A Prairie Home Companion - April 11, 1987 (Part 5)

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In this segment:
The News from Lake Wobegon (continued at 0:00)
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 5 of 7.

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@TheWorkinschlep 8 жыл бұрын

During my divorce... I would put a tape or CD in and fall asleep listening to Mr Keillor....I love him....He has brought so much joy to my life...and calm!

@princessalaina4589 3 жыл бұрын

I could listen to Garrison every evening. I do quite frequently, as listening to his voice relaxes me and makes me sleep better.

@johnbarnett6924 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for this posting, John Barnett revisited, December 2023❤

@youcanbuyme 6 жыл бұрын

His voice is very silky and calming. I love all his stories that he tells. I listen to them over and over again. Paul Harvey was my fav until I heard Garrison now I have two favs

@TroubleToby3040 2 жыл бұрын

I want to believe that your last line is a tribute to Keillor's "all the children were above average" line. I want to believe.

@wongsurach 4 жыл бұрын

I was born in Thailand and have heard his program in Southern Illinios University and fell in love with his story...

@westmeetseast 12 жыл бұрын

Best storyteller I've ever heard. He's just so mellow and effortlessly witty

@petersonlafollette3521 2 жыл бұрын

This is his Svengali bit, does not get any sweeter or funnier! See him channeling the higher here- a state of grace ALL if us are capable of given discipline and practice.

@Xenumiscagive 7 жыл бұрын

one of the greatest story tellers of our time

@FigaroHey 5 жыл бұрын

I remember the first time I saw Keillor's face, on a boxed set of The News from Lake Wobegon. Shock. I'd still rather listen than see him. I get taken over by a kind of morbid fascination if I see him. He's right about having a face for radio. Luckily he has a perfect voice for radio, too. And he has this strange effect on me that when he says the word 'pie,' I want to get up and eat pie. Make a pie and eat pie. I've never acted on the impulse, but it's like a hypnotic suggestion to me when he says, 'pie.'

@thomasromano9321 4 жыл бұрын

No, he doesn't say 'pie' he says, 'bebop areebop' pie. Get the taste of shame out of your mouth.

@markheithaus Жыл бұрын

He puts me to sleep. I work at night and often listen to his stories to sleep during the day

@whalesong999 8 ай бұрын

If you read up about him, he considers himself to be high functioning on the autistic spectrum. His looks and carriage reflect that at times, that little "oddness".

@FigaroHey 6 ай бұрын

@@thomasromano9321 I happily would if there were any rhubarb pie around here. But still.... He says the word 'pie' (as in, 'go to the Chatterbox Cafe and have a slab of pie') and I want pie. Also when he says, 'Bed,' I can feel myself getting into a comfortable bed and drifting off to sleep. 'Cake' and 'car' don't have the same effect.

@spmoran4703 2 жыл бұрын

Beautifully created stories and really funny.

@DIOROCKS100 12 жыл бұрын

Garrison Keillor, humble comedian.

@smokeysmith1282 3 жыл бұрын

Admittedly I’m able to relate to so many of his inner thoughts and reasoning’s that I assumed was only unique just to me.

@BarbarianDragon 13 жыл бұрын

this is gonna be the best nap ever

@bonniemccarthy8207 6 жыл бұрын

Since 1975 I've listened to PHC. Nothing can change my mind about this fascinating experience. Don't give up Garrison.

@justforever96 7 жыл бұрын

LOL, so good...I couldn't even remember how he'd gotten off the topic of Clarence and his tooth when he came back too it. You just get sucked into the stories so deeply.

@thomaspaprocki1107 9 ай бұрын

Iam 68 and used to listen. Im saw 2 shows at Rabina in Ill I was around formthe end of thegolden age ofraio because i was born in 1954

@whalesong999 8 ай бұрын

I'm a year older than GK and immediately heard the stylings of old '40s radio when I managed to tune in to his show. He's moved that kind of warm recall into his art form, certainly does it justice. Our listening to radio was our family entertainment, out on the edge of the prairies ourselves in a plains state. When Garrison delivers his stories, it rings so true to what our lives were like in our small farming community.

@stjjmk1971 4 жыл бұрын

My hero.

@josefjohnson92 12 жыл бұрын

this has gotta be one of the funniest guys i have ever seen and im only 19

@rockolutheran Жыл бұрын

dammmn ur 30 now lol

@jonclassical2024 4 ай бұрын

Jimmy Stewart and Larry David rolled into one big joint!

@libertybelz4284 7 жыл бұрын

I love it.

@ijunkie 12 жыл бұрын

I was a month old in this clip. Now in law school :)

@Carlschwamberger1 12 жыл бұрын

...Well, I've got to finish that story...

@musicbox193 12 жыл бұрын

@Gasparilladeflorida How dare you speak of Garrison Keilor that way. He's the genius who everyone looks forward to hearing every weekend!

@alejandrosans2857 7 жыл бұрын

is there any episode about a monologue about growing tomatoes that grows out of hand and suddenly they have tomoatoes everywhere....

@danielallen3454 7 жыл бұрын

There is, but I have been unable to find it on youtube.

@FigaroHey 5 жыл бұрын

I think it's from the tape set, The News From Lake Wobegon, Summer. I've got it on cassette somewhere... But look for videos with pictures of the yellow box and The News From Lake Wobegon with a picture of the lake and the town on it. It's in one of the four tapes that come in that box, so maybe it's on KZfaq somewhere.

@TheKirby117 11 жыл бұрын

Explain how he is a svengalia.

@MusicbyWordPlay 13 жыл бұрын

@BarbarianDragon hahahahahaha i thought i was the only one...

