Videos: Hot Dog, The Greatest Kids Show Ever
Hot Dog ran on NBC for one year season: 1970/71.
It ran on Saturday morning. It showed two segments on how things were made.
Introducing a segment was Woody Allen. I recall that Jonathan Winters closed them.
Jo Anne Worley was a star on Laugh In.
Winters winged it, as was his practice. Sometimes, the crew can be heard laughing.
Only 13 shows were made. They re-ran it for the rest of the season. It covered 27 topics.
I was in grad school. I watched it. I learned. I laughed.
Here are a few snippets. I wish there were a DVD of all of them.
The Yardbirds did the music for some of the segments. They did the one on trees. A blues slide guitarist did the one on brooms.
Toothpaste:
Crayons:
Pennies:
Money: