ANDY KAUFMAN MIDNIGHT SP. [IMPORT]

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• Release Year: 1981
• Genre: Comedy
• Plot: 'The Midnight Special' was a Friday night Pop Rock variety show on NBC TV that ran in the same weekly time slot of 12:30 AM to 2AM EST for 9 years (1972-1981). It was taped in front of a live studio audience at NBC Burbank Ca. Concert footage was included at times. During the shows'run there were, some reruns on Satrurday nights and 3 hr compilation specials. Wolfman Jack appeared each week as announcer and main host, with a different guest host each week. Pop Rock and comedy performers appeared on the show.
• Cast: Donna Summer, Wolfman Jack, Tina Turner, Randy Jones, Todd Rundgren, Ike Turner, Lou Rawls, KC & The Sunshine Band, Linda Ronstadt, Gladys Knight, Billy Preston, Eddie Levert, Walter Williams Sr., Helen Reddy, Franklyn Ajaye, Dolly Parton, George Benson, Billy Davis Jr., Marilyn McCoo, Linda Clifford, Herb Fame, Peaches, Andy Kaufman, Aretha Franklin, The Spinners, Johnnie Taylor, Curtis Mayfield, William Powell, Rik Elswit, Billy Francis, Jance Garfat, Dennis Locorriere, Ray Sawyer, John Wolters, Lynn Anderson, Leo Sayer, Paul McCartney, Natalie Cole, Jimmie Walker, Henry Fambrough, Billy Henderson, Jermaine Jackson, Pervis Jackson, Bobbie Smith, Jackie Jackson, Marlon Jackson, Michael Jackson, Randy Jackson, Tito Jackson, Ray Parker Jr., Slim Whitman, Richard Pryor, William Guest, Merald Knight, Edward Patten, Johnny Mathis, Lloyd Price, Bonnie Bramlett, Canned Heat, Graham Chapman, John Cleese, José Feliciano, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, Chuck Berry, Ray Charles, Bill Cosby, Roy Orbison, Edwin Starr, James Brown, Little Richard, Olivia Newton-John, George Cummings, Eddie Kendricks, Sarah Dash, Carly Simon, Elvin Bishop, William Griffin, Stanley Clarke, Thelma Houston, Dorothy Moore, David Bowie, Dottie West, Alex Briley, David Hodo, Glenn Hughes, Rick James, Evelyn King, Chuck Mangione, Felipe Rose, Victor Willis, Harry Wayne Casey, Cheryl Ladd, Teddy Pendergrass, Anita Pointer, June Pointer, Ruth Pointer, Gloria Gaynor, GQ, Tom Trbovich
• Director: Tom Trbovich
• Runtime: 0:55
• Company: Sony Music Entertainment
• Media Format: Series