5.6/1011 votes#1 - 60 Seconds of Fame
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/10/1978
Special Guest: Charlton Heston; Dr Willard Honeywell claims that homosexuality is caused by a virus; The Friedkin Family Singers pay a bunch of money for 60 seconds of fame; Sallie Hayes, whose husband will be executed on an upcoming show.
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- NaN/100 votes
#2 - Help Every Little Person
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/11/1978
Gary Burghoff talks about his frozen yogurt stores; the treasurer of HELP (Help Every Little Person), Wanda Ford.
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- NaN/100 votes
#3 - George Gobel
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/12/1978
George Gobel, Baby Irene, and textile-mill owner Calvin Proctor.
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- NaN/100 votes
#4 - Celebrity Night
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/13/1978
Guests include Sally Hayes, whose husband is still awaiting execution. This episode also includes clips of a press conference in which various celebrities welcome America 2Night to the UBS network.
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- NaN/100 votes
#5 - Phyllis Diller
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 4/14/1978
Guests include Phyllis Diller and Happy's niece, Joanie Kyne.
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- NaN/100 votes
#6 - White House Paper Shredder
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 4/17/1978
Rita Moreno; Former White House paper shredder Pearl Wingate; and elderly actor Chad Brandon describes how he stays fit.
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- NaN/100 votes
#7 - A Date with a Star
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 4/18/1978
A viewer wins a date with Karen Lynn Gorney ("Saturday Night Fever").
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- 7.8/1010 votes
#8 - Jason Shine
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 4/19/1978
Barbara Feldon and professional escort Jason Shine.
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- NaN/100 votes
#9 - The Pine Family Singers
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 4/20/1978
Singers Buck and Harriet Pine; former deli owner Susan Cloud.
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- NaN/100 votes
#10 - Voncent Price
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 4/21/1978
Happy Kyne sings "Don't Leave Me This Way". Guests include Vincent Price and entrepreneur Ernest Twilley, who sells merchandise based on dead celebrities.
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- NaN/100 votes
#11 - Anne Murray
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 4/24/1978
Guests include the Angels String Quartet, DJ Larry Guy and Anne Murray, who has trouble lip syncing.
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- NaN/100 votes
#12 - Lose Weight Fast
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 4/25/1978
Maharishi Maheesh Majipoor demonstrates how to lose weight by chanting. Also: consumer advocate Lou Moffatt.
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- NaN/100 votes
#13 - Vicki Carr
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 4/26/1978
Vickie Carr; Peanut trainer Emanual Kasinski; and unemployed magician Brandy McAllister.
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- NaN/100 votes
#14 - Pharaoh Fawcett and the Sphinx
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 4/27/1978
Sherman Hemsley; Singer Pharoah Fawcett and police sergeant Norman Botello.
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- NaN/100 votes
#15 - Norman Fell
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 4/28/1978
Guests include Abraham "Shecky" Stein, a Rabbi comedian and Norman Fell, who has a difficult time getting on the show as he has problems with the parking lot attendant.
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- NaN/100 votes
#16 - The Condensed Bible
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 5/1/1978
Jim Nabors; Irene Huddleston on the condensed form of the Bible.
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- NaN/100 votes
#17 - Cindy Williams
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 5/2/1978
Gary Coleman (as Little Wayne Coleman); Cindy Williams; UBS programming executive Bill Nickerson.
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- NaN/100 votes
#18 - The Singing Dentist
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 5/3/1978
Jill St. John visits the dentist with a troubled wisdom tooth. The dentist and his assistant perform a song on the show.
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- NaN/100 votes
#19 - New Talent
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 5/4/1978
Gary Coleman (Wayne Coleman) and Corey Feldman premiere a talk show for kids scheduled to air on the UBS network.
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- NaN/100 votes
#20 - Abe Vigoda
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 5/5/1978
Abe Vigoda tap dances. Stanley Turnbull (Richard Kline) talks about his book "Winning Through Acting Crazy."
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- NaN/100 votes
#21 - Miss City of Merchandise
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 5/8/1978
Elke Sommer; the three semi-finalists in the City of Merchandise pageant.
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- NaN/100 votes
#22 - Urban Poverty Consultant
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 5/9/1978
Rob Reiner; Urban Poverty Consultant Richard Osgood.
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- NaN/100 votes
#23 - Fighting Fright
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 5/10/1978
Peter Marshall; David Fairchild tells how to fight fright.
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- NaN/100 votes
#24 - The Benefits of Sugar
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 5/11/1978
It is all natural and cancer-free! Guests include Gaylord and Holiday, Dr. Wendell Dellerton and Twiggy.
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- NaN/100 votes
#25 - Gaylord and Holiday
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 5/12/1978
Guests include Gaylord and Holiday, Marshall Petty and Jack Jones.
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The Best Episodes of America 2-Night Season 1
Every episode of America 2-Night Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of America 2-Night Season 1!
America 2-Night is the continuation of the talk-show parody series Fernwood 2 Night. It ran from April to July 1978. As in Fernwood, Barth Gimble...
Genre:Comedy
Network:Syndication
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"60 Seconds of Fame" is the best rated episode of "America 2-Night" season 1. It scored 5.6/10 based on 11 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 4/10/1978. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "Help Every Little Person".