{"id":932,"date":"2016-11-03T12:43:16","date_gmt":"2016-11-03T12:43:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?p=932"},"modified":"2021-07-02T12:07:16","modified_gmt":"2021-07-02T12:07:16","slug":"episode-46-the-paul-lynde-halloween-special","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?p=932","title":{"rendered":"Episode 48 &#8211; The Paul Lynde Halloween Special"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week join Steve as he begins surgery on the 1976 Paul Lynde Halloween Special. Jonathan occasionally hands Steve a scalpel, especially in terms of attempting to get behind Lynde&#8217;s troubles with the bottle. Otherwise, it is a lot of lighthearted, Halloween fun as we attempt to survive some of the most surreal 1970s variety show sketches and dance numbers this side of the Star Wars Holiday Special!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ABC Network - The Paul Lynde Halloween Special (Promo, 1976)\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/s_vadNcrmmw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bruce Vilanch on &quot;The Paul Lynde Halloween Special&quot;\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ypz7erevqrI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-932 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?attachment_id=936'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/album-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-936\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-936'>\n\t\t\t\tPaul&#8217;s 1960 &#8220;Recently Released&#8221; 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October 1976\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?attachment_id=938'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Halloween-special-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-938\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-938'>\n\t\t\t\tAce Frehley with Paul Lynde and Margaret Hamilton from the special.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?attachment_id=937'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/gene_witch-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-937\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-937'>\n\t\t\t\tGene Simmons and Margaret Hamilton.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?attachment_id=941'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Paul_Lynde_info.com_-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-941\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-941'>\n\t\t\t\tPaul relaxes with his dog Alfred from a 1981 Architectural Digest photoshoot (attribution: Paul Lynde info.com)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week join Steve as he begins surgery on the 1976 Paul Lynde Halloween Special. 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