

10/08/1979
In a story told in narrative flashbacks, a young TV consultant is hired by the President of a bankrupt USA to organize a telethon in order to prevent the country from being repossessed by wealthy Native Americans.

John Ritter
as President Chet Roosevelt

Harvey Korman
as Monty Rushmore

Fred Willard
as Vincent Vanderhoff

Chief Dan George
as Sam Birdwater

Richard Schaal
as Jerry

Peter Riegert
as Eric McMurkin

Nancy Morgan
as Lucy Beth

Meat Loaf
as Oklahoma Daredevil, Roy Budnitz

Elvis Costello
as The Earl of Manchester

Howard Hesseman
as Kip Margolis

Jay Leno
as Larry Miller (Poopy Butt)

Peter Marshall
as Himself

Nellie Bellflower
as Missy, VP Advertising

Zane Buzby
as Mouling Jackson

Terence McGovern
as Danny Olson

Tommy Lasorda
as Jimmy Dumphy

Jimmy Weldon
as Big Jim, VP Research

Robert Beer
as David Eisenhower

Allan Arbus
as Moishe Weitzman

David Opatoshu
as Abdul Muhammad

George Carlin
as Narrator

Janie Squire
as Student

Dorothy Stratten
as Americathon Stage Dancer

Geno Andrews
as Chris Broder

Cynthia Windham
as Dancer

David Opatoshu
as Abdul Mohammad

Nellie Bellflower
as Missy, VP Armstrong

J.A. Preston
as Morty

Regis Cordic
as Herb

Michael Mislove
as Mickey

Althea Lawton
as Sherri

John Creamer
as Oliver Holmes

George Memmoli
as Blinky Fun

Gary Wood
as Paul Claude Terrando

Ben Fong-Torres
as Chinese

John Lone
as Chinese

Rollin Moriyama
as Chinese

Mitsu Yashima
as Chinese

Greta Gratz
as Princess Birdwater

Lenard George
as Lenny Birdwater

George Fisher
as Al Feisal

Jim Burke
as Commando

David S. Cass Sr.
as Commando #2

Fred Lerner
as Commando #3

Mike H. McGaughy
as Commando 4

Jamie Masada
as Commando 5

Richard Reicheg
as Commando 6

Joe Rizkallah
as Commando 7

Dede Howard
as Cindy

Michael Collins
as Mr Broder

Sosimo Hernandez
as Juan Flan

John Welsh
as Ben

Damon Bradley Raskin
as Timmy

Georgi Irene
as Baby Irene

Jeannine Irene
as Irene's Mother

May Boss
as Adele Miller

Dom Magwili
as Mouling's Manager

Ron Prince
as Head Electrician

Joe Finnegan
as Assistant Electrician

Gene LeBell
as Referee

Kurt Taylor
as Reporter 1

Doug Steckler
as Reporter 2

Valerie Danielle Perri
as TV Production Assistant

Darlene Joy Dirkquist
as Monty's Girl 1

Ilona Wilson
as Montys Girl 2

Cynthia Zigeti
as Secretary

Olesley Cole
as Costumer

Bobby Baum
as Tailor

Stan Barrett
as Stage Hand

Jon Robbins
as Stage Hand

Loren Janes
as Stage Hand

Jay Ross
as Cameraman

Teri Schwartz
as Tourist

Selma Archerd
as Telethon Phone Celebrity

Robert Starr
as TV Technician

Neal Israel
as Rabbi Protester

Art Musto
as

Karen Hartman
as

Jerry Layne
as

Michael St. Clair
as

Willie Tyler
as

Elena Del Rubio
as

Milly Del Rubio
as

Eadie Del Rubio
as

Eric Lee
as

Carl Carlsson
as

Ruth Carlsson
as

Tony Cappola
as

Dick Winslow
as

Jerry Maren
as

Zelda Rubinstein
as

Jimmy Briscoe
as

Elizabeth Barrington
as

Harry Monty
as

Frank Delfino
as

Anita Liebert
as

Chester Hayes
as

Linda Montana
as

Skeeter Vaughan
as

Maurice Cook
as

Sophia Bibbs
as

Michael McLoughlin
as

Larry Ahlman
as

Merrill Hardy
as

Ronald J May
as

Freddie Spencer
as

Alan Peterson
as

Eric Boles
as

Robert Strom
as

Don Seigal
as

Kal Szkalak
as

Dennis Tinerino
as

Jake Steinfeld
as

Tom Platz
as

Jim Yosenchak
as

Tony Clark Stewart
as

Christopher Lowry
as

Richard Rossington
as

Fred Wilson
as

David Pomeranz
as

Lori Lieberman
as

Billie Barnum
as

Maxine Anderson
as

Lee Lund
as

Smith Wordes
as

Cindy DeVore
as

Sandy Rovetta
as

Eddie Verso
as

Edward J Helm
as

Marianna Pecora
as

Deborah Ann Rouston
as

Warren Lucas
as

Bruce Keeler
as

Johnny Oliver
as

Chris Page
as

Jon Wolff
as

John Mayhan
as

Pat Zicari
as

Carmen Fanzone
as

Michael Egan
as

Michael George
as

Bob Rafkin
as

Frank Fabio
as

Henry Newmark
as

John Carradine
as Uncle Sam

Nay K. Dorsey
as Bicycle Rider

Al Beaudine
as Spectator at Inauguration

Alison Brown
as Americathon Stage Dancer

Elizabeth Carder
as Clergy

Jimmy Carter
as Self (Archive Footage)

Donald Chaffin
as

Terry Donohue
as Technical DIrector

Len Felber
as

Steven Hauptman
as Bicyclist

Birl Jonns
as

Helen Kelly
as

Jef Labes
as

Mike McCartney
as Ventriloquist

Cybill Shepherd
as Gold Girl (Uncredited)

Bob Templeton
as

Cynthia Windham
as

Sandy Rovetta
as Band Member
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