KVIE Channel 6 pledge break #1 of 2, part #2 of 2 from Saturday, March 14, 1987 episode of Doctor Who: The Deadly Assassin.
In the late 1980s, PBS stations across America were showing Doctor Who. As with any other popular show, it had to be interrupted a few weeks out of every year with "pledge breaks", which are usually very dull affairs. At KVIE 6 in Sacramento, California, the local fan club (of which I was a part) had members on staff, and began the tradition of turning pledge breaks into on-air parties.
I am Emmett (formerly David Pickerel at the time of these videos). To the fellow members of the Sacramento Doctor Who Fan Club: I apologise that I can't remember most of your names. Also, I'm using first names only *except* where your full name was displayed or spoken on air.
This was definitely aired on either March 7th or March 14th, 1987. The following logic applies:
* Patrick Troughton Appreciation Society (PTAS) mentioned (Patrick died March 28, 1987, so would have been before that)
* Allen Chamberlin wearing a St Patrick's Day hat, which would have been 3 days away on the 14th.
* I was wearing my Sylvester McCoy outfit from his first Dr Who press photo. He was announced as #7 in early March 1987, which nails down the year. Also, it's most likely the 14th because I needed time to assemble the costume.
Location is the old pre-1990 KVIE building (originally housing KCCC in the 1950s), the Garden Highway address of which I am unable to find.
Break 1 (of 2):
Speaking: Allen as #5, Annette as Number Two (from The Prisoner), Gene as #4.
On the floor: Allan as The Master (Ainley), Christy as Number Six (The Prisoner), Patti, Skye as Audrey (Little Shop of Horrors), a small houseplant as Audrey II
On the phones: Helmuth, Caroline, Stephen
Gene: [faces back wall] "Doctor who's back!" [turns] "Doctor who's front!"
Topics:
* It was announced that KVIE 6 would be showing The Prisoner soon.
* A reminder that Monty Python would be starting on the station the following month.
* KVIE 6's video tape librarian Cindy was the first to discover that there was a glitch in Masque of Mandragora (8 seconds), which eventually led to Lionheart (BBC's American distribution branch) to discover that their *master* tape was faulty.
Relevant credits (for both break 1 and 2):
Producer
Allen L. S. Chamberlin
Nearly Executive Producer
Carol Lancaster
Audio Mixing & Chasing
David "C" Bevin
Director Distracted by
Allen L. S. Chamberlin
SPFX & Technical Dir.
John Franklin
(eat your heart out, ILM)
Floor Direction Attempted By
Michael Huff
Chyron (spels all these words)
Rod Lundstrom
Crew Annoyed by
Allen L. S. Chamberlin
Thank You Gifts Arranged by
Doug Beverley
Traffic & Logs (WHO ignores)
Janet Huddle
Grip, Gaf & Groan
Ken Montgomery
David Waling
Susan Howard
Cast
Annette Laing
Gene Ford
Allen Chamberlin
Allan Krummenacker
Rich Lopes
K-9's Provided by
David Shelnutt
Allan Krummenacker
Jason Dumars
Research Specialists
Christy Keith
Kaye Dunham
Costuming & Make-up
Stephen Bergdahl
Cosmologic Socio-cultural continuity
Judy Cappeller
Production Assistants
Susan Howard
Stuart Williams
Risa Jeanne
Chris Bettencourt
John Koberlein
"The Scarf of Rassilon" by
Penny Cusick
Emotional Support Provided by
Joe Shields, Cyberman to the Stars
Special Guest Stars
Doug Beverly, Prem. Spec.
Jane McConville, Recept.
Cindy Buck, V Tape Lib.
Special Thanks to
Susan Prince
Hard Working Assistants
Ada, Alen, Andi, Aneosh, Brenda, Brian, Carey, Caroline, Charles, Corey, Cougy, Danny, 2(David), 2(Debbie), 2(Dennis), Dianne, Elizabeth, Ellen, Eric, Glenis, 2(Hellen), Helmuth, Ian, Jason, Jeanette, Joe, 2(John), Josh, Julia, Karen, KC, Kois, 2(Lee), Leona, Leslie, Marilyn, Mark, Maria, Michael, Michelle, Mike, Mindy, Monty, Nancy, Nanette, Pam, Patty, Ralph, Richard, Robbin, 2(Robert), Scott, Shawn, Skye, Stacy, Stuart, Tami, Tate, Theresa, Tina, Vicki, Victoria, Von, and Audrie II.
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Doctor Who Pledge Drive 2000 - TPT (KTCA)by timewalker1301 views
Stumbled upon this clip by accident and I'm shocked that it's on YouTube. I dressed up as Turlough and sometimes answered phones with crazed face paint and a Santa cap. Was a bit younger than Pickerel (who I remember). I remember both KVIE buildings, as well as going to the Buttercup Pantry after the pledge drives at Garden Highway. Gene was especially kind and even came to my sister's wedding. Don't know what happened to Allen. Annette, last I heard, got a Ph.D.
mabuse74 3 years ago
Wow, that's great for Annette! What in?
I hope you were "shocked" in a *good* way. Personally, I'd been surprised that nobody else beat me to it! Unfortunately, it doesn't look like I'll have time to do any more of these before I move to England in a couple weeks, so the tapes will be going into storage for later.
BTW, were you the guy who lived near me in Citrus Heights?
EmmettTheSane 3 years ago
Just a little while ago, yeah. I was a very gawky 16 here.
Be sure to peruse the full info (click the "more info" link to the right of the video, where I gave lots of info regarding the break.
Sorry about the low youtube quality. At some point, I'll make the full quality videos available for download.
EmmettTheSane 3 years ago