Fernwood 2Night - Season 1

Fernwood 2Night - Season 1

Season 1

Network
DatesJuli 4, 1977 - Sept. 30, 1977

Episodes

Talk to a Jew
Season 1Episode 130 min

Talk to a Jew

Barth talks about his unusual day-to-day contract. Howard Palmer, a man in an iron lung, plays the piano. ""Talk to a Jew"" -- Morton Rose answers audience questions. (""When is Barbra Streisand's next movie coming out?"")
Juli 4, 1977
Leisure Suits Cause Cancer
Season 1Episode 230 min

Leisure Suits Cause Cancer

Barth thanks the viewers for their support that got him renewed for another episode. Rocket to Stardom: Baby Irene sings ""I Didn't Know the Gun Was Loaded"". Barth talks to her about gun control. Happy talks about his nostrils. From Fernwood Commmunity College: Doctor Richard Osgood has proof that leisure suits cause cancer. (You see, they dress up the mice in tiny leisure suits... No, really!) Bury the Hatchet: Iris and Joseph Case want their son, a Catholic priest, to come back to them. Howard Palmer plays, while Baby Irene dances.
Juli 5, 1977
The Wonderblender
Season 1Episode 330 min

The Wonderblender

Barth introduces his dad. The body language of April McTear -- contortionist. Lou Moffatt plugs Blendermatic, the Wonderblender. The owner of the Butterfly Deli, Susan Cloud (""...the body _requires_ burgers""). Barth's father Garth Sr. and his idiot dog perform,
Juli 6, 1977
Corporal Punishment I
Season 1Episode 430 min

Corporal Punishment I

Hula hoopist Darius Washington. South Vietnamese gardener Mein Ko Thein (?) plugs his book: ""Yankee Doodle Gook"". The Other Side of the News:High School Principal Marshall O. Petty discusses corporal punishment by demonstrating it on Debbie Dunbar. Lastly, Garth Sr. and his dumb dog.
Juli 7, 1977
Corporal Punishment II
Season 1Episode 530 min

Corporal Punishment II

Barth talks with Debbie Dunbar's mother. Since ""last weeks"" on-air spanking, Debbie has gotten several lucrative modeling jobs. Russ Tuttle, the Fernwood coroner talks about cut rate funeral alternatives; Mrs. Dunbar appears with both of her daughters, shamelessly plugging the phone number for her ""talent agency"". Jerry rambles on about families. Barth sings ""Feelings"" while Debbie does cheerleader stuff. Once again, Garth and Louie.
Juli 8, 1977
Fernwood Fascinating Females
Season 1Episode 630 min

Fernwood Fascinating Females

Vernon Taylor (AKA ""Uncle Sam, Jr"") reads one of his poems, Candy Lee Hargrove talks about the Fernwood Fascinating Females League.
Juli 11, 1977
Hearing Ear Dogs for the Deaf
Season 1Episode 730 min

Hearing Ear Dogs for the Deaf

Pet control center director Connie Bushman on Hearing Ear Dogs for the Deaf. Also: dancer Lisa Martin; Garth Gimble, Sr. and his dog.
Juli 12, 1977
Congressman Chambers
Season 1Episode 830 min

Congressman Chambers

Juli 13, 1977
No-Frills Hospitals
Season 1Episode 930 min

No-Frills Hospitals

Ambassador-at-large Harold Mislap talks about his efforts to bring tourism to Fernwood, Dr. Richard Osgood presents his no-frills hospital plan.
Juli 14, 1977
Ethnic Myths
Season 1Episode 1030 min

Ethnic Myths

Daredevil Virgil Simms; Emanuel Kasinski on his latest findings on ethnic myths and prejudice.
Juli 15, 1977
Lillian Dunbar
Season 1Episode 1130 min

Lillian Dunbar

Grandmother Lillian Dunbar and presidential namesake James Earl Carter.
Juli 18, 1977
Uncle Sam, Jr. I
Season 1Episode 1230 min

Uncle Sam, Jr. I

Candy discusses gynacology and the need for female gynacologists. Bart plays the guitar while Happy and Vernon accompany him.
Juli 19, 1977
Tony Rolletti and Susan Cloud
Season 1Episode 1330 min

