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Season 3 (1977-78)
Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by: Tom Alger, Sarah Williams
references:
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NASHVILLE ON THE ROAD
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First-Run Syndication
26 episodes x 30 minutes.
All 26 Season Three episodes were taped in 1977.
Season 3 series regulars:
Jim Ed Brown (singer) (co-host)
Jerry Clower (comedian) (co-host)
Helen Cornelius (singer)
Wendy Holcombe (banjo player) (appeared on 16 of the Season Four episodes)
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Air dates vary by city.
3.01 [53] Nashville on the Road: T.G. Sheppard (1 of 2)
Prod. no. 301
Guest:
T.G. Sheppard
Synopsis:
Jim Ed Brown - "Southern Nights."
T.G. Shepard - "Motels and Memories."
Jerry Clower comedy monologue: "The Hot Hotel."
Jim Ed Brown & Helen Cornelius - "I Don't Want to Have to Marry You" duet.
Helen Cornelius - medley: "Everybody's Somebody's Fool"/"Music, Music, Music."
Jerry Clower comedy monologue: "Dinner in the Hot Hotel."
T.G. Shepard - "Show Me A Man."
'Nashville on the Road' house band - "Raisin' The Dickens" (instrumental).
3.02 [54] Nashville on the Road: T.G. Sheppard (2 of 2)
Prod. no. 302
Local air-dates:
03-Dec-1977 WAPI-13, Birmingham, AL (Sat. 3:30pm)
03-Dec-1977 WHNT-19, Huntsville, AL (Sat. 10:30pm)
Guest:
T.G. Sheppard
Synopsis:
Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius - "I've Rode with the Best."
T.G. Sheppard - "We Just Live Here."
Wendy Holcombe - "Wreck of Ole '97."
Jerry Clower comedy monologue: "Uncle Versie's Trial."
Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius - "Time" duet.
T.G. Sheppard - "Lovin' On."
Jerry Clower comedy monologue: "Lizard Boots."
'Nashville on the Road' house band - "Y'all Come" (instrumental).
3.03 [55] Nashville on the Road: Jerry Reed (1 of 2)
Prod. no. 303
Local air-date:
10-Sept-1977 WTWV-9, Tupelo, Miss. (Sat. 4:30pm)
Guest:
Jerry Reed
Synopsis:
Jim Ed Brown - "Fox on the Run."
Jerry Reed - "Last Train."
Helen Cornelius - "Let Me Be There."
Jim Ed Brown - "Slide Off Your Satin Sheets."
Jerry Clower comedy monologue: "Newgene and the Lion."
Jerry Reed - "With his Pants in his Hand."
Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius - "Born Believer."
Jerry Reed and the 'Nashville on the Road' house band - "Jerry's Breakdown"
(instrumental).
3.04 [56] Nashville on the Road: Jerry Reed (2 of 2)
Prod. no. 304
Local air-dates:
26-Nov-1977 WHNT-19, Huntsville, AL (Sat. 10:30pm)
15-Apr-1978 WTCG-17, Atlanta, GA (Sat. 8:30pm Eastern)
16-Apr-1978 WNGE-2, Nashville, TN (Sun. 11:00pm)
Guest:
Jerry Reed
Synopsis:
Jim Ed Brown - "Good Woman Blues."
Jerry Reed - "Struttin'" (guitar instrumental)
Jerry Clower comedy monologue: "Stealing Tea Cakes."
Helen Cornelius - "I'm a Lady."
Jim Ed Brown - medley: "Distant Drums"/"I Really Don't Want to Know."
Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius - "Something Stupid"
Jerry Reed - "Uptown Poker Club"
Wendy Holcombe (14-year-old banjo player) - "Foggy Mountain Chimes."
'Nashville on the Road' house band - "Lil' Liza Jane" (instrumental).
3.05 [57] Nashville on the Road: Nat Stuckey
Prod. no. 305
Local air-dates:
10-Sep-1977 WTCG-17, Atlanta, GA (Sat. 8:30pm Eastern)
27-May-1978 (Repeat) WTCG-17, Atlanta, GA (Sat. 8:30pm Eastern)
Guest:
Nat Stuckey
Synopsis:
Jim Ed Brown - "Let My Love Be Your Pillow."
Nat Stuckey - "Buddy, I Lied."
Wendy Holcombe - "Sally Goodin."
Jerry Clower comedy monologue: "My First Banana."
Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius - "Saying Hello, Saying I Love You, Saying
Goodbye."
Helen Cornelius - "I Honestly Love You."
