Dick hosts a telethon to rescue the financially strapped WPIV.Dick hosts a telethon to rescue the financially strapped WPIV.Dick hosts a telethon to rescue the financially strapped WPIV.
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Kathleen O'Connor
- Debbie
- (as Kathleen O'Connor-Hayden)
Tom McCleister
- Tall WPIV Employee
- (as Thom McCleister)
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An Awesome Performance
Michael has been spending money to buy stuff for Stephanie. He promotes a telethon to bring money to the station--even though it's a commercial station. Dick is designated as the emcee for a 48 hour tour de force. What happens is that Bob Newhart (Dick Loudon) shows all his comedy chops as he slowly disintegrates from lack of sleep. No matter how hard he works, almost nothing is being pledged. He does interviews but can't remember the names of the people who have been on. While he's in the worst of it, the entire crew (who haven't been paid) leave the station. For me, the highlight of this episode is Stephanie doing a song she did in boarding school. She sings the flattest version of Old Man River I've ever heard, but her mugging and perkiness are to die for. Great episode. One of the better ones.
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- Hitchcoc
- Mar 27, 2023
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