The Midnight Special - Season 5 Episode 25 Host: Gabe Kaplan

Name: The Midnight Special
Released: 16 May 1980
Rating: 7.80

1980-05-16 90 minutes.

7.80 6 votes

variety show

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Season - Episode

8 Season 8 Jan 01, 1970

8 - 1

Episode 1 Jan 01, 1970
8 - 2

The Cars Sep 28, 1979
8 - 13

Episode 13 Jan 11, 1980
8 - 25

Roy Orbison May 16, 1980

7 Season 7 Jan 19, 1979

7 - 1

Host: Blondie Jan 19, 1979
7 - 24

Hosts: The Beach Boys Apr 27, 1979
7 - 25

Episode 25 May 04, 1979

6 Season 6 Jan 01, 1970

6 - 1

Episode 1 Jan 01, 1970
6 - 2

Host: David Brenner Sep 16, 1977
6 - 3

Host: George Benson Sep 23, 1977
6 - 6

Host: Elvin Bishop Oct 21, 1977
6 - 7

Host: David Soul Oct 28, 1977
6 - 8

Host: Lou Rawls Nov 04, 1977
6 - 9

Host: Glen Campbell Nov 11, 1977
6 - 10

Hosts: The Spinners Nov 18, 1977
6 - 16

Hosts: The Bay City Rollers Jan 06, 1978
6 - 18

Host: Aretha Franklin Jan 27, 1978
6 - 23

Host: Rick Nelson Mar 03, 1978
6 - 32

Host: Dicky Betts May 12, 1978
6 - 35

Host: Crystal Gayle Jun 02, 1978
6 - 36

Hosts: The O'Jays Jan 13, 1978

5 Season 5 Sep 17, 1976

5 - 1

Hosts: The Spinners Sep 17, 1976
5 - 3

Host: George Carlin Oct 01, 1976
5 - 4

Host: James Brown Oct 08, 1976
5 - 5

Co-hosts: Jackie DeShannon & Johnny Rivers Oct 15, 1976
5 - 6

Host: Helen Reddy Oct 22, 1976
5 - 7

Hosts: KC & the Sunshine Band Oct 29, 1976
5 - 14

Host: Tom Jones Dec 17, 1976
5 - 15

Million Sellers of 1976, Part 2 Jan 07, 1977
5 - 16

Host: Judy Collins Jan 21, 1977
5 - 17

Host: Helen Reddy (4th Anniversary Show) Jan 28, 1977
5 - 18

Host: Glen Campbell Feb 04, 1977
5 - 19

Hosts: The Electric Light Orchestra Feb 18, 1977
5 - 21

Hosts: KC & the Sunshine Band Mar 04, 1977
5 - 22

Hosts: Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr. Mar 18, 1977
5 - 23

