Sid & Marty Krofft's Red Eye Express

1988 American TV series or program

Sid & Marty Krofft's Red Eye Express

Written by	David L. Lander Paul Elbling
Directed by	Bill Davis
Starring	Ron Reagan Rick Astley Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine Eric Carmen Chuck Berry Paul Rodriguez Lou Albano
Country of origin	United States
Production
Producer	Sid and Marty Krofft
Running time	60 minutes
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	March 9, 1988 (1988-03-09)

Sid and Marty Krofft's Red Eye Express was a late-night variety special that aired on CBS on March 9, 1988. It was the lowest-rated program on network television that week.

Plot

Featuring a format similar to the Kroffts' then-current syndicated series, D.C. Follies, Ron Reagan stars as the owner of The Red Eye Express, a nightclub frequented by celebrities (and celebrity look-alike Krofft puppets). Through the course of the hour, Reagan mingles with various puppets (Cher, Jack Nicholson, Whoopi Goldberg, Ronald Reagan Sr., etc.), real-life people (Chuck Berry, Lou Albano) and performing guests (Gloria Estefan, Eric Carmen, Rick Astley).

Music

Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine – "Anything for You", "Surrender"
Rick Astley – "Never Gonna Give You Up"
Eric Carmen – "Hungry Eyes"

References

"Nielsen Bottom 10, March 7th-13th, 1988". September 19, 2016.

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Television shows	H.R. Pufnstuf (1969) The Bugaloos (1970) Lidsville (1971) Sigmund and the Sea Monsters (1973) Land of the Lost (1974) Far Out Space Nuts (1975) The Lost Saucer (1975) Donny & Marie (1976) The Krofft Supershow (1976) The Brady Bunch Hour (1977) The Krofft Superstar Hour (1978) Pink Lady and Jeff (1980) Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters (1980) Pryor's Place (1984) D.C. Follies (1987) Land of the Lost (1991) Family Affair (2002) Mutt & Stuff (2015) Sigmund and the Sea Monsters (web series) (2017)
Krofft Supershow segments	Dr. Shrinker (1976) Electra Woman and Dyna Girl (1976) Kaptain Kool and the Kongs (1976) Wonderbug (1976) Magic Mongo (1977) Bigfoot and Wildboy (1977)
Krofft Puppets appearances	The Dean Martin Show (1965) The Banana Splits (1968) New Zoo Revue (1972)
Pilots and TV specials	Fol-de-Rol (1972) The World of Sid & Marty Krofft at the Hollywood Bowl (1973) Really, Raquel (1974) NBC Saturday Morning Preview Revue (1974) Jimmy Osmond Presents ABC's Saturday Sneak Peek (1976) The Paul Lynde Halloween Special (1976) The Brady Bunch Variety Hour (1976) Kaptain Kool and the Kongs Present ABC All-Star Saturday (1977) The Bay City Rollers Meet the Saturday Superstars (1978) The Krofft Komedy Hour (1978) Bobby Vinton's Rock 'n' Rollers (1978) Anson & Lorrie (1981) The CBS Saturday Morning Preview Special (1983) Saturday's the Place (1984) The Cracker Brothers (1984) Rock 'n' Wrestling Saturday Spectacular (1985) The Patti LaBelle Show (1985) Sid & Marty Krofft's Red Eye Express (1988) Krofft Late Night (1991) Electra Woman and Dyna Girl (2001)
Films	Pufnstuf (1970) Middle Age Crazy (1980) Side Show (1981) Harry Tracy, Desperado (1982) Land of the Lost (2009)
Live shows	Howdy, Mr. Ice of 1950 (1949) Les Poupées de Paris (1961) Circus (1966) Funny World (1966) Kaleidoscope (1968) Fol-de-Rol (1968) A Broadway Baby (1984) Comedy Kings (1988)
Other	Electra Woman and Dyna Girl (2016 web series) The World of Sid and Marty Krofft theme park Sid & Marty Krofft Television Productions Inc. v. McDonald's Corp. Toby Terrier and His Video Pals Tales of the Okefenokee

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