It featuring reallife, folksinging, comedian brothers tom and dick smothers. Smothers brothers comedy hour dvd extra full joan baez performance that. With tom smothers, dick smothers, ike turner, tina turner. After the programme opens with a parody of glen campbells show with a cameo by joey bishop, tom tries to trick dick into kissing his bass violin, winters describes a wagon train under indian attack, then hes in a skit as a tough sergeant with raw recruits, and einstien plays a traffic cop with judy collinss voice. The smothers brothers comedy hour season 3, episode 10. The smothers brothers guests include legendary actress lana turner, comedic actorsinger bobby morse, and. Here is another set of clips and commercials for the smothers brothers comedy hour as seen on cbs 1068. Anyone who has ever looked at v for vendetta or watchmen or 1984 as contemporary social commentaries should get this dvd. Time life released the show on dvd again on october 20th, 2009 in which it released the best of season 2. Guests for this weeks episode included barbara feldon, 99 from nbcs get smart which. The series was a major success, especially considering it was scheduled against the major nbc television series, bonanza, with content that. While the smothers themselves were at the forefront of these efforts, credit also goes to the roster of writers and regular. Uncovering the rage beneath the laughter on the smothers brothers comedy hour.
Even though this set highlights the best episodes of season 3 196869, it is the first set of smothers brothers shows to be released. Nancy wilson, george segal, carol burnett, paul revere and t. Red river valley smothers brothers comedy hour youtube. Jan 03, 2010 published on jan 3, 2010 classic bit from the 1969 season of smothers brothers comedy hour, involving bob superdave osborne einstein as officer judy, and liberace. An episode slated for an april broadcast was refused by cbs because the brothers had brought back steinberg to. In televisions early years, controversy was something that happened by accident. The smothers brothers comedy hour clips and commercials 1068. Until now, the smothers brothers comedy hour has never been. The smothers brothers comedy hour the best of season 3. The smothers brothers comedy hour clips and commercials 10. Musical guest glen campbell sings hey, little one than has a duet with john hartford performing gentle on my mind. The smothers brothers comedy hour season 1, episode 14. Although its a little confusing and will have people frantically searching for seasons one and two which are to be released later, this was presumably done since the third season was the most controversial and was of the most interest to modern viewers. When i saw this dvd was available many months ago, i had mixed feelings.
Pat paulsen announces he is running for president after evaluating potential candidates. The smothers brothers comedy hour season 1, episode 1. The smothers brothers comedy hour debuted in january of 1967 and was already into taping its third episode when the ratings for the first two came in. Tommy smothers interviewing roger daltrey on the smothers brothers comedy hour, sept. The smothers brothers comedy hour was an american comedy and variety show television series hosted by the smothers brothers and initially airing on cbs from 1967 to 1969. Feb 07, 2009 here is another set of clips and commercials for the smothers brothers comedy hour as seen on cbs 10 68. The smothers brothers comedy hour is an american comedy and variety show television series hosted by the smothers brothers and initially airing on cbs from 1967 to 1969 the series was a major success, especially considering it was scheduled against the major nbc television series bonanza, with content that appealed to contemporary youth viewership with daring political satire humor and major. After the programme opens with a parody of glen campbells show with a cameo by joey bishop, tom tries to trick dick into kissing his bass violin, winters describes a wagon train under indian attack, then hes in a skit as a tough sergeant with raw recruits, and einstien plays a. The smothers brothers comedy hour tv show was obviously a comedy series that ran for 60 minutes on cbs for the first three seasons and on abc for the short final season.
The smothers brothers comedy hour the smothers brothers comedy hour was an american comedy and variety show television series hosted by the smothers brothers and initially airing on cbs from 1967 to 1969. The last season of the smothers brothers comedy hour is an essential piece in every social studies teachers repertoire. I really enjoyed the smothers brothers comedy hour when it was on cbs, and was thrilled when many of the episodes were replayed years ago on the e channel. The smothers brothers guests include legendary actress janet. Smothers brothers comedy hour mama cassharry belefonte.
Mash 30th anniversary reunion special full episode may 2002. On this premiere episode, the smothers brothers begin their weekly presentation of the top classic stars along. The who on the smothers brothers comedy hour 1967 high. No mere 60s time capsule relic, these 11 episodes from the smothers brothers comedy hours final season are still as funny and entertaining as remembered. The smothers brothers comedy hour is an american comedy and variety show television. Watch the smothers brothers comedy hour season 1, episode 10 season 1, episode 10. The smothers brothers comedy hour season 3 episode 10 george carlin, the doors, the committee. Watch the smothers brothers comedy hour season 1, episode 1 season 1, episode 1. Frankly, if tom had gotten his way, the smothers brothers comedy hour. Popular videos the smothers brothers comedy hour youtube. Tom and dick smothers return to tv in this revival of the traditional variety show, mixing comedy skits, standup routines and musical numbers. I dont know if that was true with the smothers brothers comedy hour, but it was certainly true of snl, and without that name brand recognition which smothers doesnt have today, i cant imagine huge numbers of dvd buyers powering through the beginning of snl to get to the seasons where theyd found themselves.
