The Midnight Special
NBC (ended 1981)
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Season 9
- Ep 352duplicate episode
none - Ep 351duplicate episode
none - Ep 25Hosts: Skip Stephenson & Byron Allen3/27/81
--Skip Stephenson & Byron Allen ("Real People" co-hosts)
--Creedence Clearwater Revival (on tape, footage from a 1970s U.K. concert) - "Proud Mary," "Green River" & "Midnight Special"
--Cathy Moriarty (taped segment, a profile of the actress)
--Waylon Jennings - interviewed by Robert Hilburn
--Robert Urich (a profile of the actor, with comments by Bart Braverman, Howard Cosell, Phyllis Davis & Heather Menzies)
--Yarbrough and Peoples - "Don't Stop the Music" & "Easy Tonight"moreless - Ep 24Host: Patricia Davis3/20/81
--Patricia Davis (Ronald Reagan's daughter) - sings "Dark Side of the Night" & "Crying Over You"
--Rich Little & Patricia Davis - comedy bit with Rich playing Ronald Reagan
--Albert Brooks - appears in a four-part segment with Kathryn Harrold & Carl Reiner
--Emmylou Harris - "Mr. Sandman," "I Don't Have to Crawl" music video, "White Girl" & "Once Over Twice." (Plus, a 2-part interview with Robert Hilburn).
--The Police - "Don't Stand So Close to Me" (music video)
--On film: movie clip from "Modern Romance"moreless - Ep 23Host: John Schneider3/13/81
--John Schneider (host) - "It's Now or Never," "34 in Atlanta" & "These Good Old Boys Are Bad"
--On videotape: John Schneider with the "Dukes of Hazzard" cast: James Best, Denver Pyle, Catherine Bach, Sorrel Brooke and Tom Wopat.''
Also appearing:
--Sheena Easton - "Morning Train (Nine to Five)" & "Modern Girl"
--Donna Summer - interviewed by Robert Hilburn.
--Dottie West - "Are You Happy Baby," "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" & "Lesson in Leaving"moreless - Ep 22Host: Laraine Newman3/6/81
--Laraine Newman (host) and Van Dyke Parks - "Cheek to Cheek" ''--David Bowie - "Fashion" music video''--Peter Gabriel - "Games Without Frontiers" music video''--Etta James - "Take It to the Limit" & "Miss You" ''--Juice Newton - "Angel of the Morning," "Queen of Hearts" & "Ride 'Em Cowboy" ''--Michael O'Donoghue (on tape) - Mr. Mike feature''--Cliff Richard - "A Little in Love" & "Give a Little Bit More" ''--Also: "Catch a Rising Star" segment with Richard Belzer, Pat Benatar, Rich Newman, David Sayh and Adrianne Tolsch.moreless - Ep 21Host: Marilu Henner2/20/81
--Marilu Henner (host) - appears in a 3-part taped segment with Jeff Conaway, Tony Danza, Danny DeVito, Judd Hirsch, Jim Jacobs, and Christopher Lloyd. ''''--Firefall - "Staying with It," "Strange Way" and "I Don't Want to Hear It" ''--Sir Douglas Quintet - "She's About a Mover," "Who'll Be the Next in Line" & "Mendocino" ''--Michael O'Donoghue (comedian & comedy writer) - 4-part "Mr. Mike" feature with Paul Klein, Lorne Michaels and Tim White. ''--Peter Ustinov (an interview with the actor)moreless - Ep 20Host: Bob Uecker2/13/81
--Bob Uecker (host) - comedy segment ''--Bellamy Brothers - "Do You Love As Good As You Look?" "If I Said You Have a Beautiful Body" & "Let your Love Flow" ''--Blondie - "Rapture" (probably a music video) ''--Neil Diamond - 5-part interview ''--Rick Nelson - "It Hasn't Happened Yet," "Believe What You Say" & "Almost Saturday Night"moreless - Ep 19Host: Lynda Carter2/6/81
--Lynda Carter - "Last Song," "Tumble Down Love" & "Fantasy Man" (Plus, a 3-part profile of the actress.) ''--Gail Davies - "I'll Be There" & "It's a Lovely, Lovely World"''--Devo - "Whip It" (possibly a music video) Plus, Robert Hilburn interviews the group. ''--Charles Grodin (a 3-part profile of the actor, filmed by Albert Brooks) ''--T.G. Sheppard (country singer) - "Do You Want to Go to Heaven?" & "I Feel Like Loving You Again"moreless
- Ep 18Host: Lily Tomlin1/30/81
--Lily Tomlin (host) - does her "Suzi Sorority" & "Crystal" comedy routines. ''''--Hall and Oates - "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'," "Kiss on My List" & "How Does It Feel to Be Back?" ''--Kool & the Gang - "Celebration" ''--The Police (music video) - De Do Do Do De Da Da Da" ''--The Motels - "Envy" & "Danger" Plus, Rock critic Robert Hilburn interviews lead singer Martha Davis. ''--Fred Willard (on film) - clips from the movie "First Family"moreless - Ep 17Host: Andy Kaufman1/23/81
--Andy Kaufman - comedy: foreign man doing impressions & skit with puppets. ''--Andy Kaufman (as Elvis) - "I Beg of You" & "Too Much" ''--Andy Kaufman (Joe Claton Group) - "It's a Small World" ''--Andy Kaufman (taped segments) - Andy's Other Job; Andy Wrestling; Andy the Entertainer; Parent's Reaction ''--Slim Whitman - "I Remember You," "That Silver Haired Daddy of Mine" & "When" ''--Freddy Cannon "Tallahassee Lassie" & "Palisades Park" ''--Queen (music video) - "Flash Gordon"moreless - Ep 16Host: Larry Hagman1/16/81
--Larry Hagman (host) - "Ballad of the Good Luck Charm" & "My Favorite Sins" ''--George Burns - "Using Things and Loving People" ''--Heart - "Tell It Like It Is" (music video) ''--Olivia Newton-John (from 25-Jul-80) - "Suspended in Time" & "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" ''--Olivia Newton-John and Cliff Richard - "Suddenly" ''--Bette Midler - "My Mother's Eyes" (music video) ''--Marie Osmond - "It's the Falling in Love" ''--Rod Stewart - "She Won't Dance with Me," "Passion" & "Oh God" (music videos)''--Tanya Tucker - "Can I See You Tonight," "Pecos Promenade" & "Love Knows We Tried"moreless - Ep 15Host: Harry Chapin1/9/81
--Harry Chapin (host) - "Sequel," "Remember When the Music," "Taxi" & "Story of a Life"''--ABBA (music videos) - "the Way Old Friends Do," "The Winner Takes It All" & "Super Trouper" ''--Moom Martin - "Signal for Help" & "Five Days of Fever" ''--The Pointer Sisters (from 19-Dec-80) - "He's So Shy" & "Could I Be Dreaming" ''--Prince - "Uptown" music video''--Leo Sayer - "More Than I Can Say" & "Time Ran Out on You"moreless - Ep 14Host: The Pointer Sisters12/19/80
--The Pointer Sisters (hosts) - "He's So Shy," "Fire," "Could I Be Dreaming," "Where Did the Time Go?" & "Here Is Where Your Love Belongs" ''--Blondie - "The Tide Is High" music video ''--Harry Chapin - "Sequel" ''--Korgis - "Everybody's Gotta Learn Something" music video''--Spyro Gyra - Percolator" & "Cafe Amore"''--Supertramp - "Dreamer" music video ''--The Temptations - "Struck by Lightning Twice," "Power" & "Take Me Away"moreless - Ep 13Host: Robert Klein12/12/80
