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Comedy

In a story told in narrative flashbacks, a young TV consultant is hired by the President of a bankrupt USA to organize a telethon in order to prevent the country from being repossessed by wealthy Native Americans.

Date: 08/10/1979
Rating: 3.6
Cast: John Ritter, Harvey Korman, Fred Willard, Chief Dan George, Richard Schaal, Peter Riegert, Nancy Morgan, Meat Loaf, Elvis Costello, Howard Hesseman, Jay Leno, Peter Marshall, Nellie Bellflower, Zane Buzby, Terence McGovern, Tommy Lasorda, Jimmy Weldon, Robert Beer, Allan Arbus, David Opatoshu, George Carlin, Janie Squire, Dorothy Stratten, Geno Andrews, Cynthia Windham, David Opatoshu, Nellie Bellflower, J.A. Preston, Regis Cordic, Michael Mislove, Althea Lawton, John Creamer, George Memmoli, Gary Wood, Ben Fong-Torres, John Lone, Rollin Moriyama, Mitsu Yashima, Greta Gratz, Lenard George, George Fisher, Jim Burke, David S. Cass Sr., Fred Lerner, Mike H. McGaughy, Jamie Masada, Richard Reicheg, Joe Rizkallah, Dede Howard, Michael Collins, Sosimo Hernandez, John Welsh, Damon Bradley Raskin, Georgi Irene, Jeannine Irene, May Boss, Dom Magwili, Ron Prince, Joe Finnegan, Gene LeBell, Kurt Taylor, Doug Steckler, Valerie Danielle Perri, Darlene Joy Dirkquist, Ilona Wilson, Cynthia Zigeti, Olesley Cole, Bobby Baum, Stan Barrett, Jon Robbins, Loren Janes, Jay Ross, Teri Schwartz, Selma Archerd, Robert Starr, Neal Israel, Art Musto, Karen Hartman, Jerry Layne, Michael St. Clair, Willie Tyler, Elena Del Rubio, Milly Del Rubio, Eadie Del Rubio, Eric Lee, Carl Carlsson, Ruth Carlsson, Tony Cappola, Dick Winslow, Jerry Maren, Zelda Rubinstein, Jimmy Briscoe, Elizabeth Barrington, Harry Monty, Frank Delfino, Anita Liebert, David Beckett, Chester Hayes, Linda Montana, Skeeter Vaughan, Maurice Cook, Sophia Bibbs, Michael McLoughlin, Larry Ahlman, Merrill Hardy, Ronald J May, Freddie Spencer, Alan Peterson, Eric Boles, Robert Strom, Don Seigal, Kal Szkalak, Dennis Tinerino, Jake Steinfeld, Tom Platz, Jim Yosenchak, Tony Clark Stewart, Christopher Lowry, Richard Rossington, Fred Wilson, David Pomeranz, Lori Lieberman, Billie Barnum, Maxine Anderson, Lee Lund, Smith Wordes, Cindy DeVore, Sandy Rovetta, Eddie Verso, Edward J Helm, Marianna Pecora, Deborah Ann Rouston, Warren Lucas, Bruce Keeler, Johnny Oliver, Chris Page, Jon Wolff, John Mayhan, Pat Zicari, Carmen Fanzone, Michael Egan, Michael George, Bob Rafkin, Frank Fabio, Henry Newmark, John Carradine, Nay K. Dorsey, Al Beaudine, Alison Brown, Elizabeth Carder, Jimmy Carter, Donald Chaffin, Terry Donohue, Len Felber, Steven Hauptman, Birl Jonns, Helen Kelly, Jef Labes, Mike McCartney, Cybill Shepherd, Bob Templeton, Cynthia Windham

