Sunday, October 20, 2024

Hot Hero Sandwich: Episode 8 Scene-by-Scene

by G. Jack Urso


Broadcast Date: Jan. 5, 1980.

Interviews: Erik Estrada, Richard Pryor, Gloria Steinem, and Cheryl Tiegs in conversation with Dr. Tom Cottle.

Musical Guests: The Palmieri Brothers, The Hot Hero Band. [Note: Hot Hero Band producer Felix Pappalardi gets a rare on-air credit here.]

Themes: Sex education, body changes, gossip, fitting in, bilingual education, clothes.

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

SCENES



8.1. Interview Segment: Gloria Steinem and Richard Pryor discuss how children are more aware then given credit for, in conversation with Dr. Tom Cottle.

8.2. Nightmare High Segment: The One about the Whale. Hot Hero tackles the censorship of books in schools. Appearing are Vicky Dawson, Denny Dillon, Nan-Lynn Nelson, Jarrett Smithwrick, Claudette Sutherland, and Paul O’Keefe.

8.3. Interview Segment: Gloria Steinem on sex education and body changes while growing up, in conversation with Dr. Tom Cottle.

8.4. Animation Segment: Stork Deliveries. The classic myth of storks delivering babies gets an update on Hot Hero Sandwich set to Dave Dudley’s country classic, “Rollin’ Rig.”

8.5. Interview Segment: Cheryl Tiegs discusses getting caught “making out” with her boyfriend by her father and how well her father handled it, in conversation with Dr. Tom Cottle.

8.6. Nightmare High Segment: Girls gossip about the boy’s reputations and the boy’s gossip about the girl’s reputations. Appearing are  Denny Dillon, Nan-Lynn Nelson, Matt McCoy, and Jarrett Smithwrick.

8.7. Interview Segment: Erik Estrada discusses his reputation as a “Ladies Man,” in conversation with Dr. Tom Cottle.


8.8. What's In, What's Out Segment: The latest teen expressions in the late 1970s.

8.9. Nightmare High Segment: The gang gets a hearing test, but nothing is easy at Nightmare High. Appearing are Vicky Dawson, Denny Dillon, Nan-Lynn Nelson, Jarrett Smithwrick, and L. Michael Craig — also with Andrew Duncan (loudspeaker voiceover).

8.10: Interview Segment: Cheryl Tiegs and Gloria Steinem discuss the problems of fitting in growing up, in conversation with Dr. Tom Cottle.

8.11. Ted’s Café Segment: Ted (Paul O’ Keefe) worries about the café not bringing in enough income. Denny Dillon’s sarcastic character wins a poetry contest and shows the gang she has a more sensitive side. Also with L. Michael Craig, Nan-Lynn Nelson, and Jarrett Smithwrick.

8.12. Interview Segment: Richard Pryor discusses how he saw himself as a teenager, invisible and not taken seriously, in conversation with Dr. Tom Cottle.


8.13. Animation Segment: “School in the Sky.” A young girl and boy recount their dreams of flying.

8.14. Ym and Ur Segment: Hot Hero Sandwich’s favorite alien teens discuss race, slang, and communication.

8.15. Interview Segment: Richard Pryor and Gloria Steinem discuss racism growing up, in conversation with Dr. Tom Cottle [Note: Pryor uses the N-word in his response, recalling what others called him].

8.16. Music Performance: The Palmieri Brothers. Charlie and Eddie, burn up Studio 8-H with some hot Latin Jazz.

8.17. Interview Segment: Erik Estrada discusses bilingual education in schools, in conversation with Dr. Tom Cottle.

8.18. Music Performance: Short clip reprise of the Palmieri Brothers’ performance.


8.18. Interview Segment: Erik Estrada and Cheryl Tiegs discuss how important clothes were to them as teenagers, in conversation with Dr. Tom Cottle.

8.19. Sketch: “Name Jeans.” A mother (Claudette Sutherland) and daughter (Vicky Dawson) argue over the cost of a pair of designer jeans and the mom reminisces about the clothes she liked as a teenager. Also appearing in a non-speaking role as the clerk behind the counter is Hot Hero Sandwich writer Sherry Coben.

8.20. Interview Segment: Cheryl Tiegs discusses her parent’s relationship and Gloria Steinem talks about how she was worried about her mother when she was young, in conversation with Dr. Tom Cottle.

8.21: Short Film: “When I’m 64.” A music video originally set to the Beatles hit song is here replaced with an instrumental version by the 101 Strings Orchestra due to copyright issues (Hot Hero Sandwich had a limited copyright release just for the initial broadcast of the episode).

8.22. Interview Segment: Richard Pryor discusses his grandmother and Erik Estrada talks about his grandfather, in conversation with Dr. Tom Cottle.


8.23. Captain Hero Segment: The Drug Deal! Adam Ross (Captain Hero) saves Stanley Dipstyck from a drug dealer (L. Michael Craig). Also with Nan-Lynn Nelson.

8.24. Interview Segment: Erik Estrada talks about drugs in his neighborhood and having to grow up fast in a poor neighborhood. Richard Pryor talks and Gloria Steinem talk about whether they would have changed anything about their lives growing up, in conversation with Dr. Tom Cottle.

8.25. Music Performance: The Hot Hero Band performs “Get Together,” a cover of The Youngbloods’ hit song produced by Felix Pappalardi who also produced the Hot Hero Band.





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