''Wacko'' is an American half-hour children's television series that aired on
CBS
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on Saturday mornings. The show was a live action variety show featuring skits and musical numbers. The show only had 10 episodes, from September 10 to November 12, 1977.
The show took place in the "Wacko Clubhouse", and kept things moving at a frantic pace.
One recurring skit was called "Clown Doctor", in which a doctor (that happened to be a clown) would call for his nurse by yelling "Noiss Noiss". The harebrained nurse would enter, causing Clown Doctor to point at his forehead (with a camera close-up on him) and say, "Nobody home... vacant".
In addition to comedy skits, the show also would have musical guests. One such guest in Fall of 1977 was
The Dwight Twilley Band
Dwight Twilley (born June 6, 1951) is an American pop/rock singer and songwriter, best known for the Top 20 hit singles "I'm on Fire" (1975) and "Girls" (1984). His music is associated with the power pop style. Twilley and Phil Seymour performed ...
playing their then new release "I Remember..." with special guest, a then virtually unknown songwriter named
Tom Petty
Thomas Earl Petty (October 20, 1950October 2, 2017) was an American musician who was the lead vocalist and guitarist of the rock band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, formed in 1976. He previously led the band Mudcrutch, was a member of the lat ...
on bass guitar.
Hosts
*Bo Kaprall
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Julie McWhirter
Julie McWhirter, also known as Julie Dees and Julie McWhirter-Dees (born October 12, 1947), is a retired American voice actress and impressionist best known for her work as Jeannie in the animated version of '' Jeannie'', Bubbles in ''Jabberjaw' ...
Cast
*Bob Comfort
*James Paul
*Millicent Crisp
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Charles Fleischer
Charles Fleischer (born August 27, 1950) is an American actor, stand-up comedian, musician, and writer, best known for appearing in films such as ''Who Framed Roger Rabbit'', ''A Nightmare on Elm Street'', ''The Polar Express'', '' Rango'', '' C ...
*Rick Kellard
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Rip Taylor
Charles Elmer "Rip" Taylor Jr. (January 13, 1931 – October 6, 2019) was an American actor and comedian, known for his exuberance and flamboyant personality, including his wild moustache, toupee, and his habit of showering himself (and others ...
References
External links
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*http://www.tvparty.com/sat77.html
1970s American children's comedy television series
1970s American musical comedy television series
1970s American sketch comedy television series
1970s American variety television series
1977 American television series debuts
1977 American television series endings
American children's musical television series
CBS original programming
Children's sketch comedy
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