John Ritter as President Chet Roosevelt in Americathon John Ritter

Harvey Korman as Monty Rushmore in Americathon Harvey Korman

Fred Willard as Vincent Vanderhoff in Americathon Fred Willard

Chief Dan George as Sam Birdwater in Americathon Chief Dan George

Richard Schaal as Jerry in Americathon Richard Schaal

Peter Riegert as Eric McMurkin in Americathon Peter Riegert

Nancy Morgan as Lucy Beth in Americathon Nancy Morgan

Meat Loaf as Oklahoma Daredevil, Roy Budnitz in Americathon Meat Loaf

Elvis Costello as The Earl of Manchester in Americathon Elvis Costello

Howard Hesseman as Kip Margolis in Americathon Howard Hesseman

Jay Leno as Larry Miller (Poopy Butt) in Americathon Jay Leno

Peter Marshall as Himself in Americathon Peter Marshall

Nellie Bellflower

Zane Buzby as Mouling Jackson in Americathon Zane Buzby

Terence McGovern as Danny Olson in Americathon Terence McGovern

Tommy Lasorda as Jimmy Dumphy in Americathon Tommy Lasorda

Jimmy Weldon as Big Jim, VP Research in Americathon Jimmy Weldon

Robert Beer

Allan Arbus as Moishe Weitzman in Americathon Allan Arbus

David Opatoshu as Abdul Muhammad in Americathon David Opatoshu

George Carlin as Narrator in Americathon George Carlin

Janie Squire

Dorothy Stratten as Americathon Stage Dancer in Americathon Dorothy Stratten

Geno Andrews

Cynthia Windham

David Opatoshu as Abdul Mohammad in Americathon David Opatoshu

Nellie Bellflower

J.A. Preston as Morty in Americathon J.A. Preston

Regis Cordic

Michael Mislove as Mickey in Americathon Michael Mislove

Althea Lawton

John Creamer as Oliver Holmes in Americathon John Creamer

George Memmoli as Blinky Fun in Americathon George Memmoli

Gary Wood

Ben Fong-Torres

John Lone as Chinese in Americathon John Lone

Rollin Moriyama

Mitsu Yashima

Greta Gratz

Lenard George

George Fisher as Al Feisal in Americathon George Fisher

Jim Burke

David S. Cass Sr. as Commando #2 in Americathon David S. Cass Sr.

Fred Lerner as Commando #3 in Americathon Fred Lerner

Mike H. McGaughy

Jamie Masada

Richard Reicheg

Joe Rizkallah

Dede Howard

Michael Collins

Sosimo Hernandez

John Welsh as Ben in Americathon John Welsh

Damon Bradley Raskin

Georgi Irene

Jeannine Irene

May Boss

Dom Magwili as Mouling's Manager in Americathon Dom Magwili

Ron Prince

Joe Finnegan

Gene LeBell as Referee in Americathon Gene LeBell

Kurt Taylor

Doug Steckler

Valerie Danielle Perri

Darlene Joy Dirkquist

Ilona Wilson

Cynthia Zigeti

Olesley Cole

Bobby Baum

Stan Barrett

Jon Robbins

Loren Janes as Stage Hand in Americathon Loren Janes

Jay Ross

Teri Schwartz

Selma Archerd

Robert Starr as TV Technician in Americathon Robert Starr

Neal Israel as Rabbi Protester in Americathon Neal Israel

Art Musto

Karen Hartman

Jerry Layne

Michael St. Clair as  in Americathon Michael St. Clair

Willie Tyler as  in Americathon Willie Tyler

Elena Del Rubio

Milly Del Rubio

Eadie Del Rubio

Eric Lee as  in Americathon Eric Lee

Carl Carlsson

Ruth Carlsson

Tony Cappola

Dick Winslow as  in Americathon Dick Winslow

Jerry Maren as  in Americathon Jerry Maren

Zelda Rubinstein as  in Americathon Zelda Rubinstein

Jimmy Briscoe

Elizabeth Barrington

Harry Monty

Frank Delfino

Anita Liebert

David Beckett

Chester Hayes

Linda Montana as  in Americathon Linda Montana

Skeeter Vaughan as  in Americathon Skeeter Vaughan

Maurice Cook

Sophia Bibbs

Michael McLoughlin

Larry Ahlman

Merrill Hardy

Ronald J May

Freddie Spencer

Alan Peterson

Eric Boles

Robert Strom

Don Seigal

Kal Szkalak

Dennis Tinerino

Jake Steinfeld as  in Americathon Jake Steinfeld

Tom Platz as  in Americathon Tom Platz

Jim Yosenchak

Tony Clark Stewart

Christopher Lowry

Richard Rossington

Fred Wilson

David Pomeranz

Lori Lieberman

Billie Barnum

Maxine Anderson

Lee Lund

Smith Wordes

Cindy DeVore

Sandy Rovetta

Eddie Verso

Edward J Helm

Marianna Pecora

Deborah Ann Rouston

Warren Lucas

Bruce Keeler

Johnny Oliver

Chris Page

Jon Wolff

John Mayhan

Pat Zicari

Carmen Fanzone

Michael Egan

Michael George

Bob Rafkin

Frank Fabio

Henry Newmark

John Carradine as Uncle Sam in Americathon John Carradine

Nay K. Dorsey

Al Beaudine

Alison Brown as Americathon Stage Dancer in Americathon Alison Brown

Elizabeth Carder as Clergy in Americathon Elizabeth Carder

Jimmy Carter as Self (Archive Footage) in Americathon Jimmy Carter

Donald Chaffin

Terry Donohue

Len Felber

Steven Hauptman

Birl Jonns

Helen Kelly

Jef Labes

Mike McCartney

Cybill Shepherd as Gold Girl (Uncredited) in Americathon Cybill Shepherd

Bob Templeton

Cynthia Windham