Jimmy Hart tarred and feathered by Jerry Lawler (1981) Classic Memphis Wrestling Studio Brawl

During an interview with the First Family and Jimmy Hart, the babyfaces, sick of Hart's stable, come out to confront the heels and a huge studio brawl breaks out. Participants include Dream Machine, Chick Donovan, Bugsy McGraw, and Nightmares Danny Davis and Ted Allen going against Steve Keirn, Rick Gibson, Robert Gibson, and Bill Dundee. While the First Family are engaged, Jerry Lawler seizes Hart, pours molasses over his head and dumps fluffy, white feathers all over him. Funny!
Date: 1981
Location: WMC TV5 Studio, Memphis
Interview: Lance Russell
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[@RayNDeere]

Liked how Lance was giving Jerry grief, only to mutter "It was kinda funny" to Dave

[@Stereolabdream]

Aristotle first mentioned suspension of disbelief....and this pure, wonderful theatre...thanks for posting !

[@beaumichael6359]

Now he can fly south for the winter! HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!

[@leonandrews7180]

I grew up watching Memphis wrestling and will only watch old 1980’s Mempho rassling. One reason was that the show was just funny as shit. It’s hilarious and there were so many funny ass wrestlers in both camps. The tar and feather thing is really classic with me dying in laughter with Lance haplessly trying to stop it to no avail. Best show ever and something that was the product of the era that can never return.

[@ronaldshank7589]

If I'd of been there, I'd of been looking straight at Jimmy Hart, and going Bawk, Bawk, Bawk, Bawk, Bawkkkkkk!!!!! This wasn't just a little funny... this was HILARIOUS!!!!!

[@arkansoul]

We had to watch this kinda stuff every Saturday morning in Memphis. LOVED IT!!!!!!!

[@MrIndeeply]

LOL HART looks like a dandelion with all those feathers on him hehhehhehehehehehhehheheh

[@sailordude2094]

The best for a Saturday morning in 2024, lol. Thanks!

[@finisher3x]

Haha @ he settled the baseball strike. Jimmy Hart was the master at talking shit. Don't know which one was better . . . he or Cornette, because both of them could talk that talk.

[@elscotto33]

I still love watching these old Memphis wrestling clips. I watched most of them when they originally happened. Noon on Channel 22 in Dayton, OH, every Saturday back in the day

[@castlelord8995]

Same channel I watched it on also!

[@mylariat]

That's when wrestling was fun to watch! Lance was the best commentator around back in the day. He could put anything over! Love Eddie Marlin's baby blue suit with the white dress shoes! lol. Love it when Lance says it was kinda funny at the very end.

[@SteveHolsten]

I wonder how hard molasses & feathers are to get off

[@JerGer918]

I don't know why Banana Nose was beside himself here, he should've been grateful to Sam Hill his Baxter suit was unscathed amidst the chaos.

[@dupont416]

"And as Uncle Charley .... Lance Russell"

[@deanw0rmer]

Golden Boy Chick Donovan the poor mans Ric Flair lmao

[@ronaldshank7589]

Ain't no WAY, he'd of ever stood a Snowball's chance in Guam, against "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair. I'll just finish with this one word: "WOOOOOOOOOOOOO"!!!!!!!!!!

[@ronaldshank7589]

Lance Russell kept scolding Jerry Lawler for tar-and-feathering Jimmy Hart...then admits that it was kinda funny. This was a fun segment to watch!

[@robertdonahoo8183]

At the 2:00 mark you'll see where Corey Maclin got his famous "this is ridiculous " line from - the Lancer himself!

[@zygmundzygmundowski]

I hope one day technology can restore these videos to a digital standard!

[@AndraeS19751]

When Wrestling had Meaning

[@kenriley2352]

Lol classic this was the best

[@bipblake]

Hey look, Its Foghorn Leghorn!!!

[@charlesmeadows6285]

Bryan Allen LOL x 1,000,000.

[@Rusty3659]

I thought he looked like Dr. Blinky.

[@travissloan6864]

Lance Russell: Lawler, will you knock that stuff off. Without that STUFF as Russell called it, Memphis Wrestling wouldn't have been what it was. Here's to Yesteryear.

[@alvinwine5665]

Those were the good ol days

[@scvbtr2]

the good old days.

[@MrCarl220]

Hmm, I thought LAWLER was the face, and Russell puts him over as a heel!!

