
Birthday:
11-11-1925
Deathday:
04-11-2013 (87 years)
Birthplace:
Dayton, Ohio, USA
Biography
Jonathan Harshman Winters III (November 11, 1925 – April 11, 2013) was an American comedian, actor, author, television host, and artist. He started performing as a stand up comedian before transitioning his career to acting in film and television. Winters received numerous accolades including two Grammy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, as well as a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960, the American Academy of Achievement in 1973, and the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 1999.
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The Flintstones
Act like Gobo The Grizzled Man
event1994 star_border 5.3
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Modern Stone Age family the Flintstones hit the big screen in this live-action version of the classic cartoon. Fred helps Barney adopt a child. Barney sees an opportunity to repay him when Slate Mining tests its employees to find a new executive. But no good deed goes unpunished.
Halloween Hall o' Fame
event1977
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Jonathan Winters stars as a night watchman working late at Walt Disney Studios on Halloween night. He is accompanied by his dog, Peanuts. The night watchman, bitter about working on Halloween night, stumbles upon the prop room at the studio and begins acting out scenes with various props. Eventually, he finds a crystal ball containing a talking Jack-o'-lantern (also played by Winters). Jack-o'-lantern is hiding out from Halloween because it's no longer scary like it was back in "the olden days".
Santa vs. the Snowman
Act like Santa
event2002 star_border 7.2
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A lonely snowman finds Santa's workshop. But when he sets off the perimeter alarms and is chased away, he wonders why he couldn't be Santa and get all the love and fun this year. With the aid of "Snow Minions Made Easy", he pits his snow army against Santa's elves and captures Santa. But can he really do Santa's job?
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Act like Lennie Pike
event1963 star_border 7
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A group of strangers come across a man dying after a car crash who proceeds to tell them about the $350,000 he buried in California. What follows is the madcap adventures of those strangers as each attempts to claim the prize for himself.
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!
Act like Norman Jones
event1966 star_border 6.4
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When a Soviet submarine gets stuck on a sandbar off the coast of a New England island, its commander orders his second-in-command, Lieutenant Rozanov, to get them moving again before there is an international incident. Rozanov seeks assistance from the island locals, including the police chief and a vacationing television writer, while trying to allay their fears of a Communist invasion by claiming he and his crew are Norwegian sailors.
The Shadow
Act like Wainwright Barth
event1994 star_border 6.1
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Based on the 1930's comic strip, puts the hero up against his arch enemy, Shiwan Khan, who plans to take over the world by holding a city to ransom using an atom bomb. Using his powers of invisibility and "The power to cloud men's minds", the Shadow comes blazing to the city's rescue with explosive results.
Comic Book: The Movie
Act like Wally
event2004 star_border 6
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Hugh Hefner, Stan Lee, Mark Hamill and Kevin Smith journey into the world of comic book fandom! Documentary filmmaker Donald Swan heads to the world's largest comic book convention where he encounters a culture of craziness that he's totally unprepared for.
Moon Over Parador
Act like Ralph
event1988 star_border 5.7
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Little known actor, Jack Noah, is working on location in the dictatorship of Parador at the time the dictator dies. The dictator's right hand man, Roberto, makes Jack an offer he cannot refuse.. to play the dictator. Jack's acting skills fool the masses but not close friends and employees of the dictator.
Suzanne Somers... And 10,000 G.I.s
Act like Self
event1983
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A variety special starring Suzanne Somers as she entertains Army and Air Force personnel at Ramstein Air Base in Kaiserslautern, West Germany.
Frosty Returns
Act like Narrator (Voice)
event1992 star_border 5.6
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Mr. Twitchell, a greedy old businessman, has invented Summer Wheeze: a spray that instantly removes snow and slush! Now Holly has to keep Frosty from melting, and convince everybody that snow's actually a good thing.
The Smurfs
Act like Papa Smurf (voice)
event2011 star_border 5.8
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When the evil wizard Gargamel chases the tiny blue Smurfs out of their village, they tumble from their magical world and into ours -- in fact, smack dab in the middle of Central Park. Just three apples high and stuck in the Big Apple, the Smurfs must find a way to get back to their village before Gargamel tracks them down.
Gone Fish'n
event1993
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Jonathan Winters takes a trip to the Missouri Ozarks and encounters several characters who bear a striking resemblance to him.
Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feeling So Sad
Act like Dad / Narrator
event1967 star_border 4.7
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A woman brings her son and husband to a tropical vacation spot for a little rest and relaxation. The only problem is that the husband has been dead for quite some time, and his wife had him stuffed and carries him everywhere with her. Complications ensue.
Daisy-Head Mayzie
Act like Dr. Eisenbart (voice)
event1995 star_border 5
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Daisy-Head Mayzie wakes up one morning to find a daisy has sprouted from the top of her head. Facing her classmates' taunts and her parents' dismay, Mayzie triumphs at last with the hard-won knowledge that love is more important than fame!
