As a result, much of the album consists of political humor, which. 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. Watch all 29 the smothers brothers comedy hour episodes from season 2,view pictures, get episode information and more. Frankly, if tom had gotten his way, the smothers brothers comedy hour. The smothers brothers comedy hour featuring tom and dick smothers. Provided to youtube by the orchard enterprises the smothers brothers comedy hour the tv theme players tv theme songs of the past. Album fifth album in my life international release. I had seen a film titled god is dog spelled backwards at the encore, an. Live on the smothers brothers comedy hour on 19670917 recording quality. Beginning her career on the theater stage in the 1920s, mabley became a veteran entertainer of the chitlin circuit of africanamerican vaudeville. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Until now, the smothers brothers comedy hour has never been released on home video, even though the program has taken on mythic proportions in the minds of those who remember it. This is a point brought home on the smothers brothers comedy hour.
This film was originally seen on the smothers brothers comedy hour on the cbs network in 1968. The smothers brothers comedy hour premiered with big promotions but little expectations dickie. Mabley later recorded comedy albums and appeared on the ed sullivan show, the smothers brothers. 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. 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. Smothered the censorship struggles of the smothers brothers comedy hour. In his thoughtful and candid audio introduction, tommy smothers admits he was reluctant to release the show on dvd, thinking it might be best left to memory as a fantastic show of its. This show began production during a 1988 writers guild of america strike as the wga had agreed to settle with the shows producer and grant the show an exemption from the strike and allow writers to go back to work for the series. The smothers brothers comedy hour featured some of the greatest. In 1968, the show broadcast several promotional films later known as music videos for the beatles songs hey.
Smothers brothers comedy hour mama cassharry belefontepat paulson, smothers brothers comedy hour mama cassharry belefontepat paulson. Smothers brothers comedy hour mama cassharry belefonte. Towards the end of peter maxwell daviess monodrama eight songs for a mad king, first performed in 1969, the vocalist seizes the violin from one of the musicians and smashes it. The smothers brothers comedy hour 19671970 episode list. The uncensored story of the smothers brothers comedy hour book online at best prices in india on. You can do a show thats good, but you have no control over who will. The smothers brothers commissioned a second film from braverman about the year 1968 for their.
The smothers brothers comedy hour season 1, episode 1. On this premiere episode, the smothers brothers begin their weekly presentation of the top classic stars along with new, up and coming contemporary performers. Bob einsteins first job in comedy was writing for one of the hottest tv shows of the 1960s, the smothers brothers comedy hour, after tommy smothers saw him on a local television show. Dee caruso, a writer for tv shows including get smart, the monkees and the smother brothers show, died of pneumonia on sunday, may 27, in brentwood, calif. Smothers brothers comedy hour jonathan winters leigh. As a result of their out spoken views about politics, the smothers brothers comedy hour was canceled. The show, which was produced under the smothers brothers. The smothers brothers show, a sitcom from 1965 to 1966. Later, there was the smothers brothers comedy hour 19881989. The film was composed of hundreds of short clips of art and photos graphics animation depicting 200 years of american history in two and a half minutes.
The smothers brothers comedy hour finally comes to dvd. The smothers brothers guests include legendary actress janet leigh, actors jim. With vindication forever in short supply, heres hoping tom smothers felt loads of it last month when he received an honorary emmy award for the smothers brothers comedy hour, the. Before long, the smothers brothers comedy hour was one of the networks most popular series, managing to hold its own against the formidable nbc. The smothers brothers comedy hour tv series 19671970 imdb. The smothers brothers comedy hour tv series 19671970 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Instrument destruction has also featured in other musical genres than pop and rock music. The smothers brothers comedy hour tv series 19671970. With tom smothers, dick smothers, pat paulsen, peter cullen. The uncensored story of the smothers brothers in the late 1960s, tommy and dick smothers challenged those who tried to tame their wildly popular show, the smothers brothers comedy hour. Without cbss meddling, the show might have been more in your face but not necessarily more daring or thoughtprovoking. The best of season 3, a dvd release thats as much a history lesson as it is a comedy show. The smothers brothers ran a comedyvariety show that featured not just that comedy duo, but also the top musical acts like the who and the beatles. The smothers brothers comedy hour cast, crew and credits.
During the time that classical gas was a hit i was also the head writer for the smothers brothers comedy hour on cbs. 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. The smothers brothers comedy hour season 1, episode 14. The smothers brothers comedy hour wasnt expected to be a hit when it debuted in february, 1967 scheduled on cbs as a midseason replacement variety hour against the unbeatable bonanza on nbc. Comedy veteran bob einstein, who wrote for the controversial the smothers brothers comedy hour but is best known for his turn as marty funkhouser on curb your enthusiasm, died at age 76 following a recent cancer diagnosis, according to the hollywood reporter. Debuting in 1969, the glen campbell goodtime hour was a combination of musical acts, comedy segments and glamorous guest stars. An incredible slice of america s media and popculture history, smothered tells the story of the censorship struggles of the smothers brothers comedy hour, the emmy award winning television program, broadcast on cbs from 1967 until it was prematurely stru. Famously canceled by cbs for being too subversive and controversial even after the brothers agreed to submit their show to network censors 10 days before airdate the program was the first to really comment on the.
I watched their comedy show on tv as a young boy in the radical stuff. It was a lastditch effort on the part of the network they had run out of ideas. Smothers brothers comedy hour the first release of this album lists it as smothers comedy brothers hour on the label, similar to the shows logo on the front cover is a 1968 comedy album released on mercury records by the smothers brothers consisting of bits from their cbs television series, the smothers brothers comedy hour. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. The smothers brothers comedy hour is an american comedy and variety show television. The smothers brothers show smothers brothers comedy hour. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. The smothers brothers have appeared on numerous television shows over the past three decades, including two shows of their own. Less than a year after the cancellation of a sitcom also on cbs, the. In the 1960s, the brothers appeared on numerous television shows as guest artists and hosted two series of their own, the situation comedy the smothers brothers show 19651966, in which tom played an angel come back to earth, and then the variety show the smothers brothers comedy hour.
While the smothers themselves were at the forefront of these efforts, credit also goes to the roster of writers and regular. Preempting the equalizer tonight at 10 is the smothers brothers comedy hour 20th reunion show. Einsteins death was confirmed his younger brother, albert brooks. Smothers brothers comedy hour never aired episode david. The who live on the smothers brothers comedy hour 196709. 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 the smothers brothers. The tribulations of tommy and dick smothers and their popular late60s television show are detailed in this interesting 92minute documentary. Best of season 3 youtube gallagher an uncensored evening duration. The smothers brothers comedy hour tv series 19881989 imdb. 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. It makes sense that while writing for the smothers brothers comedy hour, martin became exposed to the kind of musical comedy that would go on to influence his own routine. The smothers brothers comedy hour season 2 episode guide on. It featuring reallife, folksinging, comedian brothers tom and dick smothers. Smothered the censorship struggles of the smothers.
Watch full episodes of the smothers brothers comedy hour and get the latest breaking news, exclusive videos and. With satirical and humorous sketches about politics, the viet nam war and the nixon administration. Smothers comedy brothers hour the smothers brothers. Loretta mary aiken march 19, 1894 may 23, 1975, known by her stage name jackie moms mabley, was an american standup comedian and actress. The smothers brothers host a comedy variety show that became notorious for its topical satirical humor. The same might have been true of the smothers brothers comedy hour.