Don Rickles at the airport

KRON-TV news footage from May 5, 1971, featuring scenes of stand-up comedian Don Rickles, unleashing his particular brand of insult-comedy on haples reporter Dave Valentine at San Francisco Aiport. It seems reasonable to assume that Valentine was "in on the joke" but we have no paperwork with which to confirm this ... Opening graphic designed by Carrie Hawks. This 16mm color reversal film print was scanned in 4K (4096 x 2970) using a Lasergraphics ScanStation film scanner, in April 2026.