|
Jean Shepherd TV Shows |
|
1953-54 ? |
"Rear Bumper" WLW-TV
Cincinnati
(In a 1963 interview with Long John Nebel Shep claimed to have film of
some of these.) |
|
1955 |
The Tonight Show - Almost! It was television
that first brought Shep to New York. Read this story on
Bob
Kaye's Jean Shepherd Site. |
|
1956 |
Hammond Times - Shepherd Appeals to 'Scholars'
There is no evidence that this TV show ever became a reality. |
|
Early 1960's |
"The Dissenters" A
Philadelphia based Sunday morning TV show on which
Shep interviewed a person
in the studio who held a belief in conflict with the mainstream.
According to "Who's
Who" - Jan 1961 this was on 5 nights a week
for two years. |
|
1960 |
"Inside Jean Shepherd" - WOR Channel 9 New York - Friday 9:00pm
(Supposedly a cocktail party format?) |
|
1969 |
"Bumpers"
http://main.wgbh.org/wgbh/NTW/FA/TITLES/Rear372.HTML |
|
February 15, 1969 |
"Fisherman's World" CBS
- Saturday Afternoon - Shep fishes Salmon in Mich. |
|
February 21, 1970 |
"Fisherman's World" CBS
- Saturday Afternoon - Ice fishing in Wisconsin with Playboy Bunnys.
(January 21, 1970 Show) |
|
February 20, 1970 |
"America,
Inc" WNET Playhouse - 8:30pm |
|
1971 |
Jean Shepherd's America - PBS |
|
December 31,
1972 |
WCBS TV - New Year's Eve in Times Square |
|
November 28, 1974 |
Alcoa Hour (ABC) - "The great American balloon adventure" |
|
1974 |
"The D&R
Canal" (Narration for NJ Public Television) |
|
1977 |
Clinton Historical Museum - Live Concert for New Jersey Network |
|
1978 |
Shepherd's Pie - New Jersey Network |
|
1978 |
"Phantom of the Open Hearth" - ABC-TV
Pilot |
|
1983 |
"Jean Shepherd at the Movies" - series of 2-3 minute shorts made for PBS |
|
1983 |
Jean Shepherd On Route One...and other thoroughfares - New Jersey
Network |
|
1985 |
The Great American Road
Racing Festival |
|
1985 |
Jean Shepherd's America - PBS (New Shows) |
|
Jean Shepherd as a TV Guest |
| 1956 |
Tonight Show with Ernie Kovacks |
|
April 26, 1959 |
Steve Allen Show |
|
August 31, 1960 |
I've Got a Secret - A
segment from this show was included on the 9th anniversary show
broadcast of 6/21/61. |
|
1965 |
Merv Griffin |
|
May 12, 1966 |
Appeared on Merv Griffin
show - Ann Jackson was also a guest
(This was referenced to in his show of May 13, 1966) |
|
June 13, 1966 |
Appeared on Merv Griffin
show
(This was referenced to in his show of June 10, 1966) |
| July 31,
1967 |
"The
Three Worlds Of Jean Shepherd" WNYC-TV
Rerun 8-4-67 and 7-15-69 |
| December 13,
1968 |
"New York Night" WNBC-TV
- Narrated by Long John Nebel |
| September 21,
1969 |
Appearance on "Hell of a Town" Channel 5 WNEW NY 8:00PM (9/ |
| December 30,
1971 |
McLean & Co - WPVI-TV Phila Pa. - "Wanda
Hickey" book promotion |
| 1972 |
Virginia Graham - "Wanda Hickey" book promotion |
| October 13,
1972 |
Joe Franklin TV Show (ref: 10-12-72
show) |
| February 15,
1973 |
Casper Citron - WNYC TV Channel 31 |
| March 31,
1974 |
Wonderama Appearance |
| July(?) 1974 |
Commentary of Deadwood South Dakota Rodeo
for CBS (8-21-74 show) |
| 1972 (?) |
 "Cowboy
X" - Sesame Street |
| January 1976 |
Wonderama Appearance |
| March 9, 1983 |
Larry King Live |
| April 1, 1985 |
Larry King |
| 1994 |
"Home for the Holidays - The History of
Thanksgiving" - History Channel |
| May 15, 1995 |
WYIN -
Channel 56 Gary Indiana - The Tom Higgins Program |
| 1997 |
Christmas Unwrapped - History Channel |
| 1998 |
"Babe Ruth
- The Life Behind The Legend" - HBO |
