Friday, October 11, 2024

Hot Hero Sandwich: Episode 6 Scene-by-Scene

 by G. Jack Urso


Broadcast Date: Dec. 22, 1979.

Interviews: Robert Guillaume, Bruce (Caitlin) Jenner, Marlo Thomas and Barbara Walters in conversation with Dr. Tom Cottle.

Musical Guests: Eddie Money, Andy Breckman, The Hot Hero Band.

Themes: Christmas memories, family and sibling relationships, allowances, dealing with our problems and troubles, and deciding what work you want work you want to do when you grow up.

Note: The links below go to the corresponding video clips hosted on Hot Hero Sandwich Central!

SCENES
 


6.1. Interview Segment: Marlo Thomas discusses family memories and Bruce (Caitlin) Jenner talks about getting in a fight with his sister in conversation with Dr. Tom Cottle.

6.2. Sketch: Sibling Rivalry. Vicky Dawson and Adam Ross tease each other as brother and sister at odds with each other. Also with Claudette Sutherland and Andrew Duncan and the mom and dad.

6.3. Interview Segment: Bruce (Caitlin) Jenner discusses competitive sports games with his family growing up, in conversation with Dr. Tom Cottle.

6.4. Music Performance: Andy Breckman and the Hot Hero Band play “My Friend Bernie.”

6.5. Interview Segment: Robert Guillaume discusses what his family thought of him growing up and Barbara Walters talks about her relationship with her disabled sister, in conversation with Dr. Tom Cottle.


6.6. Animation Segment: “Wild Night,” Martha Reeves and the Vandellas. Some cels from this film still exist! See Hot Hero Sandwich Project Archives: “Wild Night” Animation Cels Auction[Note: This segment was also aired in Episode 6.]

6.7. What’s In, What’s Out Segment: The big debate among kids in 1979? Rock vs. Disco! NYC teens give us their opinions.

6.8. Ted’s Café Segment: The Hot Hero Band van breaks down in front of Ted’s, much to the gang’s delight! Also with Paul O’Keefe, L. Michael Craig, and Denny Dillon.

6.9. Interview Segment: Robert Guillaume and Marlo Thomas discuss their early interest in acting and Bruce (Caitlin) Jenner and Barbara Walters recall figuring out what they wanted to do when they grew up.


6.10. Interview Segment: Bruce (Caitlin) Jenner talks about setting up a lawn service with his dad, in conversation with Dr. Tom Cottle.

6.11. Sketch: Allowance Negotiations. Jarrett Smithwrick’s character hires a lawyer (Andrew Duncan) to negotiate a higher allowance from his father (Frankie Faison).

6.12. Interview Segment: Barbara Walters discusses how she wanted financial security when she grew up so she could take care of her family. Robert Guillaume talks about the impact of poverty on him as a child, in conversation with Dr. Tom Cottle.

6.13. Music Performance: Eddie Money, “Wanna Be a Rock and Roll Star.”


6.14Interview Segment: Bruce Caitlin Jenner and Marlo Thomas recall Christmas memories, in conversation with Dr. Tom Cottle.

6.15. Nightmare High Segment: The School Holiday Play. A holiday tradition, even With Denny Dillon, Jarrett Smithwrick, Vicky Dawson, Matt McCoy, Nan-Lynn Nelson, and Paul O’Keefe as Santa Stanley Dipstyck. Also with Claudette Sutherland, Andrew Duncan, Frankie Faison, and Adam Ross.

6.16Interview Segment: Robert Guillaume recalls Christmas memories growing up poor, in conversation with Dr. Tom Cottle.

6.17. Phone Friends Segment, Part 1: Denny Dillon's character Cathy, overwhelmed by the holidays and being the responsible one in her family, decides she wants to run away. The characters in this sketch are recurring characters throughout the series (such as in the "Phone Friends" segments). The dysfunction in Cathy's family, a mother who left home, an angry often absent father, is explored in this segment.


6.18Interview Segment: Robert Guillaume and Bruce (Caitlin) Jenner, discuss how the difficulties they experienced as teens don’t seem so serious now that they’re adults, in conversation with Dr. Tom Cottle.

6.19. Phone Friends Segment, Part 2: Denny Dillon’s character learns that the love we don’t get from our families sometimes can be found with our friends, and snotty little brothers. Also with Nan-Lynn Nelson, Vicky Dawson, Saundra McClain, and Adam Ross.

6.20Interview Segment: Barbara Walters and Marlo Thomas discuss how the struggles and troubles we experience growing up are experienced by everyone, in conversation with Dr. Tom Cottle.

6.21. Music Performance: Eddie Money “Jelousys.”




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