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TVTV Goes To The Superbowl Date: 01/01/76 | Running Time: 47 min. Add TVTV Goes To The Superbowl to playlist Nominate this video My Clip Video Editor Bookmark/episode description Save

A behind-the-scenes documentary about the events and personalities surrounding Superbowl X in Miami between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Dallas Cowboys. Features intimate portraits of the players and the CBS personnel who broadcast the events of Superbowl week. Produced with multiple lightweight video cameras in TVTV style, it is both informative and revealing of the extremes surrounding football culture and hype. 0:00 Black. 0:36 Start of program. Miami, Florida, Jan 18, 1976. A Pittsburgh Steelers player talks about the problem with Super Bowl Sunday. "That's what we need - some more churchgoin'. We're gonna have a big revival, we're gonna pull some of you outta that den of iniquity." Intercut with shots of Superbowl preparations. 2:00 Jean Fugett of the Dallas Cowboys gives a tour through the Cowboys' locker room. 4:50 A man in a gorilla suit, the life of the party, spends some time on the beach rooting for Pittsburgh. People gather to support the Steelers. 6:55 Bill Murray pulls out a Cowboys pennant. 7:10 Ernie Holmes of the Steelers says, "I enjoy playing football because I enjoy kicking ass...I do not carry my job any further than the field." He talks about growing up on a farm, feeding hogs, milking cows, chopping wood, walking to school, etc. 9:15 Steeler Wives. The wives of the Steelers relax by the pool. They talk about the real excitement of the Superbowl, and argue about having to live vicariously through their husbands. 11:38 Sports Facts: "There are 1,100 players in the NFL; 55% of NFL players belong to the NFL Players' Association." Ed Garvey, head of the players association, is made fun of by a team owner. He uses a mechanical monkey to demonstrate Ed Garvey's craziness. 12:47 Superbowl IX 1/2. The CBS Superbowl Broadcast Team, including several former NFL players, play a game for fun in their street clothes. Bill Murray does color commentary while Christopher Guest briefly interviews some of them. Phyllis George of CBS Sports says the game is "good, clean all-American fun." Bill Murray grills Phyllis George as Johnny Unitas runs a pass play. Murray asks her which football player she would marry, and George claims the question is sexist. Following this moment, George is playfully brought in the game while all of the men patronizingly let her by. Billy Murray celebrates Johnny Unitas, football hall-of-famer, as star of the game. Unitas refuses the playful offer of a car for a prize, claiming he only drives Pontiacs because he likes the Indian hood ornament. 18:24 John Fitzgerald of the Cowboys talks about choosing to play football, and about an elbow injury he encountered. He says football is "hard work, you know, it's physical labor." 19:56 A videotape shot by Pittsburgh Players "Midnight in Miami...or Three Nights Before the Game." One player, Lynn Swann, sings "Moon River" for the camera. A girl comes into the room to meet Swann. Her name is Sandi and she collects autographs from the team. She reveals she wants Dallas to win because she doesn't want anyone to break the Dolphins record of a 17-0 season then a Superbowl win. She gets amazingly defensive about the Dolphins. 24:10 Ralph Neely of the Dallas Cowboys talks about loving football. He says his nickname is Rotten, probably because he's so mean to rookie players. 26:30 Superbowl Sunday. People head out to the game from Dallas. 29:00 Lynn Swann shows us his injuries and scars. 31:35 The marching band marches onfield as the pre-game starts. The players warm up on the field. A Cowboys player says, "this is going to be one of the most vicious games in recent NFL history." 32:55 The gorilla enjoys himself as the Cowboys warm up. 33:35 Two CBS anchors say, "This is not just another football game." The Cowboys take the field to loud audience boos. The team wives watch their husbands take the field, looking on in concern during the singing of the Star Spangled Banner. 35:00 Game play begins. The wives cheer for the Steelers while the players get into the game. 37:29 Lynn Swann talks about getting concussions during the game, which are the injuries that make him most nervous. He talks about losing his memory after being hit in the head by Doug Atkins. 38:40 Players try to cool off on the sidelines during the game. The wives yell in support of their husbands' team. A Cowboys cheerleader talks about Dallas' inevitable win. In the last minutes of the game, the Steelers have a clean lead and take the game. 41:15 The Steelers wives gather outside waiting for their husbands. They have brought their marriage licenses so security will let them in to see their husbands. 43:55 The Cowboys quietly leave the locker room to go home. 44:35 Some men in a television studio give the real message of the Superbowl: "Brought to you by Goodrich"; "The Superbowl today was a presentation of CBS Sports." Over end credits. 46:15 End of tape. Main Credits: executive produced by TVTV (Wendy Appel, Steve Conant, Paul Goldsmith, Hudson Marquez, Roone Rucher, Michael Shamberg, Elon Soltes, Megan Williams) and Great Balls of Fire (Billy Adler, Van Schley) Additional Credits: edited by Billy Adler, Steve Conant, Alida Davison, Alison Geballe, Paul Goldsmith, Hudson Marquez, Susan Martin, Bill Murray, Allen Rucker, Michael Shamberg, Megan Williams ; production by Tom Baker, Eleanor Bingham, Ned Beecher, Joel Bernstein, Skip Blumberg, Nancy Cain, Cali Cerami, Wilson Chao, Pat Crowley, Alida Davison, Bob Elfstrom, Bart Friedman, Alison Geballe, Joel Gold, Petur Hliddal, Laura Jeffers, LA Johnson, Anda Korsts, Pepper Mauser, Michael Mead, Tom Morey, Harold Ramis, Rich Rosen, Leslie Shatz, John Walsh, Tom Weinberg Chicago Sun-Times political cartoon depicting TVTV camera crew. List of comments You need to be registered user to post comments. Please login or register. 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