"bandido). Robbie Coltrane portrays Dr. Carlisle, who has been observing the episode under a microscope. Tony Robinson portrays Dr. Not-The-Nine-O'Clock-News, who brings in the elephant. The episode's musical guests, the heavy metal group Motörhead, perform their 1980 single ""Ace of Spades"". Writing for ""The Guardian"" in 2013, Alexei Sayle claimed that ""Bambi"" had a detrimental effect on the UK alternative comedy scene of the 1980s, as the guest stars were prominent members of the established Cambridge Footlights, in direct contrast to Sayle's Marxist leanings. Bambi (The Young Ones) ""Bambi"" is the seventh episode of British sitcom ""The Young Ones"". It"
"Summer, Charlie Brown"" and an episode from ""The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show"" as bonus specials. This special aired on ABC on 20 November 2006, following a repeat broadcast of 1973's ""A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving."" The late November airing of ""Bully"" seemed a little out of place, considering its summertime setting, but ABC felt the new special would do better in the ratings if it aired right after ""Thanksgiving"". The decision paid off, as the two shows won their time slot with 9.4 million viewers, beating out, among other things, a Madonna special on NBC. He's a Bully, Charlie Brown"
"The Johnny Cash Show (TV series) The Johnny Cash Show is an American television music variety show hosted by Johnny Cash. The Screen Gems 58-episode series ran from June 7, 1969 to March 31, 1971 on ABC; it was taped at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. The show reached No. 17 in the Nielsen ratings in 1970. Cash opened each show, invariably preceding the first number with his customary ""Hello, I'm Johnny Cash"" greeting, and its regulars included members of his touring troupe, June Carter Cash (his wife) and the Carter Family, The Statler Brothers, Carl Perkins, and The"
"Vacation Playhouse Vacation Playhouse was an American comedy and drama which was broadcast during the Summer months on CBS from July 22, 1963–August 21, 1967. The series aired fifty episodes. ""Vacation Playhouse"" premiered on Monday, July 22, 1963 on CBS. The show aired as a Summer replacement for CBS's popular sitcom ""The Lucy Show"" which starred Lucille Ball. The series was a showcase for previously unaired, primarily Desilu, unsold television pilot films. This half hour anthology became a home for several failed attempts at episodic programing which did not make a final cut on to a prime time network fall"
"to believe that these people are real enough to care about, and real enough to feel some pain."" in their review. Ian Semel, the head of gambling addiction helpline Gambling Therapy, thought ""Sunshine"" was ""a fantastic illustration of the archetypal problem gambler"" and that he was ""going to get all my counsellors to watch it."" Sunshine (UK TV series) Sunshine is a three-part comedy drama that began on 7 October 2008 on BBC One, from the co-writers of ""The Royle Family"" and ""Early Doors"". These co-writers, Craig Cash and Phil Mealey, also appear in the series. Bob 'Bing' Crosby, played"
"a summer series in 1979. Also featured were Wayland and Madame, as well as his other puppet, ""Jiffy"", former ""Barney Miller"" actress June Gable, and ""Good Times"" actor Ben Powers. Rowan and Martin, who owned part of the ""Laugh-In"" franchise, were not involved in this project. They sued Schlatter for using the format without their permission, and won a judgment of $4.6 million in 1980. Emmy Awards Golden Globe Award 1983 saw the first 70 one-hour shows syndicated to broadcast stations (the pilot, first three seasons and the first four episodes of season 4). Alternate recut half-hour shows were syndicated"
"half-hour sitcom ""Taxi"", and hour-long crime series ""Hill Street Blues"". ""Cheers"" was scheduled against CBS's ""Simon & Simon"" and ABC's ""Too Close for Comfort"". Because of poor Nielsen ratings, NBC changes its Thursday schedule. Critically acclaimed comedy ""Taxi"" moved to Saturdays; critically panned ""Gimme a Break!"" moved to Thursdays at 9pm ET/8pm CT and ""Cheers"" was moved to the 9:30pm ET/8:30pm CT slot, still competing against ""Simon & Simon"" and ABC's ""It Takes Two"". ""Fame"" and ""Hill Street Blues"" remained in the same time slot. The overall performance of the season was 74th place out of ""99 regularly schedule shows""."
"aired on Friday nights from 9:30-10PM as a Summer replacement for ""Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C."". It returned to its previous time slot on Monday nights in 1966 and for a final run in the summer of 1967. Vacation Playhouse Vacation Playhouse was an American comedy and drama which was broadcast during the Summer months on CBS from July 22, 1963–August 21, 1967. The series aired fifty episodes. ""Vacation Playhouse"" premiered on Monday, July 22, 1963 on CBS. The show aired as a Summer replacement for CBS's popular sitcom ""The Lucy Show"" which starred Lucille Ball. The series was a showcase for"
"Summer 2007) with 17.2 million viewers. In 2008, ""The Suite Life of Zack & Cody"" spin-off ""The Suite Life on Deck"" (which became the #1 series among children between ages of 6- and 12-years-old in 2008) premiered, along with two more music-based original made-for-TV movies: ""Camp Rock"" and """". Capitalizing on the rising star status of the Jonas Brothers and Demi Lovato following ""Camp Rock"", two series respectively starring both acts premiered in 2009: ""Jonas"" (which was renamed Jonas L.A. for its second season before being canceled) and ""Sonny with a Chance"" (Lovato also co-starred in the original movie ""Princess"
"Rocky Road (TV series) Rocky Road is an American situation comedy that was originally broadcast on the Superstation WTBS cable network from September 2, 1985 to June 26, 1987. Produced by , the series follows three young siblings who run a beach-front ice cream parlor, and aired Monday nights as part of WTBS' line-up of original ""family programming"", which also included ""Down to Earth"" and ""Safe at Home"". During its three-season run, the series underwent several cast changes and starred Maylo McCaslin, Desiree Boschetti, Georg Olden, Lily Moon, and Marcianne Warman. The series centers around the three young Stuart siblings"
"episodes airing throughout the summer months on Saturday mornings and/or early afternoons, usually either right before or right after the networks' line-ups of Saturday morning cartoons. Although airing in reruns year-round, the format of debuting each new season in the spring (April or May) and airing new episodes throughout the ""summer vacation"" season was used for all five seasons of the show's original run. The series starred Johnny Bench as the coach to a fictional baseball team of eight little league aged children known as ""The Baseball Bunch"". The ninth team-member was ""The San Diego Chicken"" (played by Ted Giannoulas)"
"Sunshine (UK TV series) Sunshine is a three-part comedy drama that began on 7 October 2008 on BBC One, from the co-writers of ""The Royle Family"" and ""Early Doors"". These co-writers, Craig Cash and Phil Mealey, also appear in the series. Bob 'Bing' Crosby, played by actor Steve Coogan, has always been popular with friends and others around his area but he has a gambling problem, meaning he cannot resist the temptation to bet on horse races. Bernadette (Lisa Millett) is Bob's childhood friend who became his lover and is now the mother of their son Joe, played by actor"
"Monday, August 21, 1967 after four years, five seasons, and fifty episodes. The series was directed by actors Don Taylor, and Richard Crenna and television producer/director Jack Donohue. The series was produced by producers Hal Kanter, Arthur Julian and Donohue. The series was filmed alternatively between the Desilu Studios and Television City. The series was also produced with the association of Bing Crosby Productions, Desilu Productions, Four Star Television, and Universal Television. Vacation Playhouse aired on Mondays from 8:30-9PM during its first and second seasons as a Summer replacement for ""The Lucy Show"". During its third season, (1965), the series"
"The Comedians (2015 TV series) The Comedians is an American comedy television series starring Billy Crystal and Josh Gad as fictional versions of themselves. A 13-episode first season was ordered by FX, and premiered on April 9, 2015. The series was developed by Larry Charles, Billy Crystal, Matt Nix, and Ben Wexler. On July 23, 2015, the series was cancelled after one season. It is an adaptation of the Swedish SVT series ""Ulveson And Herngren"". ""The Comedians"" received mixed reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the series has a rating of 58%, based on 38 reviews, with an average rating"
"directed by Michael B. Borofsky, and was produced by Reverse Angle Productions for Sony Pictures Entertainment and Legacy Recordings, Sony Music Entertainment's catalog division. An accompanying CD, featuring selected numbers from the show (some of them not on the DVD set), was also released. DVD 1 DVD 2 The Johnny Cash Show (TV series) The Johnny Cash Show is an American television music variety show hosted by Johnny Cash. The Screen Gems 58-episode series ran from June 7, 1969 to March 31, 1971 on ABC; it was taped at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. The show reached No. 17"
"Hi Summer Hi Summer was a British television variety show made by London Weekend Television and shown on UK television in 1977 by ITV, the oldest commercial network in the UK.A total of eight episodes were made and featured a cast that included Leslie Crowther, Lena Zavaroni, Carl Wayne, Pearly Gates, Anna Dawson, Derek Griffiths, Chris Quinten and Stephanie Lawrence. This travelling variety show featured sketches, topical comedy and musical numbers that were recorded both in studio and on location (Stratford upon Avon, Crystal Palace, Knebworth House among others). The theme tune was composed by Lynsey de Paul, and sung"
"2012, Image Entertainment released ""Rags to Riches: The Complete Series"" on Region 1 DVD. DTP Entertainment released the entire series on DVD in Germany. Season 1 was released on May 13, 2011 and season 2 on October 27, 2011. Rags to Riches (TV series) Rags to Riches is an American musical comedy-drama that was broadcast on NBC for two seasons from 1987 to 1988. Set in the pre-British Invasion 1960's, the series tells the story of Nick Foley, a self-made millionaire who adopts six orphan girls. Each episode included musical scenes of hit songs from the era performed by the"
"The Kraft Summer Music Hall The Kraft Summer Music Hall was a 1966 television music comedy series broadcast in America. It was written by George Carlin starring George Carlin and John Davidson as the host. The Four King Cousins were regular performers known then as The Five King Cousins which included member Tina Cole who later starred in TVs My Three Sons. A total of ten episodes aired from June 13 to August 29, 1966. The weekly musical group was the We 5 Comedians Flip Wilson, George Carlin and Richard Pryor were regular performers on the series.The series was selected"
"- February 4, 2001 as part of its nightly Paramount Comedy Channel (originally The Paramount Channel) programming block until Paramount Comedy became its own 24/7 UK channel separate from Nickelodeon. More recently, ""Bosom Buddies"" began airing on Me-TV on October 2, 2011 and again on Thursday nights beginning May 29, 2014, as part of the network's ""Summer of Me"" promotion. CBS DVD (distributed by Paramount) released both seasons of ""Bosom Buddies"" on Region 1 DVD. The original theme song ""My Life"" by Billy Joel was replaced with ""Shake Me Loose"", a song penned by show creator Chris Thompson, which was"
"same night as ""High School Musical 2"" and is about a school production of ""High School Musical"". The theme song is the same as in previous seasons, with the opening sequence replacing a few scenes with new ones from season three. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (season 3) The third season of ""The Suite Life of Zack & Cody"" aired on Disney Channel from July 23, 2007 to September 1, 2008. Zack and Cody Martin are twin brothers who move into the Tipton Hotel in Boston with their mother, Carey, where she sings and performs in the"
"1968-69 television season, the first ""Archie""-based Saturday morning cartoon, ""The Archie Show,"" was a huge success, not only in the ratings on CBS, but also on the Billboard charts: The Archies' song ""Sugar, Sugar"" hit the #1 spot on the Billboard charts in September 1969, becoming the number one song of the year. Animation studio Hanna-Barbera Productions wanted to duplicate the success their competitors Filmation were having with ""The Archie Show"". After a failed attempt at developing a teenage-music-band show of their own called ""Mysteries Five"" (which eventually became ""Scooby-Doo, Where are You!""), they decided to go to the source"
"a greater emphasis on comedy, with Steve Martin and Jim Varney appearing as regulars, and with June Carter Cash performing several comedy routines as ""Aunt Polly"" (reviving a character she had performed early in her career). Following ""Johnny Cash and Friends"", an annual ""Johnny Cash Christmas Special"" series was launched, starting in 1976, with specials airing almost every year until 1985. 32 episodes A DVD set featuring 66 live performances from the show, called ""The Best of The Johnny Cash TV Show"", was released in Region 1 on September 18, 2007. The DVD set was hosted by Kris Kristofferson and"
"Summer Rental Summer Rental is a 1985 comedy film directed by Carl Reiner and starring John Candy. The film's screenplay was written by Mark Reisman and Jeremy Stevens. An original music score was composed for the film by Alan Silvestri. The film was released on August 9, 1985, by Paramount Pictures. Overworked air traffic controller Jack Chester (Candy) is given four paid weeks off as an alternative to being fired after nearly causing a mid-air collision on the job and having an outburst over what turned out to be a fly covering a radar blip. He uses this time off"
"The Baseball Bunch The Baseball Bunch is an American educational children's television series that originally aired in broadcast syndication from August 23, 1980 through the fall of 1985. Produced by Major League Baseball Productions, the series was a 30-minute baseball-themed program airing on Saturday mornings, which featured a combination of comedy sketches and Major League guest-stars, intended to provide instructional tips to Little League aged children. Throughout its five season run, the series starred Johnny Bench, Tommy Lasorda and The Famous San Diego Chicken alongside a group of eight children (boys and girls ranging in age from 8–14) as ""The"
"by Carl Wayne and was released as a single. De Paul's theme was later re-used on commercials for ""TVTimes"". Hi Summer Hi Summer was a British television variety show made by London Weekend Television and shown on UK television in 1977 by ITV, the oldest commercial network in the UK.A total of eight episodes were made and featured a cast that included Leslie Crowther, Lena Zavaroni, Carl Wayne, Pearly Gates, Anna Dawson, Derek Griffiths, Chris Quinten and Stephanie Lawrence. This travelling variety show featured sketches, topical comedy and musical numbers that were recorded both in studio and on location (Stratford"
"the show switched to color for the remainder of the series.) It, too, contained the original theme song, as well as introductions and an interview from two cast members. On October 1, 2013 season three was released on DVD as a Walmart exclusive. It received a full retail release on April 15, 2014. The rights to the show are held by CBS Television Distribution. There was an amusement park in Panama City Beach, Florida named ""Petticoat Junction Amusement Park"", which opened in 1963 (the same year that the show first aired) and closed in 1984, 14 years after the show"
"in his long-running post-""Hillbillies"" television series. Based on ""The Beverly Hillbillies"" movie, a PC computer adventure game for operating system MS-DOS was developed by Synergistic Software, Inc. and published in 1993 by Capstone Software. The Beverly Hillbillies The Beverly Hillbillies is an American sitcom (situation comedy) television series originally broadcast on CBS from 1962 to 1971. The show had an ensemble cast featuring Buddy Ebsen, Irene Ryan, Donna Douglas, and Max Baer Jr. as the Clampetts, a poor backwoods family from the Ozarks region who move to posh Beverly Hills, California, after striking oil on their land. The show was"
"has been more noted for situation comedies such as ""I Love Lucy"", ""The Honeymooners"", ""The Andy Griffith Show"", ""The Dick Van Dyke Show"", ""The Mary Tyler Moore Show"", ""All in the Family"", ""Happy Days"", ""Family Ties"", ""Cheers"", ""The Cosby Show"", ""Seinfeld"", ""Friends"", ""Frasier"", ""Everybody Loves Raymond"", ""The King of Queens"", ""How I Met Your Mother"", ""The Big Bang Theory"" and ""Modern Family"". However, there have also existed sketch comedy/variety series during prime time such as ""Texaco Star Theatre"", ""The Carol Burnett Show"" and ""Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In"". The most prominent as well as the longest-running sketch comedy program is ""Saturday"
"summer replacement series. The show returned to prime time later that year and was an immediate hit, quickly reaching the Top 10. The show received 15 Emmy Award nominations during its run, winning one for direction, throughout its initial four seasons on CBS. The duo also revived their recording career, releasing the album ""All I Ever Need Is You"", and charting two more top ten hits: ""All I Ever Need Is You"", and ""A Cowboy's Work Is Never Done"" in 1972. Sonny and Cher's dialogues were patterned after the successful nightclub routines of Louis Prima and Keely Smith: the happy-go-lucky"
"comedy series, ""Starved"", about the daily lives of four friends with eating disorders who live in New York City; and ""It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia"", about the usually very politically incorrect comic misadventures of four people who own a bar in the titular city. Both of these shows feature frank sexual dialogue and strong language, and were pitched as ""The Dark Side of Comedy."" ""Starved"" was derided by groups that sought to publicize eating disorders and was cancelled after its first season due to low ratings. Conversely, ""Sunny"" quickly became a critical darling, consistently achieved high viewership, and was picked"
"1977–81), ""The Comedy Shop"" (Syndication, 1978–81), ""Mork & Mindy"" (ABC, 1978–82), ""Taxi"" (ABC, 1978–82; NBC, 1982–83), ""Cheers"" (NBC, 1982–93) and its spinoff ""Frasier"" (NBC, 1993–2004). Variety shows that became prominent during the 1970s, such as ""The Carol Burnett Show"", ""The Flip Wilson Show"" and ""The Dean Martin Show"" (as well as ""The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast"" succeeding afterwards) also continued to use Douglass's sweetening for any less appealing jokes performed during sketches. Game shows were sweetened during the 1970s and early 1980s, often played when a contestant or the host says something considered to be funny and only a small"
"The Roman Holidays The Roman Holidays is a 30-minute Saturday morning animated series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and broadcast on NBC from September 9, 1972 to December 2, 1972. It ran for 13 episodes before being cancelled, and reruns were later shown on the USA Cartoon Express during the 1980s. Very similar in theme to both ""The Flintstones"" and ""The Jetsons"", ""The Roman Holidays"" brought a look at ""modern-day"" life in Ancient Rome, around 63 AD (with a 1970s touch), as seen through the eyes of Augustus ""Gus"" Holiday and his family. The opening showed a chariot traffic jam and"
"over petty issues, such as board games (they played ""Monopoly"", ""Sorry!"", and ""Password""), how much butter has been used for the bread, what exactly happened 30 or 40 years ago, etc. The final ""Family"" sketch to air on ""The Carol Burnett Show"" had Eunice talking to a psychiatrist trying to figure out what went wrong with her life. The Family (sketch) ""The Family"" is a series of comedy sketches featured on ""The Carol Burnett Show"", with one installment airing on ""Carol Burnett & Company"". ""The Carol Burnett Show"" debuted the skit series during its seventh season in 1973–74. It would"