DOG COMMENTARY: Super Bowl XV was the climax of Plunkett’s revival as an NFL starting quarterback….as the 1970 Heisman Trophy winner from Stanford University was drafted by the New England Patriots….and was later named the 1971 NFL Rookie of the Year….but Plunkett suffered through five losing seasons with the Patriots and two uneven seasons with…
DOG COMMENTARY: Super Bowl XV was an American football game between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Oakland Raiders and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Philadelphia Eagles to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 1980 season….as the Raiders defeated the Eagles by the score of 27–10 and becoming the first wild…
DOG COMMENTARY: As the 1970’s began….the networks began a major campaign to discontinue long-running shows that they considered stale or lacking youth appeal….so, despite Skelton’s continued strong ratings….CBS saw his show as fitting into this category and cancelled the program along with other comedy and variety shows hosted by veterans such as Jackie Gleason and…
DOG COMMENTARY: The 1985 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 56th playing of the game….which is played annually between the All-Stars of the National League and the All-Stars of the American League….as this game was played on July 16, 1985, in the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota…..home of the Minnesota Twins. The National…
DOG COMMENTARY: This Red Skelton video give each viewer the comedic mime genius of Red Skelton….with a special “cherry” on top when he presents the creative brilliance of Marcel Marceau….for it is easy to see how these two entertainers of the highest order….would deal with their obvious appreciation for each other. Skelton and Marceau were…
DOG COMMENTARY: The 1985 MLB All Star Game was aired on NBC with broadcast legends Vin Scully & Joe Garagiola & Bob Costas on the mikes….as the game was held at the Hubert h. Humphrey Metrodome….home of the Minnesota Twins in midtown Minneapolis….with a radio audience of 17,400,400….and a television viewing audience of 28,210,000….as MLB…
DOG COMMENTARY: Red Skelton was an entertainer extraordinaire….who entertained audiences for the better part of 70 years in medicine shows, riverboats, as an clown artist, radio, film, television and stage….as his most outstanding talent was his pure ability to make folks laugh….for this was his true God given talent….and that is why God allowed him…
DOG COMMENTARY: The 1986 American League Championship Series was a back-and-forth battle between the Boston Red Sox and the California Angels for the right to advance to the 1986 World Series to face the winner of the 1986 National League Championship Series. The Red Sox came in with a 95–66 record and the AL East…
DOG COMMENTARY: Performing the “Doughnut Dunkers” routine led to Skelton’s first appearance on Rudy Vallée’s The Fleischmann’s Yeast Hour on August 12, 1937….as Vallée’s program had a talent show segment and those who were searching for stardom were eager to be heard on it. Vallée also booked veteran comic and fellow Indiana native Joe Cook…