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^^^ I finished reading this book and it's full of interesting stories about dozens (hundreds even) of people he's worked with through the years. There's separate chapters about his two most influential series, Laugh-In and Real People. In post #444 above, there's a list of the Laugh-In '77...

The "Still Laugh-In" event took place in 2013 and this quote above I wrote in 2018. The book in question was just released on July 11, 2023! It's title is: Still Laughing: A Life in Comedy (From the Creator of Laugh-In). It has a foreward by Lily Tomlin and an Afterword by Goldie Hawn. I...

Laugh-In (1977-1978) I mentioned once that I'd seen a taping session of one of these episodes, but I never saw any of the six that were aired as I didn't have a TV set for about a year at that time. Within the last week, the September 5, 1977, episode was put on youtube! Yowsa! So now I've...

Todd, have you ever seen Lily in person? Do you, or anyone, know anything about this photo? I don't think I've ever seen it before:

That was a filmed segment that was done for SNL when Lily guest hosted. Well, let's see what I remember...I won't remember much specifically, I guess. The room she performed in could hold a thousand people (all college students) and both shows were sold out. She did routines of all her...

I was wondering if they used some sort of computer program to do the subtitles, at least that would be an excuse! Heh! I, too, have been a Lily Tomlin fan since I first saw her on Laugh-In! I actually saw her first on the Letters to Laugh-In afternoon show that aired the week before her...

By the way, if anyone wants some more laughs from re-watching these episodes, do it with the subtitles on. I've turned them on before when I was interested in some song lyrics I couldn't make out some of the words to. I've been watching some season 5 episodes and had the sound down low very...

^^^ I wonder about a lot of that with this series. I know why some people left, but not others. Actually, Nancie Phillips was in Episodes 1-17 of Season 4 and then disappeared. I do not know why. Because of the nature of the show, you'll also find her in one joke or more in Episodes 18, 19...

No, I don't think that's what they mean, but I don't care what they mean anymore. These "few others" seem to be the only ones with the complaints. I'm happy! I also just got through watching Season 2 again. I didn't notice anything happening on Episode 19, GS: Davy Jones.

On some level I still can't believe it happened! Here's a little curio that I just happened to see about a year ago. It's called "Rowan & Martin at the Movies" and was made in 1968. It's a short MGM produced film ostensibly to sell U.S. Savings Bonds and was played in movie theatres. It's very...

I checked this episode out along with episodes 21 & 23 and, frankly, if there is a difference, then I just don't see it. I've watched every episode more than once and I have no problem with it. One has to trust their sources and I admit I'm dubious of online chatter from posters in forums who...

I trust your experience in the matter, Howie, thanks for your input.

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When it comes to these issues a few bring up, I refer back to this post, a couple paragraphs which I quote below:

^^^ I've been watching these for two years and I have no problem with the way they look. I will check that one you've pointed out, though, to look at.

In regards to what I wrote above...a couple paragraphs from an article I read: When Lily Tomlin was filming the special she felt as though “Laugh-In” was potentially being groomed for a comeback or revival. But while executive producer Dave Broome says he could see the team working on a version...

I noticed that Norman Lear was in the audience sitting with George Schlatter. He's been wanting to update his famous series, like they did with One Day at a Time, and there's a special airing next week with new casts doing an episode each of All in the Family and The Jeffersons. It makes me...

Yes, that's a good way to put it! Ruth Buzzi may not have gotten more time on this because she's beenhaving health issues. I hadn't even heard that she was going to be on it. I loved Lily's updated Ernestine segment, that was my favorite. As for Edith Ann, I'm not sure she should be doing...

I watched this NetFlix special and I'm not sure what I thought this would be like before I watched it, but I enjoyed myself quite a bit. It's a mix of the old and new together and geared toward a good time. Like any variety based program there's usually some pluses and minuses, but if you like...

I'm pretty sure I didn't see any of the Laugh-In series in color until it was syndicated in the half-hour format in 1983! You didn't catch any of those? In our days, many of us only saw series in black and white. We'd also have to catch anything we missed in a rerun. Later, when we had color...

Supposedly these music video segments with a then current musical group was not something George Schlatter and the producers wanted, but was at the insistence of NBC, which felt obliged, like other variety series of the time, to feature one of these groups. After a few episodes and the show...

Arte Johnson has said the German soldier character came about because he had noticed in many films that dealt with WWII Germans that there always seemed to be one of them smoking a cigarette and commenting on the situation saying, "Very interesting." So he adopted it, probably before Laugh-In...

^^^ Yes, it is often quite noticeable in 50's - 60's programs. Some of the panelists, like Abe Burrows, on What's My Line? couldn't stop smoking for one half hour. There's even one early episode with John Daly grabbing a few puffs. Talk show guests on Carson, like Dean Martin (or Carson...

On Carol's show, though, the audience Q&A was a routine. That's different than just showing the audience because you can. To be honest, it seems like most variety shows used the studio audience regularly, like the opening, closing segments for The Smothers Brothers and Sonny & Cher, etc. The...

^^^ Yeah, without knowing the reasons, or being involved in the process, we just can't know if something was originally that length for some reason or something edited. We are told that they are not. Yes, I too like that (1970's?) color scheme. I wonder if you'd agree with me on something...

Now I want to comment on your comments. Heh! If you notice, nearly every one of their jokes/sketches ended with MItzi slugging her husband. And not playfully. She hauls off and punches him. I found her ways too strident and even violent. They didn't seem funny to me. IMO, of course. I liked...

I believe I know why Episode 14 is shorter than those others. Season 6 is the only season where, at the end of their final monologue together in each episode, Dan & Dick say to take a look at some footage of next week's episode. I wonder if you have noticed that those segments in Season 6 do...

Lee, I don't know, absolutely of course, why those five would be shorter than the approximately 51:30 running time of the other episodes in Season 6, but how absolute were running times for variety series? Are Carol Burnett Show episodes ever a minute or more different than the norm, for...

Well, as a huge fan of the original series, I do happen to be looking forward to this. I've often wondered what the format would look like "today." I also know that George Schlatter has been continually wanting to bring it back in some form every single decade since it premiered and, perhaps...

The release date for this hasn't been announced, but it was taped at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on March 8th. It's a NetFlix special. Word has it that Lily Tomlin will reprise some of the show's most memorable characters. Along with original Laugh-In producer George Schlatter, the evening...