''Peeping Times'' is a 1978 American comedy

television special A television special (often TV special, or rarely television spectacular) is a standalone television show which may also temporarily interrupt episodic programming normally scheduled for a given time slot. Some specials provide a full range of en ...

that aired on

NBC The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the NBC Entertainment division of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast. It is one of NBCUniversal's ...

on January 25, 1978. Co-produced, written and directed by

Rudy De Luca Rudy De Luca (born September 28, 1942) is an American screenwriter and actor best known for his work with filmmaker Mel Brooks. He co-founded The Comedy Store with Sammy Shore in April 1972. Filmography As writer *'' The Carol Burnett Show'' ...

and

Barry Levinson Barry Lee Levinson (born April 6, 1942) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. Levinson won the Academy Award for Best Director for '' Rain Man'' (1988). His other best-known works are ''Diner'' (1982), '' The Natural'' (1984 ...

, the special featured an early broadcast network appearance of

David Letterman David Michael Letterman (born April 12, 1947) is an American television host, comedian, writer, producer, and auto racing team owner. He hosted late-night television talk shows for 33 years, beginning with the February 1, 1982, debut of ''Late N ...

David Frost Sir David Paradine Frost (7 April 1939 – 31 August 2013) was an English television host, journalist, comedian and writer. He rose to prominence during the satire boom in the United Kingdom when he was chosen to host the satirical programme ...

was co-executive producer. The show was a spoof of TV news magazine programs.Nina David, ''TV Season 77-78'', Oryx Press, 1979.

Cast

Alan Oppenheimer Alan Oppenheimer (born April 23, 1930) is an American actor. He has performed numerous roles on live action television since the 1960s and has had an active career doing voice work since the 1970s. Early life Oppenheimer was born in New York ...

as Miles Rathbourne *

as Dan Cochran * Lee Delano as Seedy Man * Ron Carey as Angelo Bertinelli * Murphy Dunne as Dr. Burnett * Michael Fairman as Mayor of Ewell *

Mel Brooks Melvin James Brooks (né Kaminsky; born June 28, 1926) is an American actor, comedian, filmmaker, and songwriter. With a career spanning over seven decades, he is known as a writer and director of a variety of successful broad farces and parodie ...

Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler (20 April 1889 – 30 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who was the dictator of Nazi Germany from 1933 until Death of Adolf Hitler, his suicide in 1945. Adolf Hitler's rise to power, He rose to power as the lea ...

(uncredited) *

James Cromwell James Oliver Cromwell (born January 27, 1940) is an American actor. Known for his extensive work as a character actor, he has received a Primetime Emmy Award as well as a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for '' Babe'' ( ...

as Bernard Mantee (uncredited) * Royce D. Applegate as Clyde Porter * Valerie Curtin as Mother Superior *Byron Webster as Mr. Leonard *

Richard Libertini Richard Joseph Libertini (May 21, 1933 – January 7, 2016) was an American stage, film and television actor. He was known for playing character roles and his ability to speak in numerous accents. His films include '' Catch-22'' (1970), '' The ...

as Salesman * Richard Stahl as The D.A. * Lewis Arquette as Deputy * Peggy Pope as Prisoner *Lew Horn as Prisoner * Lee Delano as Alien Smuggler * Philip Bruns as Producer *

Larry Hankin Lawrence Alan Hankin (born December 7, 1937) is an American character actor. He has had major film roles as Charley Butts in '' Escape from Alcatraz'' (1979), Ace in '' Running Scared'' (1986), and Carl Alphonse in '' Billy Madison'' (1995). H ...

as Nutritionist

References

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* 1978 television specials NBC television specials Films directed by Barry Levinson Films scored by Joe Raposo {{US-comedy-tv-prog-stub