*Kermit Schaefer, Mr. Blooper, is credit with pioneering the practice of collecting media bloopers. He released several albums in the Sixties along with books like the one I mention. His 1974 movie Pardon My Blooper was a compilation of bloopers. 75 minutes of them!
*Johnny Carson's practical jokes special is "Johnny Carson's Greatest Practical Jokes," which aired on NBC in 1983.
*Later versions of the show aired on ABC from 1998 to 2007 and in syndication for a brief spell starting in 2012.
*ABC's knock-off, Foul-Ups, Bleeps, and Blunders aired midseason 1984, then was on the Fall schedule, but soon became just a series of specials before fizzling after a short run.
*1984 miniseries Celebrity is a 3-part NBC miniseries based on a 1983 novel. Stars include Michael Beck and James Whitmore. It won an Emmy for cinematography.
*The episode we discuss premiered February 13, 1984 on NBC.
*Jim Perry was a longtime game show host we talk more about in our Face the Music/Sale of the Century episode.
*Nancy McKeon of Facts of Life was not quite 18 when this aired. Brother Philip (Alice) was 19.
*Lee Cooper has been around over 100 years and is still around!
*You can see a lot of vintage Robert Klein specials on the Clown Jewels YouTube channel.
*1984's Angel from New World Pictures was a hit relative to cost and spawned several sequels.
*Finally, check out our video playlist for this episode, which includes (as of this writing) the full episode upload we watch and discuss for the podcast, plus promos, a few bloopers, and Dr. Joyce Brothers on Make Me Laugh!
*And remember, you can always check out our official YouTube page for all of our past podcasts and episode-specific playlists for each one!
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