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#16113: WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT, WORLD?
Order1969-02-06, ABC, min.
February 6th, 1969-May 1st, 1969 Actor-singer Dean Jones is the host for this weekly melange of satire aimed at every facet of American life. Guests: Martin Landau and his real-life wife Barbara Bain, both of "Mission Impossible." Martin plays a mafia bigwig faced with the problem of integrating The Brotherhood. (his target: Scoey Mitchell, one of the show's regulars). Barbara, framed in black, recites Pete Seeger's " Where Have All The Flowers Gone?" against a newsreel montage of historical events. Series regulars include Dick Clair and Jenna McMahon, (lampooning modern life), singer Gerri Granger(who joins the company in the weekly vaudeville show segment), and commentator Alex Dreier, (spoofing documentaries.) Created and produced by Saul Iison and Ernest Chambers, who originated "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour." The show ran from February 6th, 1969-May 1st, 1969. In late March, the show became "The Dean Jones Variety Hour." Both formats proved unsuccessful and the series was dropped after a thirteen week run. Series premiere.#16131: WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT, WORLD?
Order1969-02-13, ABC, min.
- Carl Reiner
- Dean Jones
- Dick Clair
- Jenna McMahon
- Gerri Granger
- Alex Dreier
- Scoey Mitchell
- Ron Prince
- Dennis Allen
- Marlo Thomas
Actor-singer Dean Jones is the host for this weekly melange of satire aimed at every facet of American life. Guests: Marlo Thomas and Carl Reiner join Dean Jones and the "World" company. Marlo finds a lesson in human relations in a box of Valentine candy. Carl spoofs French singers. The finale salutes fifty years of US-Soviet relations. Series regulars include Dick Clair and Jenna McMahon, (lampooning modern life), singer Gerri Granger(who joins the company in the weekly vaudeville show segment), and commentator Alex Dreier, (spoofing documentaries.) Created and produced by Saul Iison and Ernest Chambers, who originated "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour." The show ran from February 6th, 1969-May 1st, 1969. In late March, the show became "The Dean Jones Variety Hour." Both formats proved unsuccessful and the series was dropped after a thirteen week run. Second show of the series.#16144: WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT, WORLD?
Order1969-02-20, ABC, min.
- Carl Reiner
- Dean Jones
- Tom Smothers
- Dick Smothers
- Dick Clair
- Jenna McMahon
- Gerri Granger
- Alex Dreier
- Scoey Mitchell
- Ron Prince
- Dennis Allen
- Alice Ghostley
Actor-singer Dean Jones is the host for this weekly melange of satire aimed at every facet of American life. Guests: Dean Jones welcomes Art Carney, Tom and Dick Smothers, and Alice Ghostley. Satirical targets: dropouts, discrimination and political extremism. Tom and Dick turn a simple song into "controversial material" and join Dean in a folk singing spoof. Series regulars include Dick Clair and Jenna McMahon, (lampooning modern life), singer Gerri Granger(who joins the company in the weekly vaudeville show segment), and commentator Alex Dreier, (spoofing documentaries.) Created and produced by Saul Iison and Ernest Chambers, who originated "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour." The show ran from February 6th, 1969-May 1st, 1969. In late March, the show became "The Dean Jones Variety Hour." Both formats proved unsuccessful and the series was dropped after a thirteen week run. Third show of the series.
#16158: WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT, WORLD?
Order1969-02-27, ABC, min.
- Barbara Feldon
- Dean Jones
- Dick Clair
- Jenna McMahon
- Gerri Granger
- Alex Dreier
- Scoey Mitchell
- Ron Prince
- Dennis Allen
- Robert Curry
- Buddy Ebsen
Actor-singer Dean Jones is the host for this weekly melange of satire aimed at every facet of American life. Guests: Bubby Ebsen, Barbara Feldon, and Robert Curry. Series regulars include Dick Clair and Jenna McMahon, (lampooning modern life), singer Gerri Granger(who joins the company in the weekly vaudeville show segment), and commentator Alex Dreier, (spoofing documentaries.) Created and produced by Saul Iison and Ernest Chambers, who originated "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour." The show ran from February 6th, 1969-May 1st, 1969. In late March, the show became "The Dean Jones Variety Hour." Both formats proved unsuccessful and the series was dropped after a thirteen week run. Fourth Show of the series.