Yogi the Easter Bear
Act like Ranger Mortimer (voice)
event1994 star_border 6.7
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Ranger Smith arranges a truckload of candy for the Park’s Easter celebaration, and Yogi helps himself to the entire truck. To fix things, Boo Boo and Yogi set off to find the real Easter Bunny Having found that Easter Bunny has been kidnapped, Yogi and Boo Boo follow a trail of jelly beans, rescue the Easter Bunny and Easter Chicken and return just in time to save Ranger Smith from trouble.
The Loved One
Act like Wilbur Glenworthy / Harry Glenworthy
event1965 star_border 6.3
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Newly arrived in Hollywood from England, Dennis Barlow finds he has to arrange his uncle's interment at the highly-organised and very profitable Whispering Glades funeral parlour. His fancy is caught by one of their cosmeticians, Aimee Thanatogenos. But he has three problems - the strict rules of owner Blessed Reverand Glenworthy, the rivalry of embalmer Mr Joyboy, and the shame of now working himself at The Happy Hunting Ground pets' memorial home.
Hanky Panky
Act like Mr. Puckett (uncredited)
event1982 star_border 5.2
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Naïve Michael Jordon is drawn into a web of government secrets when a girl carrying a mysterious package gets into a taxi with him. When she's later murdered, Michael becomes the chief suspect and goes on the run.
Viva Max!
Act like General Billy Joe Hallson
event1969 star_border 5.5
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In order to prove his greatness to his unimpressed girlfriend, Mexican general Max takes a group of men across the border and recaptures the Alamo - international hijinks ensue!
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
Act like Whoppa Chopper Pilot / Ohio Cop with Bullhorn / Jeb
event2000 star_border 4.2
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Rocky and Bullwinkle have been living off the finances made from the reruns of their cartoon show. Boris and Natasha somehow manage to crossover into reality and team up with Fearless Leader, an evil criminal turned media mogul with some evil plans up his sleeve. Rocky and Bullwinkle must stop the three of them before they wreak havoc.
The Pound Puppies
Act like Bigelow (voice)
event1985 star_border 2
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A female dog from a wealthy family named Violet Vanderfeller is picked up and taken to the city pound, where she meets the gang and discovers their mission of uniting themselves up with homes. The special centers on Violet attempting to reunite with her family, ultimately succeeding.
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
Act like H.S. / Harvey Tilson
event1979 star_border 5.6
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The Pittsburgh basketball team is hopeless. Maybe with the aid of an astrologer, and some new astrologically compatible players, they can become winners.
Yabba Dabba Doo! The Happy World of Hanna-Barbera
Act like Self
event1977
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Celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Hanna-Barbera partnership.
Certifiably Jonathan
Act like Self
event2007 star_border 4
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A famous comedian and artist wants to display his work at an art museum. Just when he thinks he's lost his touch, a series of famous comedians drop by to help him rekindle his artistic and comedic spark.
Los Angeles Plays Itself
Act like Wilbur Glenworthy in The Loved Ones (archive footage)
event2004 star_border 7.7
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From its distinctive neighborhoods to its architectural homes, Los Angeles has been the backdrop to countless movies. In this dazzling work, Andersen takes viewers on a whirlwind tour through the metropolis' real and cinematic history, investigating the myriad stories and legends that have come to define it, and meticulously, judiciously revealing the real city that lives beneath.
The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World
Act like Self
event1971 star_border 7
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A celebrity-filled look at the opening festivities for Walt Disney World in Florida.
Swing
Act like Uncle Bill
event2003
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Anthony is caught between dreams of being a musician and pleasing his father and fiance. Encouraged by his great uncle, Anthony finds inspiration from a mysterious older woman in an other worldly night club, who teaches him to find happiness through swing dancing.
Jonathan Winters: On the Ledge
Act like Self
event1987
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From an uproarious news spoof to a luncheonette that specializes in some sandwiches, Jonathan Winters and his wild bunch wreak comedy havoc in this wacky walk on the wild side.
Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s
Act like Self (archive footage)
event2007
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In the late 1950s, a fresh, unconventional style of standup comedy emerged in sharp contrast to the standard "Take my wife, please" approach. It tackled such previously taboo subjects as sex, religion, drugs, and politics, and ushered in an avant-garde era of comedy that was decidedly more cerebral, satirical, and improvisational than before. Here are many of the maverick comedians who took those big risks years ago and paved the way for today’s current crop of outrageous, in-your-face comics. Many of these rare television performances have not been seen in 30 or 40 years. Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks (1966) Jackie Mason (1961) Bob Newhart (1966) Shelly Berman (1966) Bill Cosby (1965) Jonathan Winters (1961) Smothers Brothers (1974) Steve Martin (1977) Rowan & Martin (1964) Lily Tomlin (1975) George Carlin (1967 & 1975) Richard Pryor (1967 & 1974) Andy Kaufman (1977) Hendra & Ullett (1966) Billy Crystal (1976) Jay Leno (1978) David Letterman (1979)
The Smurfs 2
Act like Papa Smurf (voice)
event2013 star_border 5.7
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The evil wizard Gargamel creates a couple of mischievous Smurf-like creatures called the Naughties that he hopes will let him harness the all-powerful, magical Smurf-essence. But when he discovers that only a real Smurf can give him what he wants, and only a secret spell that Smurfette knows can turn the Naughties into real Smurfs, Gargamel kidnaps Smurfette and brings her to Paris, where he has been winning the adoration of millions as the world¹s greatest sorcerer. It's up to Papa, Clumsy, Grouchy, and Vanity to return to our world, reunite with their human friends Patrick and Grace Winslow, and rescue her! Will Smurfette, who has always felt different from the other Smurfs, find a new connection with the Naughties Vexy and Hackus or will the Smurfs convince her that their love for her is True Blue?
