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Scott and Gary Show Archive

Call Number

MSS.247

Date

circa 1983-1989, inclusive

Creator

Lewis, Scott

Extent

4 boxes

Language of Materials

Materials are in English

Historical Note

The Scott and Gary Show was a cable access variety show that ran from 1983 to 1989 and featured punk and indie bands, live audience dance parties, and comedy skits. Created and hosted by Scott Lewis and Gary Winter, the show was filmed in New York City from 1983 to 1986 and, at the invitation of cable access producer Jeff Krulik, in the Washington DC metro area, from 1986 to 1989.

The show is notable for early appearances of bands such as the Butthole Surfers and the Beastie Boys (who appear with drummer Kate Schellenbach, later of Luscious Jackson). Other musical guests include the Ben Vaughn Combo, Raunch Hands, Half Japanese, Shockabilly, and Velvet Monkeys.

Arrangement

The collection is organized into two series:

Missing Title

  1. Series I: Informational Binders
  2. Series II: Video recordings

Scope and Content note

The Scott and Gary Show Archive comprises materials related to the cable-access show, produced and hosted by Scott Lewis and Gary Winter, that ran from 1983 to 1989. Materials include videotapes of the show; photocopies of a chronology of the series, episode descriptions, correspondence, clippings, and photographs; and videotapes of Jeff Krulik's "A Tribute to the Scott and Gary Show", their appearance on the CBS-TV sitcom "Kate and Allie", and an in-depth video interview with the show's creators.

The collection is arranged into two series:

Series I: Informational Binders. This series contains photocopies of a chronology of the series, episode descriptions, correspondence, clippings, and photographs.

Series II: Video. This series is divided into two subseries. Subseries A contains access copies for the researcher. At present, access copies have not been created for all material. Please contact a Fales archivist. Subseries B contains original video elements.

Conditions Governing Access

Materials are open to researchers. Please contact the Fales Library and Special Collections, fales.library@nyu.edu, 212-998-2596.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright (or related rights to publicity and privacy) for materials in this collection was not transferred to New York University. Permission to use materials must be secured from the copyright holder. Please contact the Fales Library and Special Collections, fales.library@nyu.edu, 212-998-2596.

Preferred Citation

Published citations should take the following form:

Identification of item, date (if known); The Scott and Gary Show Archive; MSS 247; box number; folder number; Fales Library and Special Collections, New York University Libraries.

Separated Materials

Twenty videotapes were returned to donor Scot Lewis in September 2012. These deaccessioned materials are indicated in the finding aid. All videotapes were preserved by Fales, except for appearance on "Kate and Allie" television series. The repository holds preservation masters and access viewing copies for all other deaccessioned tapes.

Collection processed by

Lawrence Giffin, 2009. Additional media processing by Elizabeth Weist and Rhyannon Rodriguez, 2009.

About this Guide

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-08-20 17:07:43 -0400.
Language: Description is in English.

Revisions to this Guide

March 2017: Updated by Jacqueline Rider to reflect incorporation of video preservation master and sub-master files.

Repository

Fales Library and Special Collections
Fales Library and Special Collections
Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
70 Washington Square South
2nd Floor
New York, NY 10012