--Robert Klein (host) - stand-up comedy ''--Susan Anton and Fred Knoblock - "Killing Time" ''--Cliff Richard - "Dreaming" & "Everyman" ''--Kool & the Gang - "Celebration," "Ladies Night" & "Jones vs. Jones" ''--The Tremblers (with Peter Noone) - "Green Shirt" & "You Can't Do That" ''Music Videos: ''--ABBA - "The Winner Takes It All" ''--Dire Straits - "Skateaway" ''--The Rolling Stones - "She's So Cold"moreless
- Ep 12Host: REO Speedwagon12/5/80
--REO Speedwagon (hosts) - "Time for Me to Fly," "Keep On Loving You," "Don't Let Him Go," "In Your Letter" & "Roll with the Changes" ''--The Babys - "Sweet 17," "Turn and Walk Away" & "She's My Girl" ''--Kim Carnes and Randy Meisner - "Deep Inside My Heart" ''--Randy Meisner - "Hearts on Fire," "Got to get Away" & "Trouble Ahead" ''--Rod Stewart - "Oh God" & "Passion" music videos ''--Thin Lizzy - "Chinatown" & "Killer on the Loose"moreless - Ep 11Hosts: The Captain & Tennille11/28/80
--The Captain & Tennille (hosts) - "Until You Come Back to me," "This Is Not the First Time," 'Do That to me One More Time," "Keeping Our Love Warm" & "I Think It's a Dream" ''--LaToya Jackson - "Night Time Lover" & "If You Feel the Funk" ''--Neilsen & Pearson - "Two Lonely Nights" & "If You Should Sail" ''--Leo Sayer - "More Than I Can Say," "Time Ran Out on You" & "Where Did We Go Wrong?" ''Music Videos: ''--David Bowie - "Fashion" ''--Bette Midler - "My Mother's Eyes" ''--The Ramones - "Rock 'n' Roll High School" & "Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio?"moreless
- Ep 10Host: Billy Crystal11/14/80
--Billy Crystal (host) - does three comedy monologues throughout the show''--Susan Anton - "Dreaming My Dreams" & "Love Won't Always Pass Me By" ''--Susan Anton and Fred Knoblock - "Killing Time" ''--David Bowie - "Ashes to Ashes" music video ''--The Bus Boys - "Did You See Me," "There Goes the Neighborhood" & "Johnny's Soul'd Out" ''--Korgis - "Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometime" music video ''--Don McLean - "Vincent" & "Dreidel" (probably 1970's clips) ''--The Vapors - "Turning Japanese" music video ''--Yes - "Into the Lens" music videomoreless - Ep 9Host: Stephanie Mills11/7/80
--Stephanie Mills (host) - "Never Knew Love Like This Before," "Sweet Sensation," "Try My Love" & "I Just Wanna Say" ''''--John Cougar Mellencamp - "This Time" & "Ain't Even Done with the Night" ''--The Pointer Sisters (on tape) - "He's So Shy" & "Could I Be Dreaming" ''--Leo Sayer - "More Than I Can Say," "When I Need You" & "Time Ran Out on You" ''--707 - "I Could Be for You" & "Tonight's Your Night" ''--Pete Townshend (music videos) - "Rough Boys" & "A Little Is Enough"moreless - Ep 8Host: The Oak Ridge Boys10/24/80
--The Oak Ridge Boys (hosts) - "Trying to Love Two Women," "Leaving Louisiana in Broad Daylight," "Beautiful You," "Broad Daylight" & "Dream On" ''--Pat Benatar (on film) - "You Better Run" & "I'm Gonna Follow You" music videos ''--Debby Boone - "Are You on the Road to Loving Me Again" & "Take It Like a Woman"''--Amy Holland - "How Do I Survive?" ''--Robert Palmer - "Looking for Clues" & "Johnny and Mary" ''--Queen - "Another One Bites the Dust" music video''--Ray, Goodman & Brown - "Special Lady," "My Prayer" & "You"moreless - Ep 7Host: Mac Davis10/17/80
--Mac Davis (host) - "Me and Fat Boy Pruitt," "Rock 'n' Roll I Gave You All the Best Years of My Life" (1970s clip), "Texas in My rear View Mirror," "Secrets" & "Rodeo Clown" ''--Cher and Black Rose (from 19-Sep-80) - Never Should've Started," "You Know it" & "Ain't Got No Money" ''--Olivia Newton-John & Cliff Richard - "Suddenly" ''--Peaches & Herb - "Funtime" ''--Cliff Richard - "Dreaming" & "Everyman"moreless - Ep 6Hosts: The Spinners10/10/80
--The Spinners - "I Just Want to Fall in Love," "Now That You're Mine Again," "Cupid" & "Working My Way Back to You" ''--Ambrosia - "You're the Only Woman" & "No Big Deal" ''--Joan Armatrading - "All the Way from America" & "Me Myself I" ''--Robbie Dupree - "Hot Rod Hearts" music video''--Jose Feliciano - "Light My Fire" (1970s clip) ''--The Pointer Sisters - "He's So Shy" & "Could I Be Dreamin'" (music video)moreless - Ep 5Host: America10/3/80
--America (hosts) - "Sister Golden Hair," "Survival," "Valentine" & "You Could've Been the One" ''--America (music video) - "Horse with No Name" (concert footage) ''--Keith Carradine - "I'm Easy" (clip from the 1970's) ''--Larry Graham - "One in a Million You" & "When We Get Married" ''--Pure Prairie League''Music Videos: ''--Air Supply - "All Out of Love" ''--The Cars - "Touch 'n' Go" & "Panorama"moreless
- Ep 4Host: Chevy Chase9/26/80
--Chevy Chase (host) - sings "Short People, "I Shot the Sheriff" & "16 Tons" ''--Richard Belzer (comedian) - comedy monologue''--Irene Cara - "Fame" ''--Johnny Lee - "Lookin' for Love" ''--Benny Mardones - "Into the Night" & "Hometown Girls"''--Johnny Nash (on tape, 1973 clip) - "I Can See Clearly Now" ''--The Rolling Stones (music videos) - "Emotional Rescue" & "She's So Cold" ''--Richard Tee - "Now" & "A Train"''--The Steve Merritt Dancers (series regulars)moreless - Ep 3Hosts: Cher and Black Rose9/19/80
--Cher and Black Rose - "Never Should Have Started," "Julie," "You Know It" & "Ain't Got No Money" ''--Eddie Rabbitt - "Drivin' My Life Away," "Gone Too Far" & "Suspicions" ''--The Everly Brothers - "All I Have to Do Is Dream" (from 19-Aug-1972) ''Music Videos: ''--David Bowie - "Ashes to Ashes" ''--The Rolling Stones - "She's So Cold" & "Emotional Rescue" ''--Paul Simon - "One Trick Pony" & "Ace in the Hole"moreless
- Ep 2Host: Christopher Cross9/12/80
--Christopher Cross (host) - "Ride Like the Wind," "Sailing" & "Never Be the Same" ''--Christopher Cross & Nicolette Larson - "Say You'll Be Mine" ''--Irene Cara - "Fame" & "Out Here on My Own" ''--Genesis - "Mistunderstanding" & "Turn It on Again" music videos''--Amy Holland - "How Do I Survive" ''--Johnny Lee - "Lookin' for Love" ''--Queen - "Bohemian Rhapsody" music video''--The S.O.S. Band - "Take Your Time Do It Right" & "S.O.S."moreless - Ep 1Host: Ted Nugent9/5/80
