Sid & Marty Krofft's Red Eye Express

Sid & Marty Krofft's Red Eye Express

Written by	David L. Lander Paul Elbling
Directed by	Bill Davis
Starring	Ron Reagan Rick Astley Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine Eric Carmen Chuck Berry Paul Rodriguez Lou Albano
Country of origin	USA
Production
Producer(s)	Sid and Marty Krofft
Running time	60 minutes
Release
Original network	CBS

Sid and Marty Krofft's Red Eye Express was a late-night variety special that aired on CBS on March 9, 1988.

Plot

Ron Reagan stars as the owner of The Red Eye Express, a nightclub frequented by celebrities (and celebrity look-alike Krofft puppets). Through the course of the hour, Reagan mingles with various puppets (Cher, Jack Nicholson, Whoopi Goldberg, Ronald Reagan Sr., etc.), real-life people (Chuck Berry, Lou Albano) and performing guests (Gloria Estefan, Eric Carmen, Rick Astley).

Music

Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine – "Anything for You", "Surrender"
Rick Astley – "Never Gonna Give You Up"
Eric Carmen – "Hungry Eyes"

Sid and Marty Krofft

Television shows	H.R. Pufnstuf (1969) The Bugaloos (1970) Lidsville (1971) Sigmund and the Sea Monsters (1973) Land of the Lost (1974) Far Out Space Nuts (1975) The Lost Saucer (1975) Donny & Marie (1976) The Krofft Supershow (1976) The Brady Bunch Hour (1977) The Krofft Superstar Hour (1978) Pink Lady and Jeff (1980) Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters (1980) Pryor's Place (1984) D.C. Follies (1987) Land of the Lost (1991) Family Affair (2002) Mutt & Stuff (2015)

Krofft Supershow Segments	Dr. Shrinker (1976) Electra Woman and Dyna Girl (1976) Kaptain Kool and the Kongs (1976) Wonderbug (1976) Magic Mongo (1977) Bigfoot and Wildboy (1977)

Krofft Puppets appeared in	The Dean Martin Show (1965) The Banana Splits (1968) The Great Space Coaster (1981)

Pilots and TV specials	Here's Irving (1957) Fol-de-Rol (1972) The World of Sid & Marty Krofft at the Hollywood Bowl (1973) Really Raquel (1974) Jimmy Osmond Presents ABC's Saturday Sneak Peek (1976) The Paul Lynde Halloween Special (1976) The Brady Bunch Variety Hour (1976) Kaptain Kool and the Kongs Present ABC All-Star Saturday (1977) The Bay City Rollers Meet the Saturday Superstars (1978) The Krofft Komedy Hour (1978) Bobby Vinton's Rock 'n' Rollers (1978) Anson & Lorrie (1981) Saturday's the Place (1984) The Cracker Brothers (1985) Rock 'n' Wrestling Saturday Spectacular (1985) The Patti LaBelle Show (1985) Sid & Marty Krofft's Red Eye Express (1988) Krofft Late Night (1991) Electra Woman and Dyna Girl (2001)

Films	Pufnstuf (1970) Harry Tracy, Desperado (1980) Middle Age Crazy (1980) Side Show (1981) Land of the Lost (2009) Electra Woman and Dyna Girl (2016)

Live shows	Howdy, Mr. Ice of 1950 (1949) Les Poupées de Paris (1961) Circus (1966) Funny World (1966) Kaleidescope (1968) Fol-de-Rol (1968) A Broadway Baby (1984) Comedy Kings (1988)

Other	The World of Sid and Marty Krofft Theme Park Sid & Marty Krofft Television Productions Inc. v. McDonald's Corp. Toby Terrier and His Video Pals

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