[@stumarston6812]

C'mon Jerry

[@elscotto33]

Jimmy Hart forgot to say "This is the greatest day of my life"

[@smokeymayrand4757]

LOL

[@TheLeroyMoon]

I love how this is a "brawl," but the wrestlers in front of the desk still find time to fall into par terre (1:32 and 1:54).

[@yardlet6]

Lance rules! The only sane man in the studio. Next to Dave Brown.

[@ronaldshank7589]

Ol' Banana Nose himself, the GREAT ONE, Mr. Lance Russell! The only real problem I ever had with Lance, was stuff like this. You know:Where he's trying to get Jerry "The King" Lawler to stop beating up on his opponents, and even here, when he Tarred and Feathered Ol' Jimmy Hart! Jerry "The King" Lawyer actually Tarred and Feathered The Dream Machine, too, and y'all wanna talk about somebody that was Screaming Mad! He's all like "Lawlerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!! I'm gonna get you, Lawlerrrrrrrrrr!!!!! Get back here, Boy!!!!!!!!!! I'm gonna kill you, Lawlerrrrrr!!!!!!!!!! I can only imagine that the Dream Machine might've almost busted a Blood Vessel somewhere in his body! That Ol' Boy was madder than a whole NATION of Wet Hornets!!!!!!!!!! I woulda been screamin' mad, too, if Jerry woulda done somethin' like that to me!!!!!!!!!!

[@zisoul]

Hey there ChannelExtreme, do you got the video of Jerry Lawler saying to Jimmy Hart in a calm soft tone that he would make Hart's life hell then hitting him then his goons in big out studio brawl? It has not been shown in long,long time,do you know what channel it's on? Peace.

[@alanunseld4942]

every sat morning hell yes😎

[@SallyLulu885]

Naaahhhh... Lawler will always be the King of Memphis!!!

[@sprayarm]

😂😂😂😂

[@Votedjt2024]

Jimmy hart and the frist family

[@Parlimant_Strifey]

Lawler should have been suspended immediately. The hypocrisy, Jimmy Hart pours a little flower on Lance and gets kicked out. Poor Jimmy had no choice but to head north to see Vince.

[@lastwolflord]

kind of I mean he started in 77' and flair was like 72'. And both of them copied Nature boy buddy rogers. Just flair new how to work the mic.

[@Lovelygal71]

lol, poor Jimmy Hart. tee hee... :D

[@ronaldshank7589]

Skinniest chicken I ever saw!!!🤣😆🤣😆🤣!!!

[@SallyLulu885]

Naaahhhh... Lawler will always be the King of Memphis!!! another temper tantrum coming!!!

[@lastwolflord]

pretty cool. miss old style wrestling. Got to love all the marks in the audience who believe this is real.

[@angelacallaway2195]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😁😛go Jerry

[@lastwolflord]

Does mommy know you talk like that?

[@mikecelticfc945]

bugsy mcgraw the best wrester ever!

[@yardlet6]

Hart was the real king of Memphis!

[@hueowen2786]

Elvis was the king.

[@aaronlusanko8779]

@@hueowen2786 r/whoosh

[@beaumichael6359]

I always said Jimmy Hart was A GREAT BIG SAP! HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!

[@ronaldshank7589]

In this case-With Feathers!!!

[@beaumichael6359]

I guess jimmy "chickend"out! HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!

[@ronaldshank7589]

Definitely one of the skinniest chickens I ever saw!!! The only thing he didn't do, was lay eggs!!!😆😆😆

[@brandonmorris92]

Jimmy! Jimmy! Jimmy! Lol! 😂😂😂😂

[@TheLeroyMoon]

I grew up in Charlotte with real territory wrestling in the 70s and 80s, and I'm pretty certain most adults were hip to pro wrestling NOT being real competition. 99% of wrestling fans, however, may have thought it was real. I know I did, despite my dad, uncles, minister, teachers, barber and coaches telling me otherwise. Older fans, like my Grandpa, who were raised on wrestling from 1900-1925 (when it WAS a real pro-sport), especially believed it was real.

[@sgtblackrock4997]

Dream Machine was better...

[@ronaldshank7589]

In one segment, tho, even The Dream Machine got "Tarred and Feathered"! He stood up, screaming:"Lawler!!!! Lawler!!! I'm gonna kill you, Lawler"!!!!! Needless to say:The Ol' Dream Machine looked like the World's biggest Rooster!!! It wasn't too long after that, that The Dream Machine quit The First Family. He'd gotten tired of having Jimmy Hart constantly push him aside, in favor of other Wrestlers. He was done with it!!!

[@sgtblackrock4997]

@@ronaldshank7589 thats what I was talking about...was hilarious