--Ted Nugent (host) - "Wango Tango," "Hard as Nails" and "Violent Love" ''--Ted Nugent (music video) - "Scream Dream" ''--Robbie Dupree - "Hot Rod Hearts" ''--Olivia Newton-John - "Magic" ''--Jackson Browne - "Running on Empty" (classic "Midnight Special" performance) ''Music Videos: ''--AC/DC - "You Shook Me All Night Long," "What Do You Do for Money Honey" & "Hell's Bells" ''--Roger Daltrey - "Free Me" ''--Pete Townshend - "Let My Love Open the Door" & "Rough Boys"moreless
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Season 8
- Ep 34Co-hosts: Glen Campbell & Tayna Tucker8/1/80
--Glen Campbell and Tayna Tucker (co-hosts) - "Dream Lover," "Texas When I Die" & "Something 'bout You Baby I Like" ''--Glen Campbell - "Milk Cow Blues" & "Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms" ''--Glen Campbell - "Southern Nights" (clip from previous show?) ''--Tayna Tucker - "Somebody Must've Loved You Right Last Night" & "Not Fade Away" ''''--Ambrosia - "You're the Only Woman," "No Big Deal" & "Living on My Own" ''--Olivia Newton-John - "Magic"moreless - Ep 33Host: Olivia Newton-John7/25/80
--Olivia Newton-John - "Magic," "Suspended in Time" & "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" ''--Olivia Newton-John and the Tubes - "Dancin'" ''--Olivia Newton-John and Cliff Richard - "Suddenly" ''--Cliff Richard - "Dreaming" & "Everyman" ''--The Tubes - "(Brother Brother) Don't Slow Down" & "T.V. Is King" ''--The Manhattans - "Shining Star" - Ep 32Host: The Spinners7/18/80
--The Spinners (hosts) - "Cupid," "I've Loved You for a Long Time," "Pipe Dream," "I Just Want to Be with You," "Working My Way Back to You" & "Forgive Me Girl" ''--The Spinners - "I'll Be Around" (classic clip) ''''--Rocky Burnette (from 27-Jun-80) - "Tired of Toein' the Line" & "The Boogie Man" ''''--Stephanie Mills - "Sweet Sensation" & "D-A-N-C-I-N" ''--Neil and Dara Sedaka (from 13-Jun-80) - "Should've Never Let You Go" & "You're So Good for Me" ''--Grace Slick - "Dreams" (music video)moreless - Ep 31Host: Rupert Holmes7/11/80
--Rupert Holmes (host) - "Answering Machine," "Escape (The Pina Colada Song)," "Him" & "Partners in Crime" ''''--The Manhattans - "Shining Star" & "Girl of My Dreams" ''--The Ritchie Family - "Give Me a Break" & "All My Love" ''--The Village People - "Magic Night," "Can't Stop the Music," "Milkshake" & 'I Love You to Death"''--On film: Movie clip from "Can't Stop the Music" with the Village People and Valerie Perrine.moreless - Ep 30Host: Ambrosia6/27/80
--Ambrosia (hosts) - "No Big Deal," "Biggest Part of Me," "Rock and a Hard Place" & "Crying in the Rain" ''''--Rocky Burnette - "Tired of Toein' the Line" & "The Boogie Man" ''--Paul McCartney - "Coming Up" music video''--Gerry Rafferty - "Baker Street" (classic clip, possibly a music video) ''--The Pretenders - "Tattoed Love Boys" & "Brass in Pocket" (music videos) ''--Pete Townshend - "Let My Love Open the Door" & "Rough Boys" (music videos)moreless - Ep 29Co-hosts: Eddie Rabbitt and Kim Carnes6/20/80
--Eddie Rabbitt (co-host) - "Gone Too Far," "Drivin' My Life Away" "Suspicious," "747" & "Gone Too Far" (closing titles) ''--Kim Carnes (co-host) - "Tear Me Apart," "More Love" & "Swept Me off My Feet" ''''--ABBA - "Take a Chance on Me" (music video) ''--Jermaine Jackson - "Let's Get Serious," "Burnin' Hot" & "You're Supposed to Be in Love with Me" ''--Teena Marie - "Behind the Groove" ''--Randy Van Warmer - "Just When I Needed You the Most," "Whatever You Decide" & "Down Like a Rock"moreless - Ep 28Host: The Brothers Johnson6/13/80
--The Brothers Johnson (hosts) - "Stomp," "Light Up the Night," "All About Heaven" & "Strawberry Letter 23" ''''--The J. Geils Band - "Love Stinks" & "Come Back" ''--Jermaine Jackson - "Let's Get Serious" ''--Neil Sedaka - "Letting Go" ''--Neil and Dara Sedaka - "Should've Never Let You Go" & "You're So Good for Me" ''--Del Shannon - "Runaway" & "Hats Off to Larry"''--Bonnie Tyler - "It's a Heartache"moreless - Ep 27Host: The Temptations5/30/80
--The Temptations (hosts) - "Just My Imagination," "Papa Was a Rolling Stone," "Beauty's Only Skin Deep," "Power" & "Shadow of My Love"
--The Temptations - medly of hits ("The Way You Do the Things you Do," "Girl (Why You Wanna Make Me Blue)," "My Girl," "Get Ready," "Ain't Too Proud to Beg," "Cloud Nine" and "I Can't Get Next to You") ''
--Robbie Dupree - "Steal Away"
--Electric Light Orchestra - "Telephone Line" (classic performance)
--Firefall - Headed for a Fall" & "Love That Got Away"
--Gary Numan - "Cars" (music video)
--Jim Photoglo - "We Were Ment to be Lovers" & "20th Century Fool"
--Jackie Wilson - "(Your Love Keeps Liftin' Me) Higher and Higher" & "Lonely Teardrops" (classic clips)moreless - Ep 26Hosts: Billy Preston and Syreeta5/23/80
--Billy Preston and Syreeta (co-hosts) - "With You I'm Born Again" & "One More Time for Love" ''--Billy Preston - "Nothing from Nothing," "That's the Way God Planned It" & "Outa-Space" ''--Syreeta - "Love Fire" & "Blame It on the Sun"''''--Robbie Dupree - "Steal Away" & "Hot Rod Hearts" ''--Mickey Gilley - "Stand By Me" & "True Love Ways" ''--Gary Numan - "Cars" (probably a music video)''--Ozone - "Walk On" ''--Cliff Richard - "Devil Woman"moreless - Ep 25Host: Roy Orbison5/16/80
--Roy Orbison (host) - "Oh Pretty Woman," "Only the Lonely," "Crying," "Running Scared," "Hound Dog Man" & "Blue Bayou"
--On film: Roy Orbison - "The Eyes of Texas" (from the movie "Roadie") ''
--David Bowie - "Fame" (1970's clip)
--Genesis - "Turn It on Again" music video
--Patti LaBelle - "I Don't Go Shopping," "Give It Up" & "You Are My Friend"
--Billy Preston and Syreeta - "With You I'm Born Again"
--The Rockets - "Desire" & "Oh Well"moreless - Ep 24Host: Gladys Knight and the Pips5/9/80
--Gladys Knight and the Pips (hosts) - "Landlord," "Bourgie Bourgie" & "You Bring Out the Best in Me" ''--Gladys Knight and the Pips - medley ("Every Beat of My Heart," "Friendship Train," "If I Were your Woman," Daddy Could Swear I Declare," "Neigher One of Us" & "Just My Imagination" ''''--Michael Jackson - "Rock with You" (music video) ''--Billy Preston and Syreeta - "With You I'm Born Again"''--The Pretenders - "Brass in Pocket" (music video) ''--Seals & Crofts - "Summer Breeze" (classic moment, 1970's clip) ''--Carly Simon - "You're So Vain" (classic clip, music video) ''''--Comedy segment with Eugenie Ross-Leming, Jack Riley, Rufus Shaw Jr., and Bruce Vilanch.moreless - Ep 23Co-hosts: Sissy Spacek and Levon Helm4/18/80
