Lynde hits on them ('Four KISSes on the first date!'he exclaims while the rockers clearly look away in shock) Florence Henderson shows up at a disco to sing 'That Old Black Magic'.Betty White shows up to be made fun of by Lynde (Betty White is the winner of a witch's beauty contest, Lynde remarks how much that particular witch resembles Betty White. Then he paused, grimaced, & bleated:'But then again witch's do!')Tim Conway shows up to join the madness & so does Roz Kelly playing her Pinky Tuscadero charahcter from 'Happy Days'. Donnie & Marie Osmond sneak in a cameo as well. Filled with racy humor, one liners, putdowns, & gay camp.'

I'm thinking of buying this, only thing is the quality is very poor. This will make a great collection next to my Star Wars Christmas Special!!!

Paul Lynde rocks!
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flamingyouth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-29-05 07:21 PM
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1. Geez, I think I actually watched that
I would have been in 3rd grade at the time. :D
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Lisa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-29-05 07:25 PM
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3. I actually remember that!
Margaret Hamilton rocked! My parents let me stay up late to see her, since they're such big fans of the movie.

Is it true that George Lucas was so embarrassed about the Star Wars Christmas Special that he tried to buy up and destroy existing tapes?


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CanuckAmok Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-29-05 07:22 PM
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2. Wow, it has everything but Momenschantz!
!
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Rick Myers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-29-05 07:28 PM
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4. I'd LOVE to see that!!!
Edited on Fri Jul-29-05 07:28 PM by Rick Myers
Tim Conway, Paul Lynde and KISS!!! ROTFLMAO

edit: sp
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romantico Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-29-05 07:31 PM
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5. Yes, I have the Star Wars special
Bea Arthur plays a bartender while Chewbacca does................a dance number. Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher & MArk Hamill are also in it. Harrison Ford looks like he's gonna die while Mark & Carrie just seem to be having fun!Having said that, this Paul LYnde Special sounds like its far better(or worse). I'm doing research on Paul Lynde & IMO, he could have been one of the funniest men alive. So glad they brought him back as Roger on 'American Dad'.
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Lisa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-29-05 08:01 PM
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7. my cousin almost went into shock ...
When he found out that Mark Hamill actually had a song-and-dance background! I guess he never pictured his action-movie hero tapdancing.
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enigmatic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-29-05 07:54 PM
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6. I watched that!
I remember Peter Criss singing "Beth"; I think I was 12, and I had just bought KISS "Alive"..
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romantico Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-29-05 10:36 PM
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8. Paul Lynde had some of the best one liners
They were pretty risque for its day I'm sure but his bitchy delivery was what sold the line! I watched not long ago something on him on the E network & I was laughing so hard, I was crying. Literally!Not many people can do that for me.
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Doctor_J Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-29-05 11:26 PM
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11. Here are some of those,
and some others from HS

If you remember the Original Hollywood Squares and its comics, this may
bring a tear to your eyes. These great questions and answers are from the
days when "Hollywood Squares" game show responses were spontaneous and
clever, not scripted and (often) dull, as they are now. Peter Marshall was
the host asking the questions, of course.

Q. Do female frogs croak?
A. Paul Lynde: If you hold their little heads under water long enough.

Q If you're going to make a parachute jump, at least how high should you
be?
A. Charley Weaver: Three days of steady drinking should do it.

Q. True or False, a pea can last as long as 5,000 years.
A. George Gobel: Boy, it sure seems that way sometimes.

Q. You've been having trouble going to sleep. Are you probably a man or a
woman?
A. Don Knotts: That's what's been keeping me awake.

Q. According to Cosmo, if you meet a stranger at a party and you think that
he is attractive, is it okay to come out and ask him if he's married?
A. Rose Marie: No; wait until morning.

Q. Which of your five senses tends to diminish as you get older?
A. Charley Weaver: My sense of decency.

Q. In Hawaiian, does it take more than three words to say "I Love You"?
A. Vincent Price: No, you can say it with a pineapple and a twenty.

Q. What are "Do It," "I Can Help," and "I Can't Get Enough"?
A. George Gobel: I don't know, but it's coming from the next apartment!

Q. As you grow older, do you tend to gesture more or less with your hands
while talking?
A. Rose Marie: You ask me one more growing old question, Peter, and I'll give
you a gesture you'll never forget.

Q. Paul, why do Hell's Angels wear leather?
A. Because chiffon wrinkles too easily.

Q. Charley, you've just decided to grow strawberries. Are you going to get
any during the first year?
A. Charley Weaver: Of course not, I'm too busy growing strawberries.

Q. In bowling, what's a perfect score?
A. Rose Marie: Ralph, the pin boy.

Q. It is considered in bad taste to discuss two subjects at nudist camps.
One is politics, what is the other?
A. Paul Lynde: Tape measures.

Q. During a tornado, are you safer in the bedroom or in the closet?
A. Rose Marie: Unfortunately Peter, I'm always safe in the bedroom.

Q. Can boys join the Camp Fire Girls?
A. Marty Allen: Only after lights out.

Q. When you pat a dog on its head he will wag his tail. What will a goose
do?
A. Paul Lynde: Make him bark?

Q. If you were pregnant for two years, what would you give birth to?
A. Paul Lynde: Whatever it is, it would never be afraid of the dark.

Q. According to Ann Landers, is there anything wrong with getting into the
habit of kissing a lot of people?
A Charley Weaver: It got me out of the army.

Q. It is the most abused and neglected part of your body, what is it?
A. Paul Lynde: Mine may be abused, but it certainly isn't neglected.

Q. Back in the old days, when Great Grandpa put horseradish on his head,
what was he trying to do?
A. George Gobel: Get it in his mouth.

Q. Who stays pregnant for a longer period of time, your wife or your
elephant?
A. Paul Lynde: Who told you about my elephant?

Q. When a couple have a baby, who is responsible for its sex?
A. Charley Weaver: I'll lend him the car, the rest is up to him.

Q. Jackie Gleason recently revealed that he firmly believes in them and has
actually seen them on at least two occasions. What are they?
A. Charley Weaver: His feet.

Q. According to Ann Landers, what are two things you should never do in bed?

A. Paul Lynde: Point and Laugh
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Reverend_Smitty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-29-05 10:39 PM
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9. I think if I was having a fever dream while on acid...
that is the kind of stuff I would visualize. That is so damn trippy sounding...it has to be an awesome show. I feel like I missed out on something special, when I was growing up the era of the variety holiday show was long gone.
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Doctor_J Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-29-05 10:40 PM
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10. Donny & Marie doing gay camp!
Who'd thought ;-)
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