1968-07-28, WCBS, 52 min.
June 23, 1968-September 8, 1968. In 1967 Glen Campbell began appearing regularly on "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour," and in 1968 he hosted their summer replacement series, "The Summer Brothers Smothers Show." Regulars on that show included Pat Paulsen.
In the finale, the entire cast join in a 17 song salute to rock and roll.
1968-09-08, WCBS, 15 min.
THE SUMMER BROTHERS SMOTHERS SHOW.
Glen Campbell welcomes guests Bobbie Gentry & Mason Williams, who performs his number one hit "Classical Gas."
Repeat, excerpt, of broadcast which aired on July 28, 1968.
1968-11-10, CBS, min.
February 5, 1967-June 8, 1969. "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" was a breath of fresh air, but to CBS the Smothers Brothers seemed to be in the wrong place at the wrong time, with the wrong things to say.
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour.
1968-11-10, WCBS, 52 min.
February 5, 1967-June 8, 1969. "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" was a breath of fresh air, but to CBS the Smothers Brothers seemed to be in the wrong place at the wrong time, with the wrong things to say.
1969-05-05, WNBC, 54 min.
Dan Rowan and Dick Martin open this musical special which features the 1968
Grammy winners performing their hits.
Celebrities include The Temptations, Flip
Wilson, Jeannie C. Riley, The King Family, Jose Feliciano, Lou Rawls, Bobbie Gentry, Glen Campbell, Burt Bacharach, Dionne Warwick, Mama Cass Elliot, The Beatles, Nancy Sinatra, Mason Williams, Davy Jones, Bobby Goldsboro, Tiny Tim, Don Rickles,
Simon & Garfunkel, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Tom Smothers, Henry Mancini, and the Broadway cast of "Hair."
1969-06-01, WCBS, 52 min.
June 20, 1948-June 6, 1971. Television's longest-running variety show ran on Sunday nights for twenty-three years. Its host, Ed Sullivan.
1969-09-06, WABC, 52 min.
June 7, 1969-September 27, 1969; January 21, 1970-May 5, 1971. The first, "The Johnny Cash Show," was introduced as a summer series and returned later as a midseason replacement. In addition to Cash it featured June Carter Cash (his wife), Carl Perkins, The Carter Family, the Statler Brothers and the Tennessee Three. The second show, "Johnny Cash and Friends," was a summer series and featured Cash, June Carter Cash, Steve Martin, Jim Varney and Howard Mann.
Duplicate of 3325.
1969-09-06, WABC, 52 min.
June 7, 1969-September 27, 1969; January 21, 1970-May 5, 1971. The first, "The Johnny Cash Show," was introduced as a summer series and returned later as a midseason replacement. In addition to Cash it featured June Carter Cash (his wife), Carl Perkins, The Carter Family, the Statler Brothers and the Tennessee Three. The second show, "Johnny Cash and Friends," was a summer series and featured Cash, June Carter Cash, Steve Martin, Jim Varney and Howard Mann.
1970-03-03, WCBS, 52 min.
February 5, 1967-June 8, 1969. This was "The Return of the Smothers Brothers" Special. "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" was a breath of fresh air, but to CBS the Smothers Brothers seemed to be in the wrong place at the wrong time, with the wrong things to say.
Guests: Mason Williams, Moms Mabley, Glen Campbell.
1970-07-19, WNET, 57 min.
July 5, 1970-July 8, 1979. A recurring summer series, "Evening at Pops" presents the Boston Pops Orchestra, under the direction of Arthur Fiedler (until his death in 1979).
1970-09-02, WABC, 52 min.
July 8, 1970-September 16, 1970. "The Smothers Brothers Summer Show" was a toned-down variety hour and attracted little, if any, controversy.
1970-09-13, WABC, 52 min.
Singers John Hartford and Jennifer Warren are the hosts of this musical reunion with other veterans of the Smothers Brothers' CBS series.
1975-03-03, WNBC, 52 min.
January 13, 1975-May 26, 1975. After the Smothers Brothers had series on CBS and ABC, they entered the arena again on NBC in this short-lived noncontroversial variety show.
1975-05-26, NBC, 60 min.
January 13, 1975-May 26, 1975. After the Smothers Brothers had series on CBS and ABC, they entered the arena again on NBC in this short lived noncontroversial variety show.
This week's show reunites the regulars from Tom & Dick's first variety program. Last show of the series. Pat Paulsen, Mason Williams, John Hartford, Jennifer Warren, and Bob Einstein. This program is a repeat of the show from March 3, 1975.