#16176: WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT, WORLD?
Order1969-03-06, ABC, min.
- Dean Jones
- Kate Smith
- Dick Clair
- Jenna McMahon
- Gerri Granger
- Alex Dreier
- Scoey Mitchell
- Ron Prince
- Dennis Allen
- Carol Robinson
- Ken Greenwald
Actor-singer Dean Jones is the host for this weekly melange of satire aimed at every facet of American life. Guests: Kate Smith, Carol Robinson, Ken Greenwald. Series regulars include Dick Clair and Jenna McMahon, (lampooning modern life), singer Gerri Granger(who joins the company in the weekly vaudeville show segment), and commentator Alex Dreier, (spoofing documentaries.) Created and produced by Saul Iison and Ernest Chambers, who originated "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour." The show ran from February 6th, 1969-May 1st, 1969. In late March, the show became "The Dean Jones Variety Hour." Both formats proved unsuccessful and the series was dropped after a thirteen week run. Fifth show of the series.
#16178: WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT, WORLD?
Order1969-03-27, ABC, min.
- Paul Revere and The Raiders
- Janet Leigh
- Dean Jones
- Dick Clair
- Jenna McMahon
- Gerri Granger
- Alex Dreier
- Scoey Mitchell
- Ron Prince
- Dennis Allen
- Carol Robinson
- Ken Grednwald
Actor-singer Dean Jones is the host for this weekly melange of satire aimed at every facet of American life. Guests: Janet Leigh, Paul Revere and the Raiders, Carol Robinson, Ken Greenwald. Series regulars include Dick Clair and Jenna McMahon, (lampooning modern life), singer Gerri Granger(who joins the company in the weekly vaudeville show segment), and commentator Alex Dreier, (spoofing documentaries.) Created and produced by Saul Iison and Ernest Chambers, who originated "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour." The show ran from February 6th, 1969-May 1st, 1969. In late March, the show became "The Dean Jones Variety Hour." Both formats proved unsuccessful and the series was dropped after a thirteen week run. Seventh show of the series.
1970-02-16, NBC, min.
- Peter Fonda
- Tom Smothers
- Dick Smothers
- Glen Campbell
- Pat Paulsen
- David Steinberg
- David Frye
- Fredd Wayne
- Alex Dreier
- Robert Einstein
The Smothers Brothers "lost" NBC special about censorship and freedom of speech. Tom and Dick present an hour of satire and music. Guests include Peter Fonda, Glen Campbell, David Frye, and comics Bob Einstein and David Steinberg. The high-point of the hour is a sketch blending comedy and patriotism. Tom and Dick greet Abraham Lincoln (Pat Paulsen) Thomas Jefferson (Peter Fonda), Benjamin Franklin (Fredd Wayne) and President Johnson (David Frye). Also: Songs by the brothers ("Time," "A Song For The Asking.") and Campbell ("Pave Your Way Into Tomorrow.") Steinberg as a way-out existential psychiatrist; Einstein as officer Judy (with an a comic apologia for the police) and "instant analysis" of the show by David Frye (as William F. Buckley, Jr and David Susskind) and newsman Alex Dreier. Dupe of #9243.1970-02-16, NBC, 60 min.
- Peter Fonda
- Tom Smothers
- Dick Smothers
- Glen Campbell
- Pat Paulsen
- David Steinberg
- David Frye
- Fredd Wayne
- Alex Dreier
- Robert Einstein
The Smothers Brothers "lost" NBC special about censorship and freedom of speech.