Nat Stuckey - "Sun Comin' Up."
Jerry Clower comedy monologue: "Hitler on the Front Porch."
Wendy Holcombe (on banjo) - "Theme Time."
'Nashville on the Road' house band - "Snow Deer" (instrumental).
3.06 [58] Nashville on the Road: Billy "Crash" Craddock (1 of 2)
Prod. no. 306
Local air-date:
15-Apr-1978 WTWV-9, Tupelo, Miss. (Sat. 4:30pm)
Guest:
Billy "Crash" Craddock
Synopsis:
Jim Ed Brown - "Shoeshine Man."
Billy "Crash" Craddock - "A Tear Fell."
Jerry Clower comedy monologue: "Tar Baby."
Jim Ed Brown - "Lucille."
Wendy Holcombe - "Old Joe Clark."
Jerry Clower comedy monologue: "Fifteen Yard Penalty."
Billy "Crash" Craddock - "Easy As Pie."
Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius - "The Love Between and Woman and a Man" duet.
'Nashville on the Road' house band - "Sugarfoot Rag" (instrumental).
3.07 [59] Nashville on the Road: Billy "Crash" Craddock (2 of 2)
Prod. no. 307
Local air-date:
27-May-1978 WTWV-9, Tupelo, Miss. (Sat. 4:30pm)
Guest:
Billy "Crash" Craddock
Synopsis:
Jim Ed Brown - "Company's Comin'."
Billy "Crash" Craddock - "Broken Down in Tiny Pieces."
Helen Cornelius - "Everybody Everywhere (Needs Somebody Sometime)."
Jerry Clower comedy monologue: "Airport Goodbye."
Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius - "Makin' Plans."
Jerry Clower comedy monologue: "Mr. Duvall Scott's Chicken."
Billy "Crash" Craddock - "You've Never Been This Far Before."
Jim Ed Brown - "Thinkin' of a Rendezvous."
'Nashville on the Road' house band - "Sugarfoot Rag" (instrumental).
3.08 [60] Nashville on the Road: Johnny Carver
Prod. no. 308
Local air dates:
07-Jan-1978 WTCG-17, Atlanta, GA (Sat. 8:30pm Eastern)
08-Jan-1978 WNGE-2, Nashville, TN (Sun. 11:45pm)
26-Feb-1978 WAPI-13, Birmingham, AL (Sun. 11:00am)
26-Aug-1978 (Repeat) WTCG-17, Atlanta, GA (Sat. 8:30pm Eastern)
26-Aug-1978 WHNT-19, Huntsville, AL (Sat. 10:30pm)
Guest:
Johnny Carver
Synopsis:
Jim Ed Brown - "Fireball Mail."
Johnny Carver - "Living Next Door to Alice."
Jerry Clower comedy monologue: "Cutworm Smith."
Jim Ed Brown - "Ann."
Jim Ed Brown - "Summerset."
Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius - medley: "Jesus Loves the LIttle
Children"/"Lonely Little Petunia."
Johnny Carver - "Tie a Yellow Ribbon 'Round the Ole Oak Tree."
Jerry Clower comedy monologues: "Deep Water Baptists."
Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius - "Born Believer."
"Nashville on the Road" house band - "Draggin' The Steel" (instrumental).
3.09 [61] Nashville on the Road: Eddie Rabbitt (1 of 2)
Prod. no. 309
Local air-date:
25-Mar-1978 WHNT-19, Huntsville, AL (Sat. 10:30pm)
Guest:
Eddie Rabbitt
Synopsis:
Jim Ed Brown - "Workin' Man's Blues."
Eddie Rabbitt - "We Can't Go On Living Like This"
Wendy Holcombe - "Train '45" (bluegrass)
Jerry Clower comedy monologue: "Steel Marbles."
Jim Ed Brown - "I Write the Songs."
Jim Ed Brown & Helen Cornelius - "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You" duet.
Eddie Rabbitt -"Two Dollars in the Jukebox."
'Nashville on the Road' house band - "Wildwood Flower" (instrumental).
3.10 [62] Nashville on the Road: Eddie Rabbitt (2 of 2)
Prod. no. 310
Local air-date:
Feb 25, 1978 WHNT-19, Huntsville, AL (Sat. 10:30pm)
Guest:
Eddie Rabbitt
Synopsis:
Jim Ed Brown - "Y'all Come."
Eddie Rabbitt - "I Can't Help Myself."
Helen Cornelius - "Torn Between Two Lovers."
Wendy Holcombe - "Dear Old Dixie."
Jerry Clower comedy monologue: "Bring John Down."
