Camp Midnite
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Camp Midnite is a late night, ninety-minute variety/talk show on the USA Network in 1989. Its twenty-six episodes were hosted by Dick Wilson, a radio personality from Kansas City, Missouri (not to be confused with Dick Wilson, the actor who played "Mr. Whipple" in commercials).
The series was produced by Dick Clark Productions and its music provided by Scooter Pietsch.
[edit] Format
The show was set to look like it took place on the backstage side of another TV show, and generally had an intentionally "cheap" feel meant to distinguish it from equivalent programs. There was a coffee maker behind the host and members of the audience were encouraged to get up in the middle of the show and get themselves a cup of coffee. Guests on the show were encouraged to sign a styrofoam cup and bite the cup to leave a dental record for future identification if needed. The cups of all guests where displayed on the wall behind the host. Each show included calling a local L.A. restaurant and ordering food for the audience members. Dick Clark appeared on the first show and took a pie in the face from the host.
[edit] Production
The show's writers included Tim Conway Jr., Warren Bell, David Hirsch, Tim Maile, Gary Basmajian. The production coordinator was Mark Walberg.
The producers were Dick Clark and Larry Klein.