--Sissy Spacek and Levon Helm (from the movie "Coal Miner's Daughter") - co-host the show and sing ''--Beverly D'Angelo (played Patsy Cline in "Coal Miner's Daughter") - sings a few songs from the movie''--Phyllis Boyens - sings with Helm, Spacek and D'Angelo ''--Also, scenes from the movie are shown. ''Other performers: ''--Rupert Holmes - "Him" ''--Queen (music video) - "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" ''--Anne Murray - "Snowbird" (1970's clip) ''--The Spinners - "Working My Way Back to You"moreless
- Ep 22Host: The Spinners4/11/80
--The Spinners (guest hosts) - "Working My Way Back to You," "Body Language," "Let's Boogie, Let's Dance" & "Not That You're Mind Again" ''''--The Byrds (from 1973) - "Mr. Tambourine Man" & "So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star" ''--Andy Gibb - "Desire" ''--Herman's Hermits - "Mrs. Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter" (1970's clip) ''--Pink Floyd - "Another Brick in the Wall" music video ''--Gary Numan - "Cars" (music video?) ''--Sister Sledge - "I Got to Love Somebody" & "Reach Your Peak"moreless - Ep 21Hosts: Janis Ian and The Babys4/4/80
--Janis Ian - "Fly Too High," "The Other Side of the Sun" & "Memories"''--The Babys - "Back on My Feet Again," "Midnight Rendevous" & "True Love Confessions" ''--Janis Ian and the Babys - "When A Man Loves A Woman" ''--Rupert Holmes - "Him" & "Partners in Crime" ''--Heart - "Even it Up" & "Break" (music videos)moreless
- Ep 20Host: Andy Gibb3/14/80
--Andy Gibb (guest host) - "Desire," "After Dark" & "Falling in Love with You"''--Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - "Refugee" & "There Goes My Girl" (music videos) ''--Queen - "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" (music video)''--Paul Warren & Explorer - "One of the Kids," "For the Love of a Girl" & "Taking My Girl Back" ''--The Whispers - "And the Beat Goes On" & "Lady"moreless - Ep 19Host: Mac Davis3/7/80
--Mac Davis (guest host) - "Tequila Sheila," "Why Don't We Sleep on It," "It's Hard to be Humble" & "I Wanna Wake Up with You" ''''--ABBA - "Gimme, Gimmie, Gimmie (A Man After Midnight)" music video''--Andy Gibb - "Desire" ''--Thelma Houston - "Suspicious Minds" & "What Was That Song" ''--Comedy segment hosted by Jay Wolpert with Eugenie Ross-Leming, Rufus Shaw Jr., Bruce Vilanch and Carol Wayne.moreless - Ep 18Host: Bonnie Pointer2/22/80
--Bonnie Pointer (guest host) - "I Can't Help Myself," "Heaven Must Have Sent You," "Nowhere to Run" & "Deep Inside My Soul" ''''--Electric Light Orchestra - Last Train to London" (music video) ''--Nicolette Larson - "Let Me Go Love" & "Back in My Arms Again" ''--The Spinners - "Working My Way Back to You" & "Let's Boogie, Let's Dance"''''--Comedy segment with Eugenie Ross-Leming, Rufus Shaw Jr., Lonnie Shorr, Bruce Vilanch and Carol Wayne.moreless - Ep 17Host: Tom Jones2/8/80
--Tom Jones (guest host) - "Star," "We Don't Talk Anymore," "Do That to Me One More Time," "I'll Never Love This Way Again," "Ladies Night," "She Believes in Me" & "Don't Let Go"''
--Teri De Sario and KC - "Yes I'm Ready" & "Dancin' in the Streets"
--Queen - "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" music video''--Comedy segment with Eugenie Ross-Leming, Jaye P. Morgan, David Steinberg, Rufus Shaw Jr. and Bruce Vilanchmoreless
- Ep 16Hosts: The Captain & Tennille2/1/80
--The Captain & Tennille (guest hosts) - "Do That to Me One More Time"
--Andy Kaufman - sings "Stayin' Alive" while playing a cymbal
--"Outrage" (The Outraged and Outrageous Players) comedy segments about "The Allies," "The Draft" & "Fat People"''Performances from previous shows:
--The Commodores - "Still" & "Sail On"
--Crystal Gayle - "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue?"
--Willie Nelson - "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain"
--Olivia Newton-John - "Have You Never Been Mellow"
--Dolly Parton - "Here You Come Again" & "Two Doors Down"
--The Village People - "Macho Man"moreless - Ep 15Hosts: The Captain & Tennille (7th Anniversary Show)1/25/80
--The Captain & Tennille (guest hosts) - "Love Will Keep Us Together" ''
Performances from earlier shows:
--Jim Croce - "Operator" & "Bad Bad Leroy Brown" (early 1970s)
--The Jacksons - "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)"
--Elton John - "Your Song"
--Barry Manilow - "Mandy" & "It's a Miracle"
--Linda Ronstadt - "Long Long Time"
--Rod Stewart - "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy" (music video)
--Donna Summer - "Heaven Knows"''
Also:
--Segment with Joyce Burditt, Steve Dahl, Ronnie Graham, Eugenie Ross-Leming, Rufus Shaw Jr. and Bruce Vilanchmoreless - Ep 14Host: Isaac Hayes1/18/80
--Isaac Hayes (guest host) - "Don't Let Go," "A Few More Kisses to Go" & "What Does It Take" ''--The Emotions - "Best of My Love" & "What's the Name of Your Love" ''--Isaac Hayes and The Emotions - "Money" ''--KC and the Sunshine Band - "Please Don't Go" ''--Kool and the Gang - "Ladies Night" ''--"Outrage" comedy segment with Joyce Burditt, Dee Dee Fay, Paul Mooney, Harry Reems, Rufus Shaw Jr. and Bruce Vilanch.moreless - Ep 13Host: Dr. Hook1/11/80
--Dr. Hook (guest host) - "When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman," "Better Love Next Time," "What Do You Want?" "Clyde" & "Ooh Pooh Pah Doo" ''''--Rupert Holmes - "Escape" & "Him" ''--Prince - "I Wanna Be Your Lover" & "Why Do You Wanna Treat Me So Bad" ''--Cliff Richard - "We Don't Talk Anymore" & "Carrie" ''--"Outrage" (The Outrageous Players) comedy segment with Sandra Bernhard, Joy Grdnic, Pat McCormick, Ron Stevens, Rufus Shaw Jr. and Bruce Vilanch discussing various topics.moreless - Ep 12Co-hosts: Lou Rawls and Rita Coolidge12/21/79
--Lou Rawls and Rita Coolidge (co-hosts) - "Fever" ''--Lou Rawls - "Sit Down and Talk to Me," "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine" & "Time Will Take Care" ''--Rita Coolidge - "I'd Rather Leave While I'm In Love," "(Your Love Keeps Kiftin' Me) Higher and Higher" & "The Way You Do the Things you Do" ''''--Jan & Dean - "Little Old Lady from Pasadena" & "Barbara Ann" ''--"Outrage" (The Outrageous Players) comedy segment featuring Gary Mule Deer, Pat McCormick, Emily Prager, David Rupprecht, Rufus Shaw Jr. and Bruce Vilanch.moreless - Ep 11Hosts: The Village People12/14/79
