CBS Network - National Geographic Special - "The Violent Earth" (Complete Broadcast, 2/15/1973) 📺 🌋

Here's a complete first-run broadcast (from a ¾" Umatic tape) of the National Geographic Society Special "The Violent Earth," narrated by Leslie Nielsen (years before "Mr. Hotshot" went down the comedy route starting with "Airplane!" and "Police Squad!") and aired on the CBS Network via its then Dallas-Fort Worth, TX affiliate KDFW Channel 4. Here, volcano action of Sicily's Mount Etna (in 1971) and Africa's Mount Nyiragongo (in 1972) are spotlighted.

Includes:

The Waltons pre-emption notice (voiceover by Bob Hite)

CBS Family Presentation bumper (posted separately here: https://youtu.be/oB5HzZgs3kg)

Preview of coming show with excerpts, followed by opening titles (parts of theme muted to avoid YouTube copyright blockage)

Sponsor billboard for Lincoln-Mercury and Western Electric (voiceover by ??)

[Most of ad cut to avoid copyright issues] Commercial: Western Electric - "Everything We Do" (full commercial posted separately here: https://youtu.be/hILW4zPjOmI)

Show segment 2, with display and description of volcanic action, and an exploratory climb to "the belly of the beast" led by Dr. Haroun Tazieff (1914-1998), Director of France's National Center for Scientific Research, with French and Swiss scientist-mountaineers (a.k.a. "Tazieff's Gang"), and an example of them at work and play is shown, plus him explaining his technique and methods (which he compares to sports); then, to the April 5th 1971 eruption of Etna and Tazieff's team in action

Commercial: Lincoln Continental (with Lt. Col. Arch Giffin, U.S.A., Ret.)

Show segment 3, and more of Etna (which lays waste to all in its path over a 69-day stretch) and the damage to the vineyards and surrounding areas, especially the town of Fornazzo; scenes of Tazieff lecturing are shown, followed by American students at JFK Airport in summer 1972 out to join him at central Africa's rainforest, and especially Nyiragongo; they are met by Robert Citron of Educational Expeditions International; scenes of nature are interspersed with their reaching their destination; a look at the village of Kibati before Tazieff leads the expedition

Commercial: Mercury Cougar XR-7 (voiceover by Ernie Anderson)

Bumper

Promo for "Valley of the Dolls" on The CBS Thursday Night Movies, followed by CBS 'Eye-D' (voiceover by Bob Hite)

Commercials for:
Almay Hypo-Allergenic Cosmetics
Sanger-Harris Stock-Up Sale

Station ID with plug for Afro-American History Week

Station comes in to sponsor billboard for Lincoln-Mercury and Western electric, already in progress

Segment 4, and Tazieff's team inches closer to belly of Nyiragongo beast, where they see the active molten lava as up close as can be, but minor eruptions complicate the climb before Tazieff gives the team their marching orders as they go down and see for themselves the caldera as they get to the scientific camp and do their work - and a few Americans prove their mettle in the process by helping take samples of the gases, earning Tazieff's respect

Commercial: Western Union - inner boards talking to each other

Segment 5, with more of Tazieff's Nyiragongo expedition, with him trying to reach the lava lake for the first time since 1959; but it had changed due to numerous eruptions since then, and an attempt to measure the crater commences (and Tazieff at this point is joined by his wife France, where they see the lake together); after 14 days, he decides to go into the fire pit, but is weakened by the fumes and has to be pulled back up

Commercial: Mercury Marquis and Montego

Epilogue, with shots of tidal waves, aftermaths of floods, earthquakes and other examples of Nature's revenge, and closing comments by Tazieff

Commercial: Western Electric (with thin needles)

Ending sponsor billboard for Western Electric and Lincoln-Mercury (voiceover by ??)

Show closing credits (with promo voiceover for Mannix by Mike Connors, and for Barnaby Jones by Bob Hite)

Notice that The Waltons will return at this time next week (voiceover by Bob Hite) (after which recording ends)

This aired on local Dallas-Fort Worth TV on Thursday, February 15th 1973 during the 7:00pm to 8:00pm timeframe.

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