Telethon for New York City Raises Laughs and Debt
A satirical telethon spoof features Monty Hall hosting a three network live event to save New York from bankruptcy. Guests include Johnny Carson Henry Kissinger John Lindsay Howard Cosell and others as mock pledges and jokes fill minutes with a goal of raising funds.
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Frank S. Sweatlow
New York
UPI
New York City
Gotham
Brokeville
American Express
Henry Kissinger
Johnny Carson
Johnny
John Lindsay
John
Watergate
Monty
America
Bronx
Howard Cosell
Howie
Montmorency Hall
Brooklyn
Howie Cohen
Coney Island
Evening TV Highlights 9 P M to 1 40 A M
A TV lineup lists at 9 P M The Great White Hope based on the Broadway life of the first Black heavyweight champion with James Earl Jones, 9 P M The Nutcracker at Wolf Trap with Andre Kostelanetz, 9 P M Terror on the 40th Floor with Forsythe Comer and Meredith, 11 30 P M Fantasies Fulfilled hosted by Peter Marshall, 11 40 P M Waterhole 3 with Coburn O Connor, 1 40 A M Twenty Three Paces to Baker Street with Van Johnson Vera Miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Earl Jones
Baker Street
Scotland Yard
van Johnson
Vera Miles
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