Host: Aretha Franklin Mar 25, 1977
5 - 25

Host: Gabe Kaplan Apr 08, 1977
5 - 26

Host: George Benson Apr 22, 1977
5 - 27

British Rock hosted by Wolfman Jack Apr 29, 1977
5 - 28

Host: Helen Reddy May 06, 1977
5 - 30

Host: Lou Rawls May 20, 1977
5 - 31

Host: Neil Sedaka May 27, 1977
5 - 32

Hosts: Bread Jun 03, 1977

4 Season 4 Sep 19, 1975

4 - 1

Helen Reddy / Nitty Gritty Dirt Band / Phoebe Snow Sep 19, 1975
4 - 2

Helen Reddy / Isaac Hayes / Barry Manilow Sep 26, 1976
4 - 3

Helen Reddy / Roger Miller / Keith Carradine Jun 11, 1976
4 - 4

Host: Helen Reddy / Bee Gees / Ike & Tina Turner Oct 10, 1975
4 - 5

Host: Glen Campbell / Mac Davis Oct 24, 1975
4 - 6

Helen Reddy / J. Geils Band / Hudson Brothers Oct 31, 1975
4 - 7

Helen Reddy / Merle Haggard / Roger Daltrey Nov 07, 1975
4 - 8

Host: Helen Reddy Nov 14, 1975
4 - 9

Helen Reddy / David Essex / Brenda Lee / Jimmie Walker Nov 21, 1975
4 - 10

Helen Reddy / Frankie Valli / KISS / Barry Manilow Nov 28, 1976
4 - 11

Helen Reddy / Natalie Cole / Bee Gees / Olivia Newton-John Dec 05, 1975
4 - 12

Helen Reddy / Anne Murray / Rufus feat. Chaka Khan Dec 12, 1975
4 - 13

Helen Reddy / Petula Clark / Peter Frampton Dec 19, 1975
4 - 14

Host: Helen Reddy / Dolly Parton / Charlie Rich Dec 26, 1975
4 - 15

Host: Helen Reddy Jan 09, 1976
4 - 16

Staple Singers / Poco/Kenny Rankin Jun 16, 1976
4 - 17

Helen Reddy / Natalie Cole / Petula Clark Jan 23, 1976
4 - 18

Helen Reddy / 5th Dimension / Tom T. Hall Jan 30, 1976
4 - 19

Host: Wolfman Jack (3rd Anniversary Show, Part 1) Feb 13, 1976
4 - 20

Host: Wolfman Jack (3rd Anniversary Show, Part 2) Feb 20, 1976
4 - 21

Host: David Brenner Feb 27, 1976
4 - 22

Helen Reddy / Miracles / Tanya Tucker / ELO Mar 05, 1976
4 - 23

Helen Reddy / Peter Frampton / Rufus feat. Chaka Khan Mar 19, 1976
4 - 24

Helen Reddy / Gordon Lightfoot / Little Richard Mar 26, 1976
4 - 25

Host: Natalie Cole Apr 02, 1976
4 - 26

Host: Helen Reddy Apr 09, 1976
4 - 27

Janis Ian Apr 23, 1976
4 - 29

Host: Paul Anka May 21, 1976
4 - 30

Host: Neil Sedaka Jun 04, 1976
4 - 31

Host: Helen Reddy Jun 11, 1976
4 - 33

Host: Natalie Cole Jun 25, 1976
4 - 34

Host: Glen Campbell Jul 02, 1976
4 - 35

Host: Rita Coolidge Jul 09, 1976
4 - 37

Hosts: The Spinners Jul 23, 1976
4 - 38

Host: David Brenner Jul 30, 1976
4 - 39

Host: James Brown Aug 06, 1976
4 - 40

Host: Paul Williams Jun 11, 1976
4 - 42

Host: Jimmie Walker Aug 27, 1976
4 - 43

Host: Aretha Franklin Sep 10, 1976
4 - 44

Host: Neil Sedaka Jun 04, 1976

3 Season 3 Sep 27, 1974

3 - 1

Host: Randy Newman Sep 27, 1974
3 - 2

Host: Al Green Oct 04, 1974
3 - 3

Host: Jose Feliciano Oct 11, 1974
3 - 4

Host: Paul Anka Oct 18, 1974
3 - 5

Host: David Steinberg :Comedy show Oct 25, 1974
3 - 6

Host: Fats Domino Nov 01, 1974
3 - 7

Host: Redd Foxx Nov 08, 1974
3 - 8

Host: Barry White Nov 15, 1974
3 - 9

Host: George Carlin Nov 15, 1974
3 - 10

Host: Bobby Vinton Nov 29, 1974
3 - 11

Tom Jones Dec 06, 1974
3 - 12

Million Sellers (Part 1) - Host: Wolfman Jack Dec 13, 1974
3 - 13

