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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

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

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