Punchline
A pilot for Punchline, a show that never came to fruition. The show features regular and famous people from all over the country telling jokes on-camera and is hosted by Gabe Kaplan.
A pilot for Punchline, a show that never came to fruition. The show features regular and famous people from all over the country telling jokes on-camera and is hosted by Gabe Kaplan.
This tape includes an interview with Hall of Fame Leo Durocher (1905-1991) and sports writer Dick Dozer (1925-1994) in Phoenix, Arizona. Shot for the television series “Once A Star.”
Raw footage for the 1986 television special “Once a Star” in Dallas during the 1986 NBA All-Star Weekend. This is a continuation of footage interviewing television executive Bob Wussler (1936-2010).
Raw footage of an interview with Chicago White Sox player Jim Rivera, who played with the team throughout the 1950s. Rivera talks about his troubled upbringing, his run-ins with the law, his journey into the Major Leagues, and what his current life is like in Angola, IN. Shot for the 1986 TV special “Once A Star.”
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.
This tape features footage of the ’69 Chicago Cubs and New York Mets teams at “Dream Game ’86.” Players tape introductions for the television series “Once a Star.”
Raw footage for the 1986 television special “Once a Star” in Dallas during the 1986 NBA All-Star Weekend. This tape is a continuation of an interview with television executive Bob Wussler (1936-2010).
00:00 This video features b-roll footage of Jungle Jim’s Saloon, owned by Jim Rivera, former outfielder for the Chicago White Sox, in Angola, Indiana. 00:54 The video starts with close-ups of various pictures from Rivera’s playing days, with chatter in the background. B-roll footage of the saloon and the lake outside it follows. 09:28 End of tape.