The U.S. disk jockey Wolfman Jack came to the greater public's attention in the 1973 film American Graffiti and as the announcer for the television rock concert series, The Midnight Special. His Howl Productions co-produced The Wolfman Jack Show with the CBC in Vancouver. The producers booked foreign performers as well as Canadian musical artists, such as the Stampeders and Bachman-Turner Overdrive, and was intended to give Canadian artists an avenue into an international market. The program also featured regular performances by the Famous People Players, and comedy with Danny Wells, Peter Cullen, and Sally Sales.

Original air dates: Tue 7:30-8:00 p.m., 5 Oct 1976-13 Sep 1977

Hour-long television special aired on CBC March 12 1967. Originally in colour, Directed by Paddy Sampson.

“Songs, stills and films recall The Depression. Host Patrick Watson’s youthful recollections are contrasted with films and stills of bread lines, Prohibition in the U.S, civil leaders exhorting the public not to loose faith, and the rise of Nazism and fascism in Europe.

The singers are Billy Van, Les Leigh, Jack Northmore, Patty Van, Kathy Collier, Bonnie Brooks and Norma Locke.

Source: TV Guide March 11-17th 1967.