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January 20, 2009

Tony Clifton: The Midnight Special [1981 intro Andy Kaufman]



The personification of entertainment, Mr. Tony Clifton, appears on this 1981 video clip from the Midnight Special!

Geraldo Rivera: Heavy Metal Moms [joey ramone]

The Picture of Dorian Gray: Goodbye,Little Yellow Bird [with subtitles]

From the 1945 movie The Picture of Dorian Gray based on the 1891 novel by Oscar Wilde.

With captions so everyone can sing along!

Trivia: Angela Lansbury later sang this song in the "Sing a Song of Murder" episode of Murder, She Wrote.

Edd "Kookie" Byrnes and Connie Stevens: Kookie, Kookie (Lend Me Your Comb)[Dick Clark]

The detective drama 77 Sunset Strip featured a hip young parking lot attendant named Gerald Lloyd Kookson III (Edd Byrnes) more popularly called "Kookie" who was constantly combing his hair. His narcissistic habit inspired the song "Kookie, Kookie (Lend Me Your Comb)" The song peaked at # 4 on the charts May 11, 1959. The song was originally performed during the opening episode of the 1959-60 season when Kookied helped Stuart Bailey (Efren Zimbalist, Jr.) catch a jewel thief.

Here's Edd and Connie performing their hit song with an introduction and post performance interview by Dick Clark!