The Midnight Special

TV Series
1972–1981
1h 30m

IMDb RATING

8.5/10

408

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Music Talk Show

Late night rock and pop music performances are featured.Late night rock and pop music performances are featured.Late night rock and pop music performances are featured.

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IMDb RATING

8.5/10

408

YOUR RATING

Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
- 2 nominations total

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Trivia
The theme of the Pilot, first aired during the summer of 1972, was to encourage 18-year-olds to vote in the upcoming presidential election. The 26th Amendment, passed in July 1971, lowered the voting age from 21 to 18.

Connections
Featured in Super Night of Rock 'n' Roll (1984)

GREATEST MUSIC SHOW OF ALL TIME

It's not really fair just reviewing the Andy Kaufman episode just because it's the only one ever released on video. The show was much more than an Andy Kaufman episode. It showcased the best that the music world had to offer in the 1970s and it's archives house some of the best performances of all time. It's really a shame that the owner, Paul Brownstein, does nothing with the tapes but just sell "clips" to corporations that sell disco albums on TV at hundreds of bucks a clip. Too bad the real fans won't ever be able to see the show again like it was presented. The same thing has happened to Don Kirshner's Rock Concert. It's only offered as "clips". I'm glad I have my own library of original tapings of the shows to watch over and over.