@wongsurach 4 жыл бұрын

and lo and behole I came back home after graduated I did a radio show telling story.... Ha ha

@wongsurach 4 жыл бұрын

And I wrote 5 books telling story.

@Imperium56 12 жыл бұрын

Or rather, instead of keeping your opinions to yourself, perhaps you could, you know, NOT WATCH a video that is all about GK. It makes sense, no?

@elazarn2 12 жыл бұрын

@SpaceLogan They've had one for quite a while now. It's the thumbs down button.

@judcitizen706 Жыл бұрын

13:23 okay, I don't know anything about religion but THIS is a good joke! 👏

@dominieschool9852 10 жыл бұрын

Some people have never read anything other than word balloons in comics. Try a book without pictures, peeps.

@35diamondgirl 12 жыл бұрын

Here's a thought--turn off the radio!

@maureendevlet2011 5 жыл бұрын

Jean Gilliland u

@SpaceLogan 12 жыл бұрын

@Gasparilladeflorida I hope youtube creates a dislike button for your comment.

@rvdjt8874 2 жыл бұрын

Jesucristo es Dios

@capnjackgallows3204 Ай бұрын

There is no god fool.

@saintofconsequence 7 жыл бұрын

Sounds like my childhood experience with girls.

@suzannelonnettestewart8715 6 жыл бұрын

thelittlepilgrim I

@tomr6955 2 жыл бұрын

Came here from the Simpsons, lol he really isn't funny.

@AugustusLarch 12 жыл бұрын

@ERdept1 Public radio doesn't have commercials. Kellior has them under a spell. They sure don't need to simulcast PHC on every public station. I like classical music and like to chill out at 17 hours on Saturdays during the winter and they break in even with re-runs of the show. It's a spell. Some one needs to stake this guy.

@michaeldowning7010 5 жыл бұрын

They only have the programming they have because of listener demand

@plutoplatters 12 жыл бұрын

that is the oldest reply there is.... people love to hate things. learn a new 'cliche"

@AugustusLarch 12 жыл бұрын

@ERdept1 I have limited stations to listen too and he sucks two of the good ones away 8 hours a weekend on both channels. The classical staion pipes him in as well. PRI should allow people a choice.

@Gasparilladeflorida 12 жыл бұрын

wow, he has been doing this boring stuff for over 20 years? I guess public radio will keep anything on the air. Thankfully for him they don't have any commercial needs.

@Brainstrain 12 жыл бұрын

This is the driest thing ever aired on the Disney Channel

@AugustusLarch 12 жыл бұрын

@musicbox193 Garrison Keilor sucks the entire dial away for most of the weekend for the people that think he is a self amazed fool. Not everyone looks foward to having to turn their radio dial around in vain searching for a spot without his smarmy self-satisfied voice. Beleiveing you are a genius is a far thing from actually being one.

@thomasromano8938 7 жыл бұрын

Who says Garrison Keillor thinks he's a genius? He just gets up there and talks, and to me, what comes out is very clever and witty. I don't know about genius, I just think he's very talented with words and a tremendous ability to tell a story.

@plutoplatters 12 жыл бұрын

"hating" < learn a new cliche please. also.. "there's nothing wrong with me" is a bias opinion.

@Imperium56 12 жыл бұрын

AugustusLarch, how about instead of watching a video that is to do with someone you so clearly hate, perhaps you could use a bit of common sense and keep your opinions to yourself. Fascist you may be, but you have no need to spam anti-GK comments on a PHC video. And don't even think about calling me either left-wing or a typical PHC listener. I'm not American. I don't listen to PHC, I only listen to the News from Lake Wobegon to try and get me to sleep. But you do not have to keep on and on sir.

@jesustheres 2 жыл бұрын

Stupid KZfaq! Be more funny!

@AugustusLarch 12 жыл бұрын

There's nothing wrong with me. I pointing out that the show gets rammed down the throat of public radio listeners. They devote a huge block of time to this man every week. In addition to that funds are diverted frim all the other programming because Kellior has their spot. THere's been a lot of cutbacks for them to cater to the likes of Garrison Kellior. He should give other people a chance. I am not hating. I am culture jammming.

@pgmgiy1694 7 жыл бұрын

watching your scything video v. good, actually am really surprised you don't like the great GK, well he's off the radio now, and I really miss him, also Stewart McClean is off Vinyl cafe too due to ill health really miss them both and their storytelling no replacements...sigh.

@AugustusLarch 12 жыл бұрын

I am a not a Nazi. I won't keep my ideals to myself. There's nothing wrong with me. I pointing out that the show gets rammed down the throat of public radio listeners. They devote a huge block of time to this man every week. In addition to that funds are diverted frim all the other programming because Kellior has their spot. There's been a lot of cutbacks for them to cater to the likes of Garrison Kellior. He should give other people a chance. I am not hating. I am culture jammming.

@thomasromano8938 7 жыл бұрын

Rammed down the throat of public radio listeners? Hardly. I'm a huge Prairie Home companion fan, but there's plenty of other NPR programming to be heard besides his show. I have always voluntarily enjoyed Garrison Keillor. Among so many other shows to choose from is This America Life, The World Cafe, and for many years, Car Talk, that is until one of the Magliozzi brothers died, not to mention all of the wonderful music.

@youcanbuyme 6 жыл бұрын

AugustusLarch he paid his dues and paved the way for thousands to peruse there dreams of preforming. Don't be a hater of someone who worked hard to get where he is today. Instead of bitching about him...work to get your own show and out preform him you. Jackass!