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Jean Shepherd's America (Preempted prev week for WGBH Auction)

June 13, 1971

Season: 1 - Episode: 9

"...FROM ITS GOLDEN, ICE-COOL DEPTHS COME THE ECHOS OF LOST BATTLES, THE SOUND OF ANCIENT VICTORIES, THE NOISE OF A MILLION BALL GAMES" Beer is on the job 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. And Americans are not quite sure if they want to know why. Jean Shepherd has always known about Americans and their love affair with beer. And he welcomes the golden brew on JEAN SHEPHERD'S AMERICA. Shepherd treats beer with a respect approaching reverence, calling it a phenomenon more universal than sex. At any given moment, thousands of Americans everywhere are imbibing the nectar-of-the-hops. Running down the "beer mystique" takes Jean Shepherd to many places. One of them is Mary Vnuk's Tavern, on Packard ,lIvenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The late-night shift from the factory across the street, piles in there at 7:00 every morning for some serious drinking. And Jean Shepherd comes away from this visit with his share of foamy realism. But beer is not just some innocent beverage that makes us happy. Jean Shepherd shows us the whole story - beer art, beer bottle ballet and beer shampoos. Beer becomes a first-class citizen of JEAN SHEPHERD'S AMERICA only after Shepherd rips off the pop-top and lets go with one of his fabled beer stories. And Jean finally }inds the answer to that vital question, "Which comes first, paternal love, or that first long pull on a can of Canadian Ace after a long day's work ? "

Fan Comments

[ Courtesy: Pete Delaney - 09-18-2016 ]
           
Over 100 shows 1972-74. Also contributed photos of a Shep book signing, his Greenwich Village townhouse, and screen shots of his live show. Also he supplied a variety of radio and TV commercials that Shep did.
And much, much, much, more!

Additional Comments:

Music played on the show:
"Bahnfart"
Jazz Piano Version Of A Mozart (?) Work
2001 Soundtrack
Flea Band (with Shep on kazoo)

Production Information:

Studio / Network:	WGBH - Snow Pond Productions	Exec Director:		Executive Producer:
Running Time:		Director:	Fred Barzyk	Producer:	Olivia Tappan, Leigh Brown
		Asst Director:		Asst Producer:
		Contr Director:		Contr Producer:

Related Plots / Story Lines and Other References Used

Time	Category	Date	Title	Comments
•	General Topics		Beer

Associated Documents

Type	File Name	Description
•	1971-mm-dd_025_Jean_Shepherds_America-Season_1_Press_Kit.pdf	Season 1 Press Kit

Links to Further Information:

• Review

Related Articles / Reviews:

Date	Publication	Title
August 5, 1970	Milwaukee Sentinel	Beer to Author Is Universal Language Alida Johns

Screenshots:

Jean Shepherd's America Press - Beer

"Can you imagine 4,000 years passing, and you're not even a memory?
Think about it, friends. It's not just a possibility. It is a certainty." - Jean Shepherd - 1975