Punchline

One of the many incarnations of Punchline, a show that never came to fruition. The show features people from all over the country telling jokes on-camera.

0:01Copy video clip URL The footage begins. 

0:42Copy video clip URL A hand-drawn, American flag print logo for “PUNCHLINE” is shown. 

0:44Copy video clip URL Footage of the show’s host, Bill Visteen, sitting in a cushioned chair, in a vacant lot that’s overgrown with tall grass, is shown. 

1:22Copy video clip URL An old woman is shown telling a joke outside to a crowd. 

2:32Copy video clip URL Two police officers are shown in a car, and one of them can be seen telling a joke to the camera. 

5:36Copy video clip URL A commercial for “Coca-Cola” with Bill Cosby as the spokesman, is shown. 

6:07Copy video clip URL A commercial for “PAM Spray” is shown. 

6:48Copy video clip URL A woman is shown getting a pie smashed into her face. 

6:53Copy video clip URL Visteen can be seen sitting in the same chair, but this time inside of an elevator. 

7:19Copy video clip URL The finale of the National Humor Conference is shown. 

10:37 Visteen can be seen sitting in the same chair, but this time on an airport luggage conveyor belt. 

12:17Copy video clip URL A commercial for “Pizza Hut” is shown, also showing what one of their classic, more upscale locations looked like. 

12:47Copy video clip URL A commercial for “Nerf Basketball” is shown. 

15:48Copy video clip URL Footage of the late President Ronald Reagan is shown. 

16:05Copy video clip URL Visteen can be seen sitting in the same chair, but this time inside of the kitchen in a restaurant. 

19:17Copy video clip URL A commercial for “Great American Federal Savings” is shown. 

19:47Copy video clip URL A commercial for “Polaroid Instant Pictures” is shown. 

22:38Copy video clip URL Visteen is shown sitting in the chair, once again in the same vacant lot that’s overgrown with tall grass.

24:57Copy video clip URL The footage ends.