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''Good evening ladies and gentlemen, and welcome.''
''Good evening ladies and gentlemen, and welcome.''


'''Dreamland''' is the name of a program Joe Frank produced as part of the series [[Work In Progress]]. It was originally broadcast in 1986.
'''Dreamland''' is a program Joe Frank produced as part of the series [[Work In Progress]]. It was originally broadcast in [[:Category:1986|1986]].


== Synopsis ==
== Synopsis ==
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19:30:  Joe talks about kidnapping.
19:30:  Joe talks about kidnapping.


24:50: Joe tells of Dr Ostrowksy (sp?) and his wife.  He has a
24:50: Joe tells of Dr Ostrowsky (sp?) and his wife.  He has a
sequence of surreal experiences, visits Dreamland, which has fallen
sequence of surreal experiences, visits Dreamland, which has fallen
into disrepair.
into disrepair.


36:40: Joe tells of a punk band's recording session that
36:40: Joe tells of a new wave band's recording session that
ends up with such a severe anthrax outbreak that authorities detonate
ends up with such a severe anthrax outbreak that authorities detonate
a small nuclear weapon, killing 200,000, to stop its spread.
a small nuclear weapon, killing 200,000, to stop its spread. "This story has never been told."


45:20: People (2-3 men, 1 woman) tell how much ransom was paid for them
45:20: People (2-3 men, 1 woman) tell how much ransom was paid for them
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54:20: Joe eats the sweetmeat recovered from Bog Man.
54:20: Joe eats the sweetmeat recovered from Bog Man.


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== Music ==  
== Music ==  
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{{Pastime (Tangerine Dream)}} [intro]
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{{Bent Cold Sidewalk (Tangerine Dream)}} [5:55]
{{Bent Cold Sidewalk (Tangerine Dream)}}
{{Barbakane (Tangerine Dream)}} [24:00]
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{{Rock Hammer (Thomas Newman) }} [added to later version; not in the original broadcast version]
 
== Interesting Facts ==


Joe uses the music <i>Rock hammer</i> (a cut from the score of
== Additional credits ==
<i>Shawshank redemption</i>) in [[Dreamland]]; his character uses a
The original broadcast credits state: "[W]ritten and produced by Joe Frank. Special thanks to [[Paul Mantell]], [[Irene Wagner]], [[Lester Nafzger]], and [[Arthur Miller]]. Technical production by Tom Strother."
rock hammer in [[Escape From Paradise]].


== Commentary ==
== Footnotes ==
{{commentary}}


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Latest revision as of 18:23, 31 October 2024

Series
Work In Progress
Original Broadcast Date
1986
Cast
Arthur Miller, Paul Mantell, Avery Hart, Lester Nafzger, Joe Frank
Format
Absurd Monologue, Improv Actors, 59 minutes
Preceded by: Cocktails Before Dinner
Followed by: Rose
Purchase

Good evening ladies and gentlemen, and welcome.

Dreamland is a program Joe Frank produced as part of the series Work In Progress. It was originally broadcast in 1986.

Synopsis

Joe announces what's coming on tonight's show: global leaders rigged up as marionettes, the Red Army Chorus, Bruno of Vienna, Bog Man (a 100,000 year old corpse preserved in a peat bog), the Yaco (sp?) people of Guam who have bred with teak trees, thus becoming very hard…

3:40: Somebody tells about the Kapts, a people in ancient Turkey who kidnapped others. Because no one else lived there they kidnapped inanimate objects, then each other.

6:20: Joe tells about his favorite wrestler, Mr Capital, a predatory capitalist who perpetrates all the common crimes of Capitalists. He bought all the organic farms on Long Island, converted them to a theme park, Dreamland. Mr Capital has a sequence of surreal experiences, including throwing a little girl who floats into space.

18:20: Joe calls his bank's automated telephone service, finds his balance is $1.62.

19:30: Joe talks about kidnapping.

24:50: Joe tells of Dr Ostrowsky (sp?) and his wife. He has a sequence of surreal experiences, visits Dreamland, which has fallen into disrepair.

36:40: Joe tells of a new wave band's recording session that ends up with such a severe anthrax outbreak that authorities detonate a small nuclear weapon, killing 200,000, to stop its spread. "This story has never been told."

45:20: People (2-3 men, 1 woman) tell how much ransom was paid for them when they were held hostage.

52:00: Joe calls the White House switchboard, can't talk to the president.

53:00: Joe talks to a Yaco person: he's hard.

54:20: Joe eats the sweetmeat recovered from Bog Man.

Legacy Synopsis

Music

Additional credits

The original broadcast credits state: "[W]ritten and produced by Joe Frank. Special thanks to Paul Mantell, Irene Wagner, Lester Nafzger, and Arthur Miller. Technical production by Tom Strother."

Footnotes