Tv's Grooviest Variety Shows

TV's Grooviest Variety Shows (of the '60s and '70s)' is an irresistible page-turning account of TV's greatest and goofiest variety shows of the psychedelic 1960s and '70s. Designed to be browser-friendly, the book covers the main shows of the era?Ed Sullivan, Lawrence Welk, Dean Martin, the Smothers Brothers, 'Laugh-In, ' Flip Wilson, 'Sonny and Cher, ' 'Midnight Special, ' classic 'Saturday Night Live' (1975-80), 'SCTV, ' and 'The Muppets.' Each of these key chapters is fast-moving and fun, with quick, easy-to-skim sidebars like Memorable Moments," "Quotable Quotes," and "Bloopers & Breakups," plus a brisk narrative of the show's behind-the-scenes dramas, cast, and history. "

Acknowledgments

vii

Introduction

ix

The Ed Sullivan Show

3

(24)

Video Vaudevilles: Hollywood Palace, Kraft Music Hall, NBC Follies

24

(3)

The Lawrence Welk Show

27

(34)

Country When Country Wasn't Cool: The Johnny Cash Show, The Jim Nabors Hour, Pop Goes the Country, That Nashville Music, Barbara Mandrell & the Mandrell Sisters, Hee-Haw

52

(9)

The Dean Martin Show

61

(20)

Star Vehicles Derailed: The Mary Tyler Moore Hour, Van Dyke and Company, The Julie Andrews Hour, The New Bill Cosby Show, Gos, The Don Knotts Hour, Dolly!

74

(7)

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

81

(24)

The Mod Squad: Operation: Entertainment, This Is Tom Jones, The Lennon Sisters Hour, The Music Scene, The Engelbert Humperdinck Show

98

(7)

The Carol Burnett Show

105

(24)

Tim Conway: A Salute to Variety TV's Greatest Un-success Story

124

(5)

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

129

(26)

Black and Blue: The Leslie Uggams Show, The Pearl Bailey Show, The Richard Pryor Show, The Redd Foxx Comedy Hour

148

(7)

The Flip Wilson Show

155

(26)

Mellow Gold: The Tony Orlando & Dawn Rainbow Hour, The Glenn Campbell Goodtime Hour, Donny & Marie, The Captain & Tenille, Make Your Own Kind of Music, The Golddiggers, The Bobby Darin Amusement Company, The Bobby Goldsboro Show, The Bobby Vinton Show, The Jacksons, Sha Na Na

170

(11)

The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour

181

(26)

Definitely Not Ready for Prime Time!: Turn-On, The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show, What's It All About, World?, Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell, The Brady Bunch Hour, Pink Lady

198

(9)

Who Turned Out the Lights?

207

(21)

Postmodern Classics: That Was the Week That Was, Shindig, Hullabaloo, The Jonathan Winters Show, Monty Python's Flying Circus, Benny Hill Show, Solid Gold

220

(8)

Conclusion

228

(1)

Index

229

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