England
Show: ROLAND THE RAT
Date: May 8 1988
Network:
Song: "We Have The Technology" lip synched.
Roland The Rat was a wise-cracking puppet. The format was a talk show origininating from Roland's subterranean lair. Roland had some puppet buddies, introduced cartoons & stared in adventures. "Roland" was a Pere Ubu fan, hence the somewhat unexpected invitation.
England
Show: BIG WORLD CAFE
Date: March 14 1989
Network: Channel 4
Songs: "Breath" & "Waiting For Mary" live performance.
Street-cred rock show format.
England
Show: CLUB X
Date:
Network: Channel 4
Song: "Ice Cream Truck" lip synched
Ghastly youth-oriented street-cred magazine format. Hideous. Hideous. Hideous. Infamous.
France
Show:
Date: April 28 1988
Network:
Songs: "We Have The Technology" & "Say Goodbye" lip synched.
Taped in Rennes (Ubu's ancestral home). Free-form freakout. No attempt at any convention.
USA
Show: NIGHT MUSIC
Date: October 15 1989
Network: NBC
Songs: "Breath," "What Happened To Me" & "Waiting For Mary" live performances.
"What Happened To Me" featured David Thomas joined by David Sanborn & Loudon Wainwright. Ubu was joined by Debbie Harry & David Sanborn on "Waiting For Mary."
Show: LATE NIGHT WITH DAVID LETTERMAN
Date: September 11 1991
Network: NBC
Song: "Oh Catherine" live performance.
Ubu Song Videos
We Have The Technology - Produced by John Thompson. Filmed in London.
Waiting For Mary - Produced by Thompson. Directed by Chuck Statler in Minneapolis.
Breath - Produced by Thompson. Directed by Statler. Filmed at Orange Show, Houston.
Love Love Love - Produced by John Thompson. Directed by Chuck Statler in Minneapolis.
Smoke The BBQ - Produced & directed by John Thompson. Filmed in Cleveland.
Oh Catherine - Produced & directed by John Thompson. Filmed in Los Angeles.
Sleepwalk - Produced & directed by Adam Bernstein. Filmed in Cleveland.
Folly of Youth - Constructed by David Thomas, John Thompson & Jim Riccardi. Filmed in Cleveland.