Funny Is Money
Act like Self
event1999
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Showtime's "In the 20th Century" is a millennium-related series of feature-length documentaries in which famous directors take on major subjects of their choosing. In the fifth of the six films, "Funny Is Money," filmmaker Norman Jewison delves into the topic of comedy, using the hype surrounding the finale of the wildly successful NBC series "Seinfeld" as his launchpad to explore how the artform has evolved over the past 100 years.
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Act like Self
event1988 star_border 6
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Stars celebrate Bob Hope's 50 years with NBC.
Penelope
Act like Professor Klobb
event1966 star_border 5.6
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When Penelope gets married to banker James Elcott, she finds him too preoccupied with work to pay much attention to her, so she robs his bank in disguise. After she confesses to her psychiatrist, Greg Mannix, he offers to return the money for her, as he is secretly in love with her. However, he abandons the money when the police approach. Penelope becomes determined to admit to the crime, but neither James nor the police believe her story.
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Act like Tweedledee/Tweedledum
event1987 star_border 5.6
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Young Alice returns to Wonderland and is on her way to be crowned Queen, but she must dare to cross Chessland first. On her exciting journey, she encounters a magical jester, the feared Jabberwocky, Humpty Dumpty, Tiger Lily, and Tweedledum and Tweedledee.
The Wish That Changed Christmas
Act like The Owl (voice)
event1991 star_border 7.2
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Ivy, an orphan wants a grandmother and a doll for Christmas. She mistakes a sign greeting her into a town, she jumps off a bus and shouts, "It's me, Ivy!". In the cold she looks for a grandma unsucessfully. She finally finds a woman who always wanted children and a doll, Holly. Based on the book The Story of Holly and Ivy.
The All New NFL Football Follies
Act like Self
event1986
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This collection of football follies comes from Sports Illustrated and was a subscription bonus for signing up to the magazine.
King Kong! The Living Legend
Act like Self
event1986
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Documentary special to promote the release of King Kong Lives, the grand opening of the King Kong attraction at Universal theme park, as well as a look back at the history of King Kong in the movies.
I Go Pogo
Act like Porky Pine / Molester Mole / Wiley Catt (voice)
event1980 star_border 1.5
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Pogo Possum is finagled into running for President of the United States in this stop motion animated film.
It's a Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie Point
Act like Lennie Pike (archive footage)
event2023
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Worlds collide in this unconventional essay film, when filmmaker, film historian, and archivist Daniel Kremer seamlessly edits Michelangelo Antonioni's legendary but controversial counterculture art film Zabriskie Point (1970) into the same narrative universe as Stanley Kramer's madcap epic comedy extravaganza It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963). In creating these new sequences, Kremer comes to recognize that the exercise effortlessly draws cultural and historical parallels in twentieth-century American life that echo in present-day America. The editorial mashups weave a tangled web of social and cinematic history that root our notions of Americana in the mythology of the desert. As Kremer expounds in his narration on these often astonishing and sometimes shocking associations, his very personal ties to the subject matter become manifest.
Mickey's Audition
Act like Cinematographer
event1992 star_border 4
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A five-minute film for The Disney-MGM Studios combining live-action and animation. Mickey Mouse recalls his first big audition and subsequent filmmaking career.
The Special London Bridge Special
Act like English Tour Guide / Tourist #1 / Little Boy Tourist / Texas Tourist
event1972
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In 1972, the Arizona State Park bought the London Bridge. Tom Jones (as himself) is magically transported to the bridge's new location where he, befuddled, sings with other celebrities, has adventures and gets kidnapped by “the villain”.
Timmy's Special Delivery: A Precious Moments Christmas
Act like Dogs / Worker #1 (voice)
event1993
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An angel named Timmy with help of a dog and mouse tries to give a less fortunate Boy and Girl A Teddy bear and doll for Christmas.
TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines
Act like Self
event1986
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A compilation film of stand up performances and comedy routines featuring some of the biggest stars in the early years of television. This film was directed by Sandy Olivieri. Here is a partial list of the performers who appeared in the film Bob Newhart, Mort Sahl, Jack Benny, Lenny Bruce, Johnny Carson, George Carlin, et al.
Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big
Act like The President
event2000
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Edwurd Fudwupper spends all his time cooking up big fibs. But one day, he tells such a humdinger that the army, the air force and the dog catcher are called to try to reverse the damage wrought. An unlikely heroine comes to his rescue.
Hanna-Barbera's 50th
Act like Self
event1989 star_border 9.3
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The special is hosted by Tony Danza and Annie Potts celebrating 50 years of William Hanna and Joseph Barbera's partnership in animation. This is the first animated project to be broadcast in Dolby Surround sound system.