Million Sellers (Part 2) - Host: Wolfman Jack Dec 20, 1974
3 - 14

Host: Charley Pride Dec 27, 1974
3 - 15

Hosts: The Guess Who Jan 03, 1975
3 - 16

Hosts: The Righteous Brothers Jan 10, 1975
3 - 17

Hosts: Electric Light Orchestra Jan 17, 1975
3 - 18

Hosts: The Marshall Tucker Band Jan 24, 1975
3 - 19

Host: Helen Reddy (2nd Anniversary Show) Jan 31, 1975
3 - 20

Host: Dave Mason Feb 07, 1975
3 - 21

Host: Neil Sedaka Feb 14, 1975
3 - 22

Host: Steppenwolf Feb 21, 1975
3 - 23

Hosts: B.T. Express Feb 28, 1975
3 - 24

Host: Olivia Newton-John Mar 07, 1975
3 - 25

Host: Clive Davis Mar 14, 1975
3 - 26

Hosts: Black Oak Arkansas Mar 21, 1975
3 - 27

International Acts hosted by Wolfman Jack Mar 28, 1975
3 - 28

Hosts: The Ohio Players Apr 04, 1975
3 - 29

Co-hosts: Wet Willie and Charlie Daniels Apr 11, 1975
3 - 30

Hosts: Earth, Wind & Fire Apr 18, 1975
3 - 31

Hosts: Rod Stewart & The Faces Apr 25, 1975
3 - 32

Host: Billy Preston May 02, 1975
3 - 33

Host: Wolfman Jack May 09, 1975
3 - 34

Host: Chubby Checker May 16, 1975
3 - 35

Host: Don Cornelius May 23, 1975
3 - 36

Host: Joan Baez May 30, 1975
3 - 37

Hosts: Seals & Crofts Jun 13, 1975
3 - 38

Host: Herb Alpert Jun 20, 1975
3 - 39

Host: The Temptations Jun 27, 1975
3 - 40

Host: Frankie Valli Jul 04, 1975
3 - 41

Host: Flip Wilson Jul 11, 1975
3 - 42

Helen Reddy / Mac Davis / Minnie Riperton Jul 18, 1975
3 - 43

Helen Reddy / Jessi Colter / Janis Ian Jul 25, 1975
3 - 44

Helen Reddy / Glen Campbell / Uriah Heep Aug 15, 1975
3 - 45

Helen Reddy / Roger Daltrey Aug 22, 1975
3 - 46

Helen Reddy / Johnny Rivers Aug 29, 1975
3 - 47

Helen Reddy / Frankie Valli Sep 05, 1975
3 - 48

Helen Reddy / The Bee Gees / Janis Ian Sep 12, 1975

2 Season 2 Sep 14, 1973

2 - 1

Host: Curtis Mayfield Sep 14, 1973
2 - 2

Host: Wilson Pickett Sep 21, 1973
2 - 3

Hosts: Seals & Crofts Sep 28, 1973
2 - 4

Hosts: Gladys Knight & the Pips Oct 05, 1973
2 - 5

Host:The Bee Gees Oct 12, 1973
2 - 6

Hosts: War Oct 19, 1973
2 - 7

Hosts: Sly and the Family Stone Oct 26, 1973
2 - 8

Chuck Berry Nov 02, 1973
2 - 9

Host: Jerry Lee Lewis Nov 09, 1973
2 - 10

The 1980 Floor Show starring David Bowie Nov 16, 1973
2 - 11

Host: Peter Noone Nov 23, 1973
2 - 12

Hosts: Procol Harum Nov 30, 1973
2 - 13

Hosts: The Four Tops Dec 07, 1973
2 - 14

Hosts: Loggins & Messina Dec 14, 1973
2 - 15

Host: Jose Feliciano Guests: Clarence Carter, Roger McGuinn, Linda Ronstadt, Sha Na Na Dec 21, 1974
2 - 16

Host: Marty Robbins Dec 28, 1973
2 - 17

Million Sellers hosted by Wolfman Jack Jan 04, 1974
2 - 18

Hosts: Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show Jan 11, 1974
2 - 19

Host: Smokey Robinson Jan 18, 1974
2 - 20

Host: Steve Miller Guests: Brownsville Station, Tim Buckley, The James Cotton Blues Band, Genesis, The James Gang Jan 25, 1974
2 - 21

Host: Helen Reddy Feb 01, 1974
2 - 22

Hosts: Ike and Tina Turner Feb 08, 1974
2 - 23

Host: Roy Orbison Feb 15, 1974
2 - 24

Host: Gordon Lightfoot Feb 22, 1974
2 - 25

Hosts: Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show Mar 01, 1974
2 - 26