Eddie Rabbitt - "I'm A Little Bit Lonely."
Jerry Clower comedy monologue: "Dog Fell in Molasses."
Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius - "If It Ain't Love By Now" duet.
'Nashville on the Road' house band - "Bud's Bounce" (instrumental).
3.11 [63] Nashville on the Road: Cast Show (series regulars)
Prod. no. 311
Synopsis:
Cast Show (starring the series regulars):
Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius - "If It Ain't Love By Now."
Jim Ed Brown, Helen Cornelius, Wendy Holcombe and Jerry Clower - "Crawdad Song."
Helen Cornelius - "Don't Throw It All Away."
Jerry Clower comedy monologue: "The Plumber."
Jim Ed Brown - medley: "Jesus Loves Me"/"The Teddy Bear Song."
Jerry Clower comedy monologue: "Wanna Buy A Possum?"
Wendy Holcombe - "Rawhide."
Jim Ed Brown - "Morning."
3.12 [64] Nashville on the Road: Sammi Smith
Prod. no. 312
Guest:
Sammi Smith
Synopsis:
Taped at the Grand Opera House in Macon, Georgia:
Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius - "Gone At Last" duet.
Sammi Smith sings "Help Me Make It Through The Night."
Wendy Holcombe performs "Cabin in the Pines" on banjo.
Jerry Clower comedy monologue: “Great Country Hamburger.”
Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius - medley: "Moonlight Bay" / "Let Me Call You
Sweetheart."
Jim Ed Brown sings "Old Dogs, Children, and Watermelon Wine" (near a cabin in
the woods).
Jerry Clower comedy monologue: "Hot Apple Pie."
Sammi Smith performing "That's The Way Love Goes"
Wendy Holcombe performs "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" on banjo.
'Nashville on the Road' house band - "Wabash Cannonball."
3.13 [65] Nashville on the Road: Sammi Smith (2 of 2)
Prod. no. 313
Local air-dates:
29-July-1978 WTCG-17, Atlanta, GA (Sat. 8:30pm Eastern)
29-July-1978 WHNT-19, Huntsville, AL (Sat. 10:30pm)
Guest:
Sammi Smith
Synopsis:
Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius - "The Door is Always Open."
Sammi Smith - "I Can't Stop Loving You."
Wendy Holcombe - "Randy Lynn Rag."
Jerry Clower comedy monologue: "My First Speech."
Jim Ed Brown - "After the Lovin'."
Helen Cornelius - "The Light At The End of the Darkness."
Sammi Smith - "All I Need is You."
Jerry Clower comedy monologue: "Green Persimmon Wine."
'Nashville on the Road' house band - "Battle of New Orleans."
3.14 [66] Nashville on the Road: Rex Allen Jr. (1 of 2)
Prod. no. 314
Local air-date:
12-Nov-1977 WTCG-17, Atlanta, GA (Sat. 8:30pm Eastern)
Guest:
Rex Allen Jr.
Synopsis:
Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius - "Ribbon of Darkness" duet.
Rex Allen, Jr. - "Don't Say Goodbye."
Jerry Clower comedy monologue: "Homecoming Steaks."
Helen Cornelius - "We Still Sing Love Songs In Missouri"
Rex Allen, Jr. - "Whatever I Am Today."
Jerry Clower comedy monologue: "Marcel and the Talking Chainsaw."
Jim Ed Brown - "Jennifer."
Helen Cornelius - "Rollin' in my Sweet Baby's Arms."
3.15 [67] Nashville on the Road: Rex Allen Jr. (2 of 2)
Prod. no. 315
Local air-date:
03-Dec-1977 WTCG-17, Atlanta, GA (Sat. 8:30pm Eastern)
Guest:
Rex Allen Jr.
Synopsis:
Jim Ed Brown - "Take Me Back to Tulsa."
Rex Allen, Jr. - "Can You Hear Those Pioneers?"
Wendy Holcombe - "Bluegrass Breakdown."
Jerry Clower comedy monologue: "Public School Music Class."
Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius - "Love Was What We Had" duet.
Rex Allen, Jr. - "Streets of Laredo."
Jerry Clower comedy monologue: "Pickin' Chicken."
Helen Cornelius - "Words."
Wendy Holcombe - "Sally Gooding."
3.16 [68] Nashville on the Road: Freddy Weller
Prod. no. 316
Local air-date:
26-Nov-1977 WTCG-17, Atlanta, GA (Sat. 8:30pm Eastern)
Guest:
Freddy Weller
Synopsis:
Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius - "Don't Let the Stars Get In Your Eyes" duet.