The Bears Who Saved Christmas: Christopher & Holly
Act like Charlie Compass (voice)
event1994 star_border 5.3
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Two teddy bears attempt to save Christmas for two children when their human family becomes stranded in an abandoned cabin over Christmas.
Eight on the Lam
Act like Sgt. Jasper Lynch / Jasper's Mother
event1967 star_border 4.9
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Bank teller and widower with seven kids, Bob Hope finds $10,000 in a parking lot.
Star Fairies
Act like Wishing Well (voice)
event1985 star_border 8.6
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A princess star fairy named Sparkle lives up in the clouds in Castle WishStar. Her job is to grant wishes to children when they wish upon a star. But lately, she has been overwhelmed by the increasing number of wishes being made. So she asks for help and receives not one but five new star fairy helpers. But more troubles arise when they meet a little girl who is upset but cannot think of a wish to make her happy.
From Rugs to Riches
event1956
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In this training film for Caprolan nylon rugs, the great Jonathan Winters shows sales-folks how to do their job better. How, indeed, to go FROM RUGS TO RICHES.
E. Nick: A Legend in His Own Mind
Act like Emerson Foosnagel III
event1984 star_border 1
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A comic spoof of adult magazines and video shows.
The Smurfs: 'Tis the Season to Be Smurfy
Act like Grandpa Smurf (voice)
event1987 star_border 6.8
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The Smurfs set out to help out an elderly human couple.
The Little Troll Prince
event1987 star_border 7
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A little troll prince escapes his kingdom, perched atop a tall mountain in Norway, for the human world, where a family teaches him the true meaning of Christmas.
The Longshot
Act like Tyler
event1986 star_border 4.7
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Four losers borrow money from gangsters to bet on a "sure thing", but lose. The gangsters go after them to get their money.
More Wild Wild West
Act like Prof. Albert Paradine II
event1980 star_border 5.8
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Robert Conrad and Ross Martin reprise their roles as Secret Service agents of the 1890s.
The Thief and the Cobbler
Act like The Thief (voice)
event1993 star_border 7.1
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It is written among the limitless constellations of the celestial heavens, and in the depths of the emerald seas, and upon every grain of sand in the vast deserts, that the world which we see is an outward and visible dream, of an inward and invisible reality ... Once upon a time there was a golden city. In the center of the golden city, atop the tallest minaret, were three golden balls. The ancients had prophesied that if the three golden balls were ever taken away, harmony would yield to discord, and the city would fall to destruction and death. But... the mystics had also foretold that the city might be saved by the simplest soul with the smallest and simplest of things. In the city there dwelt a lowly shoemaker, who was known as Tack the Cobbler. Also in the city... existed a Thief, who shall be... nameless.
Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation
Act like Wade Pig / Superman (voice)
event1992 star_border 6.7
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Term-time ends at Acme Looniversity and the Tiny Toon characters look forward to a summer filled with fun. Buster and Babs Bunny turn a water fight into a white-water rafting trip through the dangerous Deep South; Plucky Duck and Hamton Pig share the most impossibly awful car journey imaginable on the way to HappyWorldLand; Fifi's blind date becomes a "skunknophobic" nightmare; and a safari park is turned upside-down by Elmyra's search for "cute little kitties to hug and squeeze".
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
Act like Self
event1991
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A star-studded documentary and tribute to the classic comedy, It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World.
Jonathan Winters: Rare & Riotous
event2005
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Offbeat comedic genius Jonathan Winters paved the way for other unhinged comedians such as Robin Williams and Steve Martin, and this rare collection showcases Winters in some vintage performances. Clips include Winters sharing the stage with crooner Andy Williams in a "Chevy show"; a 1964 TV special with Honeymooner Art Carney and legendary talk-show host Jack Paar; and Winters as five different characters in a public service announcement.
Say Yes
Act like W.D. Westmoreland
event1986
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A wealthy man leaves all his money to his grandson on the condition that he marries within 24 hours. If not the money will go to the boy's father...
The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo
Act like Self
event2002 star_border 10
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Cartoon Network holds an awards show awarding cartoon excellence.
Jack Paar: Smart Television
Act like Self
event2003
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PBS documentary examining the work of Jack Paar.
Jonathan Winters: On the Loose
Act like Himself
event2000
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A comic mastermind who influenced generations of comedians, Jonathan Winters has been making audiences laugh for nearly half a century. This retrospective presents rare footage of Winters -- from his first TV series ("The Jonathan Winters Show" in 1956) to appearances on dozens of talk and variety shows and in numerous feature films. Those interviewed include Robin Williams and singer Andy Williams, on whose show Winters was a frequent guest.
Dean Martin's Red Hot Scandals of 1926
Act like Al Capone
event1976
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Dean Martin, Dom DeLuise and Georgia Engel celebrating the events, and fads of the 1920's in a humorous, music hall manner.
