A Prairie Home Companion - April 11, 1987 (Part 7)

In this segment:
Credits (at 0:00)
Music: There'll Be Joy, Joy, Joy (at 0:40)
This is an episode of A Prairie Home Companion which was aired on the Disney Channel on April 11, 1987. During that season Garrison Keillor was preparing to retire, which he did for a short while before reviving the show in 1989. As part of his planned retirement he agreed to air his "last" season on the Disney Channel. Despite the show being revived, it was never broadcast on television again (although recently performances of A Prairie Home Companion have been broadcast to cinemas as part of Garrison Keillor's most recent stab at retirement) . This episode is only 90 minutes long because the television broadcasts had 30 minutes cut out from them. This is also the only episode I have; it was taped off of a free preview weekend of The Disney Channel (when it was a "premium" network, like HBO). Apologies for the occasional video dropouts, the tape is a bit worn out and my video capture card doesn't tolerate worn tapes very well. Part 7 of 7.

[@maryzambrana7141]

What a gift for all of us!! Miss APHC and Garrison Keillor's entourage. The special guests and the regulars, the musicians, the countless stories, the audience participation and the characters are missed so very much. No cursing or political demons, just plain old relatability to life, whether it was yours or not. Thank goodness for KZbin that Lake Wobegon is ours for the watching and saving. 🤗

[@Anna-tj7mp]

Am watching this in late 2023 as barbarous war rages and my heart is numb. This beautiful funny show is a balm and a blessing, ❤

[@edp2260]

I got to see that show in person many times. It was a lot of fun to attend a lives broadcast show and watch the "on air" light come on!

[@sugarpuddin]

Wow! I remember these!!!

[@BrynEnsomhet]

Thank you again for all the segment breakdown info - it's really handy for the PHC wiki I'm working on!

[@MrRadar]

No problem! I know not everyone likes every part of APHC so I figured the effort to break the episode down was warranted.

[@globalnettuber]

Old Carter Family classic. Love this rendition.

[@davidsecor2242]

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[@mattmintzell2253]

Lovely old-time performance!

[@mysteryqueen1]

love this music thank you Garrison

[@globalnettuber]

I always enjoyed PHC and Garrison's performances. In this one, his footwork reminds me of the Canadian singer, Stompin' Tom Connors.

[@starfish53]

I miss Kate Mckenzie she was so sweet

[@joeanderson8839]

The actual radio show had no commercials. I had no idea it started with Disney.

[@patsysmothermon7861]

He was So Young here !!😊

[@Ian16545]

These days, Sally Swift (4:26) works as the co-head honcho at APM's "The Splendid Table".

[@CCV334]

dwight schrute