Freddy Weller - "Nobody Cares But You."
Wendy Holcombe - "Apple Jack."
Jerry Clower comedy monologue: "The Meek Shall Inherit the Earth."
Jim Ed Brown - "Morning."
Freddy Weller - "The Roadmaster."
Jerry Clower comedy monologue: "The Last Piece of Chicken."
Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius - "If It Ain't Love By Now" duet.
'Nashville on the Road' house band - "B. Bowman Bop."
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'Cashbox' magazine, Sept. 10, 1977, 'Country Roundup' column:
"Jerry Clower, Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius and Wendy Holcombe will be in
Hot Springs, Arkansas over Labor Day weekend for the next taping
of "Nashville On The Road," taped on location in various cities around the
country. The show is currently seen in 130 markets."
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3.17 [69] Nashville on the Road: Dottsy
Prod. no. 317
Local air-date:
29-July-1978 WTWV-9, Tupelo, Miss. (Sat. 4:30pm)
Guest:
Dottsy (singer Dottsy Brodt Dwyer)
Synopsis:
Taped at Hot Springs, Arkansas:
Jim Ed Brown - "Uncle Pen"
Dottsy sings "I'm Not That Good at Goodbyes."
Jim Ed Brown and Jerry Clower talk to the mayor of Hot Springs, Arkansas, Tom
Ellsworth.
Jerry Clower comedy monologue: "Second Down Goal to Go"
Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius - "I Don't Want to Have to Marry You" duet.
Dottsy - "It Should Have Been Easy."
Jerry Clower comedy monologue: "Peanut Boiling Was Required."
Helen Cornelius sings "Amazing Grace."
'Nashville on the Road' house band - "Rubber Dolly" (with closing credits).
3.18 [70] Nashville on the Road: Johnny Paycheck
Prod. no. 318
Local air-dates:
30-July-1978 WNGE-2, Nashville, TN (Sun. 10:30pm)
27-Aug-1978 WAPI-13, Birmingham, AL (Sat. 11:00am)
Guest:
Johnny Paycheck
Synopsis:
Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius - "The Last Thing on my Mind" duet.
Johnny Paycheck - "I'm the Only Hell Mama Ever Raised."
Wendy Holcombe - "Whoa, Mule."
Jerry Clower comedy monologue: "Stealin' Watermelons."
Jim Ed Brown - "It Was Almost Like A Song."
Johnny Paycheck - "She's All I Got."
Jerry Clower comedy monologue: "Highball and Posted Land."
Helen Cornelius - "There's Always Goodbye."
'Nashville on the Road' house band - "Lousiana Man" (instrumental).
3.19 [71] Nashville on the Road: Johnny Paycheck / Mandy Boldin
Prod. no. 319
Local air-date:
26-Mar-1978 WNGE-2, Nashville, TN (Sun. 10:30pm)
Guests:
Johnny Paycheck
Mandy Boldin
Synopsis:
Jim Ed Brown - "Maria."
Johnny Paycheck "Slide Off Your Satin Sheets."
Mandy Boldin - "Kaw-Liga."
Jerry Clower comedy monologue: "My Mama Made Biscuits."
Jim Ed Brown & Helen Cornelius - "Heaven's Just A Sin Away" duet.
Jim Ed Brown - "Barroom Pals & Goodtime Gals."
Jerry Clower comedy monologue: "Panama Limited."
Johnny Paycheck - "I Did the Right Thing."
'Nashville on the Road' house band - "Y'all Come" (instrumental).
3.20 [72] Nashville on the Road: Don Gibson (1 of 2)
Prod. no. 320
Guest:
Don Gibson
Synopsis:
Jim Ed Brown - "Unbelievable Love."
Don Gibson "Sweet Dreams."
Wendy Holcombe - "Blue Moon of Kentucky."
Jerry Clower comedy monologue: "Mr. Duvall Scott."
Jim Ed Brown - "Pop-A-Top."
Helen Cornelius - "On and On."
Jerry Clower comedy monologue: "Marcel's Invasion."
Don Gibson - "If You Ever Get to Houston."
'Nashville on the Road' house band - "Raisin' the Dickens" (instrumental).
3.21 [73] Nashville on the Road: Don Gibson (2 of 2)
Prod. no. 321
Local air-date:
04-Dec-1977 WNGE-2, Nashville, TN (Sun. 10:30pm)
Guest:
Don Gibson
Synopsis:
Jim Ed Brown - "Mexican Joe."