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Act like Self - Roaster (archive footage)
event1998 star_border 5
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Video series spotlighting memorable moments and roasts hosted by Dean Martin. "Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts" were periodic specials aired in the 1970s and 1980s, which roasted (or honored) such stars as Lucille Ball, Muhammad Ali and Johnny Carson; guests then recalled comedic moments they shared. Comedian Rich Little (a regular on the "Roast" specials) served as pitchman for the videos in a series of TV infomercials
Now You See It, Now You Don't
Act like Jeremiah 'Jerry' Klay
event1968
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A bumbling art expert, hired by an insurance company to protect a Rembrandt on loan from the Louvre, schemes to steal it.
Cattle Call
Act like Thomas the Studio Tour Guide
event2006 star_border 4.1
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A guy starts a fake casting agency in hopes that he will meet his soul mate.
Festival at Ford's
Act like Self
event1971
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NBC tops off an evening of specials with the second annual musical-variety hour originating at historic Ford's Theater in Washington, D.C. Bob Hope is host and Raymond Burr narrator for this salute to American entertainment.
Rabbit Ears - Paul Bunyan
Act like Narrator (voice)
event1990
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Big as a mountain and strong as a grizzly bear, Paul Bunyan was the greatest lumberjack to swagger through the North American forests. All the larger-than-life characters in Paul's supporting cast are here, including Babe the Blue Ox, eating her ton of grain a day, and Hotbiscuit Sally with her acre-andahalf griddle. The outrageous adventures of this quintessential American hero represent the very best in the proud tradition of American storytelling.
Tim Conway's Comedy Review: 'Scue Me!
Act like Self
event1989
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Tim portrays a wacky ensemble of crazy characters, including Daryl Dorf, the weightlifting champion of the world, and Judy Childs, the eccentric gourmet chef. A special guest star is Jonathan Winters.
Murder at N.B.C.
event1966
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A comedy classic whodunit with an amazing comedic ensemble group. An hour comedy special in which Bob Hope plays a mad scientist who invents a nuclear chemical that is capable of shrinking the United States.
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Act like Self (1 ep.)
event1950 star_border 7
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The Colgate Comedy Hour is an American comedy-musical variety series that aired live on the NBC network from 1950 to 1955. The show starred many notable comedians and entertainers of the era, including Eddie Cantor, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, Fred Allen, Donald O'Connor, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, Bob Hope, Jimmy Durante, Ray Bolger, Gordon MacRae, Ben Blue, Robert Paige, Tony Curtis, Burt Lancaster, Broadway dancer Wayne Lamb and Spike Jones and His City Slickers.
The New Scooby-Doo Movies
Act like Jonathan Winters / Maude Frickert (voice) (1 ep.)
event1972 star_border 7.7
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Aside from doubling the length of each episode, The New Scooby-Doo Movies differed from its predecessor in the addition of a rotating special guest star slot; each episode featured real-life celebrities or well known fictional characters joining the Mystery, Inc. gang in solving the mystery of the week. Some episodes, in particular the episodes guest-starring the characters from The Addams Family, Batman, and Jeannie, deviated from the established Scooby-Doo format of presenting criminals masquerading as supernatural beings by introducing real ghosts, witches, monsters, and other such characters into the plots.
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
(2 ep.)
event2003 star_border 5.5
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Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and broadcast on ABC.
Tiny Toon Adventures
(2 ep.)
event1990 star_border 7.8
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Follow the adventures of a group of young cartoon characters who attend the Acme Looniversity to become the next generation of characters from the Looney Tunes series.
Life with Bonnie
Act like Q.T. Marlens (1 ep.)
event2002 star_border 6.5
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The host of the local morning talk show Morning Chicago creatively balances family commitment—to her husband John, a hard-working family practice doctor, and their three young children— and career obligations.
The Merv Griffin Show
Act like Self (1 ep.)
event1962 star_border 5.6
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The Merv Griffin Show is an American television talk show, starring Merv Griffin. The series ran from October 1, 1962 to March 29, 1963 on NBC, September 20, 1965 to August 15, 1969 in first-run syndication, from August 18, 1969 to February 11, 1972 at 11:30 PM ET weeknights on CBS and again in first-run syndication from February 14, 1972 to September 5, 1986.
The Jonathan Winters Show
Act like Self - Host (2 ep.)
event1967 star_border 5
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The Jonathan Winters Show is the first of two American television network Variety show television programs to be hosted by comedian Jonathan Winters. The television series was broadcast from October 1956 to June 1957 on NBC.
Omnibus
(1 ep.)
event1952 star_border 6
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Omnibus is an American, commercially sponsored, educational television series.
Mork & Mindy
Act like Dave McConnell (1 ep.)
event1978 star_border 7.1
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A wacky alien comes to Earth to study its residents and the life of the human woman he boards with is never the same.
Inside Comedy
Act like Self (1 ep.)
event2012 star_border 6
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Half hour comedy documentary series from veteran funny-man David Steinberg and Steve Carell reveals the inspirations, influences and idols of some of the greatest comics of our time.
Linus the Lionhearted
Act like The Giant (voice) (3 ep.)
event1964 star_border 6.7
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Linus the Lionhearted is an American animated television series featuring a main character of the same name. The character was created in 1959 by the Ed Graham advertising agency, originally as a series of ads for General Foods' Post Cereals. At first, Linus was the spokesman for the short-lived Post cereal "Heart of Oats". Eventually, the lion was redesigned and reintroduced in 1963 to sell Crispy Critters, which featured Linus on the box. The ads were so popular that a television series was created in 1964 and ran on the CBS network until 1966, then reruns [in color] aired on ABC from 1966, until it was cancelled three years later. A coloring book was published which detailed the adventures of So-Hi going on a scavenger hunt in order to break a curse on a two-headed bird, who is then transformed into a boy due to So-Hi's dedication.
