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|title = An American Hero Workshop | |title = An American Hero Workshop [https://www.joefrank.com/streaming/shows/?jfsearch=An+American+Hero+Workshop] | ||
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|data2 = [[WBAI And NPR Playhouse]] | |data2 = [[WBAI And NPR Playhouse]] | ||
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|data4 = 1/26/[[1979]] | |data4 = 1/26/[[:Category:1979|1979]] | ||
|header5 = Cast | |header5 = Cast | ||
|data6 = Joe Frank | |data6 = Joe Frank | ||
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|data8 = | |data8 = [[:Category:Absurd Monologue|Absurd Monologue]], 59 minutes | ||
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|label10= Preceded by: | |label10= Preceded by: | ||
|data10 = [[ | |data10 = [[Laughing Back - A Movie For Radio]] | ||
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|data11 = [[ | |data11 = [[A Call In The Night]] | ||
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''My favorite TV program features an undercover detective who uses various disguises to snare his victims.'' | ''My favorite TV program features an undercover detective who uses various disguises to snare his victims.'' | ||
'''An American Hero Workshop''' is | '''An American Hero Workshop''' is a program produced by Joe Frank as part of the series [[WBAI_And_NPR_Playhouse|NPR Playhouse]]. It was originally broadcast in [[:Category:1979|1979]]. | ||
== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
Joe describes his favorite TV program,<ref>Perhaps inspired by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toma_(TV_series) ''Toma'']</ref> returning to his feelings of emptiness and depression after viewing it. Its lead actor appears on an interview program and says he unwinds at a Los Angeles bar called The Hero Lounge. A shooter kills twelve people at random; neighbors predictably say he was a gentle, unassuming, church-going family man. Joe himself is unassuming, helpful, and deferential, but is wildly aggressive when driving his car. He drives to The Hero Lounge with a pair of brass knuckles, feeling larger than life, like the lead actor in a film. He sees the TV actor dressed as a woman; they dance, go bar hopping, then go to Joe's apartment. They become friends, then companions, and move in together - then fight. The actor discovers Joe's cocaine habit and must arrest Joe, who grabs a gun to kill the actor. Joe wonders if he's dreaming or on television. The actor chases Joe and they fight on a rooftop. Joe muses that he always wanted to be a hero, but everything has gone wrong - if only there had been a hero workshop... | |||
== Music == | == Music == | ||
{{Music For 18 Musicians (Steve Reich)}} [Intro] | {{Music For 18 Musicians (Steve Reich)}} [Intro] | ||
{{Feel It (The Crusaders)}} [5:27] | |||
== | == Miscellanea == | ||
* Joe Frank wrote and narrated the introductory 10 minute segment of this episode of "Options: A Radio Experience", an early NPR program announced by [https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1082229 Mike Waters]. | |||
== Footnotes == | |||
[[Category:Absurd_Monologue]] | [[Category:Absurd_Monologue]] | ||
[[Category:Serious_Monologue]] | [[Category:Serious_Monologue]] | ||
[[Category:1979]] | [[Category:1979]] | ||
[[Category:Show]][[Category:Show_by_date|19790126]] | [[Category:Show|American Hero]][[Category:Show_by_date|19790126]] | ||
{{Airdate|airdate=1979-01-26}} | {{Airdate|airdate=1979-01-26}} | ||
[[Category:WBAI And NPR Playhouse]] | |||
{{Series|series=WBAI And NPR Playhouse}}{{Cast|cast=Joe Frank}} | |||
Revision as of 15:23, 29 December 2021
| Series | |
|---|---|
| WBAI And NPR Playhouse | |
| Original Broadcast Date | |
| 1/26/1979 | |
| Cast | |
| Joe Frank | |
| Format | |
| Absurd Monologue, 59 minutes | |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by: | Laughing Back - A Movie For Radio |
| Followed by: | A Call In The Night |
My favorite TV program features an undercover detective who uses various disguises to snare his victims.
An American Hero Workshop is a program produced by Joe Frank as part of the series NPR Playhouse. It was originally broadcast in 1979.
Synopsis
Joe describes his favorite TV program,[1] returning to his feelings of emptiness and depression after viewing it. Its lead actor appears on an interview program and says he unwinds at a Los Angeles bar called The Hero Lounge. A shooter kills twelve people at random; neighbors predictably say he was a gentle, unassuming, church-going family man. Joe himself is unassuming, helpful, and deferential, but is wildly aggressive when driving his car. He drives to The Hero Lounge with a pair of brass knuckles, feeling larger than life, like the lead actor in a film. He sees the TV actor dressed as a woman; they dance, go bar hopping, then go to Joe's apartment. They become friends, then companions, and move in together - then fight. The actor discovers Joe's cocaine habit and must arrest Joe, who grabs a gun to kill the actor. Joe wonders if he's dreaming or on television. The actor chases Joe and they fight on a rooftop. Joe muses that he always wanted to be a hero, but everything has gone wrong - if only there had been a hero workshop...
Music
- "Music For 18 Musicians" - Steve Reich (from Music For 18 Musicians, 1978) | YouTube [Intro]
- "Feel It" - The Crusaders (from Free As The Wind, 1977) | YouTube [5:27]
Miscellanea
- Joe Frank wrote and narrated the introductory 10 minute segment of this episode of "Options: A Radio Experience", an early NPR program announced by Mike Waters.
