Roy Blount Jr., in his book "Save Room for Pie", states that the following is the greatest music video ever made.
An all star celebrity sing-along from the 1988 prime time PBS pledge drive special. The catchy song was written by Chris Cerf and Norman Stiles.
The celebrities, in order of appearance: John Candy (as Yosh Schmenge from SCTV), Andrea Martin (as Edith Prickley from SCTV), New York Mets Keith Hernandez & Mookie Wilson, Jane Curtin (of SNL and Kate & Allie), Madeline Kahn, Joe Williams, Paul Reubens (as Pee Wee Herman), Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Wynton Marsalis, Celia Cruz, Ihtzak Perlman, Gordon Jackson & Jean Marsh (as Angus Hudson and Rose Buck of Upstairs Downstairs), Paul Simon, Jeremy Irons, Pete Seeger, Rhea Perlman and Danny Devito, and NY Giants Sean Landeta, Mark Ingram, Karl Nelson and Carl Banks.
Quite a cast.
The celebrities, in order of appearance: John Candy (as Yosh Schmenge from SCTV), Andrea Martin (as Edith Prickley from SCTV), New York Mets Keith Hernandez & Mookie Wilson, Jane Curtin (of SNL and Kate & Allie), Madeline Kahn, Joe Williams, Paul Reubens (as Pee Wee Herman), Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Wynton Marsalis, Celia Cruz, Ihtzak Perlman, Gordon Jackson & Jean Marsh (as Angus Hudson and Rose Buck of Upstairs Downstairs), Paul Simon, Jeremy Irons, Pete Seeger, Rhea Perlman and Danny Devito, and NY Giants Sean Landeta, Mark Ingram, Karl Nelson and Carl Banks.
Quite a cast.
That'll make you smile! Good to see some of those "vintage" stars in their salad days. Edit Prickley is one of the all time great sketch characters. And Joe Williams was always cool.
ReplyDeleteWEll THAT was a treat! Great way to end my work day! More of these, please!
ReplyDeleteLots of fun. Thanks for sharing this with us.
ReplyDeleteWhat a blast from the past!
ReplyDeleteI sure as hell don't mind my tax dollars going to support PBS...what's it cost me a penny a year or something.
ReplyDeleteHow fun! It's going to brighten the grey day that we are having here...
ReplyDeleteI just remembered my new Japanese neighbors coming to Grand Rapids to work for Yamaha learned English by watching Sesame Street. My son probably still has his Bert and Ernie and Kermit dolls in a bin somewhere.
ReplyDeleteNow that was great fun! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThat was great!
ReplyDeleteWonderful trip down memory lane and a music lesson for us all. Thanks
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