I have this distinct memory from the late 1970s of a US television special, which I think was hosted by David Frost, with Adrienne Barbeau as a guest. At one point, she and Frost are out among the audience. Suddenly, a man gets up and hits Barbeau with a pie. A few moments later, Frost is hit but I was still excited by Barbeau covered in pie (includeing those boobs!).

It was a light-hearted show, not one of his serious interviews (of course).

Searching YouTube, IMDB and MK's Wamtec list, I can't find anything resembling this. I can't even find on IMDB a David Frost show on which Barbeau guested.

I did find that there was a David STEINBERG show on which she guested (1/14) but I'd have to buy the entire season and I'm pretty sure it was FROST.

Any one have any clues or links?

Seaon 4 episode 157 in 1972

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1801396/

I have no idea where we can find copies of this old show.

The only clip I have of David Frost and pie fights comes from the 1980's when he hosted The Guinness Book of World Records show and they did a pie fight event.

Of course we all have the pie fight from the sitcom "Maude" where Adrienne gets pied.

Thank you for all the citations. The Paris Review article was fascinating. And Wikipedia has a list of people pied??? Really??? OMG.


The copies of that show that I found on YouTube were terrible quality and Barbeau is barely on camera. Do you have a better copy? Outtakes? Stills?

Your material is soooo good and so comprehensive that its like being a kid in a candy store -- or in a bakery.

Yes the pie fight on Maude barely featured Adrienne and she only wound up with a blob of shaving cream on one cheek. Missed opportunity, for sure.

Extremely funny ending to that article to say other agents of chaos did a far more effective surprise attack lol. Unsure if we could ever live up to a pie version of 9/11.

Decent avant garde stuff from our man there though (cracking look on him to)