The episode was the first script written by Steven Kampmann and Peter Torokvei, who got invited to pitch to the show based on the SCTV "Cisco Kid" video they made with Martin Short; they also do uncredited voice work as callers on Sparky's show. Music: "Don't Let Go" by Jerry Lee Lewis (probably the artists Johnny played most often); "Survival" by Bob Marley (one of the artists Venus played most often).
Pointless writer trivia: any joke about Jerry Vale indicates that a scene was either written or re-written by Hugh Wilson. He had other Jerry Vale jokes in WKRP and a Jerry Vale joke in a Bob Newhart Show episode he wrote.
Thanks so much for doing these. Could you do "Hoodlum Rock" sometime?
ReplyDeleteLes's Muffin song is just another expression of his somewhat twisted but indirect hostility.
ReplyDeleteGary US Bonds opening for Jerry Vale sounds like a pretty good joke in and of itself, but I suppose there's an overlap there somewhere.
Thanks, man.