Don McNeil's Dinner Club Episode #1.1 (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | Talk-Show

Don McNeil's Dinner Club

Episode #1.1 (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV Episode | Talk-Show

Don McNeil, emcee of ABC's Breakfast Club radio program and one of radio's top names hosts a television variety show set in a simulated night club. Throughout the program McNeil made light of present -day video, comparing it to radio in ...See moreDon McNeil, emcee of ABC's Breakfast Club radio program and one of radio's top names hosts a television variety show set in a simulated night club. Throughout the program McNeil made light of present -day video, comparing it to radio in its infancy. Show opened with film taken at various night clubs, accompanied by insipid commentary. Then a shot of McNeil and Sam Cowling, supposedly in the kitchen of a night club. After some banter the two decided to give the video audience a look at the McNeil Dinner Club. Camera shot change to McNeil posted inside doorway of his club, position from which he proceeded to emcee majority of program. From time-to-time models wearing sponsor Marshall Field's clothes walked on stage and McNeil made a few jokes about them and with them, and gave descriptions of the gowns that were intended to be clever, comical commercials. See less