A clip from NBC’s star-packed, anti-drug special, broadcast in the Fall of 1981. With Carol Burnett, Bob Hope, Paul Newman, Henry Winkler, Scott Baio, Kristy McNichol, Herve Villechaize, Dana Plato, Cheryl Tiggs, Mark Hamill, et cetera. Just for fun, can you spot all of the participants who later had drug-related problems?
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Magic Johnson was in this video too
I missed this I believe. It was a naive attempt in combating the emerging drug epidemic. But I still appreciate their efforts.
Bob Evans paying his penance…
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Pure cheese.
I need to get high to get thru this.
I remember this so vividly. What a fun time it was, and seeing a lot of performers that are no longer with us. Paul Newman’s got the pipes, that’s for sure.
1:29
1:29 Me: I don’t remember this.
Girl: “You can be somebody…”
Me: (core memory unlocked)
LOL at the McDonalds commercial. I wore that same style of uniform except they were brick red.
Many of them were beaked outta thier brain on coke. lol. I think Bob Evans did it as part of court ordered drug related ‘community service’. But still looks like fun party.