The smothers brothers comedy hour finally comes to dvd. The smothers brothers guests include comedian jack benny, actresssinger nanette fabray, and brazillian. Episode recap the smothers brothers comedy hour on tv. Smothers brothers comedy hour never aired episode david steinberg, nancy wilson. In addition to 11 uncensored episodes presumably, the full 26. The smothers brothers comedy hour is an american comedy and variety show hosted by the smothers brothers and initially airing on cbs from 1967 to 1969. The smothers brothers comedy hour season 2 episode 11. The smothers brothers comedy hour season 2, episode 16. The smothers brothers comedy hour 1967 eztv series. The smothers brothers comedy hour clips and commercials. The best of season 3, a dvd release thats as much a history lesson as it is a comedy show. Published on jan 3, 2010 classic bit from the 1969 season of smothers brothers comedy hour, involving bob superdave osborne einstein as officer judy, and liberace. Lucille ball got pregnant at a point where it was unthinkable for her show to disappear from the air, or italianamericans who had put up with decades of unflattering stereotypes in. The smothers brothers lead a tv roundtable look at.
Great stuff from season two of the smothers brothers comedy hour. The smothers brothers comedy hour had become as controversial and influential as it was popular, satirizing politics, racism and the unpopular vietnam war among other topics. The smothers brothers comedy hour season 3 episode 11. The smothers brothers comedy hour started out as only a slightly hip version of the typical comedyvariety show of its era, but rapidly evolved into a show that extended the boundaries of what was considered permissible in television satire at that time. Watch the smothers brothers comedy hour episodes, get episode information, recaps and more. My first feeling was, why not just release the entire seasons. The smothers brothers comedy hour is the smothers brothers. Smothers brothers comedy hour best of season 3 by dick. Nancy wilson, george segal, carol burnett, paul revere and the raiders. The smothers brothers comedy hour season 2 episode agnes moorhead, norm crosby, the hollies. The smothers brothers guests include legendary actress janet leigh, actors jim. Mar, 2020 the smothers brothers comedy hour debuted in january of 1967 and was already into taping its third episode when the ratings for the first two came in.
The smothers brothers comedy hour season 1, episode 10. The smothers brothers comedy hour season 3, episode 25. The smothers brothers comedy hour clips and commercials 1068 by. Smothers brothers comedy hour dvd extra only surviving cbs smothers brothers comedy hour promos. Smothers brothers comedy hour mama cassharry belefontepat paulson, smothers brothers comedy hour mama cassharry belefontepat paulson. A salute to apples spoofs tom as adam and leigh french as eve with pat paulsen the snake. As tom points out in the intro, in spite of the shows reputation for being incendiary and controversial, the political jokes and sketches typically took up five to 10 minutes of any given hour. Watch the smothers brothers comedy hour season 1, episode 14 season 1, episode 14. The smothers brothers comedy hour season 2 episode. Feb 20, 2016 the censorship struggles of the smothers brothers comedy hour. Smothers brothers 04 poor wandering one by johnnie nicholson. The smothers brothers comedy hour started out as only a slightly hip version of the typical comedy variety show of its era, but rapidly evolved into a show that extended the boundaries of what was considered permissible in television satire at that time. Despite the shows success, in april of 1969, the smothers brothers were fired by the cbs television network. The smothers brothers guests include actorcomedians george burns and jack benny.
This was a fresh update on the variety show format being hosted by a very talented comic duo who never failed to get laughs from their brotherly bickering. Watch the smothers brothers comedy hour season 1, episode 3 season 1, episode 3. The series was a major success, especially considering it was scheduled against the major nbc television series, bonanza, with content that appealed to contemporary youth viewership with daring political satire humor and. Being a variety show, each episode featured different guests. The smothers brothers comedy hour 1967 season 3 air d. Includes classic performances from the doors, cass elliott, harry belafonte, liberace, and more. Tom is a rebellious george washington and agnes moorehead his mother. The smothers brothers comedy hour season 3 episode 10. The censorship struggles of the smothers brothers comedy hour. The smothers brothers comedy hour season 2 episode 11 nancy wilson, george segal, carol burnett, paul revere and the raiders.
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