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The Tonight Show 
February 16, 1971

GUESTS
Dinah Shore, Albert Brooks, Ricardo Montalban,
Bette Midler, Terry Galanoy

PROGRAM TIME
11:30 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.

INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT

The footage from this appearance apparently no longer exists, nor have any audio recordings surfaced.  Therefore, a written transcript of this interview can not yet be made.  Below are lyrics to the known song that Bette did perform during this appearance.  

Bette Midler
( general lyrics - not transcribed from show ) 		Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
 (Don Raye, Hughie Prince)

He was a famous trumpet man from out Chicago way.
He had a boogie style that no one else could play.
He was the top man at his craft,
but then his number came up and he was gone with the draft.
He's in the army now. He's blowin' reveille.
He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of company B.

They made him blow a bugle for his Uncle Sam.
It really brought him down because he could not jam.
The captain seemed to understand,
because the next day the cap' went out and drafted the band.
And now the company jumps when he plays reveille.
He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of company B.

A root, a toot, a toodlie-a-da-toot.
He blows it eight to the bar in boogie rhythm.
He can't blow a note unless a bass and guitar
is playin' with him.
And the company jumps when he plays reveille.
He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of company B.

He was some boogie woogie bugle boy of company B.
And when he played his boogie woogie bugle
he was busy as a busy bee.
And when he played he made the company jump eight to the bar.
He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of company B.

Andata toodliata-toodliata toot toot
he blows it eight to the bar.
He can't blow a note if a bass and guitar
isn't with him.
And the company jumps when he plays reveille.
He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of company B.

He puts the boys to sleep with boogie every night,
and wakes 'em up the same way in the early bright.
They clap their hands and stamp their feet,
'cause they know how it goes when someone gives him a beat.
Woah, woah, he wakes 'em up when he plays reveille.
The boogie woogie bugle boy of company B.

A root, a toot, a toodli-a-da to toot toot toot
he's blowin' eight to the bar.
Yeah, he can't blow a note if a bass and guitar
isn't, woah, with him.
And the company jumps when he plays reveille.
He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of company B.

INTERESTING FACTS

This episode was actually taped on February 15, 1971, the day before the show aired. 

This episode was filmed in Los Angeles, California. It was the only time Bette Midler appeared on the Tonight Show in Los Angeles while the show was still based in New York.  

Bette performed "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" with "six dancers."  The song was choreographed by Andre Tayir, who worked on the "Andy Williams Show."

According to the pre-interview papers, Bette was scheduled to perform a second song on this show.  However, it is unknown whether Bette did indeed perform that second song since the episode run sheet only lists Bette singing one song and then talking to the panel.  A second song (which would be listed as panel to song) is not listed.  It also appears that this show was restructured before filming took place.  According to the run sheet, Bette's set was moved from spot 18 to spot 20.  This change had Bette replace "The Mighty Carson Art Players" who according to the paperwork did not appear on the episode.  As a result it's not known what actually filled the original spot that Bette had been moved from, apart from the hand written note saying "sketches."  

Bette later reflected to Neil Appelbaum on her appearance from this show in the May 1971 edition of After Dark Magazine.  "Did you see me do 'Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy'? It's a hysterical, funny number. They've never done a production like it on that show. They brought it all together and we all did it when we were in Hollywood. Oh, it was fabulous. They brought me out there because they couldn't do a production number here - you know, here in New York - and they thought it would be a good idea if they did it there because they would have a bigger place to do it in - so we did it."  

THE TONIGHT SHOW PAPERWORK

It was with great amazement when it was discovered that the Library Of Congress in Washington, D.C. had papers in their archives for most of the Tonight Show episodes starting from October 17, 1970.  Upon learning this, the paperwork for all of the early episodes featuring Bette Midler were acquired. Since the Johnny Carson people claim many of these early episodes no longer exist, this paperwork may well be the only record of what took place.  Not only that, but this paperwork also gives insights and extra details into the existing episodes.     


Broadcast Standards


Episode Run Sheet


Question Sheet


Pre-Interview Page 04


Johnny's Cue Card


The Carson Papers document each night's show and the production material pertaining to guest interviews. Typed index cards contain introductory comments for use by Johnny Carson or a substitute host related to each guest. Linked to these cue cards are typed commentaries prepared by researchers from preliminary interviews with a guest outlining areas of interest to be discussed. Also with the file for each show is a listing of commercials, skits, guests, and network pauses in the sequence they occurred. A "Broadcast Standards Acceptability" report includes the names of guests, the host, sponsors, personalities and commercial products mentioned, and references which were censored and edited.