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Status
Released
Release
1979
Runtime
1h 14m
An unsold 1979 television talk-show pilot hosted by Orson Welles, blending interviews, audience interaction, staged segments, and magic performances, filmed between 1978 and 1979 but never broadcast or developed into a series.
12 Cast Members
Orson Welles
Self
Jim Henson
Self / Kermit the Frog (voice)
Frank Oz
Self / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle (voice)
Dave Goelz
Gonzo (voice)
Angie Dickinson
Self
Joseph McBride
Member of Studio Audience
Burt Reynolds
Self
Shawn Stevens
Self
Allen Bracken
Robert the Assistant
Bob Greenberg
Gypsy Clarinetist
Michael Part
Gypsy Concertinist
Stanley Sheff
Gypsy Violinist