Hosts: Gladys Knight and the Pips Mar 08, 1974
2 - 27

Hosts: The Pointer Sisters Mar 15, 1974
2 - 28

Host: Bill Withers Mar 22, 1974
2 - 29

Hosts: The Guess Who Mar 29, 1974
2 - 30

Hosts: The Righteous Brothers Apr 05, 1974
2 - 31

Host: Roy Clark Apr 12, 1974
2 - 32

Host: Curtis Mayfield Apr 19, 1974
2 - 33

Host: Charlie Rich Apr 26, 1974
2 - 34

Hosts: The Spinners May 03, 1974
2 - 35

Host: George Carlin May 10, 1974
2 - 36

Host: Frankie Avalon May 17, 1974
2 - 37

Host: Richard Pryor May 24, 1974
2 - 38

Host: Marty Robbins May 31, 1974
2 - 39

Hosts: The Kinks Jun 07, 1974
2 - 40

Host: David Steinberg (All-Comedy show) Jun 28, 1974
2 - 41

Host: Anne Murray Jul 05, 1974
2 - 42

Host: Bobby Womack Jul 12, 1974
2 - 43

Host: Helen Reddy Jul 19, 1974
2 - 44

Host: Leon Russell Jul 26, 1974
2 - 45

Host: Leon Russell Aug 02, 1974
2 - 46

Hosts: Sly and the Family Stone Aug 09, 1974
2 - 47

Host: Little Richard Aug 16, 1974
2 - 48

Host: B.B. King Aug 30, 1974
2 - 49

Marvin Gaye Sep 06, 1974
2 - 50

Hosts: The O'Jays Sep 13, 1974

1 Season 1 Aug 19, 1972

1 - 1

Pilot Aug 19, 1972
1 - 2

Host: Helen Reddy Feb 02, 1973
1 - 3

Host: Johnny Rivers Feb 08, 1973
1 - 4

Host: Mac Davis Feb 16, 1973
1 - 5

Host: Harry Chapin Feb 23, 1973
1 - 6

Host: Anne Murray Mar 02, 1973
1 - 7

Host: Paul Williams Mar 09, 1973
1 - 8

Host: Paul Anka Mar 16, 1973
1 - 9

Host: Lou Rawls Mar 23, 1973
1 - 10

Host: Ray Charles Mar 30, 1973
1 - 11

Hosts: The Bee Gees Apr 06, 1973
1 - 12

Bill Cosby Apr 13, 1973
1 - 13

Host: Doc Severinsen Apr 20, 1973
1 - 14

Host: Jerry Lee Lewis Apr 27, 1973
1 - 15

Host: Johnny Nash May 04, 1973
1 - 16

Hosts: Burns and Schreiber May 11, 1973
1 - 17

Host: Chubby Checker May 18, 1973
1 - 18

Hosts: Gladys Knight & the Pips May 25, 1973
1 - 19

Host: Paul Williams Jun 01, 1973
1 - 20

Host: Curtis Mayfield Jun 08, 1973
1 - 21

Host: Jim Croce Jun 15, 1973
1 - 22

Host:The Bee Gees Jun 22, 1973
1 - 23

Host: Paul Williams Jun 29, 1973
1 - 24

Host: Jose Feliciano Jul 06, 1973
1 - 25

Host: Smokey Robinson Jul 13, 1973
1 - 26

Host: Joan Baez Jul 20, 1973
1 - 27

Host: Dionne Warwick Jul 27, 1973
1 - 28

Host: Al Green Aug 03, 1973
1 - 29

Hosts: The Bee Gees Aug 10, 1973
1 - 30

Host: Richard Pryor Sep 17, 1973
1 - 31

Co-hosts: Loretta Lynn & Marty Robbins Aug 24, 1973
1 - 32

Host: Billy Preston Aug 31, 1973
1 - 33

Host: Mac Davis Sep 07, 1973
1 - 34

Host: Curtis Mayfield Sep 14, 1973
1 - 35

Host: Wilson Pickett Sep 21, 1973
1 - 36

Host: Seals & Crofts Sep 28, 1973
1 - 37

Host: Gladys Knight & The Pips Oct 05, 1973
1 - 38

Host: The Bee Gees Oct 12, 1973
1 - 39

Host: War Oct 19, 1973
1 - 40

Host: Chuck Berry Nov 02, 1973

Overview

Gabe Kaplan (host) - does two comedy monologues. The first is about commercials for nose sprays; skin creams and a new deodorant for the ear. Second monologue is about the telephone, prank phone calls; blind dates --ABBA - ""Dancing Queen"" --James Darren & Hattie Winston - ""You Take My Heart Away"" --The Dirt Band - ""Fish Song"" & ""Disco Stomp"" --Rod Stewart - ""Tonight's the Night"" (taped in his home) & ""The First Cut Is the Deepest"" --Gary Wright - ""Water Sign"" & ""I'm Alright"" --Midnight Special salute to Judy Collins

Year 1980

Studio NBC

Director

Crew

Popularity 8.9959

Language English

The Midnight Special - Season 5 Episode 25 Host: Gabe Kaplan

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