Tony Rolletti and Susan Cloud

Juli 20, 1977
Breeding Athletes
Season 1Episode 1430 min

Breeding Athletes

Barth challenges Jimmy Carter to come on the show and compete with him to prove just who is a star. Lou Moffet offers tips on home music ripoffs and the presents the American Guitar Studios home study course offered by Gimblco Enterprises. Happy & band member Tommy Maranucci sit and chat.
Juli 21, 1977
Animal Sexuality
Season 1Episode 1530 min

Animal Sexuality

Professional football consultant Emanual Kasinski on the breeding of large men.
Juli 22, 1977
Garth Gimble Memorial Tennis Classic
Season 1Episode 1630 min

Garth Gimble Memorial Tennis Classic

This episode is tentatively scheduled for air on TV LAND July 20th at midnight. Original production number: 127 Barth promotes the planned Garth Gimbel Memorial Tennis Classic. W.D. ""Bud"" Prize (Kenneth Mars) returns, and bows to public demands that he reveal the secret of his chinadonture treatment. In a rebuttal to Dr. Van Moot (aka Dr. Osgood), Phil Maltby (Morgan Upton) of Phil's Fashion Funwear and Medical Research Lab explains that leisure suits, far from causing cancer, actually can help cure disease. ""Bud"" Prize is so stimulated by this revelation that he falls asleep.
Juli 25, 1977
Miss Bun-N-Run
Season 1Episode 1730 min

Miss Bun-N-Run

Connie Bushman talks about her dating service for dogs. Radio personality Terry Guy plugs his disc jockey correspondence course.
Juli 26, 1977
Lou Moffatt on Land Deals
Season 1Episode 1830 min

Lou Moffatt on Land Deals

Lou Moffatt on land deals; Bassist Eddie Thomerson. Sylvia Miller also appears and discusses how a martian violated her with a beam of blue light.
Juli 27, 1977
Uncle Sam, Jr. II
Season 1Episode 1930 min

Uncle Sam, Jr. II

Vernon Taylor, better known as Uncle Sam, Jr. is back and as passionate as ever.
Juli 28, 1977
Comedy Sales Techniques
Season 1Episode 2030 min

Comedy Sales Techniques

Insurance salesman Elliott J. Tubbs demonstrates his comedy sales techniques. Happy Kyne on shut-ins.
Juli 29, 1977
Tom Waits
Season 1Episode 2130 min

Tom Waits

Tom Waits. ""Bud"" Prize on using CB radio to bring in tourists.
Aug. 1, 1977
Mental Illness Home Test
Season 1Episode 2230 min

Mental Illness Home Test

A dumbness measuring machine is demonstrated. Actually, more like a dumbness alarm. Say a dumb thing, and the alarm goes off. Like every time that Jerry opens his mouth.
Aug. 2, 1977
Nasally Impaired
Season 1Episode 2330 min

Nasally Impaired

Happy Kyne shares the latest gizmo developed by the Olfactory Center of Toledo; the nose aid.
Aug. 3, 1977
Singers and Salesmen
Season 1Episode 2430 min

Singers and Salesmen

Mario Dorsett on his success as a singer; Tony Rolletti; Mrs. Walter Donker, whose husband sells cars.
Aug. 4, 1977
Criminal Justice
Season 1Episode 2530 min

Criminal Justice

Gilbert Ulysses Nelson discusses the treatment of criminals.
Aug. 5, 1977
Still a Dream
Season 1Episode 2630 min

Still a Dream

Local opera singer Donny Lee Savage; Dr. Hugh Slocum on his latest scientific discovery; Amateur photographer Marianne Cox.
Aug. 8, 1977
Fernwood Blood Drive
Season 1Episode 2730 min

Fernwood Blood Drive

Singing duo Doug and Diana Mitchell; Fernwood blood drive chairman Larry Guy.
Aug. 9, 1977
Ratings Week
Season 1Episode 2830 min

Ratings Week

Singer Laurie Gallagher performs, accompanied by her mother on drums. Also: Bud Prize and Sylvia Miller.
Aug. 10, 1977
Barbershop Trio
Season 1Episode 2930 min

Barbershop Trio

Doctor Alexander Beach discusses his findings on marijuana. How the Humdinger Barbershop Quartet became a trio.
Aug. 11, 1977
Two Ladies Against Pornography
Season 1Episode 3030 min

Two Ladies Against Pornography

Nettie and Barbara Forman on the elderly.
Aug. 12, 1977
Church of the Devine Lemonade
Season 1Episode 3130 min

Church of the Devine Lemonade

The founder of the Church of the Devine Lemonade, Billy Jenkins. George and Sally Krepps discuss the La Fromage method of childbirth.
Aug. 15, 1977
Roger Bellman
Season 1Episode 3230 min

Roger Bellman

Marin Worth reads one of his poems. Also: Susan Cloud and chauffeur Earl Simmons.
Aug. 16, 1977
The Fitness Twins
Season 1Episode 3330 min

The Fitness Twins

Fernwood mayor Merle Jeeter honors champion Girl scout cookie seller Wendy Price. Also: contortionist Mike Timmins and Mary Lou Bridgewater.
Aug. 17, 1977
You Are You
Season 1Episode 3430 min

You Are You

Alberta Cornwall on how colored clothing affects moods; poet Vernon Taylor.
Aug. 18, 1977
The Barber
Season 1Episode 3530 min

The Barber

Hair stylist Sal Magglione and Presidential namesake James Earl Carter.
Aug. 19, 1977
X-Rated Shopping Mall
Season 1Episode 3630 min

X-Rated Shopping Mall

Sportscaster Jane Tiffany and W. D. ""Bud"" Prize.
Aug. 22, 1977
Tony Rolletti's Autobiography
Season 1Episode 3730 min

Tony Rolletti's Autobiography

Tony Rolletti plugs his autobiography. The Mirth-Makers perform ""Rock Around the Clock"".
Aug. 23, 1977
Getting the Most from Your Warranty
Season 1Episode 3830 min

Getting the Most from Your Warranty

Virgil Simms tells how to get the most out of your new-car waranty. Basically, you make sure that it goes into the shop just before that waranty expires.
Aug. 24, 1977
Nudists
Season 1Episode 3930 min

Nudists

Linda Barry, owner of the Fernwood Nudist Colony. Toy maker George Ellsworth.
Aug. 25, 1977
Wrestling
Season 1Episode 4030 min

Wrestling

Jane Tiffany; Sylvia Miller; Wrestler Rock Mondo and his assisstant.
Aug. 26, 1977
Tony and Chance Rolletti
Season 1Episode 4130 min

Tony and Chance Rolletti

Aug. 27, 1977
Solving Water Shortages
Season 1Episode 4230 min

Solving Water Shortages

Representative Chambers on solving water shortages with icebergs. Lucy and Ed Campbell show how they display affection.
Aug. 28, 1977
Sex Therapy
Season 1Episode 4330 min

Sex Therapy

Vern Taylor; Sex therapy clinic founder Matthew Johnson; Happy sings about tooth decay.
Aug. 29, 1977
Real Estate Tips
Season 1Episode 4430 min

Real Estate Tips

Comic Buddy Brown; Author Dottie Ann Lee; Eddie Thomerson's real estate tips.
Aug. 30, 1977
Skateboard Angel
Season 1Episode 4530 min

Skateboard Angel

Larry Guy takes questions from the audience; The Mirth-Makers play ""Skateboard Angel"".
Sept. 2, 1977
Mobile Home Daredevil
Season 1Episode 4630 min

Mobile Home Daredevil

Las Vegas entertainer Debbie Dunbar; Mobile home daredevil Virgil Simms.
Sept. 5, 1977
Rev. Chung Hee
Season 1Episode 4730 min

Rev. Chung Hee

Sept. 6, 1977
Pot Sniffing
Season 1Episode 4830 min

Pot Sniffing

Impressionist Reggie Morrison; Principal Marshall Petty; Susan Cloud.
Sept. 7, 1977
Pet Mating Service
Season 1Episode 4930 min

Pet Mating Service

Connie Bushman on her computer pet mating service; Sherry McCormick performs "" I Like Dreamin'""; The Birchfield, Ohio mayor tells how he spent 90 days in jail.
Sept. 8, 1977
Harrison Edwards' Moon
Season 1Episode 5030 min

Harrison Edwards' Moon

Historian Harrison Edwards. Also: Tony Rolletti and Jane Tiffany.
Sept. 9, 1977
Behind Hollywood
Season 1Episode 5130 min

Behind Hollywood

Author Duane Goff plugs his book, ""Behind Hollywood"". The Mirth-makers perform ""Fifteen and Free"".
Sept. 12, 1977
Etiquette Guidelines
Season 1Episode 5230 min

Etiquette Guidelines

Barth starts the show with a slide show of his travels around Hollywood. Guests for this episode are etiquette authority Meg Endicott and her new book, Etiquette Guidelines for the Future and U.S. Defense Department representative, Col. Morris Chandler, announcing the newly formed War Deprogramming Center, a facility that helps war veterans ease back into the civilian life by first returning them to the war.
Sept. 13, 1977
Aunt Edith
Season 1Episode 5330 min

Aunt Edith

The show starts off on a somber note when Barth announces that the recently hired sportscaster, Jane Tiffany, was injured and is now in a coma, her prognosis uncertain. They proceed to hold an impromptu tribute to her which was quickly thrown together without hardly any thought or preparation and it shows. The first guest claimed to be Barth's Aunt Edith but is in fact Barth's former "patron" from Miami. This much older woman has tracked him down for the promised "services to be rendered" once she "put mirrors on every ceiling." The next guest claimed to be an accomplished dancer who defected from the Soviet Union but it becomes obvious that Serge Nabokov was kicked out because, as his mother put it, "you stink.
Sept. 14, 1977
National Liquor Lobby
Season 1Episode 5430 min

National Liquor Lobby

Barth says a prayer on the show before introducing former daredevil now auto mechanics instructor Virgil Simms. He talks about being an auto-mechanics instructor at the Fernwood Community College. Also appearing is Elliot J Tubbs, the newly appointed National Liquor Lobby representative furthering the alcohol industry's cause. Barth ends the show with a song about truckers and fruit.
Sept. 15, 1977
Dr. Harlen Washburn
Season 1Episode 5530 min

Dr. Harlen Washburn

The show begins with Barth and Jerry reacting to some comments made by Tom Snyder. With the band's strike over, things return to normal. Tonight's guests include Edward Bailey, a hamburger bun juggler from the Bun-N-Run, Dr. Harlen Washburn, who describes his vision of integrated education and returning guest Baby Irene performing Animal Crackers.
Sept. 16, 1977
Theological Correspondence Course
Season 1Episode 5630 min

Theological Correspondence Course

Father George Reese plugs his theological correspondence course, and accordianist Frankie ""Kid"" Carbone.
Sept. 19, 1977
Singles Mingles Club
Season 1Episode 5730 min

Singles Mingles Club

Sept. 20, 1977
Lattimore Diet Program
Season 1Episode 5830 min

Lattimore Diet Program

Six-year-old trombonist Kevin McCormick. Mrs. Lillian Lattimore describes her diet program.
Sept. 21, 1977
Battery Powered Car
Season 1Episode 5930 min

Battery Powered Car

Virgil Simms introduces his battery powered car. Emanual Kasinski on Gay Liberation.
Sept. 22, 1977
Harry Shearer
Season 1Episode 6030 min

Harry Shearer

Harry Shearer discusses his work in TV news.
Sept. 23, 1977
Amusement and Healing Parks
Season 1Episode 6130 min

Amusement and Healing Parks

Bob and Joanne Herlick recite Shakespeare. Nelson Phipps of the Amusement and Healing Parks.
Sept. 26, 1977
Indian Princess
Season 1Episode 6230 min

Indian Princess

On the show tonight: Indian princess Shosen Rising Star and psychologist Stanley Turnbull.
Sept. 27, 1977
Fan Club President
Season 1Episode 6330 min

Fan Club President

Barth Gimble fan club president Mercedes Blyweiss presents an award to Barth.
Sept. 28, 1977
The Ransom
Season 1Episode 6430 min

The Ransom

Happy Kyne talks about where songwriters get their inspiration. Happy and the Mirth-Makers sing ""Ice Cream Baby"". Barth interviews three heavily-disguised criminals. Barth explains to Jerry how cartoons work. Bud Prize talks about the ransom note. Somebody has his chow-chow! Barth gets a singing telegram -- actually a summons from Miami.
Sept. 29, 1977
Save 'Fernwood 2Night' Telethon
Season 1Episode 6530 min

Save "Fernwood 2Night" Telethon

Barth and Jerry stage a telethon to save the show. Final episode of the series. Continues the next summer as ""America 2Night"".
Sept. 30, 1977

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