George Carlin: Carlin on Campus (1984) (TV)

Director:

Steven J. Santos

Writer:

George Carlin (writer)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot Keywords:

Stand Up Comedy

Cast

George Carlin

...

Himself / Various Characters

Directed by
Steven J. Santos

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
George Carlin		writer

Produced by
Brenda Carlin	....	producer
Jerry Hamza	....	executive producer
Bob Kurtz	....	animation producer
George Carlin	....	producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
Jill Fraser
Mark Howlett
Elizabeth Meyers

Film Editing by
Pam Marshall

Art Direction by
Jane Fletcher

Set Decoration by
Brenda Carlin

Costume Design by
Molly Harris Campbell

Makeup Department
Gloria Levisohn	....	makeup artist
Penelope Staley	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Jonathan Hill	....	stage production manager

Sound Department
Richard Brown	....	utility sound
Judy Chamberlin	....	sound re-recording mixer
Charlie Fernandez	....	utility sound
Ed Greene	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Ed Green)
Keith Hall	....	sound assistant
Craig Porter	....	sound re-recording mixer
Paul Sandweiss	....	sound assistant
Mike Wilson	....	utility sound
Larry Woodside	....	utility sound
Don Worsham	....	sound mixer

Camera and Electrical Department
Greg Brunton	....	lighting technician
Kelly Carlin-McCall	....	production photographer (as Kelly Carlin)
Kelly Carlin-McCall	....	still photographer (as Kelly Carlin)
Joe Epperson	....	camera operator
Thomas Geren	....	camera operator
Dean Hall	....	camera operator
David Levisohn	....	camera operator
Hector Ramirez	....	camera operator
John Repczynski	....	camera operator
Lou Rogers	....	gaffer
Kenneth R. Shapiro	....	video tape operator
Nelson Tetreault	....	video tape operator

Animation Department
Bob Kurtz	....	animation director
Bob Kurtz	....	character designer
Gary Mooney	....	animator
Robert Peluge	....	animator

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Michael Hamer	....	costume assistant

Editorial Department
Dennis Vahe	....	assistant editor (as Dennis Vale)
Bill Zeleny	....	assistant editor

Other crew
Cheryl Barnstein	....	production assistant
Ellen Brown	....	associate director
George Carlin	....	executive album producer
Ros Davis	....	production staff
Susan Diamant-Neigher	....	production associate
John B. Field	....	technical director
Lisa Hamza	....	production staff
Barry Kaplan	....	production coordinator
Deborah Liebling	....	production associate
Maura McKeown	....	production assistant
Theresa A. McKeown	....	assistant to producers
Molly Miles	....	supervisor
John Palacio	....	video
Jon Reigrod	....	production staff
Jan Robothan	....	assistant to director
Lyman Scripter	....	unspecified assistant (as Lymen Scrifter)
Andrew Sutton	....	production coordinator
David Wader	....	production coordinator
Lari Wilson	....	production staff
Keith Winikoff	....	video

Thanks
Fred Allen	....	special thanks
Paul Cummins	....	special thanks
Phill Lipman	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Cable Stuff Productions
• Carlin Productions

Distributors

• MPI Home Video (2001) (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Burns Audio  p.a. facility
• Greene, Crowe & Company  production facilities
• Kurtz and Friends  animation by
• Pacific Video  post-production facilities
• Wadsworth Theatre, UCLA Center for the Performing Arts  special thanks

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Cable Stuff Productions

Quotes:

[about his dog, Tippy]
George Carlin: One time I fed Tippy Cracker-Jacks. 'Cause that's what I was having. Hey, sounded like a good meal to me. Cracker-Jacks and tap water. She ate about a box-and-a-half, Cracker-Jack. And the next day I took her for a walk... she took a Cracker-Jack! Cracker-Jack was coming out of my dog! I was waiting for the surprise, you know? Hoping it wasn't a whistle or a bird call! There's certain basic hygiene that you simply have to follow.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Real Comics (2008)

Not the best, but still miles ahead of most other stand-up shows

"Carlin on Campus" is dated in some ways - more so than other Carlin shows. The opening, with Carlin speaking to the audience in a classroom, strikes of being totally unfunny and out of place.

But once he starts the stand-up and begins delving into the typical absurdities of life, he's on a role. Bits like "A Place to Put Your Stuff" has become classic Carlin, although granted this show has less classic routines than most of his shows and albums.

If you're a fan of Carlin suffice to say you will get a kick out of this. If you're new to Carlin I recommend starting with either "Complaints and Grievances" or "Back in Town," which are both very funny.