In addition to Linus, a rather good-natured "King of the Beasts" who ruled from his personal barber's chair and voiced by Sheldon Leonard, there were other features as well, all based on characters representing other popular Post cereals. The best-known of these was Sugar Bear, who sounded like Bing Crosby and was voiced by actor Gerry Matthews. There was also a postman named Lovable Truly, a young Asian boy named So Hi, and Rory Raccoon.
The Muppet Show
Act like Self - Special Guest Star (1 ep.)
event1976 star_border 8
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Go behind the curtains as Kermit the Frog and his muppet friends struggle to put on a weekly variety show.
Late Night with David Letterman
Act like Self (1 ep.)
event1982 star_border 5.9
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Late Night with David Letterman is a nightly hour-long comedy talk show on NBC that was created and hosted by David Letterman. It premiered in 1982 as the first incarnation of the Late Night franchise and went off the air in 1993, after Letterman left NBC and moved to Late Show on CBS. Late Night with Conan O'Brien then filled the time slot. As of March 2, 2009, the slot has been filled by Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. It will be filled by Seth Meyers in the spring of 2014, after Fallon becomes host of The Tonight Show.
I've Got a Secret
(1 ep.)
event1952 star_border 7.7
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A panel tries to determine a contestant's secret: something that is unusual, amazing, embarrassing, or humorous about that person.
The Twilight Zone
Act like James Howard "Fats" Brown (1 ep.)
event1959 star_border 8.4
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A series of unrelated stories containing drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science fiction, suspense, and/or horror, often concluding with a macabre or unexpected twist.
Wake, Rattle, and Roll
(20 ep.)
event1990 star_border 6
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Wake, Rattle, and Roll is a live-action/animated television show produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and Four Point Entertainment that premiered in the fall of 1990. The show's title was inspired by the song "Shake, Rattle and Roll". After its single season on the air in syndication, Wake, Rattle, and Roll moved exclusively to The Disney Channel under the title Jump, Rattle, and Roll. It has also been screened on Network Ten in Australia while the animated segments were broadcast on ITV in the UK as part of the short running Saturday morning children's programme TV Mayhem.
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Act like Self (1 ep.)
event1967 star_border 6.5
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An American sketch comedy television program hosted by comedians Dan Rowan and Dick Martin.
Gravedale High
(13 ep.)
event1990 star_border 6
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Gravedale High is an animated series produced by Hanna-Barbera for NBC Productions. The series premiered in the fall of 1990 on NBC and lasted thirteen episodes.
The show was developed as an animated vehicle for Moranis, who had star appearances in the Ghostbusters movies and the popular film series, Honey, I Shrunk The Kids, and would later appear in the 1994 live-action film adaptation of another Hanna-Barbera series, The Flintstones.
The Dean Martin Show
(11 ep.)
event1965 star_border 7.3
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The Dean Martin Show, also known as The Dean Martin Variety Show, is a TV variety-comedy series that ran from 1965 to 1974 for 264 episodes. It was broadcast by NBC and hosted by entertainer Dean Martin. The theme song to the series was his 1964 hit "Everybody Loves Somebody."
Fish Police
(6 ep.)
event1992 star_border 5.4
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Fish Police is a comic book series by cartoonist Steve Moncuse. The plot centers on law and crime in a fictional underwater metropolis with the protagonist, Inspector Gill, trying to solve various, often Mafia-related, crimes while avoiding being seduced by the buxom Angel Jones. The comic featured several marine species as its characters, while the plots and dialogue were reminiscent of film noir.
Original Fish Police stories were published from 1985 to 1991, and featured the early work of Sam Kieth as inker.
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Act like Self (2 ep.)
event1956 star_border 5.3
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The Dinah Shore Chevy Show is an American variety series hosted by Dinah Shore, and broadcast on NBC from October 1956 to June 1963. The series was sponsored by the Chevrolet Motor Division of General Motors and its theme song, sung by Shore, was "See the U.S.A. in Your Chevrolet", which continued to be used in Chevrolet advertising for several more years after the cancellation of the show.
Aloha Paradise
(1 ep.)
event1981 star_border 5
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Aloha Paradise is an American comedy series that aired on ABC on Wednesday night from February 25, 1981 to April 22, 1981. Aloha Paradise follows Sydney Chase, general manager of the Kona village resort in Hawaii where people meet and fall in love under the swaying palm trees and omnipresent sun. There's an assortment of assistants to direct traffic and play cupid— Sydney's bumbling file clerk Curtis, her perky social director Fran, he-guy lifeguard Richard and economy-sized bartender Evelyn.
Aloha Paradise was executive produced by Douglas S. Cramer and Aaron Spelling, the same team that produced The Love Boat which the series bore a resemblance to.
