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  1. 3:21 Let me say something as a comedy "audience" member, in all seriousness. When Bittman came out I was ready for what they call in the business "hilarity" – "how are ya!", a few jokes, some "shtick" as it were. Then Bobby complained about the audience reaction, and at first I wondered – no no, even as big a Bittman fan as I am I really did think this – what the hell is he on about? But before he finished, he had me thinking about that live audience's reaction and frankly about my reaction at home. Here were those big stars of stage and screen giving their time for a good cause – for the kids. Did I give the standing ovation they deserve? Did I even put down cabbages and coffee I was enjoying, free my hands up to clap? Did I call a friend to say, "Hey, Bittman and Maudlin are on the tube, so turn on the set and give until it hurts?" No, I didn't. I was a little ashamed of myself and of that studio audience. For "show business" to thrive, for us to thrive as humanity, we all have to do better.

    Bobby Bittman reminded us all of that.

  2. I think the impersonation of Lorna was edited out of the n.b.c version of this comedy show just in case Lorna and Lisa would get offended by the joke and sue the station. this was never on the n.b.c version.

  3. The price of gold on October 7, 1978 when this episode aired was $234.15/troy ounce. 2000 pounds of gold is 29,166.77 troy ounces. Thus they raised $234.15 X 29,166.77 = $6,829,399.20

    Johnny LaRue (John Candy) weighed about 300 pounds. 300 pounds is 4,375 troy ounces. That comes to 4,375 X $234.15 = 1,024,406.25

  4. Some of these the sound is like it’s recorded from the bottom of a fish tank. And then others are good. But these episodes are gold, solid gold. Joe Flaherty is hilarious, they all are.

  5. I always fall down laughing when Sammy (Joe Flaherty) (08:36) berates the stagehand for bringing him tap water instead of "Perrier"–I guess ordinary tap water was too "low brow" for someone of Sammy's stature. LOL!!!

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