--The Village People (hosts) - "Ready for the '80's," "Y.M.C.A.," "Save Me" & "Rock and Roll Is Back Again" ''--Rupert Holmes - "Escape" & "Him" ''--The Little River Band - "Cool Change" & "Lonesome Loser" ''--The Spinners - "Working My Way Back to You" and a medley of hits ("Games People Play," "I'll Be Around" and "Could It Be I'm Falling in Love") ''--David Steinberg - hosts a comedy segmentmoreless - Ep 10Co-hosts: Doc Severinsen & France Joli12/7/79
--France Joli & Doc Severinsen (co-hosts) - "Come to Me" ''--Doc Severinsen - "Luv Ya," "Peg," "Dance of Animals" & "Song of Our Friends" ''--France Joli - "Don't Stop Dancing" & "Let Go"''''--Chic - "Good Times," "My Feet Keep Dancing" & "My Forbidden Lover" ''--Kermit the Frog - "Rainbow Connection" ''--David Steinberg - hosts a comedy segmentmoreless - Ep 9Hosts: The Pointer Sisters11/23/79
--The Pointer Sisters (hosts) - "Fire," "Who Do You Love," "Dreaming As One," "(She's Got) The Fever" and "Don't Let a Thief Steal into Your Heart" ''''--The Pointer Sisters, Carlene Carter, Linda Clifford and Jackie DeShannon - "What the World Needs Now Is Love" ''''--Carlene Carter - "Two Sides to Every Woman," "Lies" & "Do It in a Heartbeat" ''--Linda Clifford - "I Just Wanna Wanna," "Bailing Out" & "Here Is My Love" ''--Jackie DeShannon - "I Don't Need You Anymore" ''--Salute to Rod Stewartmoreless - Ep 8Host: Roger Miller11/16/79
--Roger Miller (host) - medley: "Dang Me," "Kansas City Star," "Chug a Lug," "England Swings," "King of the Road," "Lady America," The Fiddle Song," "This Here Town" & "The Hat" ''''--Blondie (clips taken from the 05-Oct-1979 show) - "Dreaming" (live) & "The Hardest Part" (lip-synch) ''''--Ian Hunter - "Ships" & "Just Another Night"''--Brenda Russell - "So Good So Right" & "Way Back When" ''--Tina Turner - "Love Explosion" & "Sunset on Sunset" ''--Salute to the Beach Boys - includes footage of John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd from a mid-1970's Beach Boys special.moreless - Ep 7Hosts: The Commodores11/9/79
--The Commodores (guest hosts) - "Brickhouse," "Sail On," "Three Times a Lady" & "Still"''--Frankie Valli and the Commodores - "Grease" ''--The Commodores with Wolfman Jack - "Midnight Magic" (a capella) ''--The Captain and Tennille - "Do That to Me One More Time" & "You Never Done It Like That" (both songs from 19-Oct-79) ''--Destination - "Move On Up" & "Dance Dance Party Party" ''--Frankie Valli - "Passion for Paris"''--Midnight Special tribute to ABBAmoreless - Ep 6Hosts: KC & the Sunshine Band11/2/79
--KC & the Sunshine Band (guest hosts) - "Please Don't Go," "Don You Wanna Party?" "Ooh I Like It," "I Betcha Didn't Know That" & "I've Got the Feeling" ''--The Dirt Band - "Happy Feet" & "An American Dream" ''--Michael Jackson - "Don't Stop Till You Get Enough" (probably a music video) ''--Kool & the Gang - "Ladies Night" & "Too Hot" ''--M - "Pop Muzik" music video ''--The Who - "Won't Get Fooled Again" (music video) ''--Deniece Williams - "I Found Love" & "I've Got the Next Dance"moreless - Ep 5Hosts: Peaches and Herb10/26/79
--Peaches and Herb (guest hosts) - "Roller Skate Mate," "Gypsy Lady," "I Pledge My Love" & "Howzabout Some Love?" ''--France Joli - "Come To Me," "Let Go" & "Don't Stop Dancing" ''--Maureen McGovern - "Different Worlds" & "Save Me Save Me" ''--Tributes to Elton John and Olivia Newton-John. - Ep 4Hosts: The Captain and Tennille10/19/79
--The Captain and Tennille (guest hosts) - "You Never Done It Like That," "How Can You Be So Cold," "No Love in the Morning," "Do That to Me One More Time" & "Love on a Shoestring" ''''--Cher - "Hell on Wheels" (might be a music video)''--Chicago - "Runaway" & "Street Player" ''--Yvonne Elliman - "Love Pains" & "Savannah" ''--Dr. John - "Renegade" ''--Yvonne Elliman and Dr. John - "Hit the Road Jack" & "Sticks and Stones" ''--Midnight Special salute to Willie Nelsonmoreless - Ep 3Host: Blondie / Robert Palmer / Rick James10/5/79
--Blondie - "Dreaming" (live); "Slow Motion" (live); "Heart of Glass" (live, with anti-nuke statement); "The Hardest Part" (lip-synch); "Accidents Never Happen" (lip-synch)
--Robert Fripp - musical experiment (possibly titled "God Save the Queen")
--Robert Palmer - "Bad Case of Loving You," "Jealous" & "Can We Still Be Friends?"
--Bram Tchaikovsky - "Girl of My Dreams" & "Lady from the U.S.A."
--Rick James - "Love Gun" & "Fool on the Street"
--Closing credits: Blondie - "Heart of Glass" (live, same performance as earlier in show but with different camera angles)''
Music videos:
--Supertramp - "Goodbye Stranger," "The Logical Song" & "Breakfast in America"moreless - Ep 2Host: The Cars9/28/79
Guests (performing live):
--The Cars - "Let's Go," "Moving in Stereo," "Candy-O," "The Dangerous Type," Got a Lot on My Head" & "Nightspots"
--Suicide - "Dream, Baby Dream" and "Ghost Rider"
--The Records - "Starry Eyes," "Teenarama," "Affection Rejected," "All Messed Up and Ready to Go"''
Music Videos (Promotional clips):
--M - "Pop Muzik"
--Iggy Pop - "Five Foot One" & "I'm Bored"
--Lene Lovich - "Lucky Number" & "Say When"moreless - Ep 1Host: The Charlie Daniels Band9/21/79
--The Charlie Daniels Band (hosts) -"The Devil Want Down to Georgia," "Jitterbug," "Johnny B. Goode," "Blind Man" & "Passing Lane"
--Journey - "Loving' Touchin' Squeezin'," "Too Late" & "City of Angels"
--Robert John - "Sad Eyes" & "Lonely Eyes"
--Gerry Rafferty - "Right Next Time" & "Days Gone Down"
--Timothy Leary
--Paul McCartney & Wings - "Arrow Through Me" (music video)moreless
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Season 7
- Ep 35Host: Bob Welch9/14/79
--Bob Welch (guest host) - "Outskirts," "Big Towne 2061," "Rebel Rouser" & "Hot Love Cold War"
--Bob Welch (music video) - "Ghost of Flight 401"
--Elvin Bishop - "Honest I Do"
--Paul Butterfield & Rick Danko - "Mystery Train"
--Bob Welch and John Mayall - "Rock Me Baby" (with John McVie on bass and Spencer Davis on harmonica)
--John Mayall - "Falling"
--Music video: Electric Light Orchestra - "Don't Bring Me Down"
--Music videos: Van Halen - "Dance the Night Away" & "Bottoms Up"
--The Whizz Kids - "Cheesecake Baby" & "Get Your Hooks Off Me"moreless - Ep 34Hosts: Little River Band9/7/79
