The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour (135)

Thank you for joining us today.

Before our feature presentation, ACME would like to start the evening with another Bugs Bunny Looney Tunes cartoon, the 1945 Hare Tonic directed by Chuck Jones. (This the second cartoon directed by Jones to co-star Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd; the first being Elmer's Pet Rabbit.)



This cartoon marks one of the few times Bugs addresses Elmer by name, albeit in the guise of Dr. Killpatient, who addresses him as Mr. Fudd. Despite their frequent cinematic encounters, many of their cartoons are played as if they had never met before.


On August 24, 1989, The Who perform a special 20th anniversary charity concert of their rock opera Tommy at the Universal Amphitheater in Los Angeles, featuring guests Elton John (as the Pinball Wizard), Patti LaBelle (as the Acid Queen), Steve Winwood (as the Hawker), Phil Collins (as Uncle Ernie), and Billy Idol (as Cousin Kevin). The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour is celebrating this date by asking you to watch The Who perform Tommy live in concert. So we would like you to sit back (quick, find the most comfortable seat on the sofa,) get a snack and a beverage and join The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour in watching the Who perform their seminal album, the 1969 classic - Tommy.



This actually was the second of two performances of Tommy The Who did on their 25th Anniversary Tour. The first one was done in New York, but with just the band and no special guests. Eric Clapton and Tina Turner were supposed to appear at the concert reprising their roles from the film as the Hawker and the Acid Queen respectively. However, they dropped out a few weeks before the concert took place.



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