Star Time
Act like Self (1 ep.)
event1950
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Star Time is an American variety series which aired on the DuMont Television Network from September 5, 1950 to February 27, 1951, and starred singer-actress Frances Langford.
The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley
(13 ep.)
event1988 star_border 6.6
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The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley is an American animated television series, starring Martin Short's Ed Grimley, that aired on NBC from September 10 to December 3, 1988.
The Jerry Lewis Show
Act like Self (1 ep.)
event1963 star_border 7
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The Jerry Lewis Show is an American variety series hosted by Jerry Lewis that aired on ABC from September 21, 1963 to December 21, 1963. The variety series was originally supposed to be 40 episodes long but only 13 episodes aired due to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963.
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
(1 ep.)
event1957 star_border 6.5
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Tonight Starring Jack Paar is an American talk show hosted by Jack Paar under The Tonight Show franchise from 1957 to 1962. It originally aired during late-night.
During most of its run it was broadcast from Studio 6B inside the RCA Building. The same studio would also host early episodes of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Its theme song was an instrumental version of "Everything's Coming Up Roses", and the closing theme was "So Until I See You" by Al Lerner.
Little Dracula
(26 ep.)
event1991 star_border 8.5
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Little Dracula is a British series of children's books and an American animated television series that originally aired on FOX. Little Dracula revolves around a green-skinned child vampire who aspires to be like his father, Big Dracula, yet also enjoys rock 'n roll and surfing.
Alice in Wonderland
Act like Humpty Dumpty (1 ep.)
event1985 star_border 6.8
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Sometimes she's too big. Or much too small. Sometimes things are backwards. And there's always too much pepper in the soup! Nothing is quite right since Alice chased a very unusual White Rabbit and stumbled into an adventure that grows curiouser and curiouser. One of the greatest childhood fantasies is captured in Irwin Allen's colorful production adapted from Lewis Carroll's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland." Originally aired over two nights in 1985 on CBS.
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures
(1 ep.)
event1990 star_border 6.7
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The misadventures of two time-travelling slackers as they travel into the distant past and future.
Davis Rules
Act like Gunny Davis (29 ep.)
event1991 star_border 5
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Dwight Davis, a widower and grade-school principal, is raising three sons with help from his wacky father Gunny...
Davis Rules is an American sitcom broadcast on ABC in 1991 and on CBS in 1992. The series was produced by Carsey-Werner Productions.
The Midnight Special
Act like Self (1 ep.)
event1972 star_border 7.6
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The Midnight Special is an American late-night musical variety series that aired on NBC during the 1970s and early 1980s, created and produced by Burt Sugarman. It premiered as a special on August 19, 1972, then began its run as a regular series on February 2, 1973; its last episode was on May 1, 1981. The ninety-minute program followed the Friday night edition of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. The show typically featured guest hosts, except for a period from July 1975 through March 1976 when singer Helen Reddy served as the regular host. Wolfman Jack served as the announcer and frequent guest host. The series also occasionally aired vintage footage of older acts. As the program neared the end of its run in the early 1980s, it began to frequently use lip-synched performances rather than live. The program also featured occasional comedic performances such as Richard Pryor and Andy Kaufman.
Startime
(1 ep.)
event1959 star_border 6
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Startime is an anthology show of drama, comedy, and variety, and was one of the first American television shows broadcast in color. The program was aired Tuesday nights in the United States on the NBC Television network in the 1959-60 television season.
Dinah!
Act like Self (1 ep.)
event1974 star_border 6.5
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Dinah's show premiered 9 September 1974 and continued through to 4 September 1981. She started out the 70's with Dinah's Place which usually featured one guest and was more of a home oriented show about cooking, crafts and occasionally music. This format lasted until May of 1974. When the show came back in October of 1974 the format had changed drastically to a variety talk show which was called Dinah. and went on until 1981. This show was also known as "Dinah and Friends" during the summer of 1976.
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Act like Eco the Clown (voice) (1 ep.)
event1990 star_border 6.8
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Eco-villains beware: Captain Planet is here to save the day! With the guidance of Gaia, five Planeteers - representing Earth, Fire, Water, Wind and Heart - come together to defend our planet from environmental destruction. With their powers combined, the team becomes the solution to pollution!
The Bob Hope Show
Act like Self (3 ep.)
event1950 star_border 7
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The Bob Hope Show hosted by Bob Hope, debuted on April 9, 1950. During the 1952-1953 season, NBC rotated with other variety shows in a Sunday night block known as "The Colgate Comedy Hour" (Sept. 1950 to Dec. 1955). Also known as, "The Chevy Show with Bob Hope." When the first special debuted in October of 1950 it was the most expensive television program made up to that point - costing an astronomical $1,500 a minute to produce. Bob Hope had his own television show and radio show at the same time. For the next three seasons, The Bob Hope Show was broadcast once a month on Tuesday nights, giving Milton Berle a week off. Bob ended his radio show in April, 1956. Bob Hope also had another show by a similar name, "The Bob Hope Show (All Star Revue)". In addition, he performed in "Specials" for many years. It is the longest running variety program in television's history with a record of 45 years of televised entertainment.
