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Colorblock shirt worn by John Keister on Almost Live! 1991
John Keister was the host of the Seattle television comedy show Almost Live! which aired from 1984 to 1999 on KING5 in Seattle. In its earliest years, Almost Live! was like a local version of the Tonight Show. When John Keister took over as host in 1988, he struggled with a format which had been designed around his predecessor Ross…
ID Number:2024.10.1
Date:1991
Patterned shirt worn by John Keister on Almost Live! 1991
John Keister was the host of the Seattle television comedy show Almost Live! which aired from 1984 to 1999 on KING5 in Seattle. In its earliest years, Almost Live! was like a local version of the Tonight Show. When John Keister took over as host in 1988, he struggled with a format which had been designed around his predecessor Ross…
ID Number:2024.10.2
Date:1991
Leather jacket and jeans worn for "The Lame List," ca. 1990
Music writer and promoter Jeff Gilbert appeared in almost every rock-related sketch on the Seattle television comedy show Almost Live! He wore this leather jacket and jeans on “The Lame List,” and was the one who came up with the tagline “What’s Weak this Week.” In the reoccurring sketch, a group is introduced as representing “America’s heavy metal community” and…
ID Number:2024.17.12.ONLINE
Date:1987-1990
White sneakers worn by Jeff Gilbert for "The Lame List" on Almost Live! ca. 1990
Music writer and promoter Jeff Gilbert appeared in almost every rock-related sketch on the Seattle comedy show Almost Live! He wore these shoes on “The Lame List,” and was the one who came up with the tagline “What’s Weak this Week.” In the reoccurring sketch, a group is introduced as representing “America’s heavy metal community” and comically responds to issues…
ID Number:2024.17.3
Date:1987-1990
Reprinted "Rock Star Fantasy Camp T-shirt" from Almost Live!
Music writer and promoter Jeff Gilbert appeared in almost every rock-related sketch on the Seattle television comedy show Almost Live! The show aired from 1984 to 1999 on KING 5 in Seattle. Gilbert was connected to the show through host John Keister, who he had worked with at the music and entertainment newspaper The Rocket. “Rock Star Fantasy Camp” aired…
ID Number:2024.17.Ref
Date:2024
Outfit for "Billy Quan" sketch on Almost Live!, ca. 1988
Seattle television comedy show Almost Live! aired from 1984 to 1999 on KING5 in Seattle. In its earliest years, the show was like a local version of the Tonight Show, but in 1989 the format changed to be a 30-minute sketch comedy show. Recurring sketch “Mind your Manners with Billy Quan” was inspired by Japanese and Chinese action movies. Sketch…
ID Number:2024.22.1
Date:1988-1990
Almost Live! staff jacket owned by Jim McKenna, 1984-1985
Jim McKenna was a writer for the Seattle comedy TV show Almost Live! in the earliest years of the show. Almost Live! aired on KING5 in Seattle from 1984-1999. During the time McKenna was working for the show Ross Shafer was the host and it had a talk show format, similar to a local version of the Tonight Show. Later…
ID Number:2024.30.1
Date:1984
J.P. Patches outfit, ca. 1990-2010
The J.P. Patches Show aired on KIRO-TV in Seattle from 1958-1981 and broadcast over 10,000 episodes in its 23-year run. Chris Wedes (1928-2012) portrayed the clown J. P. Patches (Julius Pierpont Patches) who was Mayor of the city dump. Bob Newman (1932-2020) played a variety of characters including Gertrude, J.P.'s girlfriend. Even after the show was off the air, Wedes…
ID Number:2024.38.46ONLINE
Date:Circa 1990-2010
Gertrude outfit from J.P. Patches show, ca. 1970-2000
The J.P. Patches Show aired on KIRO-TV in Seattle from 1958-1981 and broadcast over 10,000 episodes in its 23-year run. Chris Wedes (1928-2012) portrayed the clown J. P. Patches (Julius Pierpont Patches) who was Mayor of the city dump. Bob Newman (1932-2020) played a variety of characters including Gertrude, J.P.'s girlfriend. Gertrude’s outfits usually included a robe, a colorful dress,…
ID Number:2024.38.79ONLINE
Date:Circa 1970-2000
Blue lab coat from Bill Nye the Science Guy TV show, 1990s
This lab coat was worn by Bill Nye (b. 1955) on the groundbreaking science education TV Show Bill Nye the Science Guy. Nye began wearing blue lab coats when he did science demonstrations on the Seattle TV show Almost Live! He was a writer and performer on the King 5 comedy show but had a background as a mechanical engineer…
ID Number:2024.39.2
Date:Circa 1990-1999