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THAT WAS THE WEEK THAT WAS (TV)
Summary
A special satirical program that reviews current political and cultural developments. This program focuses on the upcoming 1964 presidential election and the possible candidates for the race, including John F. Kennedy, Nelson Rockefeller, Barry Goldwater, and Richard Nixon. Sketches include an interview with the "woman who cleans Goldwater's office," a Kennedy press conference, Mike Nichols and Elaine May at a funeral parlor, Henry Fonda with a dirty book author, and a parody of Charles de Gaulle. Includes commercials.
(This program was developed into a series and ran 1964-1965.)
Details
- NETWORK: NBC
- DATE: November 10, 1963 Sunday 10:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:58:47
- COLOR/B&W: B&W
- CATALOG ID: T78:0228
- GENRE: Comedy/Variety; Specials
- SUBJECT HEADING: Comedy; Political satire
- SERIES RUN: NBC - TV series, 1964-1965
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Leland Hayward … Executive Producer
- Marshall Jamison … Producer, Director
- Hal Gurnee … Director
- Robert Emmett … Writer
- Earl Doud … Writer
- Gerald Gardner … Writer
- Charlie Manna … Writer
- Stanley Handleman … Writer
- Henry Fonda … Cast
- Mike Nichols … Cast
- Elaine May … Cast
- Charlie Manna … Cast
- Henry Morgan … Cast
- Nancy Ames … Cast
- Gene Hackman … Cast
- Patricia Englund … Cast
- John F. Kennedy