--Little River Band (hosts) - "Lonesome Loser," "It's Not a Wonder," "Mistress of Mine" & "Man on the Run"
--Beckmeier Brothers - "Rock 'n' Roll Dancing" & "Snakes in the Grass"
--Music videos: KISS - "I Was Made for Loving You" & "Sure Know Something"
--Moon Martin - "Rolene," "Bad Case of Loving You" & "I've Got a Reason"
--Maxine Nightingale - "Lead Me On" & "Bringing Out the Girl in Me"
--On film: The Who - "Baba O'Reilly"moreless - Ep 33Host: Mac Davis7/27/79
--Mac Davis (guest host) - "Somethin's Burnin'"
--Mac Davis - medley of current pop songs ("Best Disco in Town," "I Love the Nightlife," "Le Freak," "Love to Love You Baby," "D'Ya Think I'm Sexy," "Don't Leave Me This Way," "Dancin' Fool," "Soul Man," "I Love Music," "Y.M.C.A.," "Dance (Disco Heat)" & "Instant Replay")
--ABBA - "Does Your Mother Know" (music video)
--Lisa Hartman - "Hold On I'm Comin'" & "Oh Me Oh My"
--McFadden and Whitehead - "Mr. Music" & "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now"
--Bonnie Pointer - "Heaven Must Have Sent You," "Free Me from My Freedom" & "Aw Shoot"
--Gerry Rafferty - "Days Gone Down" (music video)moreless - Ep 32Host: Suzi Quatro7/20/79
--Suzi Quatro (guest host) - "Stumblin' In," "Evie," "If You Can't Give Me Love," "Breakdown" & "Non-Citizen"
--David Naughton - "Makin' It"
--Roger Voudouris - "Get Used to It," "Can't Stay Like This Forever" & "Just What It Takes"
--Carly Simon - "Vengeance" & "We're So Close" (these 2 songs might be music videos)
--Paul Warren and Explorer - "The Others" & "Faded Glory"''
Music Videos:
--Queen - "Love of My Life"
--David Bowie - "Boys Keep Swingin'" & "D.J."moreless - Ep 31Midnight Special 1978 Highlights, Part 27/13/79
Midnight Special 1978 Highlights, Part 2''(Part 1 was seen on February 9, 1979)
--Wolfman Jack (host)
--Atlanta Rhythm Section - "Imaginary Lover" & "I'm Not Going to Let It Bother Me Tonight"
--The Dirt Band and Steve Martin - "White Russia"
--Yvonne Elliman - "If I Can't Have You"
--Nick Gilder - "Hot Child in the City"
--Kenny Rogers - "Love or Something Like It"
--Kenny Rogers and Dottie West - "Every Time Two Fools Collide"
--Steve Martin - "King Tut"
--Steve Martin and John McEuen - "Pitkin Country Turnaround"
--Teddy Pendergrass - "Close the Door" & "Only You"
--Donna Summer - "I Feel Love"
--A Taste of Honey - "Boogie Oogie Oogie"
--The Who - "Who Are You" (music video)moreless - Ep 30Hosts: Raydio6/29/79
--Raydio (guest hosts) - "Rock On," "You Can't Change That," "Jack and Jill," "Hot Stuff" & "More Than One Way to Love a Woman" ''''--England Dan & John Ford Coley - "Hollywood Heckle and Jive," "Love Is the Answer" & "Rolling Fever" ''--McFadden and Whitehead - "Mr. Music" & "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now" ''--Dolly Parton - "You're the Only One," "Great Balls of Fire" & "Star of the Show" ''--Anita Ward - "Ring My Bell" & "Make Believe Lovers"moreless - Ep 29Host: Bob Welch6/15/79
--Bob Welch (guest host) - "Precious Love," "Ebony Eyes," "Three Hearts," "Danchiva" & "Church"''--Thelma Houston - "Saturday Night, Sunday Morning," "Don't Leave Me This Way" & 'I Wanna Be Back in Love Again" ''--Fast Fontaine - "Hard Working Girl" & "Real Life" ''--Foxy - "Hot Number" & "Get Off" ''--Paul McCartney and Wings - "Goodnight Tonight" (music video) ''--Olivia Newton-John - "Deeper Than the Night"moreless - Ep 28Host: Gloria Gaynor6/8/79
--Gloria Gaynor (guest host) - "I Will Survive," "I Said Yes," "Anybody Wanna Party?" "Never Can Say Goodbye" & "You're All I Need to Get By" ''''--Jay Ferguson - "Thunder Island," "Shake Down Cruise," "Turn Yourself In" & "No Secrets" ''--The Gap Band - "Shake," "Baby Baba Boogie" & "Open Up Your Mind (Wide)" ''--Rod Stewart - "Ain't Love a Bitch" & "D'Ya Think I'm Sexy" (music videos) ''--Ron Wood - "Buried Alive"moreless - Ep 27Hosts: Journey5/18/79
--Journey (guest hosts) - "Loving You Is Easy," "Just the Same Way," "Lovin' Touchin' Squeezin," "City of the Angels" & "Too Late" ''--Journey and Herbie Hancock - "I'm a Roadrunner Baby" ''''--Herbie Hancock - "Ready or Not" & "Tell Everybody" ''--The Jacksons - "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)," "Destiny" & "Things I Do for You" ''--Levi and the Rockats - "All Through the Night" & "Rockabilly Idol" ''--Anita Ward - "Ring My Bell" & "Make Believe Lovers"moreless - Ep 26Hosts: Peaches & Herb5/11/79
--Peaches & Herb - "Shake Your Groove Thing," "We've Got Love," "Reunited" & "Love It Up Tonight" ''''--Rickie Lee Jones - "Young Blood" & "Chuck E's in Love" ''--Little River Band - "Reminiscing" ''--Carrie Lucas - "Dance With You" & "Danceland" ''--Melba Moore - "Pick Me Up, I'll Dance," "Where Did You Ever Go?" & "You Stepped into My Life" ''--Raydio - "Rock On" & "You Can't Change That"moreless - Ep 25Host: Amii Stewart5/4/79
--Amii Stewart (guest host) - "Knock on Wood," "Light My Fire," "Bring It on Back to Me," "Get Your Love Back" & "Closest Thing to Heaven" ''--Badfinger - "Look Out California," "The Winner" & "Love Is Gonna Come at Last" ''--G.Q. - "Disco Nights (Rock Freak)" & "This Happy Feeling" ''--Peaches & Herb - "Reunited" ''--Tasha Thomas - "Midnight Rendezvous" & "Shoot Me with Your Love" ''Music videos: ''--Elvis Costello and the Attractions - "(What's So Funny) 'bout Peace, Love and Understanding?" & "Oliver's Army"moreless
- Ep 24Hosts: The Beach Boys4/27/79
--The Beach Boys (hosts) - "Good Vibrations," "Here Comes the Night," "Surfin' U.S.A.," "Angel Come Home" & "Lady Lynda" ''--The Beach Boys, Roger McGuinn & Wolfman Jack - "Rock 'n' Roll Music" ''--McGuinn, Clark and Hillman - "Don't You Write Her Off," "Surrender to Me," "Backstage Pass" ''''--Blondie (clips from 19-Jan-1979) - "Heart of Glass" (lip-synch); "One Way or Another" (live) & "Hanging on the Telephone" (live) ''''--Tavares - "Straight from Your Heart," "More Than a Woman" & "Never Had a Love Like This Before" ''Music videos: ''--Bad Company - "Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy" & "Can't Get Enough of Your Love" (concert footage)moreless
- Ep 23Hosts: Sister Sledge4/13/79