Don Gibson - "I'd Be A Legend in My Time."
Jerry Clower comedy monologue: "A New Bull."
Helen Cornelius - "Higher and Higher."
Don Gibson - "Who Cares (for Me)."
Jerry Clower comedy monologue: "Be Yourself."
Jim Ed Brown - "Whoever Finds This I Love You."
Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius - "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?"
duet.
'Nashville on the Road' house band - "Snow Deer" (instrumental).
3.22 [74] Nashville on the Road: Hank Williams Jr. / Carlton Steele
Prod. no. 322
Local air-date:
26-Aug-1978 WTWV-9, Tupelo, Miss. (Sat. 4:30pm)
Guests:
Hank Williams Jr.
Carlton Steele
Synopsis:
Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius - "What I've Got In Mind" duet.
Hank Williams Jr. - "One Night Stands."
Wendy Holcombe - "Ruby."
Jerry Clower comedy monologue: "Bird Hunting at Uncle Versie's."
Helen Cornelius - "Don't It Make You Wanna Go Home?"
Carlton Steele (on banjo) - "Lonesome Road Blues."
Wendy Holcombe & Carlton Steele - "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" (instrumental).
Hank Williams Jr. - "Mobile Boogie."
'Nashville on the Road' house band - "Fireball Mail" (instrumental).
3.23 [75] Nashville on the Road: Hank Williams Jr.
Prod. no. 323
Local air-date:
15-Oct-1977 WTCG-17, Atlanta, GA (Sat. 8:30pm Eastern)
Guest:
Hank Williams Jr.
Synopsis:
Jim Ed Brown - "Hey Good Lookin'."
Hank Williams Jr. - "Long, Long Way to Hollywood."
Helen Cornelius - "Honey, Come Back."
Jerry Clower comedy monologue: "Marcel's Hair-Growing Secret."
Hank Williams Jr. - "She's The Star"
Jerry Clower comedy monologue: "Marcel's Moving Company."
Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius - "Born Believer" duet.
Jim Ed Brown - "Angel Sunday."
Hank Williams Jr. plays guitar during the closing credits.
3.24 [76] Nashville on the Road: Dickie Lee
Prod. no. 324
Local air-dates:
07-Jan-1978 WHNT-19, Huntsville, AL (Sat. 10:30pm)
25-Feb-1978 WTCG-17, Atlanta, GA (Sat. 8:30pm Eastern)
27-Aug-1978 WNGE-2, Nashville, TN (Sun. 10:30am)
Guest:
Dickie Lee
Synopsis:
Jim Ed Brown - "Oh Lonesome Me"
Dickie Lee - "Peanut Butter"
Jerry Clower comedy monologue: "Uncle Versie's Horse."
Wendy Holcombe - "Camptown Races."
Jim Ed Brown - "Margaritaville."
Dickie Lee - "9,999,999 Tears."
Jerry Clower comedy monologue: "Warm Water Heater."
Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius - "Saying Hello, Saying I Love You, Saying
Goodbye" duet.
Wendy Holcombe - "Salt Creek"
3.25 [77] Nashville on the Road: Stella Parton
Prod. no. 325
Local air-date:
20-May-1978 WXIX-19 Cincinnati, Ohio (Saturday 10:30pm)
Guest:
Stella Parton
Synopsis:
Jim Ed Brown - "Drinking Tequila."
Stella Parton - "Standard Lie Number One."
Helen Cornelius - "Cry."
Jerry Clower comedy monologue: "Flying to the Opry."
Stella Parton - "The Danger of a Stranger."
Jerry Clower comedy monologue: "Airport Goodbyes."
Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius - "Moonlight Bay" duet.
Jim Ed Brown - "Lucille."
'Nashville on the Road' house band - "Wabash Cannonball" (instrumental).
3.26 [78] Nashville on the Road: Susan Raye
Prod. no. 326
Local air-date:
12-Nov-1977 WHNT-19, Huntsville, AL (Sat. 10:30pm)
Guest:
Susan Raye
Synopsis:
Jim Ed Brown - "Walk Right In."
Susan Raye - "It Didn't Have To Be A Diamond."
Wendy Holcombe - "Company's Coming."
Jerry Clower comedy monologue: "Clovis Gets A Job."
Helen Cornelius - "Daytime Friends and Nighttime Lovers."
Susan Raye - "L.A. International Airport."
Jerry Clower comedy monologue: "Tar Baby."
Helen Cornelius - "Do You Wanna Make Love?"
'Nashville on the Road' house band - "Sugarfoot Rag."
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