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#6709: JUST FOR LAUGHS
Order1978-08-08, NBC, 60 min.
- Milton Berle
- Martha Raye
- Frank Gorshin
- Jack Albertson
- Barbara Eden
- Arte Johnson
- Jay Leno
- Georgia Engel
- John Ritter
- Tom Dreesen
- Marcia Wallace
- Gabriel Melgar
- Jackie Dayle
- Kim Fields
- Maureen Murphy
- Billy Barty
NBC presented six specials, aired at different times, the first broadcast February 7, 1978. Other broadcasts aired include August 8 & 16, 1978. Not widely referenced or remembered. Performers featured in sketches and blackouts include Jack Albertson, John Ritter, Arte Johnson, Barbara Eden, Martha Raye, Georgia Engel, Gabriel Melgar, Frank Gorshin, comics Tom Dreesen and Jackie Dayle, and actresses Kim Fields and Maureen Murphy. Cameo appearances by Milton Berle, Marcia Wallace, Billy Barty, comic Jay Leno.
1978-10-05, WCBS, 105 min.
- Sid Caesar
- Dr. Joyce Brothers
- Henry Fonda
- Joanne Woodward
- Paul Newman
- Tennessee Williams
- Telly Savalas
- Lee Grant
- Ray Charles
- Imogene Coca
- Aretha Franklin
- Ethel Merman
- Madeline Kahn
- Rita Coolidge
- Kris Kristofferson
- Wolfman Jack
- Ronee Blakley
- John Ritter
- Neil Armstrong
- Martin Balsam
- Edward Asner
- Martin Sheen
- Arthur Miller
- Henry Ford II
Hosts Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Telly Savalas & Madeline Kahn mark the 75th anniversary of the Ford Motor Company in a freewheeling variety show that features elaborate production numbers, drama, music, comedy & dance.
1978-10-27, HBO, 60 min.
Robin Williams in concert. An HBO special. Guest: John Ritter.
1980-06-17, ABC, 52 min.
Host Barbara Walters interviews Sir Laurence Olivier, John Ritter, James Garner, and Kenny Rogers. Kenny Rogers remembers the hard times, and his broken marriages and estranged children, recalled in a conversation joined by his current wife, Marianne Gordon of "Hee Haw. Memories also key this Barbara Walter's Special with James Garner whose reflections on an embattled career seem as relaxed and candid as a camera commercial. John Ritter shatters his "Three's Company" images as a womanizer, and emerges unselfconscious as a tender and proud new father, and devoted family man. Walters concludes with her interview of "the preeminent theatrical figure of the 20th century" - Lord Olivier - who reveals his difficult professional relationship with Marilyn Monroe (costar in the 1957 film "The Prince and the Showgirl"), and sums up his own talent as "know-how {to} disguise technique.#5252A: GOLDIE HAWN SPECIAL, THE
Order1980-10-20, WCBS, 52 min.
A March 1, 1978 variety hour rerun showcasing the talents of Goldie Hawn, with her special guests: George Burns, Shaun Cassidy and John Ritter.