--Sister Sledge (guest hosts) - "He's the Greatest Dancer," "We Are Family," "Lost in Music," "Thinking of You" ''--David Naughton - "Makin' It" ''--The Raes - "A Little Lovin' (Keeps The Doctor Away)" & "Get Up and Dance" ''--Narada Michael Walden - "I Don't Want Nobody Else (to Dance with You)" & "Give Your Love a Chance" ''--Dream Express - "Midnight Dream" ''Music Videos (promotional clips): ''--The Village People - "In the Navy" ''--Olivia Newton-John - "A Little More Love" ''--Al Stewart - "Son on the Radio" & "Time Passages"moreless
- Ep 22Hosts: The Babys4/6/79
--The Babys (guest hosts) - "Everytime I Think of You," "Head First" & "Run to Mexico" ''''--The Byrds (on film) - "So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star" & "Turn Turn Turn" ''--G.Q. - "Disco Nights" & "Wonderful" ''--Gloria Gaynor - "I Will Survive" & "I Said Yes" ''--George Harrison - "Blow Away" (music video) ''--McGuinn, Clark and Hillman - "Don't You Write Her Off" & "Surrender to Me" ''--Tavares - "Straight from Your Heart" & "Never Had a Love Like This Before"moreless - Ep 21Host: Linda Clifford3/30/79
--Linda Clifford (guest host) - "Bridge over Troubled Water," "Sweet Melodies," "One of Those Songs" & "Let Me Be Your Woman" ''''--Arpeggio - "Let the Music Play" & "Love and Desire" ''--Peaches & Herb - "Shake Your Groove Thing," "We've Got Love" & "Reunited" ''--Eddie Rabbitt - "Every Which Way But Loose" ''--The Village People - "Y.M.C.A.," "Macho Man" & "Hot Cop" ''--Bill Wray - "Pinball, That's All"moreless - Ep 20Hosts: Rick James & the Stone City Band3/16/79
--Rick James & the Stone City Band (guest hosts) - "You and I," "Bustin' Out" & "High on Your Love" ''--Linda Clifford - "Bridge Over Troubled Water" ''--Evelyn "Champagne" King - "I Don't Know If It's Right" & "Shame" ''--Nicolette Larson - "Lotta Love" & "Rhumba Girl" ''--Cheryl Lynn - "Got to Be Real" & "Star Love" ''--Chuck Mangione - "Feels So Good" ''--Anne Murray - "You Needed Me" & "You Won't See Me"moreless - Ep 19Host: Alicia Bridges3/2/79
--Alicia Bridges (host) - "I Love the Nightlife (Disco Round)," "Body Heat," "In the Name of Love" & "City Rhythm" ''''--The Dirt Band - "For a Little While" ''--Gary's Gang - "Keep On Dancin'"& "Let's Love Dance Tonight" ''--Chaka Khan - "I'm Every Woman" & "Life Is a Dance" ''--Steve Martin and the Dirt Band - "King Tut" ''--Toto - "I'll Supply the Love" & "Georgy Porgy"''--Closing credits: Alicia Bridges - "I Love the Nightlife (Disco Round)" reprise.moreless - Ep 18Hosts: Brooklyn Dreams2/23/79
--Brooklyn Dreams - "Street Man," "Make It Last," "First Love," "On the Corner" & "Street Dance" ''--Donna Summer and Brooklyn Dreams - "Heaven Knows" ''--Donna Summer and Brooklyn Dreams - Motown medley ("So Fine," "Maybe," "My Girl," "My Guy," "The Way You Do the Things You Do," "Good Lovin'," "Heard It Through The Grapevine" and "Heatwave") ''''--Eddie Money (on film) - "Maybe I'm a Fool" & "Love the Way You Love Me" videos''--Edwin Starr - "Contact" & "I'm So Into You" ''--George Thorogood and the Destroyers - "House of Blue Lights" & "Move It On Over" ''--Voyage - "Souvenirs"moreless - Ep 17Host: Alice Cooper2/16/79
--Alice Cooper (host) - "From the Inside," "Serious," medley ("I'm Eighteen," "Only Women Bleed" and "Billion Dollar Babies"), "How You Gonna See Me Now" & "Inmate's We Are All Crazy" ''Other guests (some of these may be music videos): ''--The Cars - "My Best Friend's Girl" ''--Chic (on film) - "Le Freak" & "I Want Your Love" video''--Instant Funk - "I've Got My Mind Made Up" & "Crying" ''--Olivia Newton-John - "A Little More Love"''--Tanya Tucker - "Not Fade Away," "Lover Goodbye" & "I Am the Singer, You Are the Song"moreless
- Ep 16Hits of 1978 (hosted by Wolfman Jack)2/9/79
--Wolfman Jack (host) ''''--Andy Gibb - "Shadow Dancing" ''--Journey - "Patently" & "Wheel in the Sky" ''--Little River Band - "Reminiscing" & "Shut Down, Turn Off" ''--Paul McCartney and Wings - "With a Little Luck" (music video)''--Ted Nugent - "Cat Scratch Fever" & "Need You Bad" ''--Dolly Parton - "Baby I'm Burnin'" ''--Johnny Paycheck and Mac Davis - "Take This Job and Shove It" ''--Jerry Rafferty - "Baker Street" (music video?) ''--Rod Stewart - "I Was Only Joking" ''--Donna Summer - "Last Dance"''--On film: Clips from "The Last Waltz" with Bob Dylan and other performers.moreless - Ep 15Host: The Jacksons2/2/79
--The Jacksons (guest hosts) - "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)," "Things I Do for You" & "Destiny" ''--The Jacksons - "Blame It on the Boogie" (music video) ''''--Dan Hartman - "Instant Replay" & "Countdown/This Is It" ''--Grace Jones - "Below the Belt" & "Do or Die" ''--KC and the Sunshine Band - "Who Do Ya Love?" "Do You Feel Alright?" and a medley of hits ("Get Down Tonight," "That's the Way I Like It," "Shake Your Booty," "I'm Your Boogie Man," "Keep it Comin' Love" and "It's the Same Old Song") ''--Hot Chocolate (on film) - "Every 1's a Winner" video''--The Jeff Kutash Dancers (series regulars) - dance to "Dance Dance Dance" & "Shake Your Groove Thing" ''--Closing credits: The Jacksons - "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)" reprisemoreless - Ep 14Hosts: The Village People1/26/79
--The Village People (guest hosts) - "Y.M.C.A.," "Macho Man," "San Francisco" & "Hot Cop" ''--Eric Carmen - "Change of Heart" & "Baby I Need Your Lovin'" ''--Gloria Gaynor - "I Will Survive" & "I Said Yes" ''--Toto - "Hold the Line," "I'll Supply the Love" & "Georgy Porgy" ''--Rod Stewart - "D'Ya Think I'm Sexy?" (probably a music video)''--Jeff Kutash Dancers (series regulars) - dance to "Country Hoedown," "Shoo-Shoo-Shoo-Be-Doo" "In the Bush" & "Keep On Jumpin." ''--Closing credits: The Village People - "Y.M.C.A." (reprise)moreless - Ep 13Host: Blondie1/19/79
--Blondie - "Heart of Glass" (lip-synch); "One Way or Another" (live); "Hanging on the Telephone" (live); & "Sunday Girl" (live)''
--Sarah Dash - "Sinner Man" & "Candy from Your Baby"
--Peaches and Herb - "Shake Your Groove Thing," "Reunited" & "We've Got Love"
--Queen (on film) - "Bicycle Race" & "Fat Bottomed Girls" videos
--The Jeff Kutash Dancers (series regulars) - dance to "Stayin' Alive," "Night Fever," "The Groove Line" & "42nd Street"''
--Closing credits: Blondie - "Heart of Glass" (lip-synch, probably the same performance as earlier in show)moreless - Ep 12Host: Wolfman Jack1/12/79
--Wolfman Jack (host) ''''--Alicia Bridges - "I Love the Nightlife (Disco Round)" & "Body Heat" ''--Chanson - "Don't Hold Back" & "Why" ''--First Choice - "Hold Your Horses" & "Dr. Love" ''--Paul Jabara - "Dancin'" & "Trapped in a Stairway" ''--Patrick Juvet - "Got a Feeling" & "I Love America" ''--Santana - "Open Invitation" & "One Chain"moreless - Ep 11Host: Tina Turner1/5/79
--Tina Turner (guest host) - "Root Toot Undisputable Rock 'n' Roll," "Viva la Money," "Night Time Is the Right Time" & "Sometimes When We Touch" ''''--Edwin Starr - Contact" & "I'm So Into You" ''--Rod Stewart - "D'Ya Think I'm Sexy?" & "Blondes Have More Fun" (probably music videos) ''--The Three Degrees - "Giving Up, Giving In" & "The Runner"moreless - Ep 10Host: Wolfman Jack12/15/78
--Wolfman Jack (host) ''''--Robby Benson - "Mr. Weinstein" & "It's Too Late for Me" ''--Peabo Bryson - "Feel the Fire" & "Reaching for the Sky" ''--Marshall Chapman - "Why Can't I Be Like Other Girls?" & "Hell and Back" ''--The Crusaders - "Snowflake" & "Many Stops Along the Way" ''--Gallagher (comedian) - comedy segments throughout show''--Barbara Mandrell - "Woman to Woman" & "How Long" ''--Kelly Warren - "One Man's Woman" ''--Salute to the Beach Boysmoreless - Ep 9Disco Show hosted by Wolfman Jack12/1/78
--Wolfman Jack (host) ''''--Pattie Brooks - "The House Where Love Died" & "After Dark" ''--Chic - "Everybody Dance," "Dance, Dance, Dance" & "Le Freak" ''--Gallagher (comedian) ''--Rick James and the Stone City Band - "You and I" & "Mary Jane" ''--Sylvester - "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" & "Grateful" ''--Sylvester (with the Kutash Dancers) - "Dance (Disco Heat)" ''--Laura Taylor - "Dancin' in My Feet"moreless - Ep 8Host: Ted Nugent11/24/78
--Ted Nugent (guest host) - "Cat Scratch Fever," "Free for All," "Need You Bad" & "Stranglehold" ''''--REO Speedwagon - "Say You Love Me Or Say Goodnight" (performance taped in Kansas City)''--AC/DC - "Sin City" ''--Thin Lizzy - "Cowboy Song" (live in London)''--Cheap Trick - "Surrender" & "California Man" ''''Other performers (music videos): ''--Golden Earring - "Grab It for a Season" ''--Aerosmith - "Come Together" (on film)moreless - Ep 7Hosts: The Atlanta Rhythm Section11/17/78
--The Atlanta Rhythm Section (guest hosts) - "Champagne Jam," "Imaginary Lover," "I'm Not Going to Let It Bother Me Tonight" & "I'm So Into You" ''--The Atlanta Rhythm Section & Sea Level - "Long Tall Sally" ''''--Ambrosia - "How Much I Feel" ''--The Cars - "My Best Friend's Girl" ''--Paul Davis - "Sweet Life" ''--Paul Davis and Crystal Gayle - "I Don't Want to Be Just Another Love" ''--Van Morrison - "Wave Length" ''--Sea Level - "That's Your Secret"''--Midnight Special salute to the Beach Boysmoreless - Ep 6Hosts: Hall & Oates11/10/78
--Hall & Oates (guest hosts) - "I Don't Want to Lose You," "It's a Laugh," "Melody for a Memory," "Don't Blame It on Love" and a medley of hits ("She's Gone," "Sara Smile" and "Rich Girl")''--Daryl Hall - "August Day" ''''--Alice Cooper - "How You Gonna See Me Now?" ''--Nick Gilder - "Hot Child in the City" ''--Heart - "Cook with Fire," "Crazy on You," "High Time" & "Straight On"moreless - Ep 5Host: Wolfman Jack10/27/78
--Wolfman Jack (host) ''--Linda Clifford - "If My Friends Could See Me Now" ''--Exile - "Kiss You All Over" ''--Evelyn "Champagne" King - "Shame" ''--Cheryl Ladd - "Think It Over" ''--Little River Band - "Reminiscing" & "Help Is on Its Way" ''--Paul McCartney and Wings (music video) - "London Town"''--Anne Murray - "You Needed Me" & "You Won't See Me" ''--Stonebolt - "I Will Still Love You" & "The Shadow" ''--The Trammps - "Disco Inferno" & "Season for Girls"moreless - Ep 4Hosts: The Dirt Band10/13/78
--The Dirt Band (guest hosts) - "Whoa Babe," "In for the Night" & "For a Little While" ''--Steve Martin and John McEuen (banjo duet) - "Pitkin Country Turnaround" ''--Steve Martin - "King Tut"''--Steve Martin - "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" (film clip)''--Steve Martin and the Dirt Band - "Ramblin' Man" & "White Russia" ''--Steve Martin, the Dirt Band and LeRoux - "Will the Circle Be Unbroken" ''--John McEuen (of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) - "Opus '36" ''--John McEuen and LeRoux - "Tokin' Funk" ''--Michael Johnson - "Bluer Than Blue" & "Almost Like Being in Love" ''--Louisiana's LeRoux - "New Orleans Ladies" & "Slow Burn" ''--The Who - "Who Are You?" (music video)moreless - Ep 3Host: Dolly Parton9/29/78
--Dolly Parton (host) - "Two Doors Down," "Here You Come Again," "Heartbreaker," "Baby I'm Burnin," "Jolene" & "I Will Always Love You" ''--Rita Coolidge - "You" (on film, music video)''--Alice Cooper - "How You Gonna See Me Now" (music video)''--Crystal Gayle - "Cry Me a River"''--Yvonne Elliman - "If I Can't Have You" ''--Paul McCartney and Wings - "With a Little Luck" & "I've Had Enough" (music videos) ''--Chuck Mangione - "Feels So Good" ''--Frankie Valli - "Grease" (from 8/18/78?) ''--Midnight Special salute to Queenmoreless - Ep 2Hosts: REO Speedwagon9/22/78
--REO Speedwagon (hosts) - "Keep Pushin'," "Time for Me to Fly," "Roll with the Changes" & "Say You Love Me or Say Goodnight" ''--Atlanta Rhythm Section - "I'm Not Going to Let It Bother Me Tonight" & "Champagne Jam" ''--The Climax Blues Band - "Couldn't Get It Right" & "Mistress Moonshine" ''--Little River Band - "Reminiscing," "Help Is on Its Way" & "Shut Down, Turnoff" ''--Ozark Mountain Daredevils - "If You Wanna Get to Heaven" and "Tough Luck" ''--A Taste of Honey - "Boogie Oogie Oogie"moreless - Ep 1Host: Larry Gatlin9/15/78
--Larry Gatlin (host) - "Colorado," "Do It Again Tonight," "Done Enough Dying Today" & "Penny Annie" ''--The Cars - "Just What I Needed" & "My Best Friend's Girl" ''--Devo (on film) - "Come Back Jonee" video ''--Evelyn "Champagne" King - "Shame" ''--Tony Orlando - "Don't Let Go," "That's Rock 'n' Roll," "Save the Last Dance for Me" ''--Tavares - "More Than a Woman" & "Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel"''--The Jeff Kutash Dancers (series regulars) - one dancer dances to "Love Will Find A Way"; several dancers perform to "Copacabana"; two women dance to a "Saturday Night Fever" medley. ''--Closing credits: Larry Gatlin - "Do It Again Tonight" reprisemoreless
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