
SMOTHERS BROTHERS SHOW, THE (RITA COOLIDGE, ARLO GUTHRIE, KRIS KRISTOFFERSON, DON MCLEAN) (TV)
Summary
One in this NBC series of comedy/variety programs hosted by The Smothers Brothers. Program highlights include the following: the cast with the "South African Gum Boot Dance"; Rita Coolidge and Kris Kristofferson with "Lover Please"; Don Novello as Father Guido Sarducci; Arlo Guthrie with "Walkin' Down the Line"; Don McLean with "And I Love You"; Mickey Newbury singing "How I Love Them Old Songs"; Pat Paulsen singing about trash and other topics; Novello as Sarducci with a Beatles medley; Kristofferson with "Easy"; Coolidge with "Late Again"; and Billy Swan singing "I Can Help." Commercials deleted.
Details
- NETWORK: NBC
- DATE: May 5, 1975 8:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:50:56
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T82:0301
- GENRE: Comedy/Variety
- SUBJECT HEADING: Comedy; Folk songs, American; Rock music; Country music; Rock music - Parody
- SERIES RUN: NBC - TV series, 1975
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Tom Egan … Executive Producer
- Joe Byrne … Executive Producer
- Kenny Solms … Producer
- Gail Parent … Producer
- Peter Calabrese … Director
- Mickey Rose … Writer
- Chevy Chase … Writer
- Tom Smothers … Cast
- Dick Smothers … Cast
- Rita Coolidge … Cast
- Don Novello … Cast
- Kris Kristofferson … Cast
- Pat Paulsen … Cast
- Mickey Newbury … Cast
- Don McLean … Cast
- Arlo Guthrie … Cast
- Billy Swan … Cast
- The Beatles
- Smothers Brothers, The