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Original Airdate: 07-28-1983
Host: JOHNNY CARSON
Announcer: ED MCMAHON
Conductor: DOC SEVERINSEN
Director: BOBBY QUINN
Guests:
  • COLLINS, JOAN
  • SMITH, SAMANTHA
Writers: BOB KLEIN HAL GOODMAN MICHAEL BARRIE JIM MULHOLLAND BOB KEANE RAY SILLER KEVIN MULHOLLAND MONTY AIDEM
Monologue: NBC tour, NBC Commissary, Olympics coming to Los Angeles, People renting out thier homes during the Olympics, ED's workout video called 'Barfersize' , George Brett , Billy Martin, Henry Kissenger , President Reagan's organized crime commission, Doctors claiming vitamin C increases sexual desire ' give her , Minute Maid and you'll be made in a minute ', Telephone rates going up, Congress, DYNASTY. (Actor dressed as a baseball umpire comes out from behind curtin at end of monologue as drummer goes into solo and demands to see his sticks. After viewing the sticks he throws him out for having too much pine tar ( ala George Brett). Very funny.
Material: DESK - 'UNNECESARY PRODUCTS'
Topics: SAMANTHA SMITH - They discuss: her being the young girl who visited Russia at Yuri Andropov's invitation, what she took with her to the Soviet Union, and whatit was like when she was met at the airport there, visiting Russia, and the beautiful subways there. JOAN COLLINS: They discuss: being robbed in France, autograph collection she had when she was younger, the rubber chicken, her superstitions, how she got herfirst part, she usually plays the 'femme fatale' type roles, and her TV movie coming out in November called 'Male Model'.
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