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This clip is an excerpt from an old 50's TV program called 'You Asked For It', a popular human-interest show that originally aired on TV between 1950-59. On the show, viewers were asked to send in postcards describing something that they wanted to see on television, such as the reenactment of William Tell shooting an apple off his son's head. (1950 US National Archery Champion Stan Overby performed the feat, shooting an apple off his assistant's head.) Short film clips were also presented, with the selections based upon viewer requests. As a consequence, many of the clips were presented multiple times. Some of the more popular clips included a tour of the bizarre Winchester Mystery House and the collapse of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. The program was named 'The Art Baker Show', after the series creator and host. In April 1951, the show's title was changed to 'You Asked For It'. Originally airing on the cash-strapped DuMont Network from December 1950 to December 1951, it moved to ABC, where it remained until the end of its original run in September 1959. The show was sponsored by Skippy peanut butter and Studebaker Automobiles. I remember watching this series as a kid, but if I'd seen this show it would have definitely stood out in my memory!
No way did this man perform this 'feat', but it sure must have left kids wondering back then..he probably had the bullet already in his mouth and the officer was shooting blanks...duh..I mean..shooting a real bullet almost point blank into a man's face on live tv is going to be messy, to say the least..
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Added: 5th January 2008
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Tonya Tucker, this ones good, brings ya back a little. Remember those days?
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Added: 5th March 2008
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Joan Jett first heard this song when she was touring England with The Runaways in 1976. She recorded a version with 2 members of The Sex Pistols in 1979, but it was her rerecording of it with The Blackhearts released in 1982 that finally put the song on the charts. The record label that The Arrows belonged to didn't promote the song, so it remained in relative obscurity until Joan recorded it, the second time. It still seems weird to hear a male version, although this is the original.
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Added: 26th November 2008
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