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
(1 ep.)
event1994 star_border 7.8
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Three young monsters — Ickis, Oblina and Krumm — attends an institute for monsters under a city dump and learn to frighten humans.
What's My Line?
Act like Self - Mystery Guest (2 ep.)
event1950 star_border 6.8
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Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while blindfolded, their identity - by asking only "yes" or "no" questions.
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Act like Self (6 ep.)
event1962 star_border 7.4
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally aired during late-night. For its first ten years, Carson's Tonight Show was based in New York City with occasional trips to Burbank, California; in May 1972, the show moved permanently to Burbank, California. In 2002, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was ranked #12 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.
The Mike Douglas Show
Act like Self - Co-Host (1 ep.)
event1961 star_border 5.1
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The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that originally aired only in the Cleveland area during much of its first two years on the air. It then went into syndication in 1963 and remained on television until 1982. It was distributed by Westinghouse Broadcasting and for much of its run, originated from studios of two of the company's TV stations in Cleveland and Philadelphia.
Animaniacs
Act like Stinkbomb D. Basset (voice) (1 ep.)
event1993 star_border 8
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The two Warner Brothers Yakko and Wakko and their Warner sister Dot had been (supposedly) created in the 1930's, but their cartoons were too screwy for the general public to handle. The three Warners were locked up in the studio water tower until they escaped in the 90's. There, they run wild, causing chaos everywhere!
The Carol Burnett Show
Act like Self - Guest (1 ep.)
event1967 star_border 7.6
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The Carol Burnett Show is an American variety/sketch comedy television show starring Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Lyle Waggoner, and Tim Conway. It originally ran on CBS from September 11, 1967, to March 29, 1978, for 278 episodes and originated from CBS Television City's Studio 33. The series won 25 prime time Emmy Awards, was ranked No. 16 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time in 2002 and in 2007 was listed as one of Time magazine's "100 Best TV Shows of All Time."
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
Act like Self - Cameo (1 ep.)
event1967 star_border 6.9
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The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour is an American comedy and variety show hosted by the Smothers Brothers and initially airing on CBS from 1967 to 1969.
The Wonderful World of Disney
Act like Self (1 ep.)
event1954 star_border 7.6
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Walt Disney Productions has produced an anthology television series under several different titles since 1954. The original version of the series premiered on ABC, Wednesday night, October 27, 1954. The show, which was hosted by Walt Disney until his death and then from 1996 to 2002 by then-CEO Michael Eisner (with one-off hosts or no hosts during other periods) has since aired continually as either a weekly program or an irregular series of specials on several networks and streaming services, most recently on ABC and Disney+. The show is the second longest showing prime-time program on American television, behind its rival, Hallmark Hall of Fame. However, Hallmark Hall of Fame was a weekly program only during its first five seasons, while Disney remained a weekly program for more than forty years.
Wait Till Your Father Gets Home
(1 ep.)
event1972 star_border 6.2
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Wait Till Your Father Gets Home chronicles the lives of the Boyles, your average 1970's American family. Harry Boyle, the father, owns a restaurant supply company. His wife Irma portrays the typical housewife, with an occasional independent flare. Harry and Irma have three children: Chet, Alice, and Jamie. Chet, who is 22, is a college dropout, who spends most of his time sleeping. Alice is a rather robust 16-year-old, who teams up with her mother, to display the independence of women, in the 70's. Jamie is the Capitalist of the family, even though he is only 9. The show is set in the suburbs of Los Angeles, on Elm Street, to be precise. During the 1973 season, the show was host to many celebrity voices, including: Don Knotts, Phyllis Diller, Bea Arthur and many more (many of these guests were carried over from The New Scooby-Doo Movies, which were recored at this time).
The Tim Conway Show
Act like Self (1 ep.)
event1980 star_border 7.5
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A variety/sketch comedy television series. Tim Conway hosted a variety show so closely modeled on the successful Carol Burnett Show, even using some of the same sketches. Interpersed were dance routines where all the performers were youngsters and musical numbers.
Best of The Dean Martin Variety Show
(14 ep.)
event1966
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Dean Martin at his best, each episodes is a combination of extracted performances compiled by the Dean Martin Show's director, Greg Garrison for a multi-DVD set. The performances from the 60s and 70s feature comedians and famous actors such as Jimmy Stewart, Don Rickles ,Tony Bennett, Marty Feldman; Jonathan Winters; Andy Griffith, Bill Cosby; Woody Allen; Frank Sinatra, Orson Wells, Zero Mostel. Flip Wilson, Gene Kelly, Peter Falk, Paul Lynde; Jack Benny; Mills Brothers; Phil Silvers, Fess Parker; Eddie Albert; Gladys Knight & Pips, and Jimmy Durante.
Shirley Temple's Storybook
Act like General Nikidik (1 ep.)
event1958 star_border 5.8
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Shirley Temple's Storybook is an American children's anthology series hosted and narrated by actress Shirley Temple. The series features adaptations of fairy tales like Mother Goose and other family-oriented stories performed by well-known actors, although one episode, an adaptation of The House of the Seven Gables, was meant for older youngsters.
Temple's three children made their acting debuts in the last